History of the Confederate Powder Works
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The finished gunpowder was taken to the next building, one thousand fivehundred feet beyond, up the canal, where it was weighed out and put intostrong wood boxes about two and a half feet long, by one foot square, having the ends let into grooves; one of the ends had a strong woodscrew, two inches diameter, with an octagonal head. Experience provedthat these powder boxes, a devise of my own from necessity, weresuperior to barrels, being stronger, occupying less room, standingtransportation bett...er, and safer in use. No explosion ever occurred intheir transportation, notwithstanding the occasional Railroad accidents, and the many thousands that were sent from the Powder Works during thewar.
The powder boxes being filled, were then transported to the magazine, three quarters of a mile still further up the canal. This wood structurewas on a rising ground one hundred yards from the canal, enclosed by ahigh fence. Its capacity was about one hundred tons of gunpowder.
At this, and every other separate building of the Powder Works, asentinel was stationed day and night, and the utmost vigilance used.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The finished gunpowder was taken to the next building, one thousand fivehundred feet beyond, up the canal, where it was weighed out and put intostrong wood boxes about two and a half feet long, by one foot square, having the ends let into grooves; one of the ends had a strong woodscrew, two inches diameter, with an octagonal head. Experience provedthat these powder boxes, a devise of my own from necessity, weresuperior to barrels, being stronger, occupying less room, standingtransportation bett...er, and safer in use. No explosion ever occurred intheir transportation, notwithstanding the occasional Railroad accidents, and the many thousands that were sent from the Powder Works during thewar.
The powder boxes being filled, were then transported to the magazine, three quarters of a mile still further up the canal. This wood structurewas on a rising ground one hundred yards from the canal, enclosed by ahigh fence. Its capacity was about one hundred tons of gunpowder.
At this, and every other separate building of the Powder Works, asentinel was stationed day and night, and the utmost vigilance used.
What to read after History of the Confederate Powder Works?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Rains George Washington to read onlineMoreLess
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