The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-20

about as follows. After clearing
an the coarse gravel and stones
on patch of ground. the
miner lifts little 20 the firmer
gravel or sand ia his pan, which
Is a broad shallow dish. made OF strong
sheet IRON he then puts in water enough
TO an the pan and gives u Few rapid
whirls and shakes. this tends 10 bring inc
gold to the bottom on account OF lis great
or specific gravity. The dish u then
shaken and held In such way that the
gravel and sand are gradually washed oui.
care being taken ass the process ncars
completion to avoid letting out the finer
and heavier parts that have settled 10 tho
bottom Finally all that IS left In the
pan Is whatever gold that may have been
in the dish, and some black sand which
Invariably accompanies H. This black sand
s. nothing but puiverized magnetic iron
ore.
should the gold thus found BE- fine the
contents 81 the pan are thrown into a
barre, containing water and a pound or
two Of mercury. As soon dz the soid
comes I'm contact with the mercury e COM
hiues and forms au nmslgam. This pro-
cess is continued until enough amaisam
has been formed Ca pay Tor roasting or
airing IL ia tacn squeezed through
huckgkin bag ail the mercury that comes
Through the bag tclns put back into the
barrel to serve again, ana what remains
tn the bag d placed in "A retoyt. n the
miner has one or. if not. on a shovel
and heated untn nearly an the mercury
is eyaporized. Tho Eoid theu remains in
a Mmp. vita some mercury stii held IA
combination with tt This T. called the
nan or hand" method. and 10 newer, on
account y its siawness and lshoT!0usnes@.
continued for arg length - time when
q Is possible to procure rocker or %
make and work aiIicoS.
uIru TuE RoCkER.
A rocker "a simply about three fees long
ana tive isle made with a heavy sRee'
iron bottom which IS parrn ~I ful -
guartrg-lnCh holes. The other part % me
BOX is 6ttsd Wnh am Incline about mla-
way a it- drpja. ahich 80