Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-08-01

when Mr.. Edison fnst announced that
- desired - parchsss platinum In large
qusnfisies. \ wss Thought that . formids-
bic obstacle bad been thrown in the ~sy
Of The realization cf his high expectations
IN regard - TIE electric light. owing 10 III
sesrefsyesd high psies. bot tie inquiries
nsds hsss already developed the fsss that
The esusfry contains platinum In graf
abundasee. - thss be 10 Likely 70 ges al
that h pseds. One miner writes. fsrvsrd-
ing . Viendid specinsn. that the uashins'
from his gold mine abound in it, but gold
being 90 much more desirable the PA
tinun has hitherto been negieetd- Al
other tIEs II . vein containing tie metal IN
larger qransities than gold and . United
ssates military o<6cer writes tss' he knows
. placer that can be made 70 yssid 81 an
incDnsiierzble cost ffty 70 SF-niy-nse
uncAs PR day. Another eo-rrssPcnatns
states that she metal can Be furnished from
his mine In any quantity At . hsfle ever
one dollar per ounce- and % on In re-
Spouse 10 many Of these. M Edison At
once began n~gofiations. AID also SEAT cut
agenss to prospect and make fnal orange
meufs for working and procuring the ore
Captain Foiey. Of Eureka. .ho ENJOYS .
high reputation - > mining expert AID
scientist says that this metal exists IN
lsrgs quaaufies In Orsgon- and &c blsEs-
has made . proposition ~ Professor Edisgn
locking 70 the development Of : EiEs-
To fsd p,stiaam in large deposits
u inss What the world has thus
far failed 70 DO, bat ~ Edison has .
hundrsd mines at work it 10 not inPossibse
chat be mar srensaAlIy redaoe its eoss
from the prses 81 geld 10 that Of cast ircn-
To turn his vss5ssfsl discovery to prse-
teal uss il il seoessary that the metal he
found IN large bodies, n the part Of tbs
electric lamp which 10 reodesed iDes,-
descsnt By resistance 10 the ~siscsric enrrect
i made Of : spiral ribboa Of r;A:insn.
md no ofhez metal has beea found which
N be substituted for it. Ii has been
Ioand possible 70 allgy the plzssau7 with
which Is also hard and infnsial=
i : hixh knpsrs.zre. hut the cost : s;il
% great gsoras $40 or 81 for each barnsr3
. to pssee it far ab0Ee common use
,sarinzn i the h~ezvisss and mess nearly
rs1sibse os metals Cast iroa rslfs At ,
80 deg gSsd nslts Al z22s deg and :
be best wrought ir0n passes into a lsquid ]
sase as sozssshing hxe ARD deg; bat /.
slssinsn. viii is szpcnsiss Alloys, i the
air metal pet discovered capable q en-
tie ferrsns incandescenee Of tie
5ecxic rarrsnt Ii seems obri0as that
lsviDg ali other difk-alsies oas q the :
.sesssos-fhs electric light cannot Be gen. !
rally i~ntrodursd ser domestic use tsIl the I,
adiridzai lamps era be SCI mp for . frar- 1
ion 81 . dollar aFlees. instead Of ccsting I
10 II the standard furnishing every /,
'scsrse jes ve-e rsrta SIG, bsrgikrs would
thrive for . time. ard the NUM-
81 practicable lights would diminish J
18th great rzpadity- Il rould be about as /,
ttrs<fiFs 70 psltkrsrs - > gold eagle tied ]
every ~ 5s vita . string Mr. Eli !
as new prsbsezn, thea. IL 10 make psati- !
an caeap- - IN viii scarcely grsr cheaper
7 he czeaioa Of c and almost inex- !
szstibss dknznd for il. tie only hope q !
y inrsnsor il 10 discover sone gres: bed :
: mine Of il in placer Or n~40antaia- This
HE, p~reriozs metal has nsrer been
'und in large veins. and when Azzssiz
'eked mp . iunp ~ large n . pigeons |
= in the Andes. is Was thoaght suf- ,
remarkable 70 be placed On exhibs- /,