The Arkansas banner., 1849-01-30
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 keat. practical eh@misg If eensaias fall rseYse. les ss ssse ssSs-s ss distinguishing Hstive gnta ffela ! Inc worthless ores which are 6staa ih lha sane iosalys and eheRsseal lexts and neressu appaFalas sst testing eolds silsrv. latina sna neeasy secps paAle wtlh es gfaxiegs. arranged ia lesm so a te be esssly understood hy every peTsau sausinw tha t'sFfesn,a scsd fegiots. We sausx ahief and l general tesIew ot the Fang.hless
 XAs Gaa Assex aag ah ksskd s-= Afr. Kent Aassns ahaaisasd sPeciaaesis et ere hom caiifssnin asig one u winch proved to hr geenins euia. eaafioH. aaIEess ta beware oa era1eaa mesais asHs pgpeeeas 1 te gixe tesa plain aud simple aiseetlnna wA,eh 1 csE bs nqdeFssosd by p+ssoas ael aeQmaieird Ngh ' she scsenee ef eheFalsiry.
 HeN fe WssA sss Gold 0rs The Hatire enla iaead in grams spaasseS i the sands ag minis m Fiveia ls t da ossRIe eeaoT, sad aIsnass eassply { pure eiFein Eeid. with sEAan auantsy af si,vrf
 X miner requires few wool&h bou c.. hetslnw anp ot i"o salons Having half fitted slem Ntk tue xoid<a ssad or earth, hs fills th%a ar wlth wssrT.
 hs then sirs tltem wiiA ssiek an wills tAs ssTth an sand ere suspended la the water. Il ia ue.red of. ihe god. fton tie greater ssixls havins pseyis easly seltied so ihe bottom. ThA rsceess il con. hhaed Haii the water Howy o.f clear, and the enlA is tet in shining partIcl wAieh sv them pns assav { in . eareially eoIkra yials
 ! To GatAsT tAs Gsia Daa.--aach of she eo,a. being n very hae dust, .s now lest b.s q .nnv ha ss*sa ey mixing zs beiese. allowing iehgRr iime tor she dasi t0 setia. if the aast s uot very enr hall mipnfe wu As .saiic isns: if vetv ssar uin a,e oF two inihuies nay he %ceAsas If aa exarnira tag the residue wtA small pocket usskrneeope ls nssxs le ee aeaslY a Eaie. lAa4.sAsvv wssnsa of with the satsh and sand, aad more tsns must bs allowed for R to settie. The plAsina, witch ie heavier than gold and svsa mose valuable, ls to bs ! preserved with eqnai care
 1 WaAAimg taeid ia Ripevs---The operator having | provided himself with wooden bowl or dish, his boots. half hls his bowl wiih the Eeltlen ssth .. saad aad gees into the water sP fc bis knees, He
 panges the dish into the stssa. hlts it with water
 and mixes the clay .. sand with his hand of with
 ,ae.' then ass'sroa'sy ,sg hts eowi 70 thas | IS gradually poured oat whte the Raia remsins ia the bottom of'the bowl. He reslss his keWi with
 water until all the clay aRa sand have beea washed away. Tke Cold H'aSAiss Boscis ---wasAen bowls, hav-
 ing deep ccrcal-sh shai q; boitomas are best geid
 washing. They shonld be fross afseea to eighteeh
 inches wide iran rim to rim and three foas inches
 deep. wooden bowl or dish of thie siss will con-
 sain twenty pounds Of the golden earth eF sand. If
 these cannot be had. thea the ordinary bowls sold at wooden ware stores must be taken. These deep
 sn eonicat bottoms are lar preferable. ss they rsta the gold in a small space without risk of iesing fl
 wsen roiirins css' ite eaflh nEd sshd.
 | 7he Spurious oys.--TAs spuIisas ore found In alitorua consists of small bright pieces of vafioas
 shapcs and more brilliant yellow ihsh the real gid These contain copper arsenic zinc, aud iron. II is very diicaH 10 disti iguish them fr0sn pure gold without proper test Iron ryritep also sboHnd in the California Bold regisn. It is generally foand
 in the shane of small cutters bHt snmeiHies k other forms. Outside 1t is dark brown. iaside htoszs l yellow celor.
