rge to that where the empty carrier the mountain was especially so; their stood at the top of the adjoining section. total was about 30 tons, and it had to be These wagons ran easily, with the assist- divided into coils of 20 cwt. each, as it ance of one man, who, when he had dis- was impossible to… … upper parts of the line five horses were ready to receive the contents of the next required to each, and only one coil per day could be delivered. The transport loaded one. There was, of course, a similar arrange- of the machinery, carriers, &c., was equally difficult and expensive. In build- ment…
Engineering
Internet Archive · Smithsonian Libraries · Public domain (published before 1931). Free to use for anything.