Jenks's Portland gazette., 1802-06-14
FREEPORT MINE !

TIE yest there heirg Svsy Mine il TIE tozrn If Fressort
baJzg gained credit argasg aHa5er Of ezsa5 gJonueb
f6at mlzy engaged eysSgg fsyure. 70, bs SYr
p9e Of cxfya9zg Tver from tie ore V.r0l ccaasuea Of
t5I fslva induced to procure me Of TIE ore, and ger IL
analysed in orAv TO a5srtaia t6e atF Of zVbO1 took
l'@s Of ibs q Salem qni szf 70 Cby1P 5sre for
trial -7bs o7Ui7y BE y9A # BE ana zD5is5 ne
isrt for f5s isoymaoa Of tb concerned, 7UsI 10
fregsat fayt5sr deception
ANALYSIS OF The oRE LEFT TO NY CARE By Mr. D.
T. THE whole quaati:y announced 70 fix parcels, Of
10 grams each few grains remaining, which are
nov returned as ipectmen-lt was thus d'vi ded, 4,
that II any accident happened on trial it might
be couateraeted by another.
:. One parcel, weighing 10 grains, was put upon
Al IRON plate and kept red hot for about hall hour,
rrnng /. frequently during hat time, that the air
m'gh nave free acceis TO the whole oft. II emitted q
very itong fmel Of phur, AMI become red crack
ing, and falling into 6ne powder. IL appeared to be
converted INTO true Cycez5 nlyfif, ucd in p0hng
sas, and will undoubtedly anGwer the purpofe when
properly tried bu; IS not pretended that the Calcn
atom OF the ipecimen herewith returned, and marked
NO. q, has Been carried to fulficent length to
ssqua! II 70 the bea.-In my opinion thefc Ores, ia
eIuong aimoh all that have ieen 6nce | came TO,
america, are excellent materials for Crocus martis.
8. Another parcel, weighing TO grains, was boil
60 Tor tour hours in weak fpirit Of lalt On pour
ing R oii' imall quantity Of yellow powder fetted
20 the bottom, which, on pouring cold water upon
II, became white. Being thoroughly wafhed aud dri
90, y was put upon red hct iron plate, where it
quickly fmoaked melted and amo totally evaporated
leav'ng very fmsIl quantity of black matter, which
feemed to be fulphurated iron.
:. Atttr the fprit of falt could az no more, iome
hrong iprlt Of Nitre poured upon the rsGdue Of
tne 40 grains uled 10 the lat experiment. violent
fermentation took place, and continued for conder-
aoie time, but the did not totally sifolve The
Remainder wacd, dried and caIoined appeared to be
nothing bur Crocus martis K is marked No Z.
s. The fprit OF Nitre being poured off with what
had diiioved, and loluton Of pearal1 added,
eonhdsrabe quantity of red like ochre fell to
INC bottom It is marked No. !,
hrom theie experiments, coaclude that the ore is
nothing but Pyritss, pounded fitted and waied, which
eiVts u different appearance from what it has in
lump, and indeed deceived me when fri faw il bu;
she experiments quickly convinced me that it was no
cfheE thar fuch had Often tried before Had there
oeen any lead in it the ipri of fat would have df.
'oved t. Had there been iilver the lprit of Nitre
YOU'D have diitoived thar metal but not the lean
Asc OF either of thele appeared neither do believe
tha the iusaace is worth the expence of wor king as
IN Ore II have G four parcels on hand, which, If
neeeaary, ihAl try with view to dfcover what
Quantity OF fuphur il contains but this is matter
oi nieeiy, could undertake give an anfxer in
ies than eight days1hefe experiments were made by
me a, The cehrs OF MIR. ID. and that the relus lof
'hem arc truly reiated do hereby aten. as witnefs
~ hand. JAMES TYLER. cLvu;a
S-f" Afss, ALay 81, ISoa.''