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Mr. James Bevans to J B. Sharpe Esq-Buenos Ayres</head> | |||
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<p>secured by Iron Bars on the outside, even if in a<lb/> | <p>secured by Iron Bars on the outside, even if in a<lb/> | ||
Court Yard Although at first sight to an Englishman<lb/> | Court Yard. Although at first sight to an Englishman<lb/> | ||
they have a prison like appearance, yet I<lb/> | they have a prison like appearance, yet I<lb/> | ||
was very quickly reconciled to them, and now I<lb/> | was very quickly reconciled to them, and now I<lb/> | ||
would not be without them on any account: the<lb/> | would not be without them on any account: the<lb/> | ||
Children can play about the windows (which are<lb/> | Children can play about the windows (which are<lb/> | ||
generally near the | generally near the Floor) without any fear of their<lb/> | ||
falling out. The elevations of the Principal Houses<lb/> | falling out. The elevations of the Principal Houses<lb/> | ||
are in the Moorish <sic>stile</sic> of Architecture; and from<lb/> | are in the Moorish <sic>stile</sic> of Architecture; and from<lb/> | ||
the boldness of the projections, and the open work | the boldness of the projections, and the open work Parapets,<lb/> | ||
they have rather a grand effect. The prints in<lb/> | they have rather a grand effect. The prints in<lb/> | ||
Ackerman's account of Buenos Ayres are generally, as<lb/> | Ackerman's account of Buenos Ayres are generally, as<lb/> | ||
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belonged to a Monastery, (the Recolata), which is<lb/> | belonged to a Monastery, (the Recolata), which is<lb/> | ||
suppressed, allothed for me to try the experiment with;<lb/> | suppressed, allothed for me to try the experiment with;<lb/> | ||
the water in it is only fine feet deep, and I have | the water in it is only fine feet deep, and I have bored,<lb/> | ||
with some slight boring tools which I found here,<lb/> | with some slight boring tools which I found here,<lb/> | ||
15 feet, and find a whitish kind of clay. | 15 feet, and find a whitish kind of clay.</p> | ||
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<note>31.<hi rend="superscript">st</hi> Jan.<hi rend="superscript">y</hi> 1823.</note> | |||
<p>31.<hi rend="superscript">st</hi> Jan.<hi rend="superscript">y</hi>. The Government has sent to England<lb/> | <p>31.<hi rend="superscript">st</hi> Jan.<hi rend="superscript">y</hi>. The Government has sent to England<lb/> | ||
for two sets of Boring Apparatus, which I hope will<lb/> | for two sets of Boring Apparatus, which I hope will<lb/> | ||
prove very useful: thy description of the soil was<lb/> | prove very useful: thy description of the soil was<lb/> | ||
very far from | very far from correct; there is a very great diversity<lb/> | ||
in the soil: in some places there is sand<lb/> | in the soil: in some places there is sand<lb/> | ||
and no brick earth, in other places there is mould<lb/> | and no brick earth, in other places there is mould<lb/> | ||
over brick Earth, but the <unclear>Tosca</unclear> is a very different<lb/> | over brick Earth, but the <unclear>Tosca</unclear> is a very different<lb/> | ||
article to the one | article to the one thus showed to me in London-<lb/> | ||
some of it is <sic>compleat</sic> Rock, the Fracture like Lime<lb/> | some of it is <sic>compleat</sic> Rock, the Fracture like Lime<lb/> | ||
stone, and I have no doubt but when burnt, it<lb/> | stone, and I have no doubt but when burnt, it<lb/> | ||
will prove extensively useful: I calculate upon<lb/> | will prove extensively useful: I calculate upon<lb/> | ||
it's being the same as the Roman Cement. I am<lb/> | it's being the same as the Roman Cement. I am<lb/> | ||
about to burn a | about to burn a Kiln of about 200 Bushels, but the<lb/> | ||
difficulty will be to get it ground afterwards. | difficulty will be to get it ground afterwards.</p> | ||
<p><add>But</add></p> | <p><add>But</add></p> | ||
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1823. Oct.r 30.
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Mr. James Bevans to J B. Sharpe Esq-Buenos Ayres
19. Jany 1823.
secured by Iron Bars on the outside, even if in a
Court Yard. Although at first sight to an Englishman
they have a prison like appearance, yet I
was very quickly reconciled to them, and now I
would not be without them on any account: the
Children can play about the windows (which are
generally near the Floor) without any fear of their
falling out. The elevations of the Principal Houses
are in the Moorish stile of Architecture; and from
the boldness of the projections, and the open work Parapets,
they have rather a grand effect. The prints in
Ackerman's account of Buenos Ayres are generally, as
far as I have had an opportunity of seeing, faithful
representations. As I expected, none of the wells of
this Country go below the Landsprings: some of them
are rather brackish, some very fair. But I am
now trying to sink a Well through the bed of Clay
beneath the Land spring. I have a large Well which
belonged to a Monastery, (the Recolata), which is
suppressed, allothed for me to try the experiment with;
the water in it is only fine feet deep, and I have bored,
with some slight boring tools which I found here,
15 feet, and find a whitish kind of clay.
31.st Jan.y 1823.
31.st Jan.y. The Government has sent to England
for two sets of Boring Apparatus, which I hope will
prove very useful: thy description of the soil was
very far from correct; there is a very great diversity
in the soil: in some places there is sand
and no brick earth, in other places there is mould
over brick Earth, but the Tosca is a very different
article to the one thus showed to me in London-
some of it is compleat Rock, the Fracture like Lime
stone, and I have no doubt but when burnt, it
will prove extensively useful: I calculate upon
it's being the same as the Roman Cement. I am
about to burn a Kiln of about 200 Bushels, but the
difficulty will be to get it ground afterwards.
But
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