16 



lank, or vat. 



800 feet good 2-inch plank. 

 400 running feet tongue strip. 

 10 pieces 4 inches x 4 inches x 18 feet 

 2 pieces 2 6 16 



10 pounds lead. 



FIG. 2. Vat. Tank 10 ft. deep, 4 ft. wide, 9 ft. in ground . Should contain from 5 to 6 ft. of dip. Stand- 

 ards 4 by 4 in. by 16 ft. long, bolted to tank inside, to extend 6 ft. inside of tank, to act as guides to 

 cage; 2 by 6 in. plank 6 ft. long nailed to outside of standards; 2 by 4 or 2 by 6 in. braces across top 

 of standards. The tank should be built of 2-in. plank and joined with a tongue, the ends oi the tank 

 mortised in, the joints coated with lead. The braces are 4 by 4 in. The tank, being placed in the 

 ground and packed solid, does not require much bracing:. The tank should be laid in cement bot- 

 tom, with stone and mortar about sides. 



Cage. 



8 pieces 4 inches x 4 inches x 16 feet. 



8 pieces 2 4 16 



12 pieces 2 10 16 



10 pieces 1 10 16 



4 half-inch iron rods, with ring in each end, 5$ feet long. 



2 half-inch iron rods, with ring in each end, 4 feet long. 



3 pairs of heavy hinges. 



