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SPANISH MINING TERMS Ale<br />

ALBACEA, administrator <strong>of</strong> a will, estate, mining property, etc.<br />

ALBANIL, (1) mason, syn. mampostero, see alarife (2) ; (2) bricklayer.<br />

ALBANILERIA, masonry or walling, see, mamposteria (2) ; a. de bovedas,<br />

arch masonry ; a. de cimiento, foundation walling ; a. en hileras,<br />

coursed work (Ponce de Leon).<br />

ALBARADA, wall <strong>of</strong> stones without mortar (Ponce de Leon), see muro (1).<br />

ALBARDA, pack-saddle, see aparejo (3) ; bestia de a., beast <strong>of</strong> burden.<br />

ALBARDILLA, small pack saddle, see u. torno (2).<br />

ALBARDILLADO, DA, adj. shaped like a packsaddle<br />

; for rodillo albardillado, see Fig. 5 ;<br />

see u. torno (2).<br />

ALBARRAD6N, a mound or dike [dique (1)]<br />

erected to prevent inundation.<br />

ALBERCA, (1) pond, pool [charco (1)], or reservoir, see estanque (1);<br />

(2) tank, see estanque (3).<br />

ALBERC6N, large pool or pond, comp. charcon.<br />

ALBERO, whitish earth (Velazquez), comp. blanquizal.<br />

ALBIN, " bloodstone "<br />

variety <strong>of</strong> hematite, see dionisia (2).<br />

ALBINA, (1) albite or soda felspar; (2) a variety <strong>of</strong> apophyllite <strong>of</strong> a<br />

beautiful white colour, found at Marienberg, Bohemia ; (3) a. de<br />

marisma, white coating (madre de sal) left by salt marshes and lakes<br />

when they dry up, see madre (2) ; (4) geol. deep ground, covered by<br />

water in win'er, and which whitens in summer.<br />

ALBRICIAS (reward given for good news), Mex. blow-holes left by founders<br />

in the upper part <strong>of</strong> the mould so that the air can escape when the<br />

metal enters (Acad.).<br />

ALCABALA, excise ; duty on sales <strong>of</strong> real estate ; derechos de a., octroi.<br />

ALCABOR, Mure. Sp. funnel, flue <strong>of</strong> a chimney, see humero.<br />

ALCACENA, adj., see u. talla (1).<br />

ALCACHOFA (artichoke), pump, snore-piece o strainer <strong>of</strong> a wind-bore<br />

(aspirante), syn. Mex. chupador, solvadera.<br />

or chairman<br />

ALCALDE, (1) justice <strong>of</strong> the peace ; (2) mayor <strong>of</strong> a city,<br />

<strong>of</strong> a council (<strong>of</strong> town government). NOTE. In <strong>Spanish</strong> -America,<br />

under early <strong>Spanish</strong> domination, the Alcalde Mayor was the Governor<br />

the Alcalde is now the jefe municipal, as distinguished from the jefe<br />

politico or prefect.<br />

ALCANCE, (1) balance, balance due or deficit ; (2) a. de un golpe, mech.<br />

sweep (Ponce de Leon), see carrera (5) ; (3) extent <strong>of</strong> underground<br />

workings, etc.<br />

ALCANCIA, Pachuca, Mex. ore-shoot or -pass, see paso (2).<br />

ALCANTARILLA, underground aqueduct (acueducto) or drain.<br />

ALCAPARROSA, see caparrosa (1).<br />

be counted on for a life<br />

ALCARATO, Panama, a tree whose wood may<br />

<strong>of</strong> two or three years (E. G. Williams).<br />

ALCARRAZA (unglazed jug), Mex. water-can used in drilling (Dwight).<br />

ALCAYATA, mech. hook or bsnt pin (Fr. goupille de crochet).<br />

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