[AT] Preachers and Dynamite?

[charlie hill]

Al,  I know a guy that blows beaver dams now.   I don't know what he has to 
go through to do it.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Al Jones
Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2011 10:09 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Preachers and Dynamite?

I think I have heard my dad mention ditching dynamite.

Up until a few years ago, probably around 9-11, there were several guys in 
the area that were licensed to blow out beaver dams with dynamite.  I don't 
think they are allowed to get it anymore.

Al


-----Original Message-----
>From: charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
>Sent: Sep 24, 2011 6:53 PM
>To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Subject: Re: [AT] Preachers and Dynamite?
>
>Larry,  I remember well when I was a kid, farmers using what they called
>"ditching" dynamite fired in a sequence to blow ditches.  Apparently it was
>a particular grade of dynamite.
>
>Charlie
>
>-----Original Message----- 
>From: Larry Goss
>Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2011 4:19 PM
>To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>Subject: Re: [AT] Preachers and Dynamite?
>
>Oh my!  I've got to read through that manual very carefully.  It may mean
>that "Uncle Jim's" technique for cleaning irrigation ditches came straight
>from the Blaster's Handbook.
>
>Larry
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Steve W." <swilliams268 at frontier.com>
>To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2011 1:06:51 PM
>Subject: Re: [AT] Preachers and Dynamite?
>
>charlie hill wrote:
>> I used to work with a guy that was a graduate of the Colorado School of
>> Mines.  He graduated sometime in the early 70's I think.  We were working
>> as
>> cost engineers on a huge construction project
>> and never got a chance to talk much about mining but he gave me a copy of
>> the Dupont Blasters Handbook.  It's more than a handbook.  It's over 500
>> pages hardbound on how to rig charges, time sequential charges, etc.
>> It's
>> mostly over my head as I know almost nothing about explosives.  I keep
>> thinking I'll study it sometime but I've had it for 30 years and haven't
>> done it so far.  My how time flies!
>>
>
>This is the 1922 edition
>http://knygos.sprogmenys.net/knygos/Angliskos/Dupont%20Blasters%20Handbook%201922%20ed.pdf
>
>-- 
>Steve W.
>
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