Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1901 — A Novel Way to Bore Holes. [ARTICLE]

A Novel Way to Bore Holes.

The versatility of man is pretty apt to overcome any difficulty which may arise. Recently a breakdown occurred on board a ship and it was necessary to bore a number of holes in a flat bar of iron in order to repair the break. The engineer was without the appliances required for the purpose, but he performed the work in a novel way. With a piece of chalk he marked the places where he wished the holes and then fired a 30-caliber bullet through each from a rifle.