Political essay on the kingdom of New Spain, Հատոր 3Longman, 1811 |
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... believe that this last rock belongs to transition limestone ( übergangs kalkstein ) which appears at the surface in the Cerro de la Tinaja , eight leagues to the north of Zacatecas ; but I must observe here , that on the coast of South ...
... believe that this last rock belongs to transition limestone ( übergangs kalkstein ) which appears at the surface in the Cerro de la Tinaja , eight leagues to the north of Zacatecas ; but I must observe here , that on the coast of South ...
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... believe we have observed in the administration of the mines of New Spain , but shall confine ourselves to general conside- rations , remarking whatever appears to us worthy of fixing the attention of the European traveller . In the ...
... believe we have observed in the administration of the mines of New Spain , but shall confine ourselves to general conside- rations , remarking whatever appears to us worthy of fixing the attention of the European traveller . In the ...
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... believe also , equally without any foundation , that , in order to discover the nature of a very powerful vein , very large galleries of investigation are requisite , as if in mineral depositories of from twelve to fifteen metres † in ...
... believe also , equally without any foundation , that , in order to discover the nature of a very powerful vein , very large galleries of investigation are requisite , as if in mineral depositories of from twelve to fifteen metres † in ...
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... believe we ought to augment the quantities stated in the preceding table one fifth to come at the real state of the mines . In times of peace , amalgamation gains a gradual ascendancy over smelting , which is generally badly ma- naged ...
... believe we ought to augment the quantities stated in the preceding table one fifth to come at the real state of the mines . In times of peace , amalgamation gains a gradual ascendancy over smelting , which is generally badly ma- naged ...
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... believe can only be managed with mer- cury . The ores which contain muriate of sil- ver , for example , are sometimes smelted with carbonate of soda ( tequesquite ) , and sometimes destined to the processes of hot and cold amal ...
... believe can only be managed with mer- cury . The ores which contain muriate of sil- ver , for example , are sometimes smelted with carbonate of soda ( tequesquite ) , and sometimes destined to the processes of hot and cold amal ...
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