The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-11-24
pynamitlnr stumps and Stones.


A subscriber wants me to tell him
how to use dynamite to get out stumps
and stones, and wants to know how
dangerous Is its use, writes ]. 8. Wood
ward in Practical Farmer. I don't
know of any better way-in fact. not
one so good, easy and cheap to rid a
Held of stumps OF stones as the use Oh
dynamite. It,costs from 10 to IA cents
per pound by the box, and 1t should be
got in sticks of n inch in diameter
Weighing about IL ozs. each. He may
use only a part; of a stick. or TWO Oh
more, as. needed. by the size OF stump
or stones, but which can only be tolH
by a little practice on the particular
lot. 1t is not as dangerous as COM
mon black powder. as it will not ex-
plode by contact with fire, and a
only be set off by capsor ~exploders
made for the purpose. In purchasing
he should be sure to see that 1t mas
no free nitro-glycerine; in other words
that any of the. sticks are not leak
ing, for this is the explosive principle,
and when it shows free 1t is very dan
gerous, as a sudden stamp Of the foot
might explode it. What the effect OF
the dynamite will be on any particular
lot of stones or stumps no one can
tell. 1t will be necessary to do a little
experimenting, and only use just
enough when blasting stumps, as the
larger the charge the more 1t will be
torn.
When one is thrown out entire, If tol
large to be easily handled, it can be
easily split by boring a hole into it on
the side he desires it to split and in
sorting from a quarter to a full stick
To use the dynamite on stumps, dig
down on one side so a hole can BIZ
made with an iron bar under the mali
part, close to the tap root II lit has
one, and close up SO the dynamite will
be in close contact with the stump
Take a stick of dynamite and undo on
end, with a, lead pencil or small rount
stick make a hole down in the dyna
mite an inch or more deep. Now TAX
a piece of fuse of suitable length 81
you can get to a safe distance Will
burning; slip a cap or exploder ont
the fresh cut end of the fuse ia
enough SO that the powder in cut en-
shall rest on the fulminth at the bot
tom and crimp the sides down on tn
fuse so as to hold it firm. then pus
:. the cap down into the hole made i
dynamite and pack it firmly about tn
. fuse and ranIa~~tho paper anu IL
well to tie it with a string. To max
:. everything sure smear all about tn
end and over the fuse with the WACO
, grease or tallow, so as to make it wa
:, ter tight. l recommend this becaus
, it is better to use water in the hol
: when blasting with dynamite, it wi
=, give so much better execution.
t You can use any portion of a stick
: or any number of them as necessar
t and when more than one is used b
sure to have them in contact and on
cap will set them all off. The sam
directions will apply for blastin
stones. Get the charges under tn
3. stone, or as near so as possible, an
in all cases with stumps Or stones
sure that the dynamite is in close cor
tact with the thing to be moved. Pac
it up then with sticks, stones or dir
: anything, and when all is complete
y pour in enough water to fill the spat
9 or hole, but of course the fuse must
waterproof or coated with grease an
y the end be kept out of the water; whe
! all is ready fire the fuse and "git;'
. to a safe distance and see the stun
u get out as quickly and easily as II
Il smallest. l have seen them %cavortiI
!. wei the tops of the highest trees Ill
= a flying Dutchman. It's just fun.
l.