Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-14

The thrown uroth.r. nr,oiu,ionisinE
Thinr. IN Cost Of Reduction.

thlnrs Ia tost OF deduction
Special Correspondence.
Eureka. March. ii--Your corrcspun-
dent learning ~ a now ore teaching pro-
cess which II causing some stir here
among those who know. had the pleas
urc OF an Interview with the inventors,
two brothers. James and Robert A..
lirown. who gave brief resume OF the
advantage or their process. FOR which
tho patent rights are being sought.
Their claims are certainly worthy OF
consideration tn All Interested In a
cheap process ~ ore reduction.
There u mo- ore however base or re-
frnctory. but their solutions can over
come. and extract the values, and they
have nut anmc NJ the worst class Of
mineral IN the state through their little
tank with astonishing results. Milling
ore running from 90 90 $50 per ton Is
treated successfully, az a first cost for
chemicals Of from % cents 10 81. and
every subsequent charge OF the tanks
T. done at about une.hnlf the cost for
RolutlonH. Tho returns after preoipitn-
tlon have been na close NJ ~ per cent
aud never lower than NJ per cent, which
~ from 10 o. u per cont better than
any milling or smelling process In the
Rtnte Asked al a. the time taken To
get tho values from one or more tons
and whether u took time proportion
nte 10 the amount treated. brought the
nstoulshlng statement that any amount
from ono to twenty tons took from one
and ono.hnlf tn two hours TO have the
values ready Tor the melting pot In
stead Of tweniy-four To- thiriy-HiS
hours ~ are required In ordinary
Teaching, my chemicals" said Mr..
brown. 'are 10 potent that time hardly
cuts any nrure 20 me, though I am
speaklng only frum an experimental
point Of views and time, OF course,
10 the practical mine owner or man
ngcr, will be a very important point.
The other wolrhty point that Will
show 20 him o. that he need never
again iet tho cost ~ milling machinery
and buildings aunll him. lie will never
need them. the open air n good enough
FOR mo and tank space and tramway
~ all I want ui that"
The brothers have been experiment.
ing for years and are naturally feeling
elated az the success achieved. Mr..
Iorr OF the Northern Light II watch.
ing their process with great interest
and h going 10 put through an average
Enmple OF hiH ore. one % tho prom
inent officials OF tho Centennial Eureka
IA Keeping AN csc on their tests. several
81 which he has been present at. and
his opinion b. very favorable. and
worth a great deal, His practical on-
courngemcnt ha1 helpod the boys con-
gldernbly. d, seems To your corres-
pondent. who has been around mines
Tor years. 90 be- the most practical.
economical and feasible scheme Of ore
reduction over brought under his no.
tlce. and certainly worthy the careful
W. W. chisholm and W. NJ. Brad
lev are up no the lilue Rock today from
qalt Lake. u ISN'T often they glvc ~
a visit and the boys are pleased 10
sec them,
The n. q. VS. Tlntlc excursion was
big success, quite number took IL
In. and had re- fine Jay for their outing
We would have been better pleased had
they seen our big mill In operation. but
she'll be- POUNDING and hummlng tho
next time they come,