Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-04-05
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Towering above al other intsrssts In
mi. ~..ction NJ IN. eountrx .t.na ,ho..
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precious metais vnicn inc eapsrisnee OF
the past few ytars has proven TO exist in
this State in almost fabulous quantities.
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AUG Pfssen' sysssm " oe's'oPnsn "
q silver mines Il Q pride 70 the Slate
and q surprise 10 the world. But not
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are very taf anesd OF mess otnet .u,'
mining countries In tns manner " %
vsloping the mines and bringing tneir
products With almost q magical CELEBRITY!
10 the surface. We are far behind some OF
them In the process OF reducing ores.
and consequently behind the age. !
am aware that this statement may meet
with . decided contradiction from many
an experienced miner and mill man. IL
may be ~ridiculsd. probably snesred at,
and possibly. treated with indifference;
but I make Il. nevertheless, and boldly.
too. being assured that l know and can
prove what I assert.
think all reasonable persons will
agree with me on two points, viz: That
our present and future prosperity de-
ponds on mining almost exclusively;
and. that u present system OF reducing
silver orss 10 yet very imperfect. II the
latter assumption needs c~onclusivs
proof. let any u take the average as
says Of our ores and compare them With
tho setual workings OF the sams. Fur
Their than this. let him 20 into the IA
vines and gulchss bslov our mills and
see how many are rsaping hAryests by
cleaning silver. gold and quieksilvsr
from the streams OF waste continually
lowing along. and Jet fully nffy per
cant Of that escapes the most expert
snced cleaners. Nov l have not the
presumption 10 claim that 1 can July
remedy this evil; but 1 am thoroughly
convinced that there Is a Tar more simple
and perfect process OF working silver
bearing rock than that generally prac-
ticed In Nevada. and my convictions are
based on an established TACT. moi q
theory.
The foiiovins ptoeess OF soI.ing W,
yer ores " known 10 % 70 ense.ua, sno
vaiuaoie mat esrtaan psIuss lianhees,
perhaps.l nave encsasofsa P.o1u,s
United States patents Tor ", out iaiisa,
from the iact tnas u nsd oeen alrsady
TOO iong 70 Puuno use. IN
some three or four OF the northern
States VI MEXICO this process - nov ex-
clusivsly used ~ me frenen q En-
glish capitalists. AT int. any m Ia
miliar with silver mining. on landing In
that section Of rich mines, Will Be great
iy surprised that such large Quantities
Of rich ores are successfully worked In
80 simple . manner; and still greater Is
their surprise when they hnd that these
ores, WHISTLER assaying from S5o . $ao
or from $1,000 to $d.0o0 per ton. ara
worked up to ninety per CENT and even
ninsty.hvs Per cent. OF their actual ~,
say. The former nsurs In considered
. poor and the latter . good 70
suit. Nor are the Lodges carry
ing base metals exceptions 70 this
rule. The only difference In the work
ing 10 that the base metal ores are sub
jectsd 10 . roasting process and then
thoroughly drsnehed with pure cold
water. Not q single iron-pan. with their
complicated mechanical accompaniment
Of gearing. arms. shoes. ETC.. 10 to b
found about any Of their mills. All the
old pans. and even the new onss-thai
some ancient mining advsnturer may
have shippsd 10 the country with othel
mill machinery at some previous time :
have long since besn melted up and casl
into shoes and dies for battery stamps
anothes feature OF his new and i'm
proved process OF ors-working 70 the
fact that not an ounce OF quicksilver ID
ever used In any stage OF the process.
Any one q readily see What q n I'M
msnps saving must accrue from the dis
use Of that expensive article alone.
Then the saving Of the motive power
required In propslling the machinery Of
q vast array Of amalgamaing pans and
applying the same in the driving Of i'd
ditional battery stamps 10 OF itself no
small item. Yet another advantage in
this process, which l think will DO ap-
parent to all: II has been found I'M
necessary 70 crush ores a. finely - 10
the practice with m. The process oil
treating them BY this nsv method !.
greatly enhanced BY having the pulp oil
q coarssr grade; consequently. al their
battery screens are made p~roporttonatsly
coarssr. thereby very materially inersas'
ing the amount OF orss reduced.
Nov Tor the nna treatment: Aitsz
the ores that contain base metals inc
other require this) nave oesn roasted,
washed With cold va,sr ana pus through
the oaitsisrs' me cry paiP- away
dry rusned-ia INC lsfss
iouno .uos y. WI VIZ a;P's ',
holoving oouons' v.,yIng IN siIe ana
Jumper soeo,uinE y o.y eapAo
ny OF me MIL. Inc 9uAnu'J put ,h'o
escn tuo ssI'es sccoIu'ng 70 2 : 'oea.
and Appearances o. me msn'Palstot:
certain quanu!y : coio sa'er 10 .nen
added. NO aIuneih es' 10 required;
me latent ne, gsnsIa'ee y tos sssion
o. me onemcL. os.ns sunn oon
ampie apperA.us 70 oeoes,onaiy g,'s
the pulp eSnue ss'.Aiion - neesssary.
D enemica.s usea IN .nis mn. procsss
u am NOS o. hosfsy ~ Pressnt 70 g',s
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