I have been trying to decipher a diary entry of a visit to a lead smelter in
the early 1830s. I addition to a slag hearth the works has 3 drass (I think)
furnaces. I do not have access to a mining dictionary and the OED does not
help. Is drass a term other are familiar with? There is a Drass in Kashmir
which is claimed to be the second coldest inhabited place on earth.
Any comments would be welcome.
Mike Shaw
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