A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer / Comprising ancient and modern military technical terms, historical accounts of all North American Indians, as well as ancient warlike tribes; also notices of battles from the earliest period to the present time, with a concise explanation of terms used in heraldry and the offices thereof. The work also gives valuable geographical information. Compiled from the best authorities of all nations. With an appendix containing the Articles of war, etc.

by Thomas Wilhelm

PLATE 24.

MINING.

Shaft with Cases.

Shaft with Frames.

Galleries, Hard soil.

Shaft, Hard Soil.

Use of False Frame.

Section on A.B.

COMMENCEMENT
OF THREE-WAY JOIN.

INSERTION OF FUZES
IN POWDER BAG.

Spark Measurer.

CASE.

For Wire Fuzes.

Quantity Dynamo-
Electric Machine.

Continuous Circuit.

Simple Circuit.

Push Pick, 3lbs. 6oz.

Miner’s Shovel, 6lbs. 4oz.

Miner’s Pick, 6 lbs.

Miner’s Truck, 50 lbs.

Candle-stick.
3¹⁄₂ oz.
Fig. 5.

Bucket.

Flexible Tube.

Tin Tube.

COUPLING UP FUZES
IN PAIRS.

Bellows, 15 lbs.

N^o. 4 Tube.

N^o. 13 Detonator.

N^o. 5 Detonator.

N^o. 9 Detonator, Naval.

N^o. 1 Fuze.

N^o. 10 Naval.

Bickford’s Instantaneous Fuze.

N^o. 8 Bickford Detonator.