Show TESTING BIG GUNS california made powder shows satisfactory Ite results san rian cIsco nov II 11 some important tests testa were roads made of powder with tho the Us big runs guns that guard guara the entrance I 1 to the golden gate cate yesterday it turned i out that not only the pov iIer but tile tho I 1 gulls buns were well tested though tile the cannon callnon cani calli I 1 have lave been proved by much higher I 1 pressure than that exalted exel adl on nn thorn them I 1 the artil artillery lely olli cers who leavo lave recently strived from florida wore were pi eminent ineat til at the trial us its it was the ilia fibbi time they biad ila seen ilia alio view new big biff puns guns fired tho the men of tour four batteries witnessed the work workings lat of the guns cunti and wore were afterward drilled at the twelve inch lilies elites and the hie matter batterley batt erlet the object of tile trials wais to test some now new and improved powder recently perfected by the california powder walks at santa cruz the trials were highly satisfactory and prove th that a t california calla calia can produce some of tho the highest class explosives explosive known the first test was mode made with a loon 1000 pound shell and a charge of pounds of brown POP pils malle site powder tir the charge la bi supposed to be of goo pounds the new powder kave gave a screen velocity of 2037 feet per second and a muzzle velocity of 2055 feet it 0 of pounds taque figures show that with thirty live avo pounds less powder than allowed a vo velocity faulty or of thirty feet above requirements was obtained with a pressure poll rounds at d a below the lie limit 1 |