The daily gazette., 1880-02-13
The Grant Saelter of Lead
rifle.

coLoRADos 5 LAR6 EST sMELrIN6 WORKS
THEIR PRESENT CAPACITY AMI
PRoDUrIoN-THK FRoDCc FOR JAN.
CARY.
The LeAdville Herald. Of January s
paollshes the following account Of the
Grant smelling works, showing thei,
capacity and production:
The smelling works were first started
in september, lSTS> but one ia nAce be
ing put in opsr Alton ~ first On De
csmosr - b the s<oo0d furnace Vas start
ed up The production from the works
IN 1878 amounted 10 $lSn0 QUO. the num-
Der Of tons treated being 1850. prodQc
ing 500, lSS pounds OF bullion, The ay.
er2se assay Of which Was SaSi ounces
The third furnace was started in April
and fourth in May, 1S7p. These four
furnaces were kep< steadily running all
the summer. In the latter part Of the
season . eonirAc vas made 20 treat ali
the ores from the Little P.t,sburg Mn
ing Company, and 10 do this the works
were asain enlarged. On September %
tie Eth and sixth furnaces were started
up, and the seventh on November 7th
Ihe eighth furnace vas also started m
Al the same time, but did nos SEEM 70
work vel, and, Afte- q numb-r Of yexa-
tto0s dslAyS> Il Vas taken down and en-
tirely rebuilt All the eight furnaces
have oeeu keps running mos, Of January
lS>o During the year lS79 over 5000
toes q ore we're ne ucei a. the works
producing s,oJS,0l0 pounds Of bullion.
the value of which amounted TO s. ar. :
Af1 Iht-a r,rs1l4fs sszr. -
Oec-mher Was valued =, <saS. POO,
Notwithstanding the vast extent
and capacity Of the works at present.
another furnace IS now being added.
and still another will be added in the
spring. The present purchases Of ore
are exceeding the amount OF ore put
through the furnace by about 50 tons
daily, 50 that larger capacity is r.
qulred. This surplus of ore is piled
outside the main building on the west
side IN a pile called the dump.
The lower grade ores are mostly kept
stored there. An exact account Of
these lots Of ore is kept. and AZ pres
ent in this suplus supply are i. 723
tons. for which has been paid the
sum Of slS1, ,l04. The value of the
bullion contained therein much ex-
oeeds that amount, as the cost Of
smelling has also 20 come from il. In
addition TO this vast supply on hand
As surplus An average Of about $50. =
Vp worth Of ore IS constantly carried
IN the ore bins of the smelling works.
from which the furnaces are kept con-
stantly supplied
FoE the month Of January. 1881. the
groSs weight Of the ore treated by the
Grant smelling Company amounted
10 10. Soi.s 90 pounds the net or dry
weight being s,ocss, 64s pounds. The
amount CT money paid out 10 the
mine owners for this ore amounted 10
80, sol. The amount Of bullion pro
d1eVd Was '5S tons, the average Asssv
Of which WAS so ounces Of silver l.
the ton, Q. total Of 297. rs ounces OF
silver. The value Of the silver. CON-
Pc.ed AZ sl.iSi K. ounce, amounts
10 SS.S., 46e
ne lead product weighed |. -. 81
pounds. valued AZ $9.z43 The to,aI
of silver a-d lead amounted 70 k4i4
IL This Prod1cslon wAs entirely by
Tie Grant smelling company. DarinE
the month The works were run rve
days BY the former arm Of J. & E.
Gr7al. before the new rrm WAS form
e'c- AID d0rins Ills tlI-e $50 tons q.
ore we're sneliet- producing 6 tons u
oa-1oa, tie average ASSAY of ~hicE
vAs iso-o oGnc~s 70 the ton OF = to.Al
u 81 90 oa1ces of sslVer. The yalse
u tins bullion amounts 70 Ras 0.sa
The total proiactloa from the uorks
for the monlh Of JAnzA-y. then
A1-ountS - $+57.-ls.