Washoe process

(definition) by Webster 1913 Fri Dec 23 2005 at 5:00:17

Wash"oe proc`ess (?). [From the Washoe district, Nevada.]

The process of treating silver ores by grinding in pans or tubs with the addition of mercury, and sometimes of chemicals such as blue vitriol and salt.

 

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