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280 Weight of Gold
A slab of gold, about the size
of a brick, the Exact dimensions
being 6 3/4 inches long, by 3 3/8 Broad
and 1 3/8 thick, weighed 381 ounes;
997 1/2 fine gold, and was worth
$7856.21. When American gold
coin comes from London, the method
is to ship it in bags, which are
boxed, Each bag containing Exactly
500 ounces of gold, the value being
$9302.32. As there is always a certain
amount of abrasion, or there may be
light coins, to make up the precise
500 ounces, clippings of the same
gold pieces are added. When
American gold is shipped from France,
it is put up in bags containing $5000
All the U.S. gold coin is Examined
pieces by piece in the Subtreasury, in
New York, before it is paid out. If the
coin is light, it is stamped with the
letter "I" and is not circulated. If
the gold be European, or any other
foreign coin, (at the option of course
of the owner) if it goes to the Assay
Office, it is considered as bullion.
It is assayed just as if it was
gold in ingots and is remelted.
The Exact ton of gold in United
States coin is worth $542, 635.69
From Scientific American
1896
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Names and Sizes of the 281
United States Dry Docks August 1896
Name Material Length Floor Width Water
Boston Stone 391 30 27 feet
Brooklyn Stone 350 30 25
Brooklyn Timber 590 50 25
League Island Timber 590 50 25
Norfolk Stone 360 30 24
Norfolk Timber 580 50 25
Port Royal Timber 600 50 26
Port Orchard Timber 650 50 26
Mare Island Stone 530 30 28
Scientific American
August 8 1896
To Test a diamond
To test a diamond in the dark
draw the diamond smartly over the
surface of smooth unpainted wood
and it will show a phosphoresent streak
Work August 1892
Cement for Lamp Tops
To fasten lamp tops to glass, use 3
parts resin, 1 part caustic Soda and
5 parts Water boiled. This forms a
resin soap, to which 1/2 its weight
of plaster of Paris must be added.
It hardens in 1/2 an hour. It will
resist the action of petroleum
Work August 1892
Cement for Iron and Stone
Equal parts Litharge & [and] glycerine (in [twia?])!
Cement for Blowholes
Starch and Chloride of Zinc
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