, 1869-11-21
GUNPowDER SUPERSEDED.
Tho Important DIscnFcry OF Dunl-
inca tc1H Explosive Compound,
Cheaper hNA More Powerful than
NltFos<siycerlne,, and SAtcr than
Gunpov der.

&AN$4FL &4AAA tIxVEo wv RAA11
Nltro.Giycer1ne,, and %aicr' than
GunpoN
From ,h1 .S<v Ioyf SUM-
Ia Central Europe, the attention Of mining AMI
n iltAry ct Gtpee u at present much elgIDsstd
with the sstoots hins eject produced by the c1plo-
sion OF 8uall 1uAnlttt-r Of "dGAltne,"n recently
introduced eIpt,slve agent
It's insentur HAD Ier seEefa Jears occupied the
portion Of Assistant director Of me royai oxuer
bis commission IN the royal artillery faf the place
OF technical precicr Of : nitro Ri1cef1ne mAnafac.
toIJ. e1errd nim by AF. Sone. the inventor Of
niuo-Rlyces!ne. Se.ersl nontns had eiapsed-a
time LunlcleLt for LltuteLank u. 10 hasr become
tDtsA aie4s acquainted with the faarcati1n of
that caused The IoRs of FeveFal lives and
the destruction Of The estabi1sanent lsnten-
Iuuea bis dot.es saoo ~ ibe inaoufartarJ had
been reb4llL HelnX an accomplished chemist
and Perhaps be1htnaioK h'msslI Q! The s.1axt -
bnIbt chilli iSe A1s The tre, Mr. d. alme,L. nAtur-
ally enough, at The lIeoterr OF = process BY
wluch 10 diminish the IauGefs attendant upon tue
1asr,catlou, sDEagt. an1 spp'.S.ien 0! nitro
bred ton1inotd eEotts we're mex 10 the Invention
Of "dsnamite, xu exp.o.ive exent fullf ~ po.er-
ful ~ nitro glyeeyt3es ND yet IN eTeF! way less
jsneeroIs IN its fabrication, transportation, and
applications.
ever:
| The tes elopuc.t o. to1tous gases ty which
the miner u trtyeniei from resulting work soon
afteE the ur:na OF the as1- Miners ART KNOWN
10 nave ptE0 L4AEQ III l{pU cu&G4lu& u L0l4t l44{
an borr III. q tue eauio,Iot4 axA .ateu plzce.>
= AZ q low Temperature dynamite will PACK To-
ettoer, a1u cannot te exploded The warming
Of premature e1 plu.lon tecones Imminent
,. dynamite, tven khen enclosed II = we'll
rnped tias1 ho.e, Nc le exp!sled 0al, " tneans
Of peculiar cap u- fase, TIC OecesAaEJ apple
Of nlch reuderA the nss Of lJnatnite IL IhiA re-
spsct more t1penatye than The Use Ct common
powder.
On rock aud co3, R!:E0st too violent. II Cru,hts
tn.n, especially near TIE L!ast au!e, Into last and
small l1azE enu, instead OF ttas1ng them lu1o
/ Assece1t experiments In sweden bare proven,
DIT alsl;c not su.ab!a clateE.al for the burt.
win it a-noa, ilrAr:ah.y burst even before hay-
tra reached The nozz'e Ct the Euu-
Vt theee objeruols. the t-o ftEst named al1esay
appear HetEsty tnonSh iot csus:n2 Wtsh toe Elin-
itz ii n s!itsst ttv7Lter desire 10 Posee1s A
explosive sEeLt tAA, thOuid eoulo:ce Mi the all
v.Llaaes ot 1l'ro q. cersue. l,na1dte, au1 pow
Such an agent Il 1tprretLied In "dullloe-.
pualtne Is \ cosr+e po <def, OF lig1t oraWc
R,ulA ~ oltER tobacco. IL Will neither decnnpo>e
ieten BY telcK nc14deltlly hEphght into coul0E.
with acidt} ntr oHnxral. nos rAck together, ncf
lose Of IT. properties dtftuG spell o! cold CT
hot weather. lttalnmsteral whether the nags-
ztne In Nh;ch drAyne Ia kept be dry OF dAtcp, bot
or cold. .
Development Of .GJ Eox.ols 2asest miners eaTe
been Ahe to Ee8aEe WORK Immediately after sey.
stai h.ssA had s<en asrd Il uioc ihastSaA 1o'
Uoa:.ne, nfed by Game or coal, yin t7rn IL
the open At without Exploding. TEcusy-ose
pounos Of dua!nt, coptn.3el IN strongly made
keu. over wh1.h . large 2te Wis bulll, commenced
butnlnz talhH tlovl1 oaly after the ssAyea h1t
been busLed through. Bur Z coanued n sSroc&
e1closnre, n IN well ta1oped nl..t ho;e, IN ths
box OF miae, IN tprpedU, e'e-- dual.ue can b.
| exploded LEE powder by q fuse or sa.rx. Tht
stronger tbs enclosure H. tha greater u the enec
| q us sxpiftlau: II The open NJ. o. ain lamp
Ii Ci lU{1sS E2GJ, QEtftf wafer. It Ii QHrEA3Hf
| 70 Use oo IN order 70 cause the daanue 70 cx
| p.ode.
| 1t naJ e,thout y, Edaozez Of prcEA11re a1ploaon
| hc uetd Tor the hksrs.pi charge Of Nae1a-
Dusl.he aets On rock Aad knal Lass Violently thai
ni11o o-Hl4 oerine n1i dynamite 10; Iss explosion
produces IN cnai larger quan:IJ OF lumps nni
round coal than even / corresponding charge .
pow ltr .Waul4 pros1sce-
corSu4.ioo AMI fri4t1o1. and IL ine1paosase n
Ille, renae1 II m1ea less daoSYroos taAn comAos
pHsoeE; ms1 ss @ e'ossa, .51nt'oE'sts e aao ~
An1oint.iT c1aaPel than eliner troal5ssttn'
or dypzmise, i: u also r1sAusslJ cheaper tna'
common h,aauag poKder-: :or nAtdly ooe.n!h 2
needed ior kcccex1trAJ cptt1tso2 M1sa daaine-
The explosion Ut du3lxls does nos Cause the &C
se.us.e thar Hofk ,mn4.,,tasely atser blast -
| lten d1ed- in the uui~ steE uine. Iot 1ns1aaee
miLs th.S u rok well ,=enNAtsd, ava otaa.a yer
maze II quick b1ccesataa. Jet Tue Miners Tase no
tn lAas. mole6sed b. the gases developed oy n
coubukton of ten napcss Of dnal1oe usaA Tor n
cAAtses Of these blA4ts~ At another naen oef.e
teuti;aiel p4I& OF tie aAme n1oe, chAxEa OF orl
IL o Qs1exS Of dynamite VIA tired: it, eIpfosto
! 1ted the whole stIt WITH niu1c aeto kases &aa
/ Nets tokupportAf3a to toe MN OF tho mine
| QsAlIpe, utnh ming sacnQ1n WITH 1z1etJt az
cafsuu,Y Of acton with considerable saving OF e.
pe1se, nay sheselaTe be destined TO occupy, e
rone, in miutc5 opetat!ons On thl1 continent, Il
s,nce lat Msg, vhen tse alst rrtals with it Ne
| nAca.