The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-12-09

the Elrctr"lytir Plant Sniplratc of
Copper and Iron Refinery.
superintendent Klcpctko, of the Bos
ana Montana Consolidated Copper and
klyer iiciining company, has made Il re-
AFT Of the works at Great Falls. II is
[mplete in every respect and viii he
sad with general interest. From It is
,bljshed the following information.
pryrLopnESr or WATER POWLE.- On
ma nrnstock is located ii pair If II inch
rherls. These furnish the power for
irving the crushing and washing ma
rhipery in the COnceutratUr aud the
casters and other machinery in the
.%mcltcr. About one-ha!' of the power Of
,Ieep wheels is utilized in this way how.
The other remaining power will he used
in driving the eicctrolytic dynamos.
The power of Il 40 inch wheel is used
in driving the blowing engine and the
two rotary pumps anda3 inch b y2l-lnch
dupIeX high pressure pump. the blow
inc engine furnishes blast for the .Iicsse-
mer convcrters, which are located III the
smeItcr building. The rotary pumps
have a capacity Of 300 gallons per mn
ME each and furnish the necessary water
far the concentrates. The pair of 2O-inch
rberjs drive three Thomson Houston
dypamos. one for arc lighting, one for in
.spdescent lighting and one for general.
L.. .,rranf ia RIM fro atptf YII crane IN
the sInelter building.
puWER TRAN~MIo~ION Tie power
,rapsmission is by means Of MANILA
ropes. The driving and carrying pulleys
are out on wooden towers built high
enough so that all railroad tracks are
cleared safely. The plant was designed
py the manufacturer to transmit lW
horsepower to the Co%ncentrator and IN
horsepower to the smeltcr.
To convey the necessary water for con
pntration a 2i-inch wrought iron rivete'
nine has been laid. This large size wa
necessary on account OF the distance
which is over LOCO feet.
The blast is conveyed to the bcsscme
cooycrtcrs in Il 30 inch rivcteu pipe. IE
long distance. over 100 feet. nccrs
stated a large pipe. The blowing cn-ln
80 lsinch 10y lS-inch duplex. 1t
rapable Of blowing two = ton converter
atl- hounds pressure. ~ somrwhat r.
lurei pressure it could probably nl"
three.
CoNcLNrR\rOE BCILDINo-Ihis bull,
lay was erected and fitted mp durIn
this wear. 1t is Il wooden building IS
80 feet il size. The blns at the top
the ConcrntratOr have a capacity ol 'i'd
tons Of crude ore. while the extension
the same bins has an additional capacl1
Of l.JuD tons. IWothlrds Of the GO
tentrat0r are now fitted up with crusI
ing and washing machinery. There "a
two IOx2O inch and four 1Ylo inch Blat
crushers. Sin sets Of lDy-G inch rolls al
Two Huntington mills for the crushl,
Of the ore. The concentrating @achine
consists of two slide arm jigs, twcl'
double round tables and twenty Era
vapners. besides the necessary elevator
tr,mmels and slime tanks. \ portion
the third section is occuplcd 10y Il ~
inch Fraser a Chalmers torliss cnglI
and a lJX3O inch Bah stamp. IA" E
zine is intended for reserve power
case Of a break d9wn IN TIM water pow
plant or in the Transmission, Inc ii
STAMP is intended 10 toe us"d "lil
ease of a break down IN the crushi
machinery of the concrntrator.
me present capacity Of tn" rourr
TRAITOR is between JOO aut GOH tons "I q
ar ,lay hi rauuritv could b.
rreascd ~ per cent 10y the hitting ul.
the third section 81 the ~conceulral
"i,h thn- necessary i,g,ipg and rccru-
,,a nanb;nnrv Our present machine
"s "n,tmoni IF shines is sufficient
uo tbrnr sections of the r~unccntrat
1 rae ,ns,1 -, onrb additional ,lgging Il
Inv uvH, nocbiNrry would not be q,
y35LuSnt"E n"
r. ~ Urs, cnn .rrtratIon Was done
imi nr Tb;s eI nart Of tir plant did I
t".t, n.o,I Inf since then all difficult
l,are hoan "ynrrnmc.
"aSe oorn n,mn,y, This is AN If
3MEInhHS nn w. 5i feet in size. T
oaila,ng "J II Inc different benci
retalninG wat'1 Inrin" thr wear. as well
were nlllsl.cu ,I0c Lniidiug was ere
some %;mrry pIscod. the furna,
tu, .hc h,aI' nL ii his building hay.
huIit' Inc h,,S ns If rnaI and IT.