Show GIVES VALUE cost of Bri reduced by use of powerful machine washington in bri of lignite the government bureau of mines be dieves it has developed a fuel supply that will be of imin immense ense value to the west where high grade coal can be obtained only at excessive cost A powerful machine brought from germany has solved the difficulty which heretofore has limited the manufacture of bri to the cost of the pitch necessary to hold the coal dust together lignite is a poor form of brown colored coal found in great abend pace in north and south dakota montana texas and other western states its tendency to slack soon after being mined makes it trouble some to transport and it does not burn readily on account of the presence of between 30 and 40 per cent of moisture |