| Show New Now Explosives In alining 1 Inventors have been busy lately in Id inthe the endeavor to discover a safer and Cheaper explosive than than- gunpowder der forthe fox for the blasting of ot coaL Some Interesting experiments were recently carried out at Southport to determine the relative strength and efficacy of a remarkable new explosive Invented and patented l by Mr George of ot Southport The conditions of test In ln each case were wore the same same ten grammes of ot the ex explosive ez- ez x- x plosive being used This ThiS' was placed In a steel mortar loaded laded 10 with a projectile projectile pro pro- weighing thirty five pounds All shots were tired fired at an angle of five degrees with the following result Gunpowder threw the projectile projectile pro pro- 51 Gl yards yards' 88 yards ben ben- edits as the new powder is called yards and dynamite yards contains no nitro glycerine and it was also subjected to sev severe rC tests as regards handling Unlike dynamite dynamite dynamite dy dy- and explosives generally bene bane dite could not be exploded by either a ablow ablow ablow blow from a a. hammer or 1 direct application application cation of at flame fiame an advantage antage which h ensures perfect safety In the use and filid d handling of ot the he explosive It can only be exploded by means of a 1 detonator For safety blasting in coal mines mince a t series of trials have shown that when woe n it Is exploded in the presence of highly Inflammable mixtures of pit has gas ant antI and l coal dust It Jt would not I Ignite them I It Itis ItIs t is further claimed for the new safety explosive that its cost of production n is much below that of powerful explosives explosives elves generally ge and Jn 1 It t Is to be he put o othe on n the market at a considerably lo Jo r price It If this new blasting agent agen t should hould prove to po pa possess ess all the advantages togas set Bet forth It comes at a most mast opportune opportune opportune op op- time tIme- when the new regulations regula fleas as to explosives In mines ar are e causing anything but general genera f lion tion Iron tion-Iron Iron and Coal Goal Trades Trades' Review |
