Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-12-20
Tho Fryer prsc,s..

SAA~t& ~ 80
together with other members Of the
press. visited Frysr's reduction vorks
last Thursday. aud had the whole pro-
cess explained and illustrated TO them
by Mr.. Fryer himself. From the Iran-
script Of Saturday, We extract the follow
ing editorial description. yT
AL tho machinery used In the pro-
cess IL new and entirely unique. xhs.s
Arc Ave different apparatuses through
which ore passes during its rsduction'
each of which 10 an improvement on
ANYTHING of the kind now In use. The
battery used for tho pulverizing Of the
quartz after the metals In II have been
oxydized by roasting. Is perfectly novel.
and any one who sees 1t will admit IT'S
far ahead OF the stamps and battery In
common use. The matchmaking ma.
chine is new, the contractor Is new; and
in short, everything IL new and par
fectly novel. We were astonished when
the proprietor informed u OF the chemi-
Gals used by him, o. wo supposed thai
was a secret he would always keep to
himself. Scientific men have known OF
them for centuries. aud have used them
in the same name a thousand times,
and they will be surprised when they
find q little machinery only was nsces.
ssry to allow them to reduce ores and
extract thoreirom all the precious met
ala. The first and principal ingredient
used Ia carbon. which Is manufactured
at tho works a. fast % needed. In COM
binstiou with this, q fluid which 10
odorous, invisible, oolofless, elastic,
the specific gravity OF which. to that OF
water, is nearly rs l to 1913, aud which
ia composed by weight Of 8 parts OF
oxygen to % parts Of nitrogen 10 used.
and that Is about all. The success OF
tho process Is dependent upon the novel
process the rock is subjected TO after
roasting il accomplished. W. have
no further hesitation In assuring every
one that the now process beyond pos
sibility Of doubt IL Q success, that II
must in n short time supsrsede the pres
emit style Of reducing gold and silver
ores. It IL simple and easily under
stood, and the cost OF erecting works,
capable Of reducing twenty tons per
day, will not exceed that Of q hrst-olass
quartz mill. Rock can be worked by II
for about - per ton. Mr.. Fryer does
not propose to make test assays with
any one. but cordially invites any one
to assay the tailings OF the rock he has
worked. and see II any mineral can DO
found. The machinery and the dif-
fersnt apparatus around the works arc
o,s n aI mi tbs nronri.,or i. %oontinuailS
making slight changes In the length.
weight, volume or capacity OF the dif.
leronI paris, 70 ai.oose. 'mptote'
o.sassS nans,;,~ Whsr /, I, r.msn,.
bered that every part Of the machinery
Is entirely new, II will not DO Q matter
Of surprise that minor alterations are
frequently necessary. II IL thought best
to make them now. instead Of doing so
after expensive works have been erected
on q mine where everything will have 10
stop while u 10 being done. We are a..
sured. however. that complete works
will DO put up on the Providsnos mine,
inside Of three months, and probably In
ak weeks. aud another on q mine about
Grass Vailsy.
This much vo can say. but n full de-
~scription of the process Ia not at pres.
emf desired by the Inventor. Wa can
nssure our readers. however. that In A
,hort Tina thoy can Wow everything
-, -,
disEsront minos In ths vicinity.
Tho editor OF the Grass Valley Union.
who was one Of the visiting party on
,h,s ooo..,o, s,,o o;vs. ar .dito,;.I
on the subject 10 MS paper from WHICH
we make the following extract;
Wa will not sYc,ts ths srpectstion, NJ
an, reoders INV ssying INT We will imnart
to ,hs,n tbs iniorm.tion va hays -.
c.;,eJ NJ. va aro mai N liberty A nr.s.
ant N 40 an, Rut vo car sav tbstit /,
n Are nrocess. tbat The working Of The
ore h thorough. aud that n would sscm
impossible Tor any Of the precious met.
nls 10 escape. and that the whole process
IL WONDERFUL In ~ nmpucltys ana W |
marksble in lie n~eatnsss, economy and
dispatch. The entire operation Of the
machinery 10 wholly unlike anything at
present used in the working OF gold
and silver ores. and the apparatus IL no
moro costly than that OF mills In pres.
ent use with equal capacity OF doing
work. and the wear and tear must DO IN
Insignificant item compared with that
experienced with the present mills. We
will here correct q misrepresentation we
may have heretofore given our readers.
that but little quicksilver 10 used In this
process. Quicksiivsr Is Freely used In
am~algsnation' a. In all mills, ou there
IL no loss, or Of least only an innnitesi-
NAL quantity. we Will say further, that
the idea which to some extent has pre-
vailed that superheated steam and chem
icals are used are entirely erroneous; the
process Is simplicity itself, and requires
no skill beyond that possessed BY any
man OF ordinary intelligence IN conduct.
ing The entire operations oil b works.
The present enlarged woks have CO.
pacity for working "a tons Of ore In
twsnty-four hours, and were erected to
demonstrate II equally 40 good results
could be obtained ns IN the ANAL. Dro-