The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-24
LOOKING AT SITES.
~nrrrER MEN MAKE A TOUR OF
SUlTADLE LOCATIONS.
a. Expeft on the Capacity 81 the
psanf-subscription Com mfsfee 10
start Oaf-Preparfng the Big Min
eraI Exhiblt-A Mil 10 he Built at
C~ncOnuIiy.

Yesterday was spent by W. n. Hen1lns-
ton and Hon John Leary in examining
the various suielter sites. which have been
suggested. and this involved ,uite an sx-
tensiye tour. They went 20 Smith cove
and looked at the site there. then 20 the
valley between Lake Union and Salmon
bay. then to the north of Shilshoie bay
and n0Ttnward along the shore almost TO
Aeahos point From there they went IN
yacht 10 West Seattle and Travelled up
the shore to the mouth OF the Duwamish
river. They satisfied themselves that mere
we're az least two available sites having
al the facilities required
Mr.. Lsary viii appoint the committee TO
AID him IN securing subscriptions Of stock
tcmorfo" and with them proceed 10 make
M active canvass Of the eity
At the time when the location Of the
enelter at Victoria or Vancouver was un-
DER discusSicn. Mr.. Ma:hewson. a
smeiter man, wrote a letter 10 The Fic,o-
tia papers questioning the statements
made as 10 the cost ard capacity OF the
proposed plant. This letter was forwarded
20 Mr.. Remington at Salt Lake and hy
MIN SHOWN, with the plans and specit;Cs,-
t:Dns, to Samuel James. an experienced
snei'er man there. He received the fol-
lowing letter from Mr. James, dated Salt
Lake. May q:
II nave just read the article contained
IN the Victoria ps.iiy 1.olonist OF May y.
also in the Victoria Daily Times OF FRI
dag, the Ist. which you have kindly sub
mftted. i wish 70 say further that | ha
taken pains to examine your specitiea-
tons and have been Instrumental in get
ting out the plans for your furnace,
which are Axis, and from my knowledge
Of the cost OF constfGetion-and ny ex
perience has been many years. beg 10
Say that, In my opinion. taking into con-
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works. refining plant your electric plant
and the necessary material az our present
COST al Salt Lake. do not believe you can
construct and equip. ready for operation,
plant such ag YOUR plans and speciaCs
lions contemplate. for a sum less than
stnHv, and your conditions and prices
must be favorable to keep within that
SUN. / further rote that Mr.. Matnewson
states that your capacity cannst exceed
80 tons daily. ! do rot think M. Math-
ewaon fully understood the magnitude of
your plant wheu NJ wrote The letter,
the furnaces ! am operating at this plant
have a capacity Of 80 tons OF nuxed ore
per day. and say without fear OF con-
tradictiCn that three such stacks as you
contemplate building can hanois easily 40
tons per day, and II you nave ores 10 oper-
ate your copper furnaces. | feel confident
In saying that the capacity of one stack
alone would equal 3iW tons per dag. | viii.
however, say that 90 not think Mr.,
MathewSon took into consideration the
roasting plant that your plans show. !
would say that $l0atao would hs only a
fair estimate for plant capable OF han
ding the tonnage or necessary to OPP
crate your furnaces. You viii probably
require n Eesss 1er converter plant for
copper matte. In that case. that alone
would add large sum 10 the cost OF
your plant. | think IL would not be un-
fair to estimate $500 for the cost OF tina,
plant. Further desire To state that the
smei,cr. sampiips. roasting refining and
ore buildings viii have 10 bee quite sxten-
sive in vet country. My experience has
been That smelter costing only $50 90
~ only small affair and - no case
yields satisfactory results and would not
be a competitive custom plant"