BOOK IX. 



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A, B, C— Three furnaces. At the first stands the smelter, who with a ladle 



POURS THE alloy OUT OF THE FOREHEARTH INTO THE MOULDS. D — FOREHEARTH. 



E— Ladle. F— Moulds. G— Round wooden rammer. H— Tapping-bar. At the 



SECOND furnace STANDS THE SMELTER, WHO OPENS THE TAP-HOLE WITH HIS TAPPING-BAR. 

 The ASSISTANT, STANDING ON STEPS PLACED AGAINST THE THIRD FURNACE WHICH HAS BEEN 

 BROKEN OPEN, 'chips OFF THE ACCRETIONS. I — StEPS. K — SPATULA. L — ThE OTHER 

 HOOKED BAR. M— MiNE CAPTAIN CARRYING A CAKE, IN WHICH HE HAS STUCK THE PICK, TO 

 THE SCALES TO BE WEIGHED. N— ANOTHER MINE CAPTAIN OPENS A CHEST IN WHICH HIS 



THINGS ARE KEPT. 



