[ To Extract and Seperate Oar ]
Date: Written sometime in the mid- to late 18th century; exact date unknown. | 1743/01/01 to 1790/01/01
Source:
Stephen Rodda Notebooks
Institution: Nova Scotia Archives
| Reference: Microfilm Reel 12,140
Directions for extracting silver from ore.
To Extract and Seperate Oar
[NB]: Take oar and -----
^Caleineit then pound it and
wash it then put it into a Crusible give it a
Very Strong heat when you perceive in in fussion
Throw into it some Venice soap then take it, out
of the fire and let it cool of it's Self ------ ^Caline
it a gaine Pound it & wash it as before ^Caleinean
when in fussion throw in som more bitts of ye
soap and when it is in a very great heat take
some of the Salgemma in power and Some of the
Saleremon and throw it into the Crusable by Degrees
Then take it from the fire and let it Coole
of its self, when done you will find a kind of a
Sinder, so take it and pout it Viz you most
Now [...] seperate it by the Test, Take a Iron
REng, then take some Sheeps Trotters Burn & wash
So put them in the Ring, Leaving a small Cavern in
sum Lead in the Cavern with the above oar and you
will, when it comes in fussion see the Silver [...]
Settle in the Center and the Lead will Close in dross
To the Edges of the Test, let it Cool and then you will
Take the Silver out in a globeical Forme
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