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CHAPTER XIV
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    Mining—Ancient workings—Precious metals found—Copper1 deposits—Iron ores—Treatment of ores in England—Difficulties of transport—Some deceased authorities—Mines in operation—Butters' Salvador mines—History of undertaking2—Large profits earned—Directorial policy—Machinery3 and equipment—Butters' Divisadero Mines—Butters' cyaniding plant.

Tradition points to the fact that the whole of the Central American States were more or less mineralized, while some of them, such as Honduras and Salvador, have long been known to contain great mineral wealth. The geological conditions of Salvador, as may be inferred from the physical facts which have already been set forth4 in these pages, show that precious metals have been found in some of the Departments. There are on record considerable operations in connection with the different Salvador mines of Tabanco, Sociedad, and others in their immediate5 vicinity and lying in the north-eastern part of the Department of San Miguel, on the confines of Honduras.

These mines have been extensively worked, and have in their time yielded very profitable results. About six miles distant from Tabanco are the goldmines of Capitalis, once believed to be of great richness, and the group of silver-mines known under the name of Minas de Tabanco, and where is found silver in common with galena and sulphurate of zinc6. In times past these mines have been worked with very[182] little difficulty, and they have yielded from as little as 47 to as much as 2,537 ounces to the ton. The most famous producer among these was the Santa Rosalía, and a great part of these ores were formerly7 shipped direct to England. Old archives of this concern show that in the year 1830 an attempt was made to work the mines on a large scale by an English company, which sent out a whole corps8 of Cornish miners for the purpose. The machinery which was despatched at the same time was so heavy, however, that it was found impossible to transport it from the coast, which difficulty, combined with others, entirely9 broke up the enterprise. Had the organizers of the company, as a preliminary, constructed a good cart-road, which was quite possible, and had then sent out the machinery in parts, which could have been packed separately on mule-back, as is done in Colombia and other mountainous countries, the undertaking might never have been a failure.

That mining paid, and paid well, in Salvador in olden days is proved by the record which has been left by Mr. R. C. Dunlop, in his "Travels in Central America." This writer tells us that "five leagues north of San Miguel are a number of mines of silver; among them is one called La Carolina, which was worked by a Spanish empresario about thirty years ago [Dunlop's book was published in 1847]. He invested his own property, borrowed $100,000 and, after getting his mine into order in less than six months, was able to pay his obligations; and although he died before the end of the year, he left $70,000 in gold and silver, the produce of the mine. After his death the ownership was disputed, the works fell into ruins, and the mine became filled with water. The mines of Tabanco[183] yield more silver than those in its vicinity, and when worked yielded upwards10 of $1,000,000 annually11, although operated in a rude manner without machinery. The principal one yielded $200,000 annually to the proprietors12."

I fear that the late Mr. Dunlop somewhat exaggerated the value of these mines; for while I was in the country, and in the particular district referred to by the author, no one seemed to have any recollection of any such values having ever been obtained.

The same doubtful authority is responsible for the statement that "nine leagues from Santa Ana are some rich mines of iron which produce a purer and more malleable13 metal than any imported from Europe. The ore is found near the surface, and is very abundant, while there are extensive forests in the immediate vicinity which serve for making charcoal14." Another authority on Salvador, long since gathered to his fathers—viz., John Baily, R.M.—who published a book upon Central America in 1850, assures us that some of this iron which was sent to England for the purpose of examination proved to be "a very valuable variety suitable for the manufacture of fine steel, approaching very nearly in this respect to the celebrated15 Wootz of India."

The mineral veins17 of Salvador present themselves principally in the rocks of the mountain chain, or Cordillera, which extends into Honduras and Nicaragua, and forms the richest mining districts of those countries. Generally speaking, the veins run parallel with the direction of the ranges—that is, from east to west—but they are often found to be very much broken and interrupted by the action of upheaval18. In the eastern parts of the Republic, deposits of gold, silver,[184] copper, and lead are found, while in the western are the rich iron-ore deposits. Coal is found in the valley of the River Lempa. Although it is rather difficult to obtain full and accurate returns of all the mines in operation in Salvador to-day, roughly speaking they may be put at between 180 and 200. The table on p. 185, which has been compiled by the head of the Salvadorean Bureau of Statistics, and which shows the number of mines of each Department and the minerals which they possess, will be of some interest.

The labour question is, however, one which must be carefully gone into; but here again the local (State) Government could, and no doubt would, help the enterprise considerably19, for so closely are the authorities in touch with the people that they can at most times influence a good and continuous flow of peon labour when their assistance is invoked20. General shortage of labour has been responsible for a great number of the mining returns not being satisfactory of late, especially in connection with the Butters' Salvador Mines, of which fuller details are given.

