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Page 121
... reached the mine for less than £ 26,000 . But the broader- gauged railway demanded such heavy earthworks and such gentle curves and gradients on the steep slopes of the valley that the com- pany might well have spent £ 65,000 before the ...
... reached the mine for less than £ 26,000 . But the broader- gauged railway demanded such heavy earthworks and such gentle curves and gradients on the steep slopes of the valley that the com- pany might well have spent £ 65,000 before the ...
Page 125
... reached Queenstown , the North Lyell Company did not even begin to build its smelters until a year after the first train reached its smelting site . Dissatisfied with the site which MacArthur had selected near the railway bridge across ...
... reached Queenstown , the North Lyell Company did not even begin to build its smelters until a year after the first train reached its smelting site . Dissatisfied with the site which MacArthur had selected near the railway bridge across ...
Page 206
... reached the top tunnel . They said the pump house on the 700 ' level was on fire , and that the smoke was so dense and suffocating that the pump attendant could not reach a hose that lay near the blazing building . There was no ...
... reached the top tunnel . They said the pump house on the 700 ' level was on fire , and that the smoke was so dense and suffocating that the pump attendant could not reach a hose that lay near the blazing building . There was no ...
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