Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-21

of the HERALD, which have been
uniformly characterized by remarkable
degree of literary and statistical merit.
Smelling Works I'm Los Angeles.
Mr.. F. e. Miller, the President of the
Preston Reduction Company, of Elgin,
Illinois, has been spending some time in
Los Angeles with view to looking the
situation over for the establishment of
reduction works here. MIR. A. H. Denker
and other public spirited Angelefos have
devoted much of their time to facilitat-
ing Mr.. MilleS in his researches. In an
interview with one of the editors of the
HERALD yesterday Mr.. Miller had no
hesitation in expressing it as his opinion
that Los Angeles offers special advantages
for the location of a smelter. He says
that on his return to Chicago he will
make favorable report and advise the
sending here of an expert to make de.
tailed inspection of the country. All his
company will ask of the people of Los
Angeles is a friendly and sympathetic
spirit. That this will be extended in
any measure desired no one need doubt
The Preston company works through a
special process. by which, it is claimed,
rebellious ores are reduced without the
usual fuxes. A gratifying success has
signalized their operations both at Elgin,
Illinois, where their experiments have
been all that could be desired, and at
Boulder, Colorado, where they have
erected a smelter alongside of that of
Hill. In the Hill smelters only picked
ore is worked, while the Preston process
takes it as it comes, and gets very salts
factory results from low grade ores. The
following extract from the Elgin Daily
News is of interest as showing the SUBJ
stantial character of the enterprise.
The Preston Reduction Company is
still at the front. There was an enthu-
sisstic meeting of the stockholders at
their Office Wednesday evening, at which
some seventy-fve or more were present
The object of the meeting was to notify
the stockholders that the stock placed
upon the market few weeks since has
been nearly all taken. Also, the COM
mittee which has just returned from the
West, submitted report of the proper
ties it went to examine. This property
is located in one OF the largest high
grade refractory ore districts of the West,
where a mill can he supplied with hun.
'dreds of tons of high grade ore daily. All
that is needed is process that can suc-
ceesfully treat this rock, which consists
to great extent of tellurids. 1t has
been thoroughly demonstrated that the
"Preston process" is equal to the occa
sion and this class Of ores yields to
its power. The committee negotiated
for controlling interest il large
and valuable property-nine we'll defined
leads, partly developed, and having q
large body of ore ON the dump. They
also located q mill site and made
preparations for buildingit. The build
ing plans are drafted and in few days
An able mechanic will start west to take
charge of the construction. Machinists
here and in Chicago are at work on the
machinery, which will be ready to ship
as soon as the buildings are completed.
Last night a report of the Chicago
committee, that came here few days
ago in the interest of a syndicate, was
submitted. The report, after severe
Test OF the process on refractory ore,
expressed great satisfaction.
The Preston company, started here
about year and a half ago, has had a
steady and sure growth, developing
strength and solidity.
Mr.. Miller, who is wealthy resident
of Chicago, was accompanied on his visit
to this section by an experienced miner,
and the result of his observations has
been highly encouraging. They entertain
no doubt but that. with the imminent
increase of transportation facilities,
which will open up rich and exhaust.
less ore fields in this vicinity, that the
erection of smelling works in Los Ange-
les will be highly profitable, and that
their advent here will be followed by
Hill and other Colorado smelters. The
Preston process greatly reduces the cost
OF treating rebellious ores, and we can
hope that Los Angeles will rival Swansea
in the not distant future.
1t is already apparent that we are
about to have mining boom in South
ern California. An immense region pro-
life in gold. silver and lead is tributary
to Los Angeles, and by the Preston pro-
cess all metals are utilized. The fuel
question will be steadily simplifed,
although even now our crude petroleum
could be used for ths purposes of reduc.
tion. With Arizona, Southwestern Utah
and Southwestern Nevada and Southern
California pouring their ores into Los
Angeles, there is no reason why this city
should not become smelling center
very shortly.
Los Angeles has already beHefited go
largely by Chicago capital that our people
will gladly welcome the advent of enter
prising citizens Of that city who come
here to establish new and profitable in
dustries.