Mohave County miner., 1893-01-28
kont's New Discovery.

in Stockton, thI.p close down TO the WA
ter's edge where the Stockton and Nor
mon channels unite. For three years ur
more, these rude structures Of rough lum.
ber and canvas have afforded heller 10
], X. Motfid, AL eccentric character Who
has led the life Of recluse.
There be had a laboratory and work.
shop, and housed IN one vi the sheds in "A
MACHINE tAat he constructed, which -
regarded as one ot the mo t remarkable
Inventions of the age.
"Mlni0s msn viii understand the ma.
lur. Vi the discovery and realize ITS in.
port4nce IL the state when they know
that the inventor claims To have perfect
ed 4 feasable aud practical method Of
sorking the most refractory aud rebel
lious ores found ia the Sierra Nevadas. -
SAWS the San Francisco Chronicle. eli
this be true, and there seems TO tie every
reason to believe j., the discovery adds
millions to the value OF the mining prop
critics in California Az mining men and
prospectors know, there are hundreds
npon hundreds ot mines and claims an
xorked to-day, although rich IN prec ou-
mstals, Oecsu-e there has been no known
process by which the gold could be eco
sonic ally taken from The quartz.
'Iu macy OF these mines assays have
shown that the ores run as high AS slvO
toa in gold, All yet the properties
ave beem ab.udoued. Finer we're way-
OF getting ont the gold, but these were
laboratory methods, and dear experienc e.
proved "a Il IN using hem at the mines
ig cDst IN Jre 10 Tree the metal than the
ylli VAS worth when reduced to nulhpm
1T Is claim d Tor this prnress hv those
shO AVE s,cn II employed, that it will
aOrk Al pc ,dC the most refractory ores,
sysI thpIin tn.y rdn not more "a tn S.
~ inc Iun
S,,mp, are dne away with 10 IN. uSr
Of th. VI 'tfi,t mrrhoi. In fact, hi. MA.
ealas ~ e 'tIrely different from anything
els. ever employed in the Treatment OF
gol ,res. rn5 prOc-ss = thus described :
Tn, ore, broken into pieces, runs In'o
cru.nins IN .chine 30 Which Iough steel
pl,,e+ rno' Against ono ano her l..
c1n., oI:Ii tne sh tps Oi ptrl,cie+ like
river SAL"
0aiina'y ths4s FebeIliDns pres cont ain
no free gold. o. can look 81 This sand
a. il comes out OF Motif IS crusheF with
ont seeing the glttt'r Df gold Or anyIhlng
10 indie .te ths' there is hu III the vel
los metal in it the zJlh Is held n such
con)iIttI yh% th.t UnIy the most costly
chemical Processes h I'VE heretofore been
able to septrre 'hem. Tmis sand like
ore is led IhrD lh. uxIiiziug III ,chIn"ry
the most IrnpDrtAnl pare Ui MDtfiIl'z in
yention. Externally 'his machine looks
not unlike noiI-r si'h some coySheels
At one end. pipe At the OIL her aud fire
ho. unde meath A pressure blower is
connected with It.
The interim uf the machine is quite
complicated Within The outer casing
there are Two rylinder~. one revolving
within the other. They revolve in tn
ssms direction, nut the Iner one MIN
tsster than the other. Wood Is fed into
the frehole and burns in such manner,
nIder pressure, tn At il ~ converted into
charcoal before being finally consumed
AMI 30 gives OUt An intense heat. This
FIRE brirGs the outer cylinder 10 a White
heat The crushed ore is fed into this
il.
The inner cylinder has scores and
sores Of blDw.pip upon It's surface, and
air is forced through them 1T n tremen'
dous Fate Dy the pressure blower which
connects with the interior OF the cylin
DEF As the outer heated cyIind-r slowly
reyolves the ore drops on the hlow'ppes
and thus gets the full benefit OF the
blast. So much oxygen il furnished that
everything in the ore but the precious
metals and u soft, powdery ssh ~ burned
hya cyclone motion.
The force Of the blast is such thai
The lighter part lcles OF the metal and asst
are forced upward and precipitated in
tank OF water above the revolving cylin
ders. The heavier particles are blown
downward and forced into another tank
OF water. Nothing is lost. II what u