The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-02-03

nRow Uncle snm Makes Money ~
docking AFTER Little Things.

hooking AMER Little Things.
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ss.' s' Is 90 Assay os'es Ssesksss o.!
pleyeA fss che keeevery - ksenpe1 Meens
During The year 1856 over $4,000. oo0l
n gold and nearly 97uoQ0OO 70 silvsr
passed through The as~sy oflIco ID this
civ to BE- renieitrd. rchned and east int
lbass. An this vast quantity OF Snetal u
passed through complicated proceeA toj
separate Il FROM alloys and bsser mUn|s,
and even 10 separate the gold from the
silver. his melted IN furnaces, treated
with acids and chemicals. reduced % :
liquid state, washed IL luany walera. cast
into molde, baked In ovens and carted
from one portion OF the building 70 %.
other Z dozen times before the process b
completed that turns the golden and
silver grAins into bare Of atandard Gue-
hess, "a which q put the government
stamp Of the number. weight and value. !
IL the course o. this long process com:
particles Of the metal are necessarily l0ss
nc different stages q tho work. While
~ the powdered stats some Of ie will
sin out upon the floor; IN the liquid
condition il will evaporate ana ncat
awav in the air and in the melted stale
portions will be carried up the furnace
chimneys and out Of doors.
The actual loss ID Of course but ANAL
percentage OF the whole amount handled
hut In the aggregate amounts @ = con-
siderable sum. aud every possible edort
s. made 10 reduce the amount Of Icss to-
The lowest possible figure. The care thai
Is taken NAV be understood By The fact
that every day or two the foors Of the
asssy building are swept thoroughly and
fhe sweepings placed in barrels until :
sufficient quantity 10 gathered 70 put u
through process 10 extract such por-
ton OF the metal a 10 possible without
TOO much expense. But, even after that,
the refuse, or tailings, 10 not thrown
away. but sold 10 what ara known -
sweep smelters, men who purchase The
sweepings from jeweIry workers, -
well Is the assay Office. and BY their
more expensive, but perfect. method OF
fusion. are able 20 extract even another
small percentage from The unpromtslng
material.
LOST IN THE DzxtSs.
Another means employed to obtain
escaping particles Il By the drains run
ming from the buildings All the branch
drains and conduits are conducted into
one large main drain pipe, which Il pro-
vided with : series OF "S' traps, contain
ing deep settling pocket 1t the lower
bend. into which the metals fall BY force
of gravitatIou. All the water used In
The building, from the washing Of the
metals 10 the scrubbing Of the doors.
even that in which the employees have
~ ~. rsg,iss;ors sh.t evsrv emnlove
sh.,1 c.rcfrliv van Ria bs1ds before
1s.-;c~ ~. h3ila;rgs n.s... fhron~h sh;e
Srr,r. The scssiing pockess 49, eissned
rne once ~ svjce vesr ana the -
coyerv from this source amounts 10
several hundred ooilars-even = n1gn =
3h<u9 % 1871 : year OIL! sou'e q
The lighter particles escape ne traps
mo p: 0ut S:<o ne nam :eweEs Hno
me sns's NY 'n'o ~ H.st rI,ss, 49, -
~ oouot quIse I mine. a. placer gig
s'nk. 80 oesn a0'"eo - Tug nou1n y
ens semer
Dut tne inoss important opeFstion ~
We recovery q escaped metal = me a.
nuAI c'esnln2 ~, wnen e.efy o!o eruc.
ele :na ne 'uF1aces " wnicn We sme!t
Ing y oone' ana even iarge part O. ~
nues ana chimneys ere taken down
s,ounn up ana sucn o. me me'si - n.s
aunerea 20 them y exraeteu. but even !.
sn's case there y stiii 2 proporuon snst
carried oot 10 tne open ~; and nssur
Ally settles oown on ne aoJacent soo1
ano sueeA vccasionsuy me TOOL 2
tne assay ouiioine = swept on ONT ~
more = : mater q c1r'osity % ee wna
amount o. eoia ene silver met M
nave peen iost eouia ~ recovered Iros
snat source. = nttie &oid eno ssiis NOR
s'iver = always Iouno u tneee oepos'el
ous not enough % Pay ior tne 'rouu1e
gstnesIng'
DIRT FROM THE ROOF CUTTERS.
-. o,h.r 49, ho~.v. Nh. 49,,
....;s. -. !. ,,-c-rsss ~ 49, ~
$500. h,.;iai.. - 49,. ...ss..s-,
49, 80 -. 49,, !, 1870, r 49, r.S Y
$3.50 q. scr. =. $500 ss.r go AZ
go sas. 49, "a 'ss.tsa -. =. -. -
e1o 1@~s 49, A.~ 8e<uStSa 80 80 -