Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1895-06-07
A NEW DRY WASHER.


Faulkner N ~, will be the means
of opening up extensive fields OF
placer ground that are now lying
dormant fer lack ofswater for rock
ing and sluicing. in various sec.
tions of New Mexico. 1t will also
prove to bs a bonanza for the poor
man "a it places within his reach
the opportunity Of making good
thing &C a very small outlay. To
the owners of dry placer ground it
is Of inestimable value as large
territory can be prospected and ac-
eurate results obtained IN a very
short time. To investors it cer-
tainlv is "gold mine,' as the ma
chine rents to parties unable to
purchase for one 81 per week, CIV
ing a return of nearly 200 per cent
yearly. The principal points in
favor of these machines are as fol.
lows, viz:
First Size, being small enough
to pack anywhere and large enough
to keep from four to six men hust-
ling.
Second Simplicity, easy Of ac-
cess in case of breakage of any Of
Its parts, put together with screws
and one sized bolts.
Third - Weight, being only forty
to fifty pounds, with screen and
belt, one man cao pack il one to
three miles..with pick, pan, shovel
aud grub.
Fourth Durability, it ia con-
structcd Of native lumber that will
not warp or shrink, the fan drum
-s.dAsrst-box ara ms~se- of-heayy-
galvanized iron.
Fifth : E&eof operation, 10
year-old boy can run it all day,
runs with a belt, has no iron gears
to break or add weight, you don't
get round shouIdered reaching
down to it and it Is not necessary
that the operator be skilled me-
chanic to run or repair it. 1T can
be set for operation on rough or
uneaven ground and adjusted to
sny augle. Having a detachable
screen it is not necessary to have a
quarter section on which to place
screens, grizzlies and ground sheets.
don't have to take it apart to pack
it, either on burro or on your
shoulder, as 1t balances in either
situation and it has no blacksmith
shop attachment or complicated
parts to puzzle and annoy the op.
orator.
Sixth Capacity, from twelve to
twenty tons of screened dirt per
working day of ten hours.
Seventh Cost, $40, delivered a;
Lake Valley, Grated for shipment.
1t is made for use by practical
everyday men to whom dry wash
ing is no stranger, Several of
these machines are in use at Faulk-
ner, giving excellent satisfactios
and proving to be all that was
claimed for them. They are oper-
ated as follows:
The ground is first loosened up
with picks, then shoveled on to the
screen, the rocks and coarse dirt
passing off at one end. clear OF the
m lchine, the fne DIRT passing
through the mesbes to the hopper,
from which it runs through a wide
slot onto the apron, the amount OF
feed being regulated by a slide
convenient to the operator. The
| apron ID covered with brass wire
gauge, having a rectangular mesh
which permits the finer particles
of gold to pass through into the
fan drum where they are collected
and saved in the dust box, five riff
fies cross the apron and collec
and hold the coarser particles q
gold, The fan has six blades anC
is operated by a belt and drive
wheel; the blast produced is forced
up through the apIon, carrying of
the dust and fine dirt and holdins
the cosrser dirt IN partial suspen
Fion 90 that i. readily runs of H.