Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-09-30
G5t S5Buib's frienb.


Next 70 iron, iend is The mosa extensively
dispersed, and is Pne Of the mos abundant
Of mdials; it has never been found pure,
bu, nbslly cOmblacd With irony manganese,
an.ir4ony. silver or lheir ores. The lead
used Tor common PURPOSES is Obtained from
an ORD called ga!4ha, Of salphufaie oflead,
About seven 81 eight hundred pounds
weight Of lead kre obtnined from Ton,
thai igs twen'y h4hdrcd weight pr ore; there
is conlmonly inxlure OF siIs er wiki lead;
and q ION Of ing metal viii Yield nearly
fifty ounces Of silver.
LSadis one Of The sofies. Or metals; it
maybe cut witll katie, yetil isnot very
dQcliSe; FOR It cahno, be draw into wire
nor gan well stand the pre- sure which
might make i into thin ieat; it so easily
CRACKS. Ye the closcness of IS particles
is So h, that il is the heaviest metal, next 10
gold and silver
AZ mechanics who work in lead, spf,1ir
more or less from lis effluviu. Even when
transformed into white lead for painting, The
arifcPrs are afflicted with i ocular, and
yer5 terrible aort Of collie.
Lea d is easily caicined by fire, CT con-
vencd into Ifn9 powder. And This pow
der is made d take variety Of beautiful
coiors. accoFdngla ms the heat Is managed
yellow called aaqssicOt, to a feF red called
piniuf' Ior more commonly. IT'D lead. l.
may q ven be converted into giass, Opaque
as it and thu th Of ii is USED in making
;bat ifnnsparfnE body. Sugar of lead,
which is a salt drawn from it Py vinegar, is
exret]ely sweet buli is one qf the ra4ke,r
poisoH We know Of.
Lead is forrea through a MIL of peculiar
conslfpction, ~ The glaciers, 80 as 10 pro-
duce gSooVe OBJ epch side, Tor holding The
small Squares Of glass in cas- ements. Ills
also, by wooden rollers, nude into fla
sheets, three OF four feet wide, and Of still
greateflengil; in which siat4 il is used fol
sinks and cisterhs, or for cove ring houses.
| Mclted lead is poured lhrd ugh revolving
sievesI raised ID great height, over a els
tern of water, 70 form shot; iHo revolving
sievesl let it through in small drops While
liquid: and in that liquid slald the pressure
oil the atmospheric makes every single
drop perfectly round; i, however cools in
falling from SO great height. and, drop,
I ping iAto wafer iii, not fatsened, but re-
taius lis ropnddess. In his lnanner shot j:
formed, for sponsmen. Dlneren. sized
s:cves mako th4 shot larger Of smpller, by
liettingI through more or less of The melted
Ileads
/ The ore OF lead is son1elir hes dug ou
with apickaxe, ard sometimes the mine i.
biased shh gufPowder. BuE have found
| a slory which may umuse you, while j
shows The nonher Of operate h. Ii is ,akci
from OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Tour in Scotland
a gentlcma9, of the name of Lothian
had long sought ore, in The hills near Cory.
lin, but in vain. Many time he resolved
10 desisi. but the workmen rad sod his spirit.
with fresh ho1es: sometimes they sad ,ht
rock was just cht through, which had coca
stoned 50 much delay; or the soil was man
ifestly marked sytll signs of OF d; or spring.
were found which had tho il ue minera
tinge. They Ihu4 deluded h.1l will false
I hopes, ill he was almost rpineH.
a. IBIS crisis boy came sedrclly TO him
and ,old him ina, the men wese deceiyin,
him. hat ore had been found, hind was hi,
Top from him. Nd. Lothian perceived III,
depth Of sheir rogrI cry; ,hey iu,pndcd to ruin
him, and'phcn ho ped TO lake The affair OF
! themselves, al a lpw rate. THE boy. de
clared he should be murdered if it wer,
found put thai he had given this information
/ Lothian encouraged the boy, and tol,
him, dat the next morning he would CON,
EidEo he mine a usual, and finding the DO,
idle, h would scola him. Il was agree,
IlHat lhf boy should feign to be in a passion
LAY being scolHed. and should, as in anger
throw down his tools as near ii place where
tie ore had been found as possible: Ibis wa.
dPne accordingly. He struck The boy fol
his ideness, and the boy in apparent anger
ii rev down histools, and declared he woulc
81 rk for him % longer.
Loilia4 mai ked The spot,-w thoui seeming
10 NOTICE II. lie began ialh king with The
men as usuu!, and received lie usual an.
swers. At Length, he took uPa pickaxe
and began striking here and II ere, carelessly
FtiA by degrees be came to the proper place,
when he soon discovered lne ore, and, as i
greatly surprised, called all she men 10 ex.
amino if this were not The right place so
work 10 They were 10Th ID own i |; bui a.
he continued picking, they " ere obliged 10
see. and Of his command they dug deePer
Whenlhey c9ald resist the discovery no
longer, they affected 10 Won Ger how they
could have worked SO near, and not found ii
before. The ore proved TO be very rich,
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