[NatureNS] Todays Walk

From: David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com>
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Hi Paul & All,                                Feb 28, 2013
Thanks Paul. That would be Martins River and just about on the county =
line.

    I agree that it does not look like a good location for a lighthouse =
so a lime kiln sounds likely but it is hard to see why it would be so =
far from navigable water. =20

    I don't know the historical details of lime kiln use but logically, =
limestone would be the material of choice for transport from quarry to =
near a point of use; quicklime is very caustic, slaked lime is caustic =
and both will be lessened in effectiveness by exposure to air.

 One would have to heat the limestone rocks red hot for hours and would =
want to avoid ashes in the final product so, again logically, there =
would be an iron grid onto which the stones were piled and fire =
maintained below as necessary. This would account for the 'walk way'; a =
way to maintain the fire. The stones are cooked when the largest stones =
crush readily. This would be a difficult test when the stones were red =
hot so experience would be the guide.

    The initial product, quicklime, was used for preparation of plaster =
(along with hair from short-tailed horses) and other materials such as =
sharp sand and  Plaster of Paris when available. Also for lime mortar I =
think; used not only with rocks & bricks but with wood to build walls.=20

    [I recall, as a preschool kid,. being very impressed that lumps of =
something, carefully added to a barrel containing water, could bring the =
water to a boil !]

    Quicklime lumps, gradually exposed to water but not Carbon Dioxide, =
will form hydrated or slaked lime which is also what you get when =
quicklime is added to water. =20

YT, Dave Webster, Kentville
----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Paul MacDonald=20
  To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
  Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 9:56 AM
  Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Todays Walk


        Hi Dave
        Coordinates are 44 29 228 by 64 20 086 with the elev 21 m.
        I wouldn't rule out a lighthouse as it is at the top of an inlet =
- most things on the
        railway are in this part of the world but it would not have been =
a very useful lighthouse.
        We use to call lighthouses so positioned as range lights and =
were useful for fishing.
        As in go to a line between A and B and open out the range light! =
Make a set there!
        Not as accurate as GPS but a lot of fish were so caught.
        In discussion with a friend he opinioned that it might be a lime =
kilm.
        I'm not sure if they used lime stone or bones for feed or =
perhaps either to produce mortar lime for use in making stone cellars, =
chimneys and so on. They were placed near the water because the feed =
often came by boat. Slacked lime seems to ring a  bell. There is another =
one around on a point in the bay. You might know more about this than I. =
or perhaps someone can fill us in on the process.=20
        An interesting spot nevertheless !
        Paul




        --- On Wed, 2/27/13, David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> =
wrote:


          From: David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com>
          Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Todays Walk
          To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
          Received: Wednesday, February 27, 2013, 4:33 PM


          Hi Paul,                                Feb 27, 2013
              Can you give exact or approximate Google coordinates for =
this rock structure ? Is it close enough to the coast to have been the =
foundation of a lighthouse ?
          Yt, DW
            ----- Original Message -----=20
            From: Paul MacDonald=20
            To: Nature NS=20
            Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 5:56 PM
            Subject: [NatureNS] Todays Walk


                        Hi All=20
                        In the grove was an old stone foundation or well =
casing. It was about
                        2 m in diameter and had a walk way into it. The =
stone rose up about 1 m above the local=20
                        ground, As there was snow on the ground the area =
wasn't visible. The rock work was
                        well done - no mortar - just the stones properly =
placed. Someone knew what they were doing. Not impossible it was =
Acadian.
                        Paul

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<DIV>Thanks Paul. That would be Martins River and just about on the =
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I agree that it does not =
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good&nbsp;location for a lighthouse so a lime kiln sounds likely but it =
is hard=20
to see why it would be so far from navigable water. &nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I don't know the historical =
details of lime=20
kiln use&nbsp;but logically, limestone would be the material of choice =
for=20
transport from quarry to near a point of use; quicklime is very caustic, =
slaked=20
lime is caustic and both will be&nbsp;lessened in effectiveness&nbsp;by =
exposure=20
to air.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>&nbsp;One would have to heat the limestone rocks red =
hot for=20
hours and would want to avoid ashes in the final product so, again =
logically,=20
there would be an iron grid onto which the stones were piled and fire =
maintained=20
below as necessary. This would account for the 'walk way'; a way