TABLE COMPILED BY SE?OR DON RAFAEL REYES, CHIEF OF THE SALVADOREAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS, SHOWING NUMBER OF MINES IN EACH DEPARTMENT, AND THE MINERALS THEY PRODUCE.

A Building Stone.
B Gypsum.
C Silver and Lead.
D Tin and Lead.
E Rock Crystal.
F Marble.
G Tin.
H Lead.
I Iron.
J Limestone21.
K Quicksilver and Antimony.
L Gold.
M Silver.
N Silver and Gold.
O Copper.
P Coal.
Q Silver and Copper.
R Total.
Departments.     A      B      C      D      E      F      G      H      I      J      K      L      M      N      O      P      Q      R
San Salvador    1    1    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    2
Santa Ana    -    -    -    1    -    -    -    -    8    -    -    -    10    -    4    -    5    28
Ahuachapán    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
La Libertád    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
Sonsonate    5    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    13
Cuscutlán    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    8    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
Chalatenango    -    1    2    -    1    1    1    2    1    2    1    1    6    5    3    1    -    28
Caba?as    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    5    -    -    -    9    -    3    -    17
San Vicente    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
La Paz    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
Usulután    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
Morazán    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    1    -    -    -    1    4    84    -    -    -    90
San Miguel    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
La Unión    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    2    -    -    -    2
Total    6    2    2    1    1    1    1    3    9    15    1    2    20    100    7    4    5    180

The Salvadorean peon, like his Peruvian brother, is a very tractable22 kind of labourer, and can be successfully handled by kind treatment. He is, moreover, naturally free from that taint23 of dishonesty which so strongly distinguishes the Mexican and the Colombian peon, and which renders it impossible to leave anything of a portable nature in their way. The native labourer of Salvador is usually able to earn an easy livelihood24 by means of husbandry, and he takes to mining from choice rather than from necessity. This fact renders it all the more important that fair treatment should be extended to him, and upon most of the foreign-owned mines this is certainly the case. The late[185]
[186] manager of the Butters' Salvador Mines, Mr. Garthwaite, whose death occurred last year, was entirely sympatico to the men employed upon the mines, and his kindness to them and to their families was generally acknowledged and deeply appreciated.

That the industry of mining has considerably improved in Salvador during the past decade is sufficiently25 evidenced by the subjoined figures, which trace the industry in its progress from January, 1901, to the first half of the year 1910:
               Total Amount of Trade
Period covered.              (U.S Gold $)
Year    1901         $183,760.00.
"    1902         114,585.20.
"    1903         814,733.88.
"    1904         652,854.33.
"    1905         768,677.60.
"    1906         1,296,666.00.
"    1907         1,223,565.00.
"    1908         1,318,224.00.
"    1909         1,116,717.00.
"    1910 (half-year)         560,570.00.

These figures refer to all the auriferous silver, copper ore, gold bars, gold and silver ore, lead ore, gold slimes, gold and copper slimes, gold and silver slimes, and lead, which had been mined in the country during the period mentioned.

I should say that modest fortunes await the enterprising capitalist—foreign for choice, since as a rule he is less easily discouraged by a run of temporary ill-luck—who exploits some of the antiguas—i.e., the ancient copper workings of the Salvadoreans which have been abandoned owing to lack of capital or labour. I know of many such opportunities which exist in the Department of Morazán, where already a considerable group of foreign companies and private individuals are working with occasionally remarkable26 success. With the modern machinery and reduction[187] plant now available, certainly the greater part of these ancient workings might be made to pay something as a return upon the amount of capital expended27 upon them. To-day, also, there exists a first-class cart-road leading from these mines to the principal town, and thus transportation, which was formerly both costly28 and difficult, is now a matter of comparative facility.

In some of the iron ore mines one can find the old and wasteful29 Catalan system of reduction still in use, and yet with proper treatment, as was sufficiently proved when a trial shipment of ores was sent to England some years ago, as much as 87 per cent. of magnetic iron can be obtained from these ores. And the quantity of ore which they contain is apparently30 inexhaustible. I know of but two or three small smelters at present existing in Salvador, and, naturally, the industry of copper-smelting carried on in this primitive31 and limited manner proves anything but profitable. I am of opinion that the Government would encourage any serious attempt upon the part of foreign capitalists to exploit the unquestionably rich copper deposits of the Departments of Chalatenango and Caba?as, and such an enterprise might well be worth the attention of some British or United States mining capitalists. The latter are usually the more enterprising and plucky32.

