. Klondike : the Chicago record's book for gold seekers. to put a couple of pounds ofmercury in a bucket of water, and pour in the mixed golddust and black sand. The gold will amagamate with themercury, and can be secured afterwards by squeezing theamalgam through buckskin. A process which proved very effective is heating thegold and sand on a shovel until the mass is perfectly sand then is blown away from the gold, and by care-fully regulating the force of the blast, either from thebreath of the operator or from a small pair of bellows, allof the sand can be blown away, leaving the go
. Klondike : the Chicago record's book for gold seekers. to put a couple of pounds ofmercury in a bucket of water, and pour in the mixed golddust and black sand. The gold will amagamate with themercury, and can be secured afterwards by squeezing theamalgam through buckskin. A process which proved very effective is heating thegold and sand on a shovel until the mass is perfectly sand then is blown away from the gold, and by care-fully regulating the force of the blast, either from thebreath of the operator or from a small pair of bellows, allof the sand can be blown away, leaving the gold behind. The horn-spoon is a very simple contrivance used insome places by prospectors instead of a pan. It is madeby cutting a piece obliquely out of a large ox horn, so asto give a length of from 8 to lo inches, with an openingabout 3 inches across. The horn is then scraped downto a suitable thickness. In selecting the horn for tliispurpose it is best to use one that is black at one end, asthe gold can be seen more readily against a black CALlfOTfr^lAN PU/^P miners pan, cradle, long TOM, AND PUMP. BOOK FOR GOLD-SEEKERS. 109 The horn-spoon is a most useful contrivance, for it islight and durable and will not take on grease, whichwould prevent perfect contact of the water on its surface. The pan is used where the water supply is insuf^cientfor a cradle. This apparatus is so called because it bearsin its outward form a resemblance to an ordinary nurserycradle. It rests on a pair of rockers, and is made tooscillate just as a cradle is rocked. The cradle generallyis about 40 inches long, 20 inches wide and the back endrises to the height of 15 inches to 2 feet. The sideboardsof the cradle slope down from the height of the backboard to about a couple of inches at the mouth. A movable riddle, or hopper, 20 inches square and 6inches deep, with a bottom of sheet iron perforated closelywith holes one-half inch in diameter, fits neatlv andsnugly in the top of the cradle. Bel
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