All the western states and territories . mpetus will be given to this kind of industry, and the silver country of Arizona willbecome as widely known as the golden fields of California Various modes are practiced of reducing silver from its ores. 1. TheFurnace. 2. The Mexican or patio (floor) amalgamation, with The caza (or kettle) amalgamation. 4. The Freyberg or German barrelamalgamation. 5. Augustins method, by salt, without mercury. 6. Zier-vogels method, with salt or mercury, These modes can not be indiscrimin-ately applied. The character of the ores, climate, and other circ
All the western states and territories . mpetus will be given to this kind of industry, and the silver country of Arizona willbecome as widely known as the golden fields of California Various modes are practiced of reducing silver from its ores. 1. TheFurnace. 2. The Mexican or patio (floor) amalgamation, with The caza (or kettle) amalgamation. 4. The Freyberg or German barrelamalgamation. 5. Augustins method, by salt, without mercury. 6. Zier-vogels method, with salt or mercury, These modes can not be indiscrimin-ately applied. The character of the ores, climate, and other circumstanceswill alone determine it. If the ore of a mine, in its mineralogical consitu-ents, is not adapted to the mode of operation to which the operator is bred,he is generally powerless to reduce it. One experienced in smelting ores,can not reduce those which are adapted to the patio; or one accustomedto the patio, can not reduce by the German barrel, or by the Augustinprocess, and vice versa. The States of the SOUTH-WEST. 569 Abms or Alabama. Alabama is an Indian expression, said to signify here we rest. It iasupposed that its soil was first visited by white men in 1540, that being the year when its territory was traversedby the followers of De Soto, in hiscelebrated expedition through Floridato the Mississippi. After a long anddisastrous march, De Soto arrivedwith his cavalcade by the waters ofthe Coosa, having made his entry intoAlabama from the northern part ofGeorgia, where he had been searchingfor gold. The country of the Coosatribe embraced the present countiesof Cherokee, Benton, Talladega andCoosa. From Coosa the expedition ad-vanced toward Tallapoosa. Crossingthe Tallapoosa, they were received byTuscaloosa, an Indian chieftain, whowas lord over many territories andmuch people, and was feared by his neighbors and subjects. Passingdown the western side of Alabama River with Tuscaloosa, De Soto arrived atMaubila, the capital of the country. This place consiste
Size: 1593px × 1568px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., boo, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1860, bookidallwesternstates00bar