About twelve years ago there was registered in London a mining property covering 546 acres in Salvador, comprising a number of gold-bearing properties, with the title of Butters' Salvador Mines, Ltd., the principal owner being Mr. Charles Butters, a well-known American engineer, and who is the chairman of the company. From the very commencement of its[188] operations, the company seems to have been eminently33 successful, and was able to distribute its first dividend34 in 1903, when 5 per cent, was paid. Since that date the dividends35 have varied36 from 40 to 80 per cent., that for 1910 being at the rate of 45 per cent., which compared with a similar rate for the previous year, but with an additional bonus of 233?4 per cent. On account of the present year, 15 per cent. has already been paid as an interim37 dividend, and, according to the recently-issued report, the ore reserves are now estimated to amount to 108,000 tons, and to carry a profit value of £400,000, or more than twice the value of the entire share capital.

At the end of last May, dividend "No. 87" of 33?4 per cent. (= 9d. per share) was declared by the Board of Directors, who at the same time informed the shareholders38 that dividends will in the future be distributed quarterly instead of monthly, as has been customary in the past.
Butters Mine

1. View of Butters' Divisadero Mines, Department of Morazán, Salvador.
Also Butters

2. Butters' Salvador Mines, Santa Rosa, Department of la Unión, Salvador.

The inherent wealth of these mines is clearly demonstrated when one recollects39 that, in spite of the able and experienced management that has been the rule, many difficulties have had to be encountered and overcome, not the least of which has been the lack of labour, and, during the early part of last year, some serious trouble with the boilers40 at the mines. The consistently cautious policy which the directorate have adopted, notwithstanding the large dividends which they have been able to recommend, has resulted in their establishing the mines upon a thoroughly41 solid and business-like basis. It is worth remarking here that the whole of the existing plant and equipment, which are as complete and efficient as any to be found upon the American Continent, have been paid for out[189] of revenue, and they stand in the books of the company at the present time at the ridiculously low price of £2,000.

The principal work which the management has in hand at the present time is cross-cutting the formation, with the object of finding split or parallel veins, and the discovery of such split veins has naturally much improved the position of the company. The whole policy of the management will now be devoted42, for some years to come, to proving the mines in depth, and such, indeed, would have been undertaken before now but for the troubles to which I have above referred in regard to labour. The ore indications, which have so far been met with, are of a distinctly favourable43 nature, the most encouraging, perhaps, being the cutting of the famous Miguel ore-shoot at the 700 feet level. The width of this vein16 exceeds 3 feet, and it assays44 over 6 ounces. The Miguel shaft45 is now down nearly 800 feet, but the deepest working from which the ore has been stoped is the 600 feet level; the shaft will therefore give 200 feet of backs below the present workings.

At present between 25,000 and 30,000 tons of ore are being crushed annually, which yield on the average a value of 1 ounce 7 pennyweights. The working expenses have never been particularly high, owing greatly to the excellence46 of management and the economy of the reduction plant, which bears the name of the chairman of the company—viz., the Butters' Cyanide Process—but there are nevertheless hopes that these costs will be still further reduced in the near future. There is no question that the Butters' Salvador Mines rank among the most valuable ore deposits to be found in Central America, and it is no[190] less sure that they are being managed in the most expert and most economical manner.

As to the financial situation of the company, the balance-sheet proves that the cash in hand on June 30, 1910, in Salvador, London, and San Francisco, amounted to £5,001, and that on the same date the stores in hand and in transit47 were valued at £32,228; sundry48 debtors49 in Salvador and London amounted to £812, and per contra the amount owing to sundry creditors50 was £3,642. The profit and loss account showed a net profit for the period of £62,645; while the amount brought forward from the previous account, and which amounted to £19,042, being added to the net profit, showed a total available distributable balance of £81,677. The dividends which have been paid for the twelve months aggregated51, as already mentioned, 45 per cent. upon the capital of the company, and which absorbed £67,500, thus leaving a carry-forward of £14,177.

It is worthy52 of mention that in the directors' report for the period ending June 30, 1910, a graceful53 tribute is paid to "the continued consideration which the Government of Salvador has extended to the company," and which testimony54 goes to prove what I have already indicated—viz., that the Government is anxious and willing to encourage in every legitimate55 manner sound foreign enterprise; but I go further, and say that I know of no other Latin-American Republic which has shown greater good-will to all foreign enterprise in all its phases than that of Salvador.

It is over seven years since the Butters' filter was introduced in connection with mining, and the process may now be met with in all parts of the world, and especially in Mexico, where I have seen it working[191] with excellent advantage upon the famous Dos Estrellas gold-mine at El Oro, as well as in Brazil and in other South American countries.

The need of a filter of some sort was first forcibly presented to the mind of Mr. Charles Butters and his associates at their works in Virginia City, Nevada, U.S.A. The tailing being cyanided there was originally derived56 from the Comstock Mills, but it had been treated and retreated several times by the Pan-Amalgamation57 process; as it stands to-day in the dams, it contains about 75 per cent. of material that is leachable, and which may be designated as "slime." The slime is of an exceptional character. In addition to the difficulties connected with the solution of gold and silver contents, the mechanical condition was such that it gave trouble in settlement for decantation. The clarification produced by a coagulant58 such as lime was perfect, but the subsidence was so slow that the amount of solution recoverable in this way was not sufficient to make the decantation process a practical success. It was proved, in fact, that coagulation59 was not necessarily accompanied by good settlement.

