Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-12-14
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From thi. machine the ore conveyed
by q bucket elevator to q dying furnace.
This is . large iron cylinder lined With
brick, which r-volves slowly on . plane
slightly inclined The flame and the
hsa, enters one side from . great brick
furnace, - ,h., the drying prooe" IL
npidly carried on. From the furnace
the ore and sal, fad themselves ,umblsd
into gtes, bin. aud then are transport
Ell 10 the stamp mill which !. huge
mortar sod p,.,le. The latter is heavy
head Of iron on the end Of thick round
iron bar. The mortar ]. 9 great iron
boz, rectangular ia its form. securely
fastened to .olii f0lni.ii,a. la each
mortar works five pe.,lss. The mof,ar'
ATE ranged in a long line along one side
Of which passes horizontal shafi fuf-
ni,h,d with arms. which lifi alternately
the ps,,l,.. letting them drop With grea,
force up1n the ore contained In the NOR.
tai. IL i.A singular spectacle to see the
lons line Of ps,ilss rising aud f.llins 10
turn They make q deafening noise
.ndhll the air With dust. and make
,hing, generally unpleasant The ma
eainery which coavsy. the ore from the
furnace 10 the stamp. Is 20 simple 'ha,
single man can look after one hundred
stamp, AZ the same time. Each mortar
coai.in. opesing, IN It's sides which are
covered With screens. The ore. when II
become. hns enough. Is forced through
these screen. az the pe',le crashes down
into the mortar The crushed ore aud
alt i, nov called palp From the screens
IL fall, upoa an Arehimsdian sere"
~hieh enne. the pulp TO an elevator
~hich in turn lifts /, up into the ro'''.
ing and ehoraliIiag furnace. These are
made much like the drying furnsee.
They a.e long,r. hosever. aud the de-
gree Of hsa, /. much greater. producing
/. chemical action in the pulp. The IN
tense heat libera,es the suiPhurie acid.
Thi, acid attack. the sal, aud thus let
,ins loose the chlorine Of sodium; this
chlorine in n. iufn makes q fierce assault
upon the combinations Of silver eon,sin.
ed in the ore and with them forms ehlo-
ride of silver which /, the form IN which
/, /, made 10 smalgsms'e with quick
silver.
1, nquir,s aboa, an hour fof the ore
10 pas. ,hiolsh the above named fur
mace. and darins ,hA, time nins,y.hve
per osn, Of the silver i' converted in'o
chloride. The whole ma. once more
fall. into great bio, from which u n
conveyed ia iroa cars to cooling hoor.
where /, remain, Ia heap, fo' for,y-eish'
hour. OF more. A jsi Of water Is then
PLAYED upon IL for the double purpose OF
cooling. and 10 preven, the lo'' OF dust
The pulp i. then once mote on she move
,hi. time IN great pans with wooden
side. and iroa bottoms. eash pan COO.
,.inias some twenty five hundred pounds.
no, water /. poured uP1a the elnieas
Of the pan. quick silver aai little ms
,.lic rinc /, sddsd. the pan u then pat
IN notion for eight hours. the action OF
the pan b.ins such ,ha, all ia eoa'ens
are broash, into cjniAei with the qaisk
silver. A, the end Of the sish, hours
bis plug !, pulled Ou, OF the bottom OF
the pan aud the whole mass falls in'oa
".,irr,t" which /, made much Ike the
pan only |, i. longer. wsierr runs brisk
ly into the .,iurr from one eide aud as
..ifly from the other. bearing 'h-
",r.iins." or waste With u. Tue 'l'
YER am.lsam /. here gathered aud pa'
in e.nv. b,g,. \ large part OF the
quiek silver ,eeape. through The ean's''
.hue the silver and copper remains
Tni. am.ls.m i. thea carried IN e.n''.
20 the "te,or,.," where the remainder OF
N. ouiek silver /. distilled of These
r,,ort. are iron tube. four fee, long aud
fourteen inehe. In diameter built horl'
loa,.lly over a tire place; these are MI,
ed With .malgsm. the covers are i.''snea
on, and the fire. ATE kindled eens.'h
them.
Io the back Of each rotor, !, pipe
which leads 20 q tank OF water. lhe
he., cause. the quick silver TO volaiil'fe.
and In the form OF yapor u passes
through the | ipe TO the water. where F"
/. conden.ed and !. ready Tor use as'in
The bullion left in the rotor, Is ready Tor
mel,ins and casting into bras. which IL
done ia small furnace. OF Pla'nb,,o cru
eible.. The ballion contains sooi' SIX
~ per cent. Of silver. the rsm.indef be
ias nearly all copper Taken altogether
il /. . wonderful process. which produces
more wonderful results. The Alice
mine. ,reA, one hundred 'on' OF ore each
DIV. their product 10 bullion being slOO'
600 per mon,h. Tue LsxIng'oa mines
have YIELDED si.OOO,OOO each year Tor
four year. The copper mines OF Bate
ho-,y,r, far exceed 10 Importance It's
silver mines. Thousands Of miners are
seen upon its streets every evening" me
city. OF some 5000 inhabitants, - the
center Of a vast mining region which Is
constantly pouring II, mine" aPoa 'h'',
its esnusl point Ba'ins's Is L.sy'
booming; hotels. saloons. beer gardens
and gambling houses are erowded o.ek
and forth along its crooked sidewalks eoo
and flow the human tides. Miners are
there Who reprsen, every land beneath
the SUI. Every grade Of dre. can be
pointed out. Rs,ol,sn peep from oel'
and pockets; knives are UNIVERSAL,
worn, and are too frequently used ana
q. these brown, brave. reckless men go
on In search Of pleasure. saloons ana
dane, hoi.es run a, full blast. uAmol'
ing |. a univ,r..l practice. Caip' rattle
on .eors Of tables. Glasses elink IN con-
slant use. Hundreds Of thirsty men
crowd the bars 'pending their money io'
,hs, liquid which only increases their
,hin,. There Is much drunkenness aud
more profanity. Stand by the table Tor