A worker using a gin could do the work of 50 people cleaning cotton by hand. Because of the gin, planters could now grow cotton at a huge profit. Eli Whitney actually made the Cotton gin April 1793.
Stapafell is a volcanic mountain on the south side of SnÃ¦fellsjÃ¶kull. This palagonitic pyramide is 526 m in height og rather eroded at the sides. On the top of the mountain is Fellskross, which was a sign of holy powers at the times of the vikings. It is said that the mountain is home of hidden people, also called elves.
Fathom Stone Art is Whistlerâs premier stone art studio and gallery. We are a team of artists sculpting the best of the northwest stone types. The islands of British Columbia and Southeast Alaska and the Canadian Rockies hold very rare, colorful and unique stone types including marble, jade, serpentine, limestone, quartz, brucite, soapstone, granite, barite and more.