 Mode of Tsstiag lxsS Gsid --Dsscripaioiss of tha
 chemical tests, with eagEzkiugs sf the appafatai
 required given in ss,ail, and in IaMaha&s easiay ' understood '.test ehests wit enable ahs ahe se . decide upon the character ef all valuable mstas ', For ihls purpose Il ere required sssen sisis - " contAh ing given quantities af Nitsis Acid, Hydro U ehoric Acid, pIoiochorisa of Tia. pioiosnipAate
 Iron, Solution of Aminonist and Chloride ef Apamo 's nnm. Also, small psoceiain mortar kHa pestiie
 scales, aild set Q. troy weights; TasezRFes siS
 test tubes; brass sprIf lamps glass fshasi. witt ' twenty -onF small Alters and two amN aAnks. Hav s ing put few grains of the metal iRso hna af shs
 aasks, pour nitric acid into tte measare. up to ihs < liae twenty; then pouf the aFid iato the ss, ans
 apry gentle heat, by setting the spirit lssnp ande h the flask the metal be gold t will net disseise 70 and The acid will remain epnlessg but faret test n are reqaired. F the graduates l0s'eixty ~ with hydrUelc lcrie acid pour thu Into Ehe a1rie aei. T already in the hssk. asd mix the1t inenihaR hl v Whtrling the flask. Ibis iHiAtaFe sf twenty pAst sa nitric with sixty ofbydraehlerie is called swa Fss ie aud | the only prsctie a soiyen oi gold II the mes s in the flask be eoid. Il wIIl dissolve slowly whe nc heaed in the rrgst, furnishing deep yeilos re solution, To accomplish tAs, however. the fHixias . should be heated with s spnii iAanp at least iftes
 minutes, and even boiled. When there is no luhgs 'd aay evolution Of gas in ths flask. k s to he Aed Nt The top or lDe Nlh fltaf fAtN A&ttf, Gtost nl with the thumb, and the eostenis well mixed. tn the solution ,s not clear t must br Altered into ih Y grodsied measGrr, iDtn another dask, through p- cafain description o paper placed m the funne Ie sDis quantity oi inc filtered solution is then pc ht into two lest tubes And iew drops of protocol he lorie of lin 10 thc solution in test tabri and sn few drops cf ayoosphate nj iron to that fa fl. th other. II a pHtpIe pfeeilfate forms n the hr' in iuhe and very fine powder of baekish biae ecloi les alton IS produced in tie second. these are posfs
 srlisaees 1hat tbs fasia! is pass eeid
 ole The book then goes on to describe the mode lrs testing silver, copper, irrn. plsna and mercury, ea of which can be done by the "iest chest" y. Meliiag Gold. &e.-~A whole chapter is desctea se the best items os Gel'ing gold ore, and preparing Y for the mint, or for sste Accompanying the dire sss tons eHgrayings oi the iis. mortars furnace he bes fues, fue iongs &c. Also, the best sos ire of testing gold with the suclstope aud aeeties 'o eapellaiion and by railing vnartaon. The stan is ard Of gold relative degrees ct hneness and mod
 Of reflns gold and silver ore also described
 detail ai;h enstasags.
 simple BeIhod oI sPpafaling the particles
 gold from sand aIid earth, is 10 pcar the up.
 molten lead. The gold heing heavier lhan the iea . will melt ard sink 10 The bottom, elcan and pa,
 while the earth. sand and rub ,isf wlH rise to q of surface. Thus, isstfad of ashing the sart ecs ,y paDy ef miners, properly supplied with fufnse, h. fuel, &c., could Tow Ute saifh st into fufn len ces, stir H fp. snd extract the gold wlth sha ". greater facility than by any other means niy -----~7-
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