Note 59 — Chapter VIII · CARBON AND THE HYDROCARBONS
George Kamensky translation
Cloez investigated the hydrocarbons formed when cast-iron is dissolved in hydrochloric acid, and found CnH2n and others. I treated crystalline manganiferous cast-iron with the same acid, and obtained a liquid mixture of hydrocarbons exactly similar to natural naphtha in taste, smell, and reaction.