After experimenting with several forms of vacuum filter units, both cylindrical60 and rectangular, there was evolved a form of filter which is the recognized present standard, and the preliminary plant of 336 leaves, which was erected61 at Goldfield seven years ago, is still in full operation to-day. As the filtration process is found working at the Salvador mines and in other parts of the world, the filter-leaf is made on a frame, the upper side of which is formed on wood, and acts as a suspending bar when the leaf is in position in the filter-box. The remaining three sides are made of 1?2-inch pipe, perforated with holes and connecting[192] to the vacuum pump. The filtering medium consists firstly of a porous62 mat of such size as to exactly fill the space formed by the pipe frame, and upon either side of this is placed a sheet of canvas, large enough to overlap63 the frame, around which it is securely sewn. The first containing-box which was used at Virginia City was an electrolytic precipitation-box, which was not needed for its special purpose, and was adopted for the use of the new filter. An air-compressor was converted into a vacuum pump, and with this equipment the vacuum filter of to-day came into existence.

From the beginning it proved a marked success, and the next step in its perfection was the designing of the large Goldfield plant to handle 800 tons of dry slime per diem. When designing the containing-box for the special purpose of the filter, the lines of the original box were slightly departed from as regards the shape of the hoppers, these being given sixty sides to facilitate the better discharge of the cake, and a quick opening valve of large area was placed at the apex64 of each hopper. Instead of a dry vacuum pump and gravity drainage, a wet vacuum pump was used, permitting the solution pump to be placed above the filter.

The cycle of operation is as follows: (1) Filling the box with pulp65; (2) the formation of a cake on each side of the vacuum leaves by suction; (3) emptying the box of pulp and filling with weak solution; (4) drawing through the cake sufficient solution to displace all soluble66 values; (5) emptying the box of solution and filling with water; (6) drawing through the cake a small quantity of clean water to displace any solution held in the cake; (7) shutting off the vacuum and admitting water through the leaf connection, thereby67 throwing off the cake, which falls to the[193] bottom of the box, and cleansing68 the canvas in preparation for the next charge; (8) opening the valve in hopper bottom of box, and allowing the residues69 to escape to the waste dam; (9) closing the valve, thus rendering70 the filter ready for the next charge of pulp.

It is a very unusual thing to find in the newer mining companies of Central America such up-to-date machinery and mining processes as are in use in the Republic of Salvador at the Butters' Salvador and the Divisadero Mines. The Government of Salvador has to be congratulated upon the wisdom it has shown in extending consideration to companies engaged in the development of its mines, and to practical men of the type of Mr. Charles Butters and his associates, to induce them to devote their money and their brains to the development of Salvador. The most modern processes and the most up-to-date machinery can be here found at work, and the Government is permitted, by the terms of the franchise71 which they have granted to the companies, to send Government students to attend at these works to complete their studies in mining and metallurgy. Among the processes at Butters' Salvador Mines are dry-crushing and roasting, electrolytic precipitation as well as electrolytic refining. The cyanide process with the Butters' Patent Vacuum Filter is found here treating gold ore without amalgamation, and making extraction of from 95 to 96 per cent. The mining at this property has been by adits principally. Electrical winding72 plants and electrical pumping plants are now installed at this property. Both at the mine and at the mill a high efficiency of working has been attained73 for many years.

At the Butters' Divisadero Mines, located twelve miles distant from the Butters' Salvador Mines, a[194] much larger quantity of ore, but of a lower grade than at the Salvador Mine, is treated, about 10,000 tons a month being handled on this property. The Government student has here the privilege of seeing ore, of about $5 a ton, mined and milled. A large electric plant is established, by means of which all the hoisting74 and pumping are carried on. A large quantity of water is encountered at this mine, and where formerly it was found impossible to handle the water by the use of Cornish pumps, it is now kept under control by means of the Sulzer electrically-driven centrifugal pump. Two sinking pumps, of a capacity of 600 gallons per minute each, have been installed, which are suspended from the surface, and are calculated to operate down to 600 feet in depth. These pumps lift 300 feet to the 300 feet level, and deliver to horizontal station-pumps erected at this level. The most modern electric-generating plant, hoisting, pumping, and ore-compressing plants, are at work upon this property. The mill is of the best-class construction, with a capacity of crushing between 8 and 9 tons per stamp, with tube-mills, Butters' Patent Vacuum Filter, and special methods of precipitation.

