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Darren Pa.
Sept 4 - 1894
Met Buehr at Kane
where are gathering some
interesting glass spherules. These form at
the bottom of large masses
of molten glass [illegible] during
cooling. The reservoir in
which the glass is made is
probably 20 feet long and
10 feet wide inside with
the glass from 3 to 5 feet
deeep. Once a year or two
these furnaces are cooled
for repairs. Water is run
on the top and at the
end of a week the mass
is sufficiently cooled to
begin taking out the glass.
Near the bottom the largest