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Show I OLD CANNON CAN'T Dt fJROKEN. Armament of Old Craft Was Made to Last. A good story la being told at thn Mars Island navy yard concerning a Kan Francltco contractor who bought all the old obsolete cannon which were sold nt tha local yard some lime ago. The cannon were nil of the smooth bora kind, nnd In order that they might be easily handled for shipment to the city nil sorts ot schemes wore tried to endeavor to luenk them with dynamite and blasting powder, but they were unsuccessful An electric drill machine wnt oven set up at the yard and tho cannon were drilled full of holes In order to weaken them for breaking open with wedges, but this was also iinsiicccss I ful. Ihe cannon were then taken ' away and thn last heard of them they wore corralled In the bills near Point Richmond, where nn effort was being made to break them open with dnn mite again. I Tho cannon which proved tn bo so ' strong wcra among the armament nf tho war craft which sailed tho sea In 1812. |