The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-16
Method IT. Mining tho Rich Sub
merked Sands of Barring Sea.
rHRrs AppL,ANoEs COMBINED.
4wolve M1nArsA Tons q Matsrial
Nausea Fssn ths oosan DsDths
80 re ThreusA : sluios Every
8yenty-ssur Hours - PrsAtabls
% u WAich he lnventisA q
: x.seai nagineer WIN De rat.

49, ~ .ss.- ,-.s-s-.- ~ 49, SSr,s,ev
1brmsriy of Port Townsend. ana now g
9oattle. hAs evolved from nie invenuve
bran device which ne believes will be
~ $1,000 ws.,sh 'n n ~ "a AZ WITH ocean
SIScsr rnininr 4 Cxpe Nome.
~ st.ss $500 - 1I wr.r&hv WIZ ~ rands from
under the "a can b procured for dis-
tanos d froa 90 fses 70 ! Quarter q :
49, 3 hs.cS ~ SredSsnr n, scrnner. Il
eol 1'.sSsn.,ssu,s -ssS * ~,.;ssss -oy,s
49, ansoIaaucsy 49, ~ sSns J. rops
anclee at - whatever distance required
an3 % donkey engine On shofe. IA tins
V1S the scrnper Il hauled IN 81 out 40
sssss sse g s son = n Ss,s 10000 s. W
ss NJ. 80 ~ =, s.s,,S =. Il "a rvcs
II. . ~ ~ sn sd = Is,sss. = 1 1sos
5GiIIer says his scrapsr-dredge works
. Win each nearnese to perfection that Il
can ~ filled and hauled In every three
ss s as ssnsc g. e ~ 81
a 49, sSsrt 80 weSks. HI ~ hs q con-
ss.s.S :. ~. s1ss..s ,.,S.sscsr s,;t, 81 ia
2 ~ - sss n,.stsa az
0evzces WnHcn ne onms WiM en.Dle tno
minore - reach out Int the pea q b0rin9
- ana 0axch up the golden sands 1t will"
l...u Stex - Archer Rnganeer.
Evidently the credulty OF the Leader
~ ZEN isnpoSsd upon. Mr.. Miller has
nok invented anything rsspect:ng the APP
na{S6te6 81 its creator, and has been IN
naa IN fhe atafe 81 WAshington. fts sur
pfisine utiiity ii the removal Of dirt. sand
of from ne - has been known to several
Wefi-lnformed ENGINEERS lor some TINA
Ihe Art Asnonk them. 70 suggest the
psoSism 81 mining the submerged placers
On CAp& Nome was Frank Bartlett, who
. o. charge OF the survey and construction
e tas electric TsiM y. between Sssstl.
WSo ma by Mr. Bartlett months ago, in
tho presence Of I couple Of friends and
81 : whsliy disinterested manner. He ex-
A. to seczecy. what would Be accomplished
~ - ~ es,s IL. ~ w., Hs,ssh. T,e
III 1sos se 1s a.. W. Nay ~ raa.S
~ hs;r~ Ds q ~ furSr. ,svsi the smb.
nsrred MATERIAL. was the iirst essential,
Sna gn1 c0nttivance. wEonkty u.sIL.uou -
Ar mAaSF mvenu0ns ~. 0a1 tiste ssW
p p,,s e. ~. ne M.ns .ancspssa .,rv.r,,cr,
dos not wnoliy MI the nail. After the
s esna raaseo e u.s ., e tsa.ed, Ano Joe
Inch Inch pump would furnish the necessary
The feasibility cf this plan. combining -
expsnave h themselves, y apparent.
storm OF stress q weather should cause no
MtetIereQco with the Work. wmch would
20 On every hour OF the night and day,
save the time consumed IN cleaning up.
Even this time los could be saved by en-
largtng or duplicating the sluice-box sys-
= tenn, 10 that while the gates Of one set
remained closed for the cleanup, the other
could % open and receiving the endless
now Of sand.
How II VvoulA na Oueraten.
-" ss.- $500
TWo men. one Ior the boxes ana the
0tner Tor the donkey engine platform,
would suince 20 care for the raising and
Gu!clng az from 10 to 1000 tons Of sand
ualy. AbCvs nigh tide on the tundra. the
Eaenine platform could be elevated be-
nina cheap metal semicircular basin.
from which could radtate four lines OF
HungAr1an rtfne eluices. with canvas or
ourleP bottoms. The centrifugal pump
would steadily pour its stream Of water
INTO the naGn and into the same fecep-
tacl0 would faL the enormous tonnage OF
sea sand. Into the two open sluics heads
this would be carried and borne away.
ieev1n9 the gold "a the rifles.