Gilpin observer., 1899-07-06
MORE NEW SHELTERS.
Several Small Plants to he Put up in
Colorado

Before the end of the present season,
says the Denver Republican, the ca
pacity of the smelters of Colorado will
be increased to the extent of 1, 100
tons, with the possibility that the in
crease will amount to 21OO tons per
day.
This increase will be effected by the
erection of three pyritic smelters and
one copper smelter of the capacity of
200 tons each. by the change of the
Standard smelter of Durango to a lead
furnace of 300 tons daily capacity and
its operation. and by the possible CON
structiOn of a plant in this city, with
a capacity of 1000 tons per day, by the
Guggenheims.
The new smelters that are certain to
be erected will be constructed by the
Boston CopperGold Smelter Company.
which has control of the Loder pyritic
smelter patent, and which has already
erected small plant, which has met
with remarkable success. The COM
pany has purchased the Harrison plant
ut Leadville, which has been out of
blast for long time, and is practically
dlsmantleti, and has let a contract for
the construction of two 200-ton plants
to the Denver Engineering Works.
The Leadvfile plant will probably be
| completed some time in July and the
work of erection will be commenced as
soon as the last casting leaves the
foundry All of the parts are to h.
| lifted in Denver before shipment, so
| that when the work of erection com
! mences II will progress rapidly. The
engine and boiler. crushers, rolls. ETC.
of the Harrison plant are in fairly
good condition and will be utilized by
the new plant.
As soonas the Leadviile plant is COM
pleted the Boston Copper-Gold smelter
Will commence the construction OF nm
other plant at KOkomo, Summit corfn-
| ~. ten miles from Leadville, where
there s'n large amount of pyritic gold
| and silver ore. and where the COM
| pany has purchased two mining prop
| critics. which it is believed will supply
the greater portion of the ores seces-
| sary fer 'the smelter.
Tho company has also announced its
Intention of erecting n similar paa11t 1t
some point in Gilpin county for THE
treatment Of the low grade pyri1ic ores
of Gifpin and Clear Creek counties.
All n these smelters are to Toe matte
plants of the LOder type and the COM
pany has announced its Intention to
erect other plants as fast as 1t cnn find
the proper localities with the necessary
supply Of low-grade pyritic ores. The
plant Ift Ward. which was erectesl to
test the process, has proved n success
with certain notifications In the hand
ling III concentrates suggested by Pro
\ iessor Sadtler. and is now in operution.
The fourth new plant. is; the .20tAtcn
copper smelter to be buih ait SaIftiu by
the Boston company now owning and
operating large copper mines near
there, 'H,id the building Of which was
announce exclusively in the Republican
n week ago.
1t now 'transpires that the Standard
Smelter ut Durango. which has ysyeen
blown out for more than four years, is
TO be remodeled and started mn, with
the Guggenheims at the helm. The
snelter WIS erected about seven years
ngo by n company of which IS. NI,
Green OF milwaukee. formerly Il
heavy operator of Aspen, is the printi-
pal stockholder. 1t was originally con-
struc1ed as n copper plant. wifh an
eleetrolytic process, by Otto Stallman.
but has never been success, the SUP
ply Of copper ores In that section OF
the state being too light TO keep the
plant In operation to Its full csJncity
OF 300 toms per day.