Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-08-15
NEWS NOTES.

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| Another find OF very rich gold ore is
reported in Michigan.
The Union Pacific are having trouble
with their passenger conductors.
Maxwell, alias Hugh NJ. Brooks, was
hanged at ST. Louis Friday last for the
murder Of G. A. Preller at the Southern
hotel, April 6, 1885.
Department Commander Hammond OF
Ashton has sent an order to all the G.. A.
r. posts in Dakota to hold memorial
services for General Sheridan at such
time as is convenient.
In the Quitojotoa district, Arizona, re
Gently, the Thermometer marked LIS de-
gnees in the shade. and It was so hot in
the mines there that the drills had to be
handled with gunny sacks wrapped
around them.
The evidence brought out by investi-
cation into violations of the contract la
Dor law discloses the fact that such VIC
lations are frequent and fragrant. It is
easily seen Low the wages Of the Ameri-
can laborers have been very materially
reduced.
A general jollifcation was held at
| RTop1or ~, fbn Qfl, ;,,o+ x,La., T..Juz
Rose took the bench as successor to
Judge Francis. Judge Francis has long
been very unpopular with the legal fra
ternity of that district, although he is
considered an able lawyer.
Late advices from Livingston bring
accounts of rich gold discoveries in the
Boulder district, Montana. The speci-
mems of quartz are said to be the richest
ever found in the territory. Until re-
Gently the Boulder district was part of
the Grow Indian reservation, but is now
open, to settlement.
The Spokane Falls Chronicle claims to
| have some exclusive and reliable infor-
nation relative to the extension of the
Manitoba railway to the Pacific coast.
1t is informed that the route adopted by
the Manitoba company is. from Butte
west through Anaconda, Philipsburg and
Missoula, and thence to Spokane Falls,
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where junction win be made with the
Seattle. Lakeshore & Eastern.
Reduction ofLow Grade Ores by Electricity
The Utah Mining and Reduction COM
pany, whose works are located at Bing-
ham, ten miles south of Salt Lake City,
are using the new "Meech process" in
the reduction of their low grade and re-
bellious ores with success.
The ore passes through crusher and
rolls, crushed to forty mesh fine, thence
into disintegrating machine, four tons
at a time, through valve, with sufficient
water and chemicals to treat the sulphen
and refractory elements. Steam is then
admitted to pressure of one hundred
pounds per square inch, and, at the same
time, the mullers are revolved at about
thirty revolutions per minute. generating.
electricity in such volume as to greatly
assist the decomposition OF the ore.
This is continued for three hours.
The ore is reduced to an impalpable
powder, many times finer than is possible
by other methods, and is throughly de-
composed and desulphurized.
The water absorbs the chemicals,
every atom of gold is made bright, and
in condition for analgamation. The
pulp is now discharged into the ANAL
gamator below, a revolving machine
seven feet long and five feet in diameter,
in which are copper plates placed length
wise, and, by. hydrostatic pressure,
quicksilver is thoroughly pressed
through the ore, by settler of peculiar
shape, having an electric copper wire
broom to assist in gathering the fine
amalgam before the tailings are dis
charged.
The cost Of the treatment is from two
to three dollars per ton. and. as the gold.
ores treated run from twelve to twenty
dollars per ton, it leaves handsome
margin for the owners.
BY this process about so per cent OF
the gold j. saved Scientific American