ΡAGE
Kupferschiefer (see Copper Schists).
Kuttenberg.
Depths of shafts........................ 102
Labour Condition in Mining Title.
.................................... 92; 83—85
Lacedaemonians (see Spartans).
Lachter (see Fathom).
Ladderways in Shafts ............... 124; 212
Ladle for Bullion .................... 382
Lapis aerarius (see Copper Ore).
Lapis alabandicus ........................ 380
Lapis Judaicus ........................... 116; 116
Lapis specular is (see Gypsum).
Laths (Lagging) .......................... 101
La Tolfa.
Alum manufacture..................... 565
Discovery of ............................ 570
Laurion (Laurium), Mt. (see Μτ.
Laurion, Mines of).
Lautental, Liquation at ............ 491
Law (see Mining Law).
Law-suits over Shares in Mines... 94
Lead................................ 354; 390; 110
Censure of .............................. 11
Cupellation ............................. 464—483
Melting prior to liquation........... 500
In liquation cakes ... 505—506; 505; 506
Refining silver ......................... 483—490
Smelting of ores .............. 388—392; 400
Use in assaying........................
...... 232; 239; 242; 244; 249; 251
Washing in sluices .................... 347
Lead-ash.......................... 237; 237; 221
As a flux................................. 234
Use in parting gold from copper ... 463
Lead Bath ................................ 381
Lead-glass ................................ 236
Lead Granules.................. 239; 463; 221
Leading (in liquation)....................
...... 304; 507; 513; 491; 492; 504
Components of the charge............ 505—509
Lead Ochre ..................... 232; 110; 221
Lead Ore.
Assay methods ........................ 245—246
Roasting ................................. 275
Smelting in blast furnace........... 390; 408
Lease, in Australian Title......... 77
Leaves. Preparation of Bullion into 444
Leberthal................................. 24
Lees of aqua which separates Gold
from Silver ............ 234; 443; 221
As a flux............ .................. 234; 238
Lees of Vinegar (see also Argol) ... 221
As a flux ............... 234; 236; 243; 234
Lees of Wine (see Argol).
Lemnos, Island of ..................... 31
Lemnian Earth.......................... 31
Leprosy of House Walls (see Saltpetre).
Level (see also Drift) .................. 101
Level, Plummet (see Plummet Level)
Limestone................................. 114; 221
As a flux................................. 236; 390
Limonite ................................... 111
Limp ......................................... 267
Linares.
Hannibal's mines near ............... 42
Lipari Islands.
Alum from.............................. 566
Liquated Silver-Lead (see Stannum
and Silver-lead).
Liquation................. 519—521; 491; 519
Ash-coloured copper from........... 529
Buildings for ........................... 491
Furnace ........................ 515—518; 492
Historical note on..................... 494
Losses .................................... 491; 539
Nomenclature........................... 492
Liquation Cakes 505—509 ; 492 ; 505 ; 506
Enrichment of the lead............... 512; 512
Extraction of silver from............ 512
From bye-products of liquation..... 539—540
From copper bottoms ............... 512; 512