Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 750
mists have analyzed it, seemingly duplicatedthe ingredients, and laid it in a pavement. Andyet, once laid and exposed to the elements, theman-made asphalt has quickly worn out. Per-haps the sun, the rain, and the wind, playing overthe asphalt lake and curing Natures product,have put something into… … DIGGING ASPHALT. THE EXCAVATION WILL FILL UP OVERNIGHT. 1870 that the first lot of asphalt was used forpaving. Since that date there has been an ever-increasing demand for the product, and now it isused not only for paving, but for roofing, shoe-making, waterproofing, and as an ingredient inrubber…
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