A large number of spectators assembled lately at Coombe's claim, Glenore, Otago, to witness an experiment with the "rock render." 3001b, of the explosive were placed in a drive, prepared for that purpose, 20 feet below the surface. Nine minutes after the fuse was lighted it exploded, displacing, it is estimated, 5000 tons of cement and dirt. The last yield of the Albion ■claim, Thames, from 40 tons of stone w*s SSO ounces when retorted.
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Westport Times, Volume VI, Issue 992, 2 August 1872, Page 2
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75Untitled Westport Times, Volume VI, Issue 992, 2 August 1872, Page 2
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