A handbook to the industries of the British Isles and the United StatesD. Rogue, 1882 - 220 pages |
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... Ireland , the shipping ports being Workington , Maryport , and Whitehaven . 8. The North Wales basin is not a very large one , and extends along the estuary of the Dee , in the counties of Denbigh and Flint , and , very slightly , into ...
... Ireland , the shipping ports being Workington , Maryport , and Whitehaven . 8. The North Wales basin is not a very large one , and extends along the estuary of the Dee , in the counties of Denbigh and Flint , and , very slightly , into ...
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... Ireland . 16. The Fifeshire basin occupies a good part of the counties of Fife and Clackmannan , and supplies the busy spinning and weaving districts of the linen trade . 17. The Midlothian field is situated in the counties of Edinburgh ...
... Ireland . 16. The Fifeshire basin occupies a good part of the counties of Fife and Clackmannan , and supplies the busy spinning and weaving districts of the linen trade . 17. The Midlothian field is situated in the counties of Edinburgh ...
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... Ireland . Nearly 16,000,000 tons are every year raised of iron ore ; but large as this quantity is , it is not nearly enough to meet the wants of our great iron trade , for which very abundant supplies have to be brought from other ...
... Ireland . Nearly 16,000,000 tons are every year raised of iron ore ; but large as this quantity is , it is not nearly enough to meet the wants of our great iron trade , for which very abundant supplies have to be brought from other ...
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... Ireland have some valuable mines in the granite , which are very rich in their silver ores , though the car- boniferous lead ores are generally poor in this respect . There is a rather rich lead district in the Silurian hills of the ...
... Ireland have some valuable mines in the granite , which are very rich in their silver ores , though the car- boniferous lead ores are generally poor in this respect . There is a rather rich lead district in the Silurian hills of the ...
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... Ireland , too , abounds in ex- cellent granite in the mountains of Wicklow , Donegal , Galway and Down ; so that with such plentiful sup- plies , we are not likely to run short of this valuable building stone . Granite , however , is ...
... Ireland , too , abounds in ex- cellent granite in the mountains of Wicklow , Donegal , Galway and Down ; so that with such plentiful sup- plies , we are not likely to run short of this valuable building stone . Granite , however , is ...
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