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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 156

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cies. We have a great variety of waters in this country, chemicallyspeaking. In many sections of this country we find the underlying strata to be largelysulphate and carbonate of lime. This formation is of wider extent than any other. Thenthere are also chalybeate waters, magnesia, alumina,… … Fig. 3. — As they should be Built. 148 THE LOCOMOTIVE, [October, powder, which settles along the joints at the lap; this often causes leaks. Another prac-tice which aggravates these cases is returning the exhaust from the engine to the boiler.The oil thus carried into the boiler in combination with…

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