Chapter

 1 XII|   going down to search for the powder, and yet I know not at what
 2 XII|        inflammable than common powder, yet possesses the same
 3 XXI|     the rock? we have got some powder on board.”~“Not enough for
 4 XXI|     have something better than powder,” said Falsten.~“What’s
 5 XXI| gunpowder; one grain of picric powder producing an effect equal
 6 XXI|      thirteen grains of common powder. Picrate is easily ignited
 7 XXI|    mine wherein to deposit the powder. At first we hoped that
 8 XXI|        the picrate with common powder, as that will allow us to
 9 XXI|       prepares the way for the powder which, slower in its action,
10 XXI|      been literally reduced to powder, and that a little channel,