Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-08-03
TIN ORE NEw.HAMPsHlRE

lh be true as stated Ia the newspapers ths, Tin ore
has been found in abundance on the eastern slope Of
the White Hills in New Hampshire, that the ore has
been pronounced by Dr. Jackson be - pure and az
good as that procured from the celebrated English
mines Of Cornwall it Is . matter Of more importance
than Is generally imagined-since II Is the natural pro.
ducts OF country, and their ability to administer to
the wants Of It's inhabitants tina, gives IL the greatest,
guaranty OF practical Independence I, Is certainly the
hrs' discovery Of ore in any qusn,i,y in the United
S"'es 'hough lev slight specimens have been pro-
cured from Kentucky, and one or two other State,
The tin mines Of Cornwall have heretofore suppll.d
nearly the whole world and Grea, Britain has derived
vast revenue from the almost exclusive trade in what
is not insppropria,ely called Brtanns Ware. Thi,
ware is or oueh, to be Of pure TIM though most Of the
ware which passes under that 10 in greater or
less degree alleged with lead, forming q compound
which, when things pass by their righ, dames was de-
nominated pewter Some OF these allows cont ain 80
great proportion ofcad smos, to spoil the whole
and in purchasing Br,,anns ware, great deal of dis.
| elimination should be used
Tin is the lighiest Of all known metal, except Tell
urium and, taking it all in ALL Is perhaps the mos, use
full IL employed with copper in forming bell metal
metal from which are cast, and the vsriou, de,
crp'ons OF brass and bronze manufactured. I'm
mense quantities Of thin, rolled iron is covered with il,
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the major part of the ware. Perhaps more Than two
thirds OF the domestic utensils have been made of this
ware for the last one hundred years More recently i,
has been used for coating the inside iron and conner
utensils, from the Circumstance that il does no, cor.
rode like other metals. Ii is also used in some place,
for covering buildings but is found to give 80 strong
reflection OF the rays Of the sun 40 to inure the eyes
The white oxide Of tin is used 10 form the opaoue
kind OF glass called enamel This is made by calcn
ing one hundred parts Of lead and 30 of tin in furnace
and then fuxng those oxides with one hundred parts
OF sand and twenty Of potash. Sulpha,e Of tin and
brown oxide, which usually found in contpui,v
with the purer much used by the Divers for the
various purposes connected with their art, The ore.
however, is found only in the primitive hills and rocks
1t occurs most frequently with granite, but never we
believe, with limestone or sand stone
we repeat. If tin can be found in any desirable
quantities, either in New Hampshire or in any Of the
other States it is matter Of great importance to the
people OF this country. Scarcely any metal can be
appropriated to so many useful purposes mine of
gold would prove curse, it has to almos, eveiy
country where that precious metal has been found bu,
nine OF tin would open new source Of domestic in
dusy furnish W with article for expor, inse
oil taxing US with an import, and eventually assist ma
eraly in turning the balance Of foreign trade which
has so long been against and plunged US Into deb,
10 ioresn nations, into more wholesome and indie
pendent channel.-Boston Daily Mail