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The Patio and Cazo Process. 



Glossary of Terms Used in this Article. 



Adobes, 



Arrastra, 



Arrastra de cuehara, 



Arrastra de marca, 



Arrastra de mula, 



Arroba, 



Atizador, 



Azogue, 



Azogueria, 



Azoguero, 



Bano, 



Batea, 



Batea apuradora, 



Bolichar, 



Boliche, 



Bollos, 



Bonanza, 

 Cabezilla, 

 Oabezuela, 

 Cajetes, 



Caliche, 



Calichoso, 

 Calor de frio, 



Cancha, 

 Capellina, 



Carga, 



Cazeador, 



Cazo, 



Ceja, 



Sun-dried bricks. 



Mexican mill for grinding ore. 



A spoon arrastra. 



A large arrastra. 



An arrastra worked by mules. 



Mexican weight of 40 lbs. 



Furnace-man. 



Quicksilver. 



The mercury-house. 



The amalgamator. 



Excess of mercury used in the torta. 



A bowl. 



Wooden bowl floating on the Pila apura- 

 dora to receive the cabezilla. 



Treatment in boliche. 



Bowl for concentrating. 



Triangular bricks of amalgam. 



Rich pocket in a vein. 



Residue after washing the torta. 



Concentrates rich in gold and silver. 



Walled receivers for the ground slimes. 

 (See lamer os.) 



Feldspar. 



Feldspathic. 



Steam caused by the difference between the 

 heat of the pile and of the air. 



Space for drying slimes. 



Bell covering hollos while distilling oh* the 

 the mercury. 



Mexican weight of 300 lbs. 



Amalgamator. 



A vessel with a copper bottom, for heat- 

 ing and amalgamating the ore. 



Silvery-white amalgam. 



