The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-12-15

purposes in which only the finest cop
per can be used. The ore now mined
carries from to 10 per cent copper
but it has a value beyond that of or
binary ore carrying the same amount
as it carries it's own fluX and is free
from arsenic, anthony and other hurt
full metals. Like all the ore found il
Vermont, it is a sulphuret of copper
When roasted it is thrown upon 8
comparatively small quantity of wood
The sulphur it carries aids the burn
ing. The beds have to be carefully
watched because of this sulphur, how
ever, for if vent is found the heat gets
so intense that the ore is melted ana
when it cools is found in large masses
that have to be broken and roasted
again.
A large boarding house has been
built beyond the smelter and will soon
be used. The other principal build.
ings seen in the upper engraving are
the blacksmith shop, to the right of
which may be seen the entrance to
the tunnel, the breaker and sorting
building, beyond which is the engine
house and air COMPRISING plant the
office and, in the right background,
the reading room and library main.
tanned for the use of the men, Be-
yond the library can be seen the build
ings owned by Captain Dow. In the
right foreground is the smelter and
beyond this is the new boarding house.
To the left and near the smelter is a
huge tank filled with water. From
this the pipes in the smelter are sup
piled. Between the smelter and the
engine house are the roast beds.
Above these beds is seen one railway
track on which run the cars filled
with ore, from which these beds are
filled. Below is the track running to
the smelter, The whole makes a
complete and compact mining plant.
How Ore Is Handled.
A visit to the mine would repay anv
reader of this. The most timid--
those who would not go down into
ordinary mines-would go into these.
The 7-foot tunnel permits the walking
in of the tallest and the ascent of 30
feet in 1900 does not tire one who
walks in. (You can ride in a car if
you wish) The walls of the tunnel
and of the mine are self sustaining
and no timber for snoring is needed.
The ore or tools would soil your hands
If you handled either but you can
walk into the mine and come out as
clean as when you went in. A Wes-
tern miner who visited the mines the
past summer said he had been in
many mines but had never seen any
as clean as these. This same miner,
speaking in regard to the mine, told
Captain Dow that it appeared to him
tos be good enough so THAT ton of
ore per man should be mined each
lay He was greatly surprised when
he learned that more than two tons
per man were produced each day but
when he found that the vein of ore
had an average width of more than 40
body of ore 400 feet deep he saw wig
his was possible.
The Elizabeth mines have been de-
'eloped to work and not to sell. Had
hey been developed to sell a more
showing could be made.
The development has been made in
he times of depression and while cop
Ter was selling very low. Now when
copper is in great demand for electri-
al and other purposes and is selling
or nearly twice what it was a few
months ago, the owners of the mines |
lave from a half-million to a million
Ons of fine ore blocked out in their |
workings where it can be mined and |
tut upon the roast beds for the mini
mum cost, while to the north beyond |
he present workings but upon the
anne level are many million tons of
re that can be mined and placed
pom the roast beds at the same mini
lum cost. Underneath is a body of
till more valuable ore the amount of
Ihich cannot now be computed. To
each this lower body of ore the COM
any now contemplates going out n
or more feet to the north of
ne tunnel entrance and on a level 500
eet lower run in another adit.
About 20 years ago Mr.. James W.
yson bought Miller's pond, consid.
rable body of water on a high hill
orth of South STAFFORD, with the
ght to raise the waters several feet
nd he bought other water privileges.
[e can at a comparatively small cost
ct power enough from the water !
rivileges he owns to furnish power
Or an electric road should one be
uilt from the Boston & Maine r. r.
the mines. The daily product of {
lie Elizabeth mines, combined with {
le probable nroduct of tha RavnoIdS |