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Caj
A DICTIONARY OF
box, oil-cup ; c. de compression, dash-pot (Fr. boite a compression) ;
(9) c. del pozo, Catahma, Sp. cutting-ring, see corona (2) ; (10) Mex.
housing of crusher (Dwight) ; (11) Mex. met. water-jacket ; c. chica,
furnace-tap jacket ; c. fundida or quemada, burnt-out furnace-jacket
(Dwight) ; (12) see mechinales (2) ; (13) wall of a vein, see respaldo ;
(14) encasement of a deposit, its entire filling or width between walls
or between roof and floor (Molina), see relleno (4) ; (15) c. del criadero,
"
rocade c., country rock," see roca (4) ; (16) c. real, treasury (tesoreria) ;
Cajas Provinciales, Mex. obs. Provincial Treasuries, the King's Fifth
moss-box of Kind and
(quinto) was paid into these ; (17) c. de musgo,
Chaudron's system of tubbing ; (18) c. de limpia, Huitzuco, Guerr.
Mex. low-grade quicksilver ores packed underground, and walled round
with deads (tecoral), see u. limpia (2) ; (19) cash ; libro de c., cash-book ;
(20) c. de aire, c. de ventilation, vent, air-box or pipe, (Derb) fang, see
huaira (2), comp. cano (2) ; (21) c. aleman, mech. prep. German
chest, a kind of buddle, see cajon (5) ; any kind of strake or tye ; (22) c.
de fuego, st. eng. firebox, see hogar (2) ; (23) c. de rueda, bucket (of
a water-wheel), see aguador (3), comp. cangilon (2) ; (24) c. de vapor,
steam dome (Ponce de Leon), see u. cupula ; (25) mortise, see muesca
(1) ; (26) case of a balance [balanza (3)] or steelyard [romana (1)] in
which the needle or pivot (fiel) enters when the weight is in equilibrium
(Acad.), syn. alcoba.
CAJERA, mech. socket, journal bearing (Dwight), see chumacera.
CAJERO, cashier, cash -keeper.
CAJETE, Mex. walled receiver for the ground slimes, see lamero (3).
CAJ6N (box or chest), (1) body of a wheelbarrow [carreta (2)], wagon
[carro (2)], etc., syn. caja (1), see cama (1) ; (2)
hand-barrow, see carreta (2) ; (3) mech. prep, hutch
of a jigger (see tinanco), mortar of a stamp ; (4) c. de
punta, mech. prep, pointed box ; (5) c. aleman,
c. cernidor (2), mech. prep. German buddle, syn.
caja (21), lavadero de c., Ant. Col. molino (3) ;
in patio process, a rectangular box 3^ m. long,
0'65 m. wide, and 0'25 m. deep for washing the
scrapings (raspaduras) from an arrastre (Ramirez) ;
(6) c. inclinado, mech. prep, inclined table ; (7) c.
de granza, Mex. a pit to receive crushed ore
(Lyon) ; (8) c. eng. crib, caisson (Velazquez) ;
(9) a measure of ore; in Bolivia 50 quintales, FIG. 19. Trozos de
in Peru 60 q., in Chile 64 q. One marco of corona 6
gold
por cajones
per cajon of ore. = (18) (after Moncada )-
2 ozs. 14 dwts. 10 grns. per
ton. (10) Vetade c. Ant. Col. a more or less ~^
vertical lode or one that dips from 45 to 90 ; fundamental ; rf, ban-
(11) Zac. Fresnillo and Pachuca, Mex. the iueta ( 2 ) saiiente
first portion (tramo) of timbering sustaining the
walls of a shaft, comp. forro (2) ; (12) Mex. dry-goods store ; (13)
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