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Page 89
... lead ; and the lead has in it a tolerable proportion of silver ; as much as four pounds of silver in a ton of lead . When they were at Ecton Hill , or Acton Hill , in Derbyshire , they found another copper mine , but of a peculiar kind ...
... lead ; and the lead has in it a tolerable proportion of silver ; as much as four pounds of silver in a ton of lead . When they were at Ecton Hill , or Acton Hill , in Derbyshire , they found another copper mine , but of a peculiar kind ...
Page 90
... lead mine . " Before we go absolutely abroad , we will just step over to our sister isle . At Wick- low , in Ireland , are copper mines those espe- cially at Cronebane , are considerable in their produce . NORWAY MINES . 91 Copper is ...
... lead mine . " Before we go absolutely abroad , we will just step over to our sister isle . At Wick- low , in Ireland , are copper mines those espe- cially at Cronebane , are considerable in their produce . NORWAY MINES . 91 Copper is ...
Page 91
... lead mines much silver is found to the amount of one part in thirty . Lead ore is very frequently mixed with silver . " Norway has mines of copper . That at Roraas , in the province of Drontheim , was dis- covered by a Laplander ...
... lead mines much silver is found to the amount of one part in thirty . Lead ore is very frequently mixed with silver . " Norway has mines of copper . That at Roraas , in the province of Drontheim , was dis- covered by a Laplander ...
Page 103
... formed in sand , which lead it into hol- lows , formed also in sand , in which it settles and cools . It is then called pig iron . " Iron - ore is found in many parts of Britain ; 104 WHITRIGS IRON - MINES . and as the nature.
... formed in sand , which lead it into hol- lows , formed also in sand , in which it settles and cools . It is then called pig iron . " Iron - ore is found in many parts of Britain ; 104 WHITRIGS IRON - MINES . and as the nature.
Page 160
... lead , and more than nineteen times the weight of water , bulk for bulk . Gold is found in primitive mountains , usually in slender veins , often penetrating the hard rock itself . But it is more commonly obtained in small grains from ...
... lead , and more than nineteen times the weight of water , bulk for bulk . Gold is found in primitive mountains , usually in slender veins , often penetrating the hard rock itself . But it is more commonly obtained in small grains from ...
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