At both of these mines complete shops are established, including iron-foundry and wood-working machinery. The shops are competent to deal with the heaviest repair jobs on the machinery in use, and as many spares as are found economical to manufacture, so that a large staff of mechanics are kept busy in the shops.

In a new country like Salvador, it is absolutely essential, for the establishing of the mining industry upon a firm footing, that a large force of natives should be educated in the repair and manufacture of[195] the machinery and extra parts in use at the mines. There are native Salvadoreans who have been educated in these shops, and they have become highly competent mechanics, able to cope with almost any difficulty occurring at the mines. The result of this education will be that less and less foreign help will be required to carry on the business in Salvador.

Anyone living in Salvador who desires to know of the "latest thing" in mining and metallurgy is permitted, through the arrangements which the Salvadorean Government has made with Mr. Charles Butters, to take up any course of study he may desire.

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1 copper HZXyU     
n.铜;铜币;铜器;adj.铜(制)的;(紫)铜色的
参考例句:
  • The students are asked to prove the purity of copper.要求学生们检验铜的纯度。
  • Copper is a good medium for the conduction of heat and electricity.铜是热和电的良导体。
2 undertaking Mfkz7S     
n.保证,许诺,事业
参考例句:
  • He gave her an undertaking that he would pay the money back with in a year.他向她做了一年内还钱的保证。
  • He is too timid to venture upon an undertaking.他太胆小,不敢从事任何事业。
3 machinery CAdxb     
n.(总称)机械,机器;机构
参考例句:
  • Has the machinery been put up ready for the broadcast?广播器材安装完毕了吗?
  • Machinery ought to be well maintained all the time.机器应该随时注意维护。
4 forth Hzdz2     
adv.向前;向外,往外
参考例句:
  • The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
  • He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
5 immediate aapxh     
adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的
参考例句:
  • His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
  • We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
6 zinc DfxwX     
n.锌;vt.在...上镀锌
参考例句:
  • Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc.黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。
  • Zinc is used to protect other metals from corrosion.锌被用来保护其他金属不受腐蚀。
7 formerly ni3x9     
adv.从前,以前
参考例句:
  • We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard.我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件。
  • This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.这船从前航行在中国内河里。
8 corps pzzxv     
n.(通信等兵种的)部队;(同类作的)一组
参考例句:
  • The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
  • When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时,他自愿参加了海军陆战队。
9 entirely entirely     
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
参考例句:
  • The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
  • His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。
10 upwards lj5wR     
adv.向上,在更高处...以上
参考例句:
  • The trend of prices is still upwards.物价的趋向是仍在上涨。
  • The smoke rose straight upwards.烟一直向上升。
11 annually VzYzNO     
adv.一年一次,每年
参考例句:
  • Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
  • They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。
12 proprietors c8c400ae2f86cbca3c727d12edb4546a     
n.所有人,业主( proprietor的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • These little proprietors of businesses are lords indeed on their own ground. 这些小业主们,在他们自己的行当中,就是真正的至高无上的统治者。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
  • Many proprietors try to furnish their hotels with antiques. 许多经营者都想用古董装饰他们的酒店。 来自辞典例句
13 malleable Qwdyo     
adj.(金属)可锻的;有延展性的;(性格)可训练的
参考例句:
  • Silver is the most malleable of all metals.银是延展性最好的金属。
  • Scientists are finding that the adult human brain is far more malleable than they once thought.科学家发现成人大脑的可塑性远超过他们之前认识到的。
14 charcoal prgzJ     
n.炭,木炭,生物炭
参考例句:
  • We need to get some more charcoal for the barbecue.我们烧烤需要更多的碳。
  • Charcoal is used to filter water.木炭是用来过滤水的。
15 celebrated iwLzpz     
adj.有名的,声誉卓著的
