Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-08-08
THE RAYMOND AND ELY HOSTING
WORKS.
lew Buildings and Machinery.

Every body knows that the Raymond
* Ely mine is in Phoebe, and moreover
that the particular part of Phoebe in
which it is situated, is known as Panaca
Flat. A goodly number, moreover, saw
the starting of the works day before yes
terday. But to snch as staid at home,
we propose to give an idea of the i'm
provements lately made by the company.
THE BUILDINGS.
The main building, which runs nearly
north and south, is 30xl07 feet. The
walls of the first "A feet of the northern
end are 81 feet in height, and the apex
of the roof is 80 feet from the ground.
The walls of the remainder of the build
ing are q feet in height. At the southern
end Of this structure is an addition 37x40
feet. which makes, with the main build
ing, an l. turning to the east. This is
the boiler room. At the northern end,
on the western side. is the blacksmith
shop IAN addition) 24x44; and adjoining
1t the coal-house, 24x24. A large ore
house, with capacity for from 1900 to
1000 tons, is so situated, on the
eastern side of the same end, that the
ore falls from the chutes directly into the
cars of the Nevada Central Railroad
There Is also rope-walk, l2x60, for re-
pairing the cables when broken. The
carpenter shop, 44x30, is built on the
eastern side of the main building, and
will soon be furnished with skylights-
the light at present being insufficient on
account of the surrounding buildings.
At the eastern end of the L spoken of
above, are two water tanks, large sup
ply tank, and smaller one for the re.
ception of the water obtained by the con-
densation of steam, the capacity of both
of which together is 10000 gallons. The
amount of lumber required for these
buildings, not including the carpenter
shop and ore house, was $4,000 feet.
These buildings show throughout not
only the superintendent OF good
builder, but the work of skilled me-
chanics.
/ THE MACHINERY.
ue sHoIt uTlil VI tDe IL before men,
toned contains the two boilers which
supply steam for the engines in the main
building. These boilers are 4 feet in di.
ameter and IA feet long, and are heated
by fuel-saving process, not only knew
new to Phoebe, but also to the world
The scientific principle upon which the
process rests is the decomposition d
water when passed through red hot iron
tube in the form of vapor. A certain
amount of steam passes through an inch
pipe into the furnace, where it goes into
a worm of heavy iron pipe heated tc
about 900 degrees Fahrenheit or 500
centigrade. The steam is here decom.
posed into its elements, oxygen and hydro
gen, which pass out through an incl
pipe and then rush with tremendou.
force into the furnace again, where, unit
ing with the carbon, fire is produced
the heat of which will, if required. mel
iron, silver, etc, like wax. We will give
a more full and accurate description OF
this process at some future time, as W,
are very much crowded for room at pres
ent.
From the boilers the steam passes into
the main building through six-lncl
pipe, A small pipe leads off from this
to the old engine, which is placed il
about the middle of the building, aut
the new engine is supplied by the large
pipe. This engine has an 1S-inch cylin
der with 27-inch stroke. 1t is a
balance slide valve - of S0-horse power
The balance wheel weighs four tons, tn,
spur wheel 9,740 pounds; the reel. whicl
Is six feet in diameter, weighs A, l0'
pounds, and the shaft which connect
the two last named, 1000 pounds, an,
the balance shaft and pinion 5000. TIL,
reel of which we spoke has a capact,
sufficient for winding up 1900 feet o.
wire cable. 1t now has upon it |, 100 fee
OF steel wire cable, 81 inches in width
and half an inch thick. The engine anC
cylinder bed, mass of $4,000 pounds o
iron rests upon solid foundation o
stone masonry twelve feet deep anC
weighing 2G0 pounds, 20 which it il
firmly held by3S lll1a-inch bolts, fourteen
feet long.
And now we come to the Galiow
frame, piece of timber work, which i
as substantial as we ever saw. The tim
bers for this (l4xlS inches in size, an,
four of them SO feet in length, as well Il
all the lumber used in the buildings wer
furnished by Sherwood Bros. Tn
shelves which rest upon this structure
30 feet from the ground, are feet in di
ameter with 6-inch face.
The entire cost of the improvement
lately made by the company, will, we ar
informed, amount to $50 900.
For information given and the courtes,
shown us We are obliged to Mr. Thos. J
Andrews, head foreman, Mr.. Geo. Z
Ames, machinist, who superintendent tn
the construction of all the new machin
cry, and Mr.. Geo. Waters, chief carpen
ter.