The two Carrs silk mills had converted to cotton before 1785, and the larger silk mills such as Park and Logwood followed.
32.
The British and Spanish also made arrangements under this treaty, including establishing British rights to cut logwood in the area of Belize.
33.
Such was the enthusiasm of the cutters that within a few years the European market was glutted, and the price of logwood collapsed.
34.
Large quantities of logwood were exported to Europe to make a Prussian-blue dye, which was very popular in the 18th and 19th centuries.
35.
They left twenty-four men at the fort to load more logwood, and sailed for Lisbon, which they reached on 28 June 1504.
36.
He lost much larger sums, however, speculating on prices of raw materials-hemp, flax, lead, logwood and alum among others.
37.
Conflict continued between Britain and Spain over the right of the Treaty of Versailles in 1783 allowed the British to again cut logwood in the area.
38.
Where's Hook ? "'said Harold Logwood, executive director of the Oakland Minority Business Opportunity Committee and Mitchell's surrogate uncle.
39.
"In 1642, Port Royal on Roat�n was occupied by English logwood cutters and settlers from what became British Honduras and now is known as Belize.
40.
But upon his arrival, Dundas noted panic in the settlement and the subsequent dispatching of slaves to cut logwood instead of preparing to defend the settlement.
