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Page 5
... carried to the spot under the mouth of the pit , were then drawn up to the surface of the earth , in the very tub in which James and his father had descended ; and by which they also returned . 66 ' So , James , we are now above ground ...
... carried to the spot under the mouth of the pit , were then drawn up to the surface of the earth , in the very tub in which James and his father had descended ; and by which they also returned . 66 ' So , James , we are now above ground ...
Page 9
... coagulable matter , such as eggs , & c . are mingled with the brine ; these quickly rise to the top , in the form of a crust , carrying every foulness up with them . Much 10 SALT MONEY . of this purification is done on.
... coagulable matter , such as eggs , & c . are mingled with the brine ; these quickly rise to the top , in the form of a crust , carrying every foulness up with them . Much 10 SALT MONEY . of this purification is done on.
Page 18
... to the depth of a foot . This earth they carry to their salt- works , where they soak it in water in large shal- low wooden vessels ; and , by afterwards boiling the water , they obtain pure salt . SALT . 66 POLAND . BUT , " said James 18.
... to the depth of a foot . This earth they carry to their salt- works , where they soak it in water in large shal- low wooden vessels ; and , by afterwards boiling the water , they obtain pure salt . SALT . 66 POLAND . BUT , " said James 18.
Page 20
... carried , had the appearance of a grand staircase in a palace . To some lower places the descent was by ladders . Every visitor and his guide carried a light , which occasioned a consi- derable and peculiarly brilliant effect . Mr. Wrax ...
... carried , had the appearance of a grand staircase in a palace . To some lower places the descent was by ladders . Every visitor and his guide carried a light , which occasioned a consi- derable and peculiarly brilliant effect . Mr. Wrax ...
Page 39
... carry what is dug up to a sort of cistern , walled in , near at hand , as before described . There they wash and examine it carefully ; trusting chiefly to the accuracy of their fingers for discovering the precious pebbles . " The river ...
... carry what is dug up to a sort of cistern , walled in , near at hand , as before described . There they wash and examine it carefully ; trusting chiefly to the accuracy of their fingers for discovering the precious pebbles . " The river ...
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adit AMUSING ancient baskets beds blast BLAST FURNACE bottom BRADLEY COAL-MINE Brazil brought bucket called CANNEL COAL carried caverns cinnabar clay cloth coal COLLIERIES coloured copper COPPER-MINES Cornwall Dannemora deep depth descend diamonds discovered dred dykes earth Edition eight employed England excavations fire Forest of Dean formed Fowey furnace gold gold-mines grains gunpowder half half-bound horses hundred feet Illustrations iron ISAAC TAYLOR James Kolyvan labour lumps Mam Tor mass metal mile Millstone grit MINERAL VEINS miners mines mode morocco mountains native nearly Newcastle obtained operation papa persons PERU Petersburgh pieces pillars piston places Potosi pounds Price principal produce province quantity quicksilver river rock roof Russia salt sand shaft side silex silver smelted soil sometimes sort Spain Spaniards steam-engine stones STORIES strata stratum stream substance suppose surface Sweden thick Thompson thousand tion traveller twelve various kinds washed wood workmen
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