Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-11-18

business 5 and can only say in our last
moments, that we like pretty nearly every
body in this county, anyhow. and those
we don't like will be attended to in the
same old style by Charley Parker, who
will be the successor OF
The OH LOCAL.
GRIM's SuLPHuREr AND QUICKSILVER
CoScBNrRAroK.-For some time past we
have heard vague limitations that Mr.. A.
X. Grim, of Virginia, had been engaging
his inventive genius upon the construction
of a concentration that would save not only
the large amount of quicksilver that
ally passes with the tailings of our mills
into the canons. but to concentrate the
sulphurets of silver, gold and baser metals.
Yesterday. through the invitation Of the
inventor, Mr.. Grim. we visited the Ogden
Mill, IN Cedar Canon, where Il miniature
concentration is now running, experiment
ing as to the p~racticability Of the inven-
ton. \ concise description thereof may
be interesting to those engaged in the re-
duction Of ores in Nevada: \ barrel
about four feet in length, and divided in
halves-the top fitting with quick-adjust-
ing appara,us-is placed horizontally in
position, with an iron shaft running its
entire length through the direct center.
This shaft is connected with the force
gearing by two iron arms, set transversely.
which at each revolution Of the main shaft
mus, of a necessity produce a centrifugal
motion-in other words, the motion IS
that OF an old-fashioned cradle. The in
terror Of the barrel is lined (the lower
half with common sheet copper, and at
tached to the center shaft by adjustable
screws, are two leather bound washers,
which at every eighth motion throw the
pulp a fourth distance upon the copper
shea,hing, which metal, through its affinity
for quicksilver, gathers the minute parti-
Giles on its surface until it meets the re-
treating leather washers, which washes
the same in a groove at the bottom of the
barrel. 1t was supposed that the wear Of
these washers might prove an insurmount-
able objection to the practical value Of the
invention, but the experimental proof is
conclusive that the copper sheathing will
wear n less time than will the leather.
The barrel in the first place is charged
with quicksilver. and then with a quantity
of t~ailings, after which water is introduced
and the agitation Of the slum kept up for
half an hour. At the end adverse from
the connection gearings are four discharge
pipes-one to allow the top slum to pass
ali the time, the next below to pass of the
sand which raises above the %sulphurets,
the next TO wash the cleaned sulphurets
in a reception tank beneath, and the last
TO take the quicksilver. This experiment
tai c]oncentrator is not intended for actual
service, but those about to be built will
be Of cast iron, eight feet in length and
five feet in diameter, with grooves in the
lower portion whereby the leather washers
can be readily put in place. Each con-
cen,rator will work a ton Of tailings
an hour, and be cleaned at each
charge, and to run ten would require but
ten-horse power machinery, a small power
compared with the results evidently at,
tainable. Being somewhat credulous as
to the p~rac,icabihty of the invention, we
passed several hours in close inspection of
the machine, and saw its work. We made
also the following test: From a mass Of
tailings we selec,eda common painful, and
carefully washed the same, and found
at the bottom, with coarse %sulphurets and
sand, several globules of quicksilver. We
then went to the tank beneath the con-
contractor and took q pan of the sulphurets
that bad been run therein half an hour
and washed them, but could find no trace
of quicksilver. This experiment "a con-
elusive test) we tried repeatedly, with the
same results, and we were unwillingly
convinced that the barrel concentration Of
Mr.. GRIM has all the properties Of econ
omy claimed by the inventor, for not only
does it gather on its copper sides every
particle Of the quicksilver contained in the
;ailings, but collects and cleans for saving
and further reduction all the s%ulphurets
that have at this date in the progression of
the science Of mining become so valuable.
The quicksilver saved, being impregnated
with silver, is Of course more valuable,
being worth from three to five dollars per
pound. In gold matchmaking the sui
phure,s saved and quicksilver will Of
course be much more valuable, and con-
se~ouentlv the invention affects the mining
interests of California, Idaho and Mon
tAna equally with those Of Nevada. We
went TO examine Mr.. Grim's invention
with much Of incredulity, and we came
away satisfied that it is destined to work
u radical improvement in the economy of
reducing ore, through its saving qualities.
Some slight notifications will be made by
the inventor. who, at an early day, will
have several machines built that will at
once commence working tailingS. and
doubtless with great profits. The inven-
tor has obtained u caveat for the Concen-
traitor. and will at an early day apply for
letters patent thereon.
MAGuIRE's OPERA HousE.-The sem
sation play Of "Arrah-na-Pogue" was
presented last night to a crowded house.
We have no time to make a criticism Of
some very bad and SOM very excellent
acting. but will ouly say that the piece Is
very Interesting in plot, touching in senti-
ment, excellently we'll "put on by
Bray with the conveniences at hand, and
that Walter Bray, Miss Flora, and p. NJ.
Westwood were especially happy in their
assumed characters last night. 1t is to
repeated. and will doubtless be a winning
card a, the Opera House for some days.
Music HALL.-Another of those $50
horse power walk-arounds pleased every
body las, night-that is, nearly everybody,
for all couldn't get into the house; but
Cramer, the interchangeable, energetic, good
looking Cramer, is bound that all shall
have a fair chance, and late last night,
upon receiving a petition from three thou
sand ,ax-owers for a repetition Of the play,
he consented to allow the huge old show
TO 20 on. Heaps of fun at Music Hall to-
night.
MUSTERED Our.-Tom Finch has dis
continued his White House Saloon, at
the White House, opposite the Sapphire
mill. He has mustered out at that place.
Tom desires US 10 thank his patrons and
friends at that place for their past favors.
He didn't desert them /; he never would
be guilty of doing that. The reason OF his
L-..L:~- - oau,D ,,oo that rho war ia over