The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1870-08-28
oY1R NrNrwa REVIEW
For the Week ending August "a

developed the mining operations oil our
section are fast aeeting by, and we this
week are most happy to announce great
changes for the better. New ore depos-
TIA have been reached in some OF the
loading mines of Treasure Hill, and
mon the first of the coming month at
least one hundred more miners will be
sat nj work. Most of the mills of the
District are in motion and the bullion
Weld continually increases.
In the Base Metal section great aetiyi-
~ is manifested just now, IN antieipa-
tion of the speedy completion OF ex-
aovernor J. A. Matteson's monster re-
1nc,ion works now in course of erection
in this city, which insures to the miner
.ertain market for his ores at emuner
,iye prices. In order to give our mining
readers who have no, seen these i'm
mense smelling, refining and separating
works an idea of their magnitude, We
here append an imperfect description,
mon which we will elaborate at some
future time:
They are located upon the southern
slope of Momomoke mountain. on a por-
,ion of the Walton Tract, a pleasant site
and of sufficient elevation to overlook
the city and at the same time include in
the glance a pleasing view of the grand
old mountains whose ores are to be con-
yerted by the works into bright, shining
metal. The ground occupied by the
works proper will be 4 blocks. The
main building Is of stone, $50 feet long,
and 80 in width-the walls being 2 feet
thick in places and IL in Others. In
this main building. at n extremity, is
in place the boiler and engine and shaft
ing which are to drive the blower Roots
Notwithstanding the blast. Immedi-
ntely adjoining these come the smelling
furnaces-three in number. and known
as the Spanish furnaces. They are
models of durability as well as credita-
BILE specimens of masonry-built of
brick and edged with wrought iron straps
through which strong iron bolts are
passed at the interval Of one foot from
top to bottom thus encireling the stack
with iron bands so e~ffetually as will pro-
vent any cracking of the structure. The
the size of each one is 8 feet 4 inches
outside, and 4 feet square inside when
completed. Hight to feed hole II feet,
which is the heating capacity, though
the stacks, partially brick and partially
iron, reach a further hight of % to 30
feet. The separating and refining works,
consisting of n number Of smaller
furnaces, occupy the reminder of the
main building adjoining the smelters-a
space of 20 feet in length. The refining
and separating department will be placed
under direction Of Prof. Eaton, of New
York, a chemist Of renown, who will be
here in a few days TO assume charge.
MP the hill is the oapa-
ore dump. Upon n level with
platform which first receives the
IRE, are the tops of five roasting fur
naces, the discharging doors to which
are in close proximity to the feed holes
If the smelters. These roasting fur
.aces nre for the purpose of d%esulphur-
ling the harder ores and destroying the
antimony and other substances dele
to the lining Of the smelters, as
well as rendering them friable, and more
easily susceptible Of Rdmixture with
other classes of ores which a~nalyzatlon
shall determine necessary to induce COM
plete and rapid melting. Thus the APP
nointments are so perfect that there Will
no retrogTessive work-the crude ma
terial being all conveyed at first to an
ascendant point, and in its transmuta-
tons is continually passing downward
until il becomes bars of cleaning metal.
The consumption of charcoal will be.
when these extensive works are in full
blast, probably not less than 1000
bushels per day-costing from II to %
cents per bushel, according TO quality.
The amount of ore consumed will most
likely be neal 100 iuns; n the esti-
mated product of bullion 30 tuns daily.
During the coming week one smelling
furnace will be set going; and the week
following, another. Over 800 tuns of
ore have been contracted for. and coin is
invariably paid for il on delivery. And
this ia the course Governor Matteson
will continue TO pursue-buying all
grades Of ores, in quantities large and
small. from any one bringing it to his
works. paying the cash therefor. Then,
why need our miners despond, and bust
ness men look gloomy? These works
alone are sufficient Of themselves to sus-
tain a working population greater than
we now have were all employed, and a
corresponding number Of traders. The
Inauguration Of this majestic enterprise
IN our midst places each individual mine
owner having good ore in an independent
position. He has only to extract the
mineral to find a never-failing market
and ready pay. There can be no such
thought entertained as a failure of Gov
ernor Matteson's reduction and refining
works; Of which fact any discriminating
person visiting the grounds Dol be-
m convinced. ms he views the perfec-
hon OF movement in every department,
and the shaping of crude and primitive
wastes into things of utility and beauty
under the mastery direction Of the pro-
jeetor.
Aurora Sonih.-Still working with the
usual excellent results.
Aurora Consolidated Working por-
non Of the mines, and sending to mill
exceedingly rich ore.
original Hidden Treasure. - Struck a
rlch body of ore in a shaft near the large
cut upon the brow of the hill at the east;
and we understand, will soon augment
their laboring force.
pennsylvania. South of the Hidden
Treasure, on same vein, has good ore.
capt. Boyle, the owner, is about to lease
u 10 parties for n term Of six months.
oliver Treasure.-Nearly adjoining, is
heing prospeetcd.
hemlock and Wabash But little work