The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-13
A WEALTH FACTORY.
Everett Smelter, Which Ex-
tracts Precious Metals.
IT'S PRODUCTION UP TO DATE.
Over $500. 600 Melted out In Eight
Nonths-The Process OF Reduc-
ing Ores Described.

A. the northern end Of the peninsula IN
the city 81 Everett on a hillside and about
forty rods from the Snohomish river, Is the
plant Of the Puget Sound Reduction
Works. usually spoken Of as the Everett
smelter THE location il admirable. The
plant Is located on the first rise or bench
above Tire river, the slope ~ the hlll be-
tng sufficient 20 furnish the different levels
required for the economical handling -
material the low marsh land between the
plant and the river aH)rd.ng ample room
for wasting stag Ter many wears, ip
front 81 the works arc the tracks ~ the
Everett 4 Monte Crtstn and Great Nortb-
srn railways. also tho Suohomish river,
avenues Tor assembling the necessary raw
material aua distributing the product. AF-
yrCachfnE the plant from the end 81 tire
street railway. first Is the Office. a we'll
lighted. conveniently arranged two-siory
building. next IS a large and thoroughly
equipped laboratory. then "a machine and
sltCksmsfh shop. hack ~ this being the
electric hght plant. few rods farther
on are several large corrugated from b'Hld-
1urS resembling warehouses. near them
are tNo eafnueFS each of 100 feet p eb.
from Whi EGht volume or snake Larry
asrends. Connecting one ~ these c1inueys
with the furnaces ls enc tust chamber ar
cendeneer. a brick structure SKA feet -
some sf1 feet leuE ono Fif@ provided with
.roN dos placed at reEulsr Intervals. Iir-
yond - - huGinss is - hr.-k boiler
house. on she han above -he Plant IS
larKe water tank Around ana through
tha buildings rams system 90 railway
tracks or which eorn~ sixty sht ears
Mere standing. Near fae boiler house f'lls
80 cords ~ Mood are stored and couNe8-
feut - The raa-ters some 49, cords uoorr
ere piled
The ARA 0eaH7erf - tre srNsttrr Nsii,itass
S. e7wwsncfng m tee rtVer stts rr lower
level. nrs.. fhe -ee storage and furnace
building 5aen tHa engine vrr~'. o-euraeI
tae shops ~ tse p p AIRS t'r NllNau-
kr~. Neyav3 IS tse Nrt-k ao.ie~ house. a.
1ot~}nR the engine rssu en tN~ West is t-s
crushing ara ssrnpe0E department % .a.
ws~t sni ~ a higher level IS tre rs7st.rE
6cpart r1ent
crushing and sampliog.
The H~sf sep fn the Treatment - rr@ g.
crushing aH8 <aupiTE THE hai tre
where tbs g feas IS srNtN fees W1.a ,uo
STORIES art Easement an3 ette3 Rfts fet
res>ess1rt couNavers. scales. rNIs ans turr
n0dgs ore breakers each wtth capacity
f7r crfs<a.rE 10 t@as ~ ere ger CAV.
car - ere aesveret at thE urper 81 81
~ the Hai i~< I'D tne ore unk,aset o0 tht
main nNer \ra~ fhe re>@tv1nG door az
fwo ouaatrrz - tNs ree- t-s s-~. s-..s
VITA hee>r t-ne s.r-e. ts~ss.s1 ana
flSt esF1u8 "a sr 80Frt1e s., .v~as.t .-v MI
the ore eresAeT 81 tN# Basement Ere Hrs
ore fails tarcsks the screen a. 're ,es~es
passes - the oreaker 2r5 rs -rusHrf FrrT.
ths Nase 1}eet fhe prepared cre Isl t4Er- .r
-arv'sxrrs - ses apper nrs~ sra Sa-ur -s
There Is a mechanical sampler lu che e-
'ne aut 81 = ner U~~f. ere sanpi.rE he.-e
dere eY shavehnR oNer TIRE 80 ans -esrr,-
fr- ave~y tensA sNaFet TIE Sample th..s
taken is thea run thr1u0h yhe ra,Ls s-s
palNe -aef. chen auArtered 1'Nn e. the
sixs required fsr a ssr1ric Thts IS divides
into three PARIS aGe EainE t0 sac company
assav aeee ere ta fhe shtpr~r ans tr-
shtrH aesnE heG as sn -'Hmpsrc fn case
az difference m the ESSAYS usa So ~ rHs
smelier su4 shipper me talrs sample -