Show mercury in the mercury mines of almaden spain the quality of the mercury improves and the quantity increases the farther the distance traversed in the deepest gallery the mercury seems to run from the rocks as resin from the trees on bainy taken from the ephs phs the ore is smelter smelted in vast anra aces distillation is effected through a ion and complete series of tubes formed of thick jars with a long narrow neck fitting into each other in thy lower portion of these jars thero exists a lind L ind reservoir where the drops of mercury produced by the evaporation of the metal in a state of fusion are condensed these drops are then collected and with the aid of small pipes stored in large iron barrels A strong and penetrating odor which irritates the eyes and nostrils escapes from the jars and barrels |