Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Instructions for Collecting, Testing, Melting and Assaying Gold: With a Description Op the Process for Distinguishing Native Gold From the Worthless Ores Which Are Found in the Same Locality, and the Chemical Tests and Necessary Apparatus to Be Used for Testing Gold, Silver, Platina and Mercury; Accompanied With Engrav
During the present intense excitement relative to the immense amount of gold found in California, I have had frequent and anxious inquiries for the necessary appa ratus and instructions desirable, to ensure success in searching for gold, platina and mercury. This, together with a knowledge that the greater proportiod, In fact, nearly all Of the persons who are fitting out for the gold region, are unacquainted with chemistry, and there being no single work containing the necessary information in a small space, has induced me to publish this little work.
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