Under these circumstances, although much of the information here given is not new, but has been gathered from every available source, it is hoped that the compilation in its present shape may be found acceptable.
R. H. J.
Hotel Victoria,
Northumberland Avenue,
London.
April 20, 1888.
CONTENTS.
| PAGE | |
| Introductory | [5-8] |
| Asbestos at the American Exhibition | [9, 10] |
| Where Found | [12-15] |
| Italian and Canadian Asbestos compared | [16-18] |
| Where Used | [18] |
| The Asbestos of Italy | [19-24] |
| Mining for Asbestos | [24-29] |
| Asbestos Mines of Canada— | |
| The Thetford Group | [29-36] |
| The Coleraine Group | [36-42] |
| Broughton | [42-46] |
| Danville | [46] |
| South Ham | [47-50] |
| Wolfestown | [50] |
| Uses to which Asbestos is Applied | [55-72] |
| Index | [75, 76] |
[ASBESTOS.]
One of Nature's most marvellous productions, asbestos is a physical paradox. It has been called a mineralogical vegetable; it is both fibrous and crystalline, elastic yet brittle; a floating stone, which can be as readily carded, spun, and woven into tissue as cotton or the finest silk.