参考例句:
  • He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
  • The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。
16 vein fi9w0     
n.血管,静脉;叶脉,纹理;情绪;vt.使成脉络
参考例句:
  • The girl is not in the vein for singing today.那女孩今天没有心情唱歌。
  • The doctor injects glucose into the patient's vein.医生把葡萄糖注射入病人的静脉。
17 veins 65827206226d9e2d78ea2bfe697c6329     
n.纹理;矿脉( vein的名词复数 );静脉;叶脉;纹理
参考例句:
  • The blood flows from the capillaries back into the veins. 血从毛细血管流回静脉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I felt a pleasant glow in all my veins from the wine. 喝过酒后我浑身的血都热烘烘的,感到很舒服。 来自《简明英汉词典》
18 upheaval Tp6y1     
n.胀起,(地壳)的隆起;剧变,动乱
参考例句:
  • It was faced with the greatest social upheaval since World War Ⅱ.它面临第二次世界大战以来最大的社会动乱。
  • The country has been thrown into an upheaval.这个国家已经陷入动乱之中。
19 considerably 0YWyQ     
adv.极大地;相当大地;在很大程度上
参考例句:
  • The economic situation has changed considerably.经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。
  • The gap has narrowed considerably.分歧大大缩小了。
20 invoked fabb19b279de1e206fa6d493923723ba     
v.援引( invoke的过去式和过去分词 );行使(权利等);祈求救助;恳求
参考例句:
  • It is unlikely that libel laws will be invoked. 不大可能诉诸诽谤法。
  • She had invoked the law in her own defence. 她援引法律为自己辩护。 来自《简明英汉词典》
21 limestone w3XyJ     
n.石灰石
参考例句:
  • Limestone is often used in building construction.石灰岩常用于建筑。
  • Cement is made from limestone.水泥是由石灰石制成的。
22 tractable GJ8z4     
adj.易驾驭的;温顺的
参考例句:
  • He was always tractable and quiet.他总是温顺、恬静。
  • Gold and silver are tractable metals.金和银是容易加工的金属。
23 taint MIdzu     
n.污点;感染;腐坏;v.使感染;污染
参考例句:
  • Everything possible should be done to free them from the economic taint.应尽可能把他们从经济的腐蚀中解脱出来。
  • Moral taint has spread among young people.道德的败坏在年轻人之间蔓延。
24 livelihood sppzWF     
n.生计,谋生之道
参考例句:
  • Appropriate arrangements will be made for their work and livelihood.他们的工作和生活会得到妥善安排。
  • My father gained a bare livelihood of family by his own hands.父亲靠自己的双手勉强维持家计。
25 sufficiently 0htzMB     
adv.足够地,充分地
参考例句:
  • It turned out he had not insured the house sufficiently.原来他没有给房屋投足保险。
  • The new policy was sufficiently elastic to accommodate both views.新政策充分灵活地适用两种观点。
26 remarkable 8Vbx6     
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
参考例句:
  • She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
  • These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。
27 expended 39b2ea06557590ef53e0148a487bc107     
v.花费( expend的过去式和过去分词 );使用(钱等)做某事;用光;耗尽
参考例句:
  • She expended all her efforts on the care of home and children. 她把所有精力都花在料理家务和照顾孩子上。
  • The enemy had expended all their ammunition. 敌人已耗尽所有的弹药。 来自《简明英汉词典》
28 costly 7zXxh     
adj.昂贵的,价值高的,豪华的
参考例句:
  • It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
  • This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用,左不过贵了些。
29 wasteful ogdwu     
adj.(造成)浪费的,挥霍的
参考例句:
  • It is a shame to be so wasteful.这样浪费太可惜了。
  • Duties have been reassigned to avoid wasteful duplication of work.为避免重复劳动浪费资源,任务已经重新分派。
30 apparently tMmyQ     
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
参考例句:
  • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽,豁然开朗。
  • He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
31 primitive vSwz0     
adj.原始的;简单的;n.原(始)人,原始事物
参考例句:
  • It is a primitive instinct to flee a place of danger.逃离危险的地方是一种原始本能。
  • His book describes the march of the civilization of a primitive society.他的著作描述了一个原始社会的开化过程。
32 plucky RBOyw     
adj.勇敢的
参考例句:
  • The plucky schoolgirl amazed doctors by hanging on to life for nearly two months.这名勇敢的女生坚持不放弃生命近两个月的精神令医生感到震惊。
  • This story featured a plucky heroine.这个故事描述了一个勇敢的女英雄。
33 eminently c442c1e3a4b0ad4160feece6feb0aabf     
adv.突出地;显著地;不寻常地
参考例句:
  • She seems eminently suitable for the job. 她看来非常适合这个工作。
  • It was an eminently respectable boarding school. 这是所非常好的寄宿学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
34 dividend Fk7zv     
n.红利,股息;回报,效益
参考例句:
  • The company was forced to pass its dividend.该公司被迫到期不分红。
  • The first quarter dividend has been increased by nearly 4 per cent.第一季度的股息增长了近 4%。
35 dividends 8d58231a4112c505163466a7fcf9d097     
