HOW SHR EL SHELLS ARE HIADE
Aside from the poison gases and
the fire bombs which the German
armies have used in Flanders, the
most deadly engines of modern
\V3rfare are the shrapnel shells
which are used by all the armies
in the present conflict. The most
effective parts of the shrapnel are
the lead bullets contained in the
shell, which are thrown out in a
conical shape when the timing
fuse, which explodes the powder
a: tlu base, blows the nose off
r . the spell freeing the bullets pack
ed within it. In an eighteen-pound
shell the range of these bullets is
approximately 250 yards.
The lead bullets, which are
generally half an inch in diame
ter, are made from a number of
different compositions, the most
common being that of 87 1-2 parts
lead and 12 1-2 parts of antimony
The actual number of lead bullets
contained in a single shell varies
with the different governments
which manufacture them- In the
American fifteen-pound shell there
are 252, in the British_fifteen
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pound shell there are 235. The
bullets in the American shell have
six flattened 3ides. In foreign
made shells the bullet9 have
spherical sides, an arrangement
which does not allow of so close
packing as the American plan.
There are two methods of man
ufacturing shrapnel shells which
are commonly used at the present
time. By one of these the bullets
are cast in iron moulds which are
split down the center to facilitate
removal after casting. By the
other, slugs are cut from lead
wire and struck between dies in
a heading machine. One hydrau
lic wire press and 14 heading ma
chines, which have a producing
capacity of 850 bullets a minute,
are used for the manufacture of
flattened bullets. One hydraulic
press and eight heading machines,
with a capacity of 950 bullets a
minute are used to produce the
spherical bullets.
The lead bullets have been cast
from lead wire by a process which
is gradually going out of use, and
a newer and more rapid process
has taken its place. In the meth
od used almost exclusively at
present the molten lead is poured
into a cylinder from which it is
pushed out through a die by
means of a plunger, the metal hav
ing time to settle before it is
forced through the press.
The bullets are shaken togeth
er in a tumbling machine or bar
rel for an hour, the action of one
against another removing all un
eveness on the sides. A careful
watch is kept over the tumbling
operation, as :t is necessary to see
n the bullets conform to a cer
tain standard of weight. A var
ation of one dram to a pound of
bullets is allowed, -41 bullets a
pound being the accepted stand
ard. Ten pounds of lead rod pro
duce six and a half pounds of
bullets.—New York Times
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MATANUSKA MAY BE
GREAT SUGAR FIELD
The movement has already been
inaugurated to test the Matanus
ka valley for the purpose of prov
ing if it cannot be made one of
the greatest sugar beet districts
of the world. The idea originated
with J. A. Bruner of this city wlio
knows the subject thoroughly and
who has come to the conclusion
after looking into the tacts about
the valley that there is every rea
son to believe that a tremendous
industry can be created in that
line up there. Dr. J. M. Sloan ha'
already sent back to Canada for
sugar beet seeds and Jas. Mc
Laughlin has sent to Minnesota.
Wisconsin and Utah, in all of
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* whistles, water.8. Are out
i which places sugar beet is grown
extensively and prfitably. The
idea is to grow the beet in Mat
anuska where a crushing plant
, would be established. The crush
i mg is a process of very small ex
i pense. The product, which is
i practically nothing but the sugar,
would then be shipped out for the
; refining process. The richer the
. ground the better it is for sugar
i beets and in the Matanuska valley
there is virgin soil and grows
vegetables of much greater size
than outside districts- Frost does
. not affect the plant. Sugar is
now refined in the United States
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that conies frcnn the Sandwich;
Islands and this is taken to show
that the expense is not prohibitive
in shipping from hexe. Mr. Bruner
has figured that the crushed pro
duct could be shipped outside for
a quarter of a cent a pound if the
quantity were large enough. The
farmers in the Matanuska will be
supplied with the seeds and tests
will be made in different kinds of
ground. It is also intended to try
to enlist the aid of the govern
ment department of agricultuie.
—Seward Gateway.
