Blasters' Handbook: A Manual Describing Explosives and Practical Methods of Using Them

339 pp. CONTENTS: Introduction; Black Powder; Dynamite; "Nitramon"; Blasting Supplies; Blasting Accessories; Handling and Storage of Explosives and Blasting Supplies; Preparing Blast Holes; Priming Explosives; Loading and Tamping Explosives; Firing Blasts; Blasting in Bituminous Coal Mines; Blasting in Ore Mines; Blasting in Various Types of Mines; Blasting in Quarries; Blasting in Strippings and Open Pits; Blasting in Highway and Railroad Construction; Blasting in Shafts and Tunnels; Submarine Blasting; Agricultural Blasting; Shooting in Seismic Prospecting; Miscellaneous Uses of Explosives; Precautions after Blasting; Information Tables; Trade Marks; Biography; Don'ts; Fume Classifications; Index.