Coalville Times | 1896-11-27 | Page 3 | Steam Engines Vs. Men

N alum Enclntt vt Men A wellknown Eastern I profitinr ol lathematlci hat publlthed etllmate ol Ihe mechanical force which the ileam englnet of thtt country could exert It It I nippoicd and the tuppotl Urn It i not only bated on the amount nf manual labor whlrh would necessarily have to be expended on inch a gigantic work but on allusions of ancient hit torlant that It took 10000 men so yean to build the great pyramid One Ingen lout mathematician figures that Ihe tleam engines of the United Stain properly manned and supplied with water and fuel would exert force sum clent to produce the lime effect that It to lay to raise the stones from Ihe quarry transport and put them In place In the hot space of 4 3 mlnutet