红利( dividend的名词复数 ); 股息; 被除数; (足球彩票的)彩金
参考例句:
  • Nothing pays richer dividends than magnanimity. 没有什么比宽宏大量更能得到厚报。
  • Their decision five years ago to computerise the company is now paying dividends. 五年前他们作出的使公司电脑化的决定现在正产生出效益。
36 varied giIw9     
adj.多样的,多变化的
参考例句:
  • The forms of art are many and varied.艺术的形式是多种多样的。
  • The hotel has a varied programme of nightly entertainment.宾馆有各种晚间娱乐活动。
37 interim z5wxB     
adj.暂时的,临时的;n.间歇,过渡期间
参考例句:
  • The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
  • It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。
38 shareholders 7d3b0484233cf39bc3f4e3ebf97e69fe     
n.股东( shareholder的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。
  • the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任
39 recollects b07cd25cb0f69ce2f4147cbfbf001a1d     
v.记起,想起( recollect的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • All are recollects, all are felt, all only not once putting behind. 一切只是回忆,一切只是感觉,一切只是卜曾的忘却。 来自互联网
  • Recollects hardware information on this computer. 重新收集关于这台计算机的硬件信息。 来自互联网
40 boilers e1c9396ee45d737fc4e1d3ae82a0ae1f     
锅炉,烧水器,水壶( boiler的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Even then the boilers often burst or came apart at the seams. 甚至那时的锅炉也经常从焊接处爆炸或裂开。 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史
  • The clean coal is sent to a crusher and the boilers. 干净的煤送入破碎机和锅炉。
41 thoroughly sgmz0J     
adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地
参考例句:
  • The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
  • The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。
42 devoted xu9zka     
adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的
参考例句:
  • He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
  • We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
43 favourable favourable     
adj.赞成的,称赞的,有利的,良好的,顺利的
参考例句:
  • The company will lend you money on very favourable terms.这家公司将以非常优惠的条件借钱给你。
  • We found that most people are favourable to the idea.我们发现大多数人同意这个意见。
44 assays 6209b4c0ed77a9f367c2079571988d1f     
n.化验( assay的名词复数 );试验;尝试;试金
参考例句:
  • The ore assays high in gold. 这矿石经分析证明含金量很高。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • The ore assays high in silver. 这种矿石验明含银量很高。 来自辞典例句
45 shaft YEtzp     
n.(工具的)柄,杆状物
参考例句:
  • He was wounded by a shaft.他被箭击中受伤。
  • This is the shaft of a steam engine.这是一个蒸汽机主轴。
46 excellence ZnhxM     
n.优秀,杰出,(pl.)优点,美德
参考例句:
  • His art has reached a high degree of excellence.他的艺术已达到炉火纯青的地步。
  • My performance is far below excellence.我的表演离优秀还差得远呢。
47 transit MglzVT     
n.经过,运输;vt.穿越,旋转;vi.越过
参考例句:
  • His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
  • The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。
48 sundry CswwL     
adj.各式各样的,种种的
参考例句:
  • This cream can be used to treat sundry minor injuries.这种药膏可用来治各种轻伤。
  • We can see the rich man on sundry occasions.我们能在各种场合见到那个富豪。
49 debtors 0fb9580949754038d35867f9c80e3c15     
n.债务人,借方( debtor的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Never in a debtors' prison? 从没有因债务坐过牢么? 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
50 creditors 6cb54c34971e9a505f7a0572f600684b     
n.债权人,债主( creditor的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • They agreed to repay their creditors over a period of three years. 他们同意3年内向债主还清欠款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。 来自《简明英汉词典》
51 aggregated wzCzcx     
a.聚合的,合计的
参考例句:
  • He aggregated her to a political party. 他吸收她参加一政党。
  • The audiences aggregated a million people. 观众总数达100万人。
52 worthy vftwB     
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的
参考例句:
  • I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
  • There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。
53 graceful deHza     
adj.优美的,优雅的;得体的
参考例句:
  • His movements on the parallel bars were very graceful.他的双杠动作可帅了!
  • The ballet dancer is so graceful.芭蕾舞演员的姿态是如此的优美。
54 testimony zpbwO     
n.证词;见证,证明
参考例句:
  • The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
  • He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。
