The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-06-07

and either walk or ride 10 their re
spectiye stations, two men going to
each station. After opening one box
one man begins by tying into a bun
die, sixe of the sticks which weigh
weigh one half pound each, he then
slips the fuse under the string and
into the hole in the sideof one OF
the sticks. this hole he makes with
an ordinary piece OF pine wood,
which has been whitfield round.
OF course the cap must be first
crimped on the end of the piece OF
fuse and the cap end of the fuse is
inserted into the stick of dynamite
II may be explained that dynamite
has about the consistency of cheese
being rather safe and easily handled
II is now manufactured so that 1t
will not readily explode until II has
been struck a heavy blow; II is the
Illuminating cap, which the burning
fuse sets of that in turn explodes the
dynamite.
The two men at each station alter
nate in preparing the bundles and
one at time carries them away
from the firing station from rs to
100 yards, just as they prefer The
bundles Of dynamite are then laid
on the ground and the fuse lighted
on it's extreme end The men then
retire to firing station having time
to- reach II before the explosion oc-
ours Some times our men carry
out two bundles at each trip from
+ the firing station lie sets the frs
/ bundle OF 70 the right of what would
be straight ahead OF the shield. and
after lighting IL goes 10 the left OF
what would be straight ahead of the
/ shield and lights the other bundle
and then retires to the shield This
saves a little time and travel.
The men soon learn to do their
work promptly and accurately; the
whole proceeding is so simple that
after few shots have been fred the
proceeding is easily understood by
everyone Some men experience
headache II they handle much uncov-
cred dynamite with an uncovered
hand. This can be prevented by rub
bling vaseline on the hands or wear
[ ing fresh cotton gloves. the gloves
should not be worn after they be-
come saturated 70 any great degree
with what might rub of the stick for
il the gloves are saturated they
would be more likely to cause head
ache than if the hands we're bare
II is important that each man put
little piece of cotton In each ear.
They are FIRST inclined 10 sheer al
this precaution. but the heavy pres
sure OF air az each explosion pro
duces headache with some men. not
all. and where they take headaches
they are disiuclined 70 help In an
other battle
Whoever has charge OF the battle
should allay the nervour apprehen-
sion OF the men for &c is useless 20 /
get nervous, nevertheless a certain /
amount OF nervousness is shown By !
a proportion 90 the men. They quick
ly Eet over 90 however
There Is no regularity about the /
dring Let the men begin banging (
away just a. soon as they Est ready /
and IRE their shot right along until /
their ammunition IS exhausted Il I
takes from three 70 four hours 80 |
Ere a battle
We have Sired or q perfectly clear |
day with a trire over fifty percent !
o. humidity IL TIE atmosphere. but |
~ m1cs prefer 20 seiecs q day when |
thsrsars a. lsaS- thia feather clouds |
showing ard TIE hygroneter shows /
f-c= 60 90 Sc 30 cent humidity. Tor /
--1sr these roz5.tio-s we expect a |
-ai- 90 oozs quicker and last long |
sr on --s otcasion ee fred a pat /
-le 10 c-s1r ssy WITH -Ae hygrometer
-sl5i-E s. per cent o. humidity u I
rss - hours before the drst rain I
cane uhich arrived from the south /
AID another cane thirty hours /
after t1e rrizs. the last one ar
runs from the north. evidently com !
M towards a general center Of dis !
--ra1rre hich ne had created Bon |
% these rains Vere shat might b
called local aut they cane over q dis /
ta1cs % thirgy OF forty uiiles and /
taklus 10 width o. or ten miles
Az each battle thus TAR we have I
had a direreut cozh'nauon % Coz I
diuo-s rat IS q say. a. one hattie. /
The hygrone might be troa 90 90 /
50 degrees % humidity. TIE eild /
fr--- he southeast and Z ccuforra /