Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-09-27
RAYMOND d ELY.


rroaeh to the works has been much i'm
rroved. A large open space has been
,oyslled. which answers a most useful
nrrDose in receiving freight teams, piling
iumber, etc. The foreman and time
keepers offices have been removed to an
other point where convenient accommo.
aa,;on has been provided for them and
the Chief Engineer. As We entered the
bindings we found great number of
men at work, mostly carpenters, who
we're busy preparing the massive tim
bers TO be used in setting up the new
machinery and pumping gear. Here we
mat our friends T. j. Andrews. the Fore
man and G. E. Ames, the Chief Engin-
ser of the mine. By these gentlemen
ve were most courteously received, and
every facility Immediately afforded us
for thorough inspection OF the opera
tons which were being so actively pro-
ceeded with. Mr.. Ames, though at the
time quite busy supervising the work,
was good enough to interrupt his bust
mass and personally explain the opera
lions then in progress and also the work.
ing plans. Beginning with the motive
mower. on which, whether it is money.
braips. muscle or steam, everything else
dppends; Mr.. Ames showed and explained
to MS the drawings of the engine which,
Tor size and power, will have only one
enual in the State, and that is at the
Savage. 1t is what is known as Pop
net valve engine with Corliss bed. The
cylenier is 26 inches in diameter, with
a72.inch stroke, with its exhaust port on
tn. lower side, ensuring complete drain
ge The fly wheel is "a feet in diame-
ter, and weighs the trifing amount of 80
tons-if that iron circle is left out doors
of nights, We doubt whether even the ir-
repressible San Francisco hoodlum would
undertake the task of carrying it off to
thu nearest junk store. The steam for
giving this ponderous monster active
power, will be generated in six tubular
boilers l6 feet long by "a inches in diam
eter Four of these are already in place
and use, and the other two arrived Just
at the moment that we were leaving the
bailding. The foundation for them has
already been prepared, so that they can
at once be placed in position and
be bricked in. From the en-
CINE the main driving shaft will proceed
and carry two pinion wheels which work
into two large mortice wheels. These are
IL feet in diameter with IA inch
face. The cogs on these wheels are
formed OF extremely hard, tough wood,
and are deemed preferable to iron, as they
wear better and offer greater resistance
to sudden strain. With these is con-
neCted the huge pump "bob, most
massive piece of work, calculated to bear
almost any strain. The timbers forming
this are 30x26 inches. Both bottom and
upright will be ironed, bolted and
strengthened in every possible manner.
That it needs be Of enormous solidity
may be imagined when it is remembered
that one end will carry the l, 200 feet of
pump rod, with its connections, and on
the other extremity is placed the balance
box, which is to be capable OF holding
80 tons. That together will bring such
strain on the timbers that they must
necessarily be of huge dimensions. Tho
aioundation containing 1 SOB perches Of
massive stone work. For the engine
bed three enormous masses of granite
will be used, These blocks are seven
feet long. 3l9 feet wide and Is inches
thick. Beneath the mortice wheels and
their attendant gearing sole plates will
be placed, three Of them 24y4 inches and
a feet long, and one of them the same
size, but only IA feet in length. These
will be set on timbers 26x24 inches
square, and they will again be bolted
down by vertical and angle irons, three
inches in diameter, and from IL to 16
ieet In length, securely anchored in the
masonry. The machinery will drive a
series of six-plunger pumps and one lift
pump, all of l2-inch bore and seven feet
stroke. The plunger pumps will be
placed 200 feet above each other. Al
intervals of 400 feet in the shaft three
balance hobs will be placed. The pump
rods will be llxll inches each, % feet
long and connected by plates II feet
long, six inches wide and three-quaitert
OF an inch thick, with "a one-inch bolts
In each joint. The pump column will bt
made OF the best quality of iron one
quarter and five.sixteenth Of an incl
thick The main pump rod will b'
straight and continuous, and the lifts fol
the intermediate pumps will be clampet
on to the main rod, SO that the strength
OF the latter will not be in the slightes
degree impaired. For the purpose o
moving the lower or lift pump, which
VIII be necessary as the shaft descends
peculiar and enormously powerful
winch will be used, by which four mel
VIII be able to raise weight of IA tons
MI Ames has, by an ingeniou
c,ontrivance of his own, modifie'
thls machine so that by the means of
very heavy chain it will be more usefr
and easily managed. For the purpos
also of moving the machinery of th
pump shaft, on the surface there wi
De reel containing a sufficient lengt
o. the best steel wire cable, l "a inch j
diameter, which will be used only fe
.he purposes of the pump shaft. Fc
Tue purpose of hosting this machiner,
the huge buildings at the works hav
been enlarged. The excavations for r,
eeiVing the foundations cannot be lie.
man 30 feet in length. and where ii
engine is placed, some 81 feet in widtl
It's Of course much narrower as it Of
proaches the shaft, where room is on
needed for the foundation of the pun
oop' After we were through inspectin
aud making notes OF the plans, NJ
hmes, accompanied by Mr.. Andrew
hlndly plotted the way to another lar
building, where very complete machi,
and boiler-making shop is to be see
mere we found the old Raymond & E
engine, which has hoisted so many thou
ana tons of rich ore to the surface, doll
eooa surface in running the machine
OF the shop. The establishment is ",
stocked with excellent tools, includil
ioliers, shears, punching machir
Plahlng machine, alarge, well appoint
,a,ne, and also lathe for wood woi
mhile we were present, one Of Bement
pougherty's patent 20.inch drilling N
saines was being unpacked. Mr.. An
informed us that it is the finest imp
Ment Of the kind known. He also t.
us that magnificent lathe was now
tue way hither facturad Mt FIT.