The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-12-09
Rapidly Progressing ON
he Electrolytic Plant. Sulplmtr of
Copper and Iron Refinery.

Superintendent Klepctko. of the Bos-
EA Montana Consolidated Copper and
her refining company, has made Il re-.
NJ Of the works ut Great Falls. 1t Is
npletc in every respect and will be
Al with general interest. From It is
|blishcd the follow ing information:
DEVELOPMENT OF WATER PoWEE. On
l. penstock is located d pair Of - inch
HEELS These furnish the power for
wing the crushing and washing ma
nerv in the concentratDr and the
listers and other machinery in the
[dtcr. About onc-half of the power Of
|ese wheels is utilized in this way how.
he other remaining power Will be used
driving the clcctrolytic dynanos.
The power of a II inch wheel is used
driving the blowing engine and the
70 rotary pumps and a9 inch by 2iinch
uplex high pressure pump. The blow
h. engine furnishes blast for the Bcsse
her cnverters. which are located in the
|reter building. The rotary pumps
ave a capacity of $500 gallons per min
tp each and furnish the necessary water
+ the concentration. The pair of 20-inch
heels drive three ThOmson-IiOuSton
yramos, one for arc lighting, one for in
Gndcscent lighting and n for general
" current to run the electric crane in
e smelter building.
POWER TRANsMIssioN - The power
tsnsmission is by mean of manila
kpes. The driving and carrying pullcys
h put on wooden towers built high
LOugh so that all railroad tracks are
cared safely. The plant was designed
the manufacturer TO transmit 400
orse- power to the concentration and 30
Orse- power to the smelter.
To convey the necessary water for con.
entration a 2i-inch wrought iron rivcted
tpe has been laid. This large size was
k4cessHry on account o! the distance
thich is over LOCO feet.
The blast is conveyed To the BCssemel
myerters in a 30-inch riveteu pipe. The
Og distance. over 1000 feet. neces
stated IA large pipe. The blowing engine
E:siS-inch by is.inCh duplex, 1t il
aable of blowing two Iton converter:
tl7 pounds pressure. At somewhat re-
ICED pressure it could probably blow
rec.
CoNCEHrRNroE BUuDING-This build
BIZ was erected and fitted up durins
tls year. II is d wooden building 1866
b. feet in size. The bins At the top o
be conccntratUr have IA capacity Of $500
ons Of crude ore. while the extension o
BIZ same bins has an additional capacit'
1900 tons. Two thirds of the con
|entrator are now fitted up with crush
|lg and washing machinery. There ar
Two lOX20 inch and four 1YlO inch BlaE'
uushers. SIX sets Of lJN9G inch rolls ant
|two Huntington mills for the crushing
b the ore. The concentrating :%achlner,
~c0nsists of two slide arm llgs, twciv
double round tables and twenty l'ru
tanners. besides the necessary elevators
|rlmmels and slime tanks. y portion O
he third section is occupied by a 22Nl
inch Fraser n Chalmers Corliss cngln
land a l5x:O inch Ball stamp. The en-
zine is intended for reserve power /
lease of a break down IN the water powc
plant or in the transmission. The Ia,
| stamp is intended Ia Toe used only /
case of a break down in the crushln
H4chinery of the concentration.
The present capacity Of the coHccr
traitor is between 800 and SEQ tons oi or
pel day. This capacity could be m
,reased - per cent by the iittlr- up Il
The third section Of the concentrate
with the necessary iIgglng and recrusil
ng machinery. Our present nldchlhrf
for treatment OF shines IL sufficient !"
the three sections of the concentrate.
The cost of such additional Jlgglng an
p.rushing machinery "uuii not No owe
$1,000 to $1,000. .
The first con .en'ratiun was done I
March. This part OF the plant ma No
start well, but since then all dlIilciIrc
have been overcome.
SHELTER BuILDlN'. inns Is an ir"
building 300 by 10 feet III sac IN
retaining walls Of the different pchrlr
we're finished during the year IL wen d
some excavation. the building was 'r"''
Ell. the machinery pl@rud, the furnace
built. The bins uf this building nave
capacity of l.sOO tons of coal amt '',o
tons of concentrates. the hus 'lI''e
the Hruckncr caIciurs have q rlracI'l "
50 tons OF calcincs g.,
There are - l|irurkurr ]cylln''r- !"
alienation. each ~capahi" "I uoi'"h%
riiarge of IL tons Of ronr'htla,cS' III
plant having "a capacity ot an@"I ~ '"''
uf concentrates calcincd per utI
There are u Wcllmau 'il- lT"'''t','