The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-06-21
WORKING UP TAILINGs.
A Ne " rrscess.

WAS stated that machine for The cJiicen-
traiiun of tailinys by new method was
being constructed and placed in position
at the large reservoir near the foot of
Sugar-loaf Mountain, in Six.mile Canyon.
At the request of +. w. O'Neale, the pro-
jector of the enterprise, a Chronicle re-
porter went down this morning to see the
apparatus in motion.
There are three separate inventions.
The first i, a spiral cone or cylinder 10
feet long, containing double graduated
worm or screw; the diameter at the
larger end being feet, and the smaller
end feet. The thread Of the screw is
of wood, about six inches in depth; the
ianges-4a inches apart-are held in
position hy iron rods or braces, running
from the shaft to the inside of the
thread.
The cylinder has an inclination Of sew
-neghths of an inch to the foot, with a
l0-inch pitch, the shaft supporting the
cone being on level line. The outside
of the worm or spiral is covered with
No. 30 screen; the fiat surface of the
threads are covered with metallic points.
about ] ! inches long.
THE TAILlNGs
Are run into sluice by hydraulic power,
which delivers them into the large end Of
the drum. The sulphurets and shines
| are forced by the rotary motion Of the
cylinder through the screen, after travel.
in5 the whole length Of the double screw
| about 700 feet--into tank, in which
the large end of the cylinder in submerg' d
| to depth of twelve inches. the small end
blrely touching the water. All the
coarse foreign matter is carried through
the hole length Of the spiral and dis.
charged from the small end beyond the
| tank
The sand and shines, after leaving the
tank, are run over patent metallic rifles
or sluices, two feet wide and fifteen feet
long, with drop at the end of each
length. The bottom of these sluices are
arched, and the water flowing over them
has an undulating or wave motion, the
idea being taken from the water flowing
over the bed of a stream. These rifles
are covered with galvanized iron, coat, d
with metallic compound, invented by
Mr.. O'Neale, which catches the Toured
quicksilver and holds it in the depressed
portion of the rifles. From the rifles
the sulphurets are carried into blanket
sluices, working swivel. These sluice'
have the same wave.like motion as thu
others. A perforated galvanized iros
pipe runs the whole length Of the uppe
side Of the sluice, and every hour thu
blanket sluices are tipped to one side
forming V trough; the perforated phi
discharges clear water along the who'll
length of the sluice, washing the sui
phurets from the blankets into a larg
tank at the end.
Mr.. O'Neal says the tailings he is nov
working assay s.. SO per ton, and claim
that by the above process he can save Z
per cent. and can manipulate 200 ton
per day with the labor of four men. TIL
motive power for driving the cylinder
an eight.foot water wheel.
| ->s
| Virginia Enterprise: Capt. Palmer Q
Carlin might have been expected to max
himself heard before he ended his caree
IS delegate to the National RepubIica
Convention. At the Blaine reunion i
Portland, Maine, he declared himself
be ''the wboy of Nevada" No don
oar garrulous delegate imagined that h
sas raralyzing the unsophistocate
Down. Casters when he de cribed himsel
rs Nevada cowboy and invited them t
gaze upon specimen Of the tibe in hi
avn person. If there are any cowboy
in Nevada, We advise Palmer to keep GU
of their way on his return home. The
have had some tough things said abou
them, but certainly nothing that coul
wound their sensibiIties 80 much as tn
Carlin alternate claiming to be one {
their number. Some kind friend shoul
lasso Mr.. Palmer and bring him speedil
home. His assertion that Mr.. Macka
offered to pay the expenses of the Nevad
delegation that he should he allowed
90 to Chicago to vote for Arthur was
much siliier' piece Of fiction than th
SANDER. on the boys.
GET RIp OF FLIES The Reno Journ'
suggests the following plan for KILN
house flies: The house fly is becomin
his usual summer nui ance. Do yon wal
to know how to knock out the house fly
Before closing the house for the nigl
place deep dish pan on the table
the kitchen, say--close all the outer doc
and windows; put lighted candle in tt
dish pan, cover the bottom Vt the vess
with molasses, and in the N Forming y
will have a bonanza of dead flies. III
molasses will not be fit for tall le use afts
ward.