Method of and Apparatus for Treating Mineral Pitch.

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Patent for an "improved method of and apparatus for treating mineral pitch and similar material to readily separate the asphalt and asphalt-oils from sand, bituminous rock, and other impurities contained in the mined material and removing the sand and impurities" (lines 12-17). The method circulates the material in hot water to separate the asphalt and asphalt-oils from the sand and impurities. The asphalt and oil rise to the top of the water and the impurities sink.

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[1], 3 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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Sellers, Harvey Lee; Conyngton, Hugh Ronald & Conyngton, Thomas November 5, 1895.

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  • Sellers, Harvey Lee Harvey Lee Sellers and Hugh Ronald Conyngton, of New Orleans, Louisiana, and Thomas Conyngton, of Fort Worth, Texas.
  • Conyngton, Hugh Ronald Harvey Lee Sellers and Hugh Ronald Conyngton, of New Orleans, Louisiana, and Thomas Conyngton, of Fort Worth, Texas.
  • Conyngton, Thomas Harvey Lee Sellers and Hugh Ronald Conyngton, of New Orleans, Louisiana, and Thomas Conyngton, of Fort Worth, Texas.

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  • Dinwiddie, J. H. Witness as to the signatures of Harvey Lee Sellers and Hugh Ronald Conyngton.
  • McKnight, A. S. Witness as to the signatures of Harvey Lee Sellers and Hugh Ronald Conyngton.
  • Smith, Leroy A. Witness as to the signature of Thomas Conyngton.
  • Swayne, John F. Jno. F. Swayne; Witness as to the signature of Thomas Conyngton.

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Patent for an "improved method of and apparatus for treating mineral pitch and similar material to readily separate the asphalt and asphalt-oils from sand, bituminous rock, and other impurities contained in the mined material and removing the sand and impurities" (lines 12-17). The method circulates the material in hot water to separate the asphalt and asphalt-oils from the sand and impurities. The asphalt and oil rise to the top of the water and the impurities sink.

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[1], 3 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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Application filed May 1, 1895. Serial No. 547,816. (No model.)

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Sellers, Harvey Lee; Conyngton, Hugh Ronald & Conyngton, Thomas. Method of and Apparatus for Treating Mineral Pitch., patent, November 5, 1895; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth174131/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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