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8 He then told me he was to speak to Prince Wiasemsky the
Procureur General about it and that I might visit the premises
at Olenitz and see how they would suit me. However that nothing could
be done before the return of the Empress from her journey
to the frontiers. We agreed that the mode of my engagement
might be settled before the time of my undertaking the
minister-business, so that as soon as another minister came
to take the business I may set to work.

I have been informing myself about Olenitz and find that the mines there
are so indifferent that although they furnish cast iron pretty good for Gun Cannon
and shot yet of this cast iron none but very bad wrought iron can be
made. From any cast iron whatever there seems to be no doubt but
what wrought iron [forged iron] may be made: but to know without a
number of previous experiments by what process this may be done with
respect to the particular cast iron in question, and at the same time
how far the expense of the such process can be born according to
the price usual price of Siberian iron, is more not to be expected.
The Siberian mines seem to be the only ones where I could be certain
of an making very striking improvements.

As to Salt works there are some near Novograd but they are very
trifling compared to the Siberian ones.

1783 } S.B. Petersburgh
June } to
} J.B. Linc. Inn
} Mine Sheet II
(XI)

Identifier: | JB/539/360/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 539.
Date_1	1783-06-??	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	539	Main Headings
Folio number	360	Info in main headings field
Image	002	Titles
Category	Correspondence	Number of Pages
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Penner	Samuel Bentham	Watermarks
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