. The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette. Architecture; Civil engineering; Science. ^-M^lX-4^!r—^—f-^ f 3 Fig. 1—Ground The operator having carefully selected charcoal of a small size and hght weight, proceeds to clear it from dust and sand with a small meshed nddle, removing all the heavy pieces of charcoal or stones that may be accidentally mixed with it. The raw ore being next selected and mixed, and being broken into small pieces about the si/e ot a hazel nut, is thoroughly moistened with water. A dam is then made between the iron and slag hearths
. The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette. Architecture; Civil engineering; Science. ^-M^lX-4^!r—^—f-^ f 3 Fig. 1—Ground The operator having carefully selected charcoal of a small size and hght weight, proceeds to clear it from dust and sand with a small meshed nddle, removing all the heavy pieces of charcoal or stones that may be accidentally mixed with it. The raw ore being next selected and mixed, and being broken into small pieces about the si/e ot a hazel nut, is thoroughly moistened with water. A dam is then made between the iron and slag hearths, composed of charcoal and charcoal dust well rammed down, and the top is coped with iron slae ....,„ , f„.„o. .„,.u,™ The following sketch will show this arrange- from a former smelting, ment Fig. 7,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London : [William Laxton]
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