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The Hillsborough Recorder
Hillsboro, Orange County, North Carolina
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Cherry Valley Gazette reports on Oct. 31 that blasting excavation for the canal at Little Falls is nearly complete this season, with contractors exceeding expectations; blasts audible 20 miles away in Springfield, using up to 90 lbs. of powder.
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CANAL AT THE LITTLE FALLS.
We understand that nearly all the excavation of the canal at the Little Falls, that is done by blasting, will be completed the present season. The success of the contractors in this operation has exceeded their calculation, and the labour which has been done there the present season, is almost incredible. The report of some of the blasts, which they denote sand blasts, is tremendous, and have been distinctly heard in Springfield, a distance of twenty miles. We are told that 90 lbs. of powder have been used in one explosion.
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Little Falls
Event Date
Oct. 31
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nearly all blasting excavation completed this season; success exceeded calculations; blasts heard 20 miles away; 90 lbs. powder used in one explosion.
Event Details
Excavation of the canal at Little Falls by blasting is nearly complete this season, with incredible labor accomplished; contractors' success exceeded expectations; tremendous sand blasts audible in Springfield, 20 miles distant.