Franklin wuxuu bilaabay inuu baaro ifafaalaha korontada 1746 markii uu arkay qaar ka mid ah muxaadarooyinka Archibald Spencer oo adeegsanaya koronto taagan oo loogu talagalay sawirada. Franklin wuxuu soo jeediyay in korontada "galaas" iyo "resinous" aysan ahayn noocyo kala duwan oo ah "caag koronto" (sida korontada loo yaqaanay markaa), laakiin "caag" isku mid ah oo cadaadisyo kala duwan leh. (Sidaas oo kale ayaa la soo jeediyay si madaxbannaan isla sanadkaas William Watson.) Franklin wuxuu ahaa kii ugu horreeyay ee u calaamadiyey iyaga oo ah mid togan iyo mid diid ah, waana kii ugu horreeyay ee ogaada mabda'a ilaalinta lacag.
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