The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1827-11-15

naoszr anarsment; the tuo factories consaia tea Ia.
den va the average stse 70 10 10 ~ and q inches IN
depth. 10 the southern part Of ahe works ere several
temporary buldiRgs, erected Gor The preserSaOa OE
the coppeFas lsHlphate 81 irOR.l
The oar By the following process Is converted into
cOpperas FIRST, with the Of drill, PertOraton
made from 10 to 30 inches IN depth, and BY means
Of powder large portions separated from the EodRa
which are broken into small pieces and conveyed 20
a suitable spot, until sufficient quanty Is accumulated
for heap, which in the space OF few days will g-
mite spontaneously. In this condition IL remains bur-
ming without cessation for about two months, which
mostly consumes expes the sulphur with which the
pyritOus rock is saturated Sometimes the heaps are
set fire by the workmen to hasten the process, and
entirely puIverizes the integral heap. The
rounding objects sterile and deletcrOus appear
ance, but the health of the workmon is completely
preserved From these disintegrated heaps the pyr-
ties is thrown upon teaches, and the I've drawn into
reservoirs from thence into Ieaden watts. Lead s the
only metal which endures the operation Of the liquor.
The ye is boiled in these until it arrives at pro-
per degree of strength, when is drawn into wooden
watts, where it remains for chystalization upon the
sides, and the boughs of trees, which were former.
y thrown into to form chrys upon but Of late
an improvement has been iDtroduced-a stick of wood
about feet long and inches in diameter, through
which at proper distances, holes bored, and small
sticks inserted about Is inches in length and "a Of
an inch in circumference, on which the chrystaIs
are somewhat quadrangular, and IN colour beautiful
transparent green From thirty to forty workmen
are employed. The mine was discovered thir,y-four
years since, by two men who tapping sap trees
\SuSar mapteS,J VINO observed tilat wafer WnICn
down the side hill cooured the leaves, they found
under them copperas already chrys'alzed to some de-
gree of perfection. The works were first common.
ced by MIR. Eastman, but never were successfully
prosecuted until within about twenty years, by the
present stockholders, principally Of Boston, Ms.
Thirteen hundred hogshead were manufactured last
year 1885, which contained upon average 100
weight gross. Royalton paper.
North Eastern Bouhdary.-The British claim on our
north eastern frontier all within line running from
Mars Hill to katabdin and between the head waters
of the streams running into the Penobscot and ST.
Johns This would cut off from tbs territory claimed
by Maine tract Of country equal the state of Mas
sachusetts. Mr.. John Baker, who occupied an estate
under State authority, has been lately taken by
met force to fredericksburg and in the name of the
British king sentenced to pay fine Of 1901, and to
imprisonment of six months. 1t is said that he is
in confnement.Still later accounts from the disputed
territory appear more serious and alarming. The
ly charge made against Mr. Baker, was that he refu-
sed TO let the British mail pass his ground, A
gentleman from Aroostc says that the British officers
execute preceps the American territory, and have
threatened take all the inhabitants to Fredericton
Jail. They often come with posse armed, and take
off property seven the last cow, and sell it by auc.
ton. The informant has left the country, after sci.
ling all his property: $50 bushels Of wheat 200 of no.
atoes rs of corn, &c. with decent house, barn. far
ming utensils, and 20 of cleared land for Si84
although they were worth $780, He says the inhab-
ants in such constant fear, that they dare not
sleep in their houses. This testimony has been taken
under oath, and sent the Governor; and is ho-
ped speedy will be taken for the relief of the
country.