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ATTENTION has already been directed in1. NATURE to the great diminution in the normal supply of pitwood since the beginning of the war. This tends at the moment to raise the cost of coal, and would, if continued, ultimately reduce the output. The official returns1 show a great decrease in the import of pitwood from foreign countries, but this need cause no alarm so long as the command of the seas is retained. Ample supplies are available in Canada and Newfoundland, and a5 considerable amount of homegrown timber suitable for use in the mines can be felled during the coming winter.
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H., A. The Supply of Pitwood . Nature 94, 393–395 (1914). https://doi.org/10.1038/094393a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/094393a0