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BOOK V.
123

If a vein is soft and the rock of the hanging and footwalls is weak, a closer structure is necessary; for this purpose timbers are joined together in rectangular shapes and placed one after the other without a break. These

A—wall plates. B—dividers. C—Long End Posts. D—end plates.