New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-17
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To d. Edits, Of The n T. Trosae
SIR: Some of the public journals Of thi, city were
led into q most gorgeous eror with regard to my
proce..ss for oissoyipg tt,en tons Of quartz rock
in water Der day, then prsciptating al the gold,
ard sfterwsrd applying the hiuid stone liquor 'er
in great variety Of ways, useful and ornamental
True Sir not only dissolve and apply as aforesaid,
but with an engine Of fifteen horsepower use fee
dge.ter. Tor boilers) and dissolve IS tuns per day
The ,,mple.s apparatus (0nd appendago) that use
sil not only dissolve fifteen tuns per day, but also
,po,e abundant power from my engine to carry my
newly invented pestle mill to supply that quantity pre-
pared daily for solution; from which is run of and
phoned into my great reservoir four thousand gallons
OF the liquid rock liquor siciuns) dsiy-not Of the
article We read about, nor by sny such processes or
ways and means spoken Of in come papers, by their
mi,informed editors. Sir shall prove to you, and
through your columns prove also to to the nqurlng
world that my "liquor sIict liquid stOne) contains
the elk. in great excess and in far greater proportion
than has ever been made before in Europe or Amerca
that it the long sought desideratun for the purposes
ard use. hereinafter described and vouched for by
those chemical gentlemen who have been prompted TO
accompany with their certificates this communca alton,
which you will please append, provided it meets
your appreciation; to give your readers the graft
fcation of knowing from my owp pen, facts which,
though astounding are fully vouched by gentle
men who have been prompted by that spontaneous
and enthu,iastic admiration f.: any vsluabe step,
achievement, or discovery which promises 30 great
and valuable change as the present-no matter By
whom achieved.
These gentlemen will satisfy you, Sir, that can dss
solve fifteen tuns Of quartz rock in water per day, with
but one set of apparatus and sppendsges. They
will satisfy you, Sir that the four th0usand gal
Ions of Liquor Silicn' liquid stone), made in
twelve hours, is "a clear as spring water, and that
the Quartz, Silica ia largely in excess; and Is dif-
ferent article from any ever made before and the
only euccessfu achievement Of the kind ever before
known; and that the article make 80 cheaply, and IN
such immense quantities they have all analysed land
have ,smples off, and that it is the long desired ba"
to make nodded ornamental stone upon large scale,
after having precipated every particle of gold from
gold bearing quartz. They know also, tee apprecia-
ton of the principles which have patented and they
know also, that it s by the application of these only
that any one else can ever succeed.
The European Professors Of chemistry who have
addressed you, Sir, upon this subject, al fill response
bic positions in this country as well as having received
tokens of distinction in Europe, and their scientific
tki and ability TO judge of the importance, as well as
the trutbs about to be embodied in this conmunica
ton, none who know them, will question. Should
YOU Sir consider the announcement as of Importance,
as well as facts OF extraordinary character to your
resderr, please introduce the proof, viz: The ad-
dresses of many before this goes to press shall
have handed in their names.
Thousands Of your intelligent readers, Sir, would
doubtless ike to know from myself in as brief man
possible, how operate upon the quartz to obtain
90 valuable base and how | sfterward apply it in
variety Of ways and to such valuable purposes. am
receiving letters Of inquiry upon this from
every section of the country than can answer. Most
Of these evidently from intelligent and scientific
men, whose laudabe curiosity has been aroosed to as
certain the facts from my own pen, as they were con-
fused by different descriptions Of my processes, written
without my knowledge or consent.
not seeking notoriety, Sir, but it is truly morti-
Tying to be 90 misrepresented This explanation is
therefore forced from me- and is lat your option TO
prefept TO your numerous readers, not only as
correction of the mistakes above alluded
to- but in order that they may know the ways
ana means, the how, why, wherefore; the time,
the cost, &C., not only of dissolving fifteen tuns
of quartz per day, in water, but how every parti'
Gle of gold is precipitsed when goldbearng quartz is
operated upon. The following description embraces
paragraphs from my specifications in patent offices 10
Europe, Central America and the United States, and
will together with my plain manner OF exPlainlng)
sufficiently elucidate most Of my operations-opera-
tons which hereby contend are 10 produce an entire
revolution in building materials throughout the civil
lied world viz, the interior as well as exterior, the
ornamental as well as useful, the durable as well as
beautiful beyond description, and cheaper than COM
mon brick.
1t will be observed las the following facts will
demonstrate) that my whole Inventions, eonHee-
tirty a. well as separately, are arranged with an eye
to economy in outlay the saving Of manual labor and
every other possible expense. ! have accomplished
this object by happy combination Of the laws: ist.
of GracaasiOn, by arranging the processes upon steps
or decivities; I'd. OF Mechanics, in the simplihed
construction Of the whole, including my Peste NIL;
Sd. In the compound CHEMICAL acton upon
the quartz, by which the solution in water Il
perfected, and all the gold saved and precpitated.
Fifteen TINS of quartz per day is thus acted upon by
one set Of apparatus with three digesters
Quartz rock Is the native mstriI Of gold; 1t there
sdheres c gng to its refractory protector, concealed
in ovoid scales 90 fine scarcely TO be seen with the
naked eye and often plentifuly disseminated a. TO
yield rsm $50 to IS 900 per tun in California, Central
and South America and Australia and in some strata
of goldbearing quartz in Virginia, North and South
Carolina, and Georgia. Veins incredibly nch are be-
ing discovered every day in those regions and VIII
continue to be Uncovered from the fact of the vast
of the extent of the leads running perhaps the
entire length of the Co,dieras and other ranges not
only in Central America but in South America, leading
into the Andes. But the discoveries are and must be
numerous, from the fact aio of the DIP and rislsg
a,.;, in. ton sew mr. q mile. oS Nv Sre him.