Mines

Examples

• Before that time Spain had always been a poor country; it is a poor country to-day, almost its only wealth lies in its mines. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Many coal mines in Scotland are wrought in this manner, and can be wrought in no other. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• Thus as to steam it was first applied to the raising of water from mines and then to road vehicles. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Besides those which are of common observation it is used for lighting the interior of mines, caves, and the dark apartments of ships, and does not foul the air. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Stephenson saw that he must in some way increase the power of his engine if he was to provide a new motive power for the mines. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• The annual production of anthracite coal in Pennsylvania is more than 86,000,000 tons of 2,240 pounds, valued at the mines at $198,000,000. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• But all mines must be ventilated by forcing air through them with a fan, and this air must be in sufficient quantity to keep the percentage of gas below a dangerous standard. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• A suggestive application of the terrible power of these explosives is in submarine mines. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• This was the case, too, with the mines of Cuba and St. Domingo, and even with the ancient mines of Peru, after the discovery of those of Potosi. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• The mines were run on an old system, an obsolete idea. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Among them was the owner of a colliery in the north named Blackett, who built a number of engines for propelling coal-cars and used them at his mines. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• But the productions of the most distant metallic mines frequently may, and in fact commonly are. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• The mines, for him, were primarily great fields to produce bread and plenty for all the hundreds of human beings gathered about them. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• But the silver mines of Peru are not now able to pay even this low rent; and the tax upon silver was, in 1736, reduced from one fifth to one tenth. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• The greatest mines of Africa are the Jagersfontein, Wesselton, Premier and Robert Victor. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Even in the neighborhood of the mines people soon grew used to seeing Puffing Billy, as the engine was called, traveling back and forth from the pit to the quay, and took it quite for granted. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• Oh, he wanted love to be the directing power even of the mines. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Some coal mines, advantageously situated, cannot be wrought on account of their barrenness. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• It was not for the sake of money that Gerald took over the mines. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• He exploited mines. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Railroads traverse it in every direction, north, south, east, and weSt. The mines are worked. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• In this instance, demands for isolated plants for lighting factories, mills, mines, hotels, etc. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• He discovered at last a real adventure in the coal-mines. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• It was true that the panting and rattling of the coal mines could always be heard at Shortlands. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Spain and Portugal, the countries which possess the mines, are, after Poland, perhaps the two most beggarly countries in Europe. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• He secured possession of a port, Amphipolis, and certain gold mines adjacent. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• After the discovery of the mines of Peru, the silver mines of Europe were, the greater part of them, abandoned. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• After that the other mines of Great Britain discarded the old expensive Newcomen engine, and sent in orders for Watt’s. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• The applications of wire ropes are very numerous, an important one being for winding and hauling purposes in mines. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• An effective apparatus of this kind, such as has been adopted by the United States Government for the use of the Bureau of Mines Rescue Crew, is shown in the accompanying illustration. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.

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