55 legitimate L9ZzJ     
adj.合法的,合理的,合乎逻辑的;v.使合法
参考例句:
  • Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
  • That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。
56 derived 6cddb7353e699051a384686b6b3ff1e2     
vi.起源;由来;衍生;导出v.得到( derive的过去式和过去分词 );(从…中)得到获得;源于;(从…中)提取
参考例句:
  • Many English words are derived from Latin and Greek. 英语很多词源出于拉丁文和希腊文。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He derived his enthusiasm for literature from his father. 他对文学的爱好是受他父亲的影响。 来自《简明英汉词典》
57 amalgamation Zz9zAK     
n.合并,重组;;汞齐化
参考例句:
  • We look towards the amalgamation of some of the neighborhood factories.我们指望合并一些里弄工厂。
  • The proposed amalgamation of the two institutes has mow fallen through.这两个研究所打算合并的事现在已经落空了。
58 coagulant dW5yk     
n.凝结剂;凝血剂
参考例句:
  • Increased coagulant dosage results in greater sludge yield for ultimate disposal.增加凝聚剂用量会增大最后处理的污泥量。
  • The ice cream of this brand has too much coagulant.这个牌子的冰淇淋添加了过多的凝固剂。
59 coagulation coagulation     
n.凝固;凝结物
参考例句:
  • Blood becomes stickier to help coagulation in case of a cut.割伤的时候,血液会变得更为黏稠以助于凝结。
  • Man has been intrigued with blood coagulation.人类一直对血凝感兴趣。
60 cylindrical CnMza     
adj.圆筒形的
参考例句:
  • huge cylindrical gas tanks 巨大的圆柱形贮气罐
  • Beer cans are cylindrical. 啤酒罐子是圆筒形的。
61 ERECTED ERECTED     
adj. 直立的,竖立的,笔直的 vt. 使 ... 直立,建立
参考例句:
  • A monument to him was erected in St Paul's Cathedral. 在圣保罗大教堂为他修了一座纪念碑。
  • A monument was erected to the memory of that great scientist. 树立了一块纪念碑纪念那位伟大的科学家。
62 porous 91szq     
adj.可渗透的,多孔的
参考例句:
  • He added sand to the soil to make it more porous.他往土里掺沙子以提高渗水性能。
  • The shell has to be slightly porous to enable oxygen to pass in.外壳不得不有些细小的孔以便能使氧气通过。
63 overlap tKixw     
v.重叠,与…交叠;n.重叠
参考例句:
  • The overlap between the jacket and the trousers is not good.夹克和裤子重叠的部分不好看。
  • Tiles overlap each other.屋瓦相互叠盖。
64 apex mwrzX     
n.顶点,最高点
参考例句:
  • He reached the apex of power in the early 1930s.他在三十年代初达到了权力的顶峰。
  • His election to the presidency was the apex of his career.当选总统是他一生事业的顶峰。
65 pulp Qt4y9     
n.果肉,纸浆;v.化成纸浆,除去...果肉,制成纸浆
参考例句:
  • The pulp of this watermelon is too spongy.这西瓜瓤儿太肉了。
  • The company manufactures pulp and paper products.这个公司制造纸浆和纸产品。
66 soluble LrMya     
adj.可溶的;可以解决的
参考例句:
  • These tablets are soluble in water.这些药片可在水中溶解。
  • Camphor is soluble in alcohol.樟脑在酒精中可以溶化。
67 thereby Sokwv     
adv.因此,从而
参考例句:
  • I have never been to that city,,ereby I don't know much about it.我从未去过那座城市,因此对它不怎么熟悉。
  • He became a British citizen,thereby gaining the right to vote.他成了英国公民,因而得到了投票权。
68 cleansing cleansing     
n. 净化(垃圾) adj. 清洁用的 动词cleanse的现在分词
参考例句:
  • medicated cleansing pads for sensitive skin 敏感皮肤药物清洗棉
  • Soap is not the only cleansing agent. 肥皂并不是唯一的清洁剂。
69 residues 3e5a3e323766c2626c2be0d6feafa1da     
n.剩余,余渣( residue的名词复数 );剩余财产;剩数
参考例句:
  • pesticide residues in fruit and vegetables 残留在水果和蔬菜中的杀虫剂
  • All organic and metallic residues on the wafers must be removed. 片子上所有的有机和金属残留物均必须清除。 来自辞典例句
70 rendering oV5xD     
n.表现,描写
参考例句:
  • She gave a splendid rendering of Beethoven's piano sonata.她精彩地演奏了贝多芬的钢琴奏鸣曲。
  • His narrative is a super rendering of dialect speech and idiom.他的叙述是方言和土语最成功的运用。
71 franchise BQnzu     
n.特许,特权,专营权,特许权
参考例句:
  • Catering in the schools is run on a franchise basis.学校餐饮服务以特许权经营。
  • The United States granted the franchise to women in 1920.美国于1920年给妇女以参政权。
72 winding Ue7z09     
n.绕,缠,绕组,线圈
参考例句:
  • A winding lane led down towards the river.一条弯弯曲曲的小路通向河边。
  • The winding trail caused us to lose our orientation.迂回曲折的小道使我们迷失了方向。
73 attained 1f2c1bee274e81555decf78fe9b16b2f     
(通常经过努力)实现( attain的过去式和过去分词 ); 达到; 获得; 达到(某年龄、水平、状况)
参考例句:
  • She has attained the degree of Master of Arts. 她已获得文学硕士学位。
  • Lu Hsun attained a high position in the republic of letters. 鲁迅在文坛上获得崇高的地位。
74 hoisting 6a0100693c5737e7867f0a1c6b40d90d     
起重,提升
参考例句:
  • The hoisting capacity of that gin pole (girder pole, guy derrick) is sixty tons. 那个起重抱杆(格状抱杆、转盘抱杆)的起重能力为60吨。 来自口语例句
  • We must use mechanical hoisting to load the goods. 我们必须用起重机来装载货物。


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