p. 88 and 89

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Journal Oct 1827
Mr. John R Henry late from Rochester
has now taken the office of Resident
engineer formerly occupied by John
Bates who has consented to go with
his father to Ohio.
The Steam Boat Triton left here
on Sunday last for the month
of the river with a full load of
passengers. She got down as
far as Rush - creek where she
broak [broke] her shaft and the leg of
her engineer
Wednesday 24 A smoky day.
Mr. Henry the Engineer is of opinion
that the smoke occasioning our Indian
summer as this smoky weather is
called, does not originate in the
burning of [parrarices?] in the west or
in other extensive fires; but that
it is the result of the commencement
Carried to page 92.

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Table of Chemical Reagents.
+1 Lime water.
2 Infusion of litmus
+3 Acetate of lead
4 Litmus paper
+5 Nitrate of Silver
+6 Infusion of turmeric of red cabbage
+7 Turmeric paper
8 Infusion of Brazil Wood
9 Paper stained with Brazil wood
10 Muriate of magnesia -
+11 Structure of potash
13 Nitrate of Do Do Do
16 Nitrate of Do Do Do
19 Acetate of Do Do Do
+22 Do of Lead see 8
23 Nitrate of Lead
+24 Muriatic Acid