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Title page 2485
Relation Report of The Chief of Engineers 1887
Date 2006-06-16
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Description APPENDIX TT----REPORT OF CAPTAIN POWELL. 2485 The total cost of the repairs to the pump-station to da';e is $419.65. In order to determine what fuel is best adapted for use in our hoisting-engines, from an economical stand-point, trials were made with seasoned fir, green fir, bitumin- ous coal, gas coke from Walls End coal, gas coke from English cannel coal. Seasoned fir proved by far the most economical for use here. A very great difference was shown between...
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