Hardware merchandising January-June 1897 . 4 King St. East, Toronto -+- THIS ENGRAVING is froma photograph of a portion ofthe Allison Ranch HydraulicMining Companys benches ofgravel, showing Miners at work onthe bed of the Tulameen at lowwater by means of wing mode of mining is of coursevery primitive and expensive andthe gravel must be very rich tomake it pay, as after the wingdam is built in the river the gravelhas to be shovelled into sluiceboxes and washed through. Thefact that this class of mining hasbeen carried on for thirty-fiveyears in the immediate vicinity ofthe Companys p
Hardware merchandising January-June 1897 . 4 King St. East, Toronto -+- THIS ENGRAVING is froma photograph of a portion ofthe Allison Ranch HydraulicMining Companys benches ofgravel, showing Miners at work onthe bed of the Tulameen at lowwater by means of wing mode of mining is of coursevery primitive and expensive andthe gravel must be very rich tomake it pay, as after the wingdam is built in the river the gravelhas to be shovelled into sluiceboxes and washed through. Thefact that this class of mining hasbeen carried on for thirty-fiveyears in the immediate vicinity ofthe Companys properties provesthe existence ot Gold in the gravelin paying quantities. -*-. HARDWARE AND METAL Established 1860. Incorporated 1895. ENAMELLED WARE CRESCENT, ROYAL and WHITE. Practice makes perfect. The goods we are turning out in this line are all right. Every pieceof any of the above brands guaranteed not to chip or burn. If you have not already hadsome of our Royal ware, send for samples. It is the prettiest line of goods ever offeredin Canada. .... The Thos. Davidson Mfg. Co. Ltd. Montreal HARD COATING FOR PATTERNS. IN a recent issue of The Tradesman, Putman contributes an article onhard coating for patterns, from whichwe make the following extracts: Beeswax has always been and is stillmuch used for coating patterns, both torender them smooth and prevent water fromadhering. But beeswax is quite soft in warmweather, and is, therefore, objectionable onthe score of being sticky at such time. Butif you use beeswax, why do you melt it inorder to apply ? Why dont you shave it upand cut it with benzine ? Then apply witha paintbrush, when the benzine will qui
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