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FAIRBANKS BISMUTH
MINE MAY BE WORKED
' That bismuth mining may event
» ually be one of the industries of
: interior Alaska is very evident
1 from the fact that a good sized
' ledge of rock, carrying the metal
in commercial quantities, has been
found in the Totalanika country
says the Fairbanks Alaskan of
recent date. The ledge is owned
by Jack Leach and associates,
.who are now contemplating open
ing up the ground in the spring
with the idea of mining and ship
ping the ore.
The extent of the ledge is not
known. Where discovered, it is
about 15 inches in width and that
the ore carried bismuth in com
mercial quantities has been dem
onstrated by tests, which show it
to be frotii io to 20 per cent pure.
The cc^nnercial value of pure
bismuth ie upwards of $300 to the
ton. Mr, Leach and associates
therefore feel that, if their ledge
is extensive agd its contents will
be determined in the spring, they
have a fortune in sight.
Bismuth is one of the easiest
metals known to mine. It melts at
a temperature of 268 and three
tenths degrees centigrade, and can
therefore be smelted with wood
fires. The plan of operation of
Mr. Leach and his associates car
ries with it the construction of a
small smelter where the rock will
be smelted, thus obviating the ne
cessity of shipping the ore out
side and paying transportation
and outsit smelting charges on
it
As far a » can be learned this is
the first considerable body of bis
muth ore to be located in Alaska.
Heretofore, most of it used in the
United States has been imported
from the mines of Saxony and Bo
hemia, although the state of Con
necticut, has mines from which a
considerable quantity of the ore
has been taken. During the year
1911, approximately 86 tons of bis
muth were imported into the Uni
ted States at a cost of about
$311,000.
Bismuth is used chiefly as a
constituent of alloys and amal
gams. Combined with other in
gredients it is also used as medi
cine and in face powder and
paints.
WORDS THAT ARE ACCURSED
The Yezidees, a peculiar Tur
kish sect, are perhaps the onlv
people in the world who consider
certain letters, words and phrases
as being cursed and the peonle
who pronounces them a worthy
subject for immediate destruc
tion.
They attach no value to human
life, and to these ordinarv dangers
are added those arising from the
embarrassing etiquette of con
versational intercourse with them
for if any one inacKertentU
speaks the word “devil.” “Satan”
or anything with the same mean
ing he commits a mortal offense,
and to cut off his head is a Go:!
pleasing act, a sacred dutv of tlm
Yezidee, the fulfillment of which
will insure him a place in para
dise.
In a like manner several let
ters are wholly banished from
their language chiefly those
which contain the sound of shun.
The Arabian word "pallet.”
“Thou art damned,” is also ex
punged because it is believed by
the Yezidees to have been the
word uttered by God when the
fallen angels were thrown into
hell.
These and similar words and
phrases are set aside and com
binations which do not belong to
any language, used instead.—
London Spectator.
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NIGHT AND DAY THE NUGOET IS PUT TIN O FORTH ITS MIT EFFORTS TOWARDS ■ THK UP
BUILDING OF NOUS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RESOURCES OF SEWARD PENINSULA
Concerted Efforts Will Get Results
WE INVITE THE MINER, PROSPECTOR AND ALL OTHERS TO INFORM THE NUGOET CONCERN
rNO THEIR EFFORTS AND UNDERTAKINGS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TMS HIDDEN WEALTH OF
I THIS SECTION.
LET THE WORLD KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOINO SO TEAT OTHERS MAY BE ADLH TO SHARE IN
TOUR KNOWLEDGE. IT WILL ALSO STIMULATE OTHERS TO SEEK AND OPEN NEW FIELDS FOR
EXPLOITATION.
EVERY HOUSEHOLDER; EVERT CABIN OWNER IN TEE CITY SHOULD ALSO SEE THE WISDOM
OF HA VINO THE HOME TOWN PAPER DELIVERED AT THEIR DOOR DAILY AND THEREBY ASSIST THE
PAPER IN EELP1NS TO DEVELOP THE VIRGIN RESOURCES RF TEE COUNTRY ,
| Concerted Action Will Not Only Help The Country, 1
But Will Alee Help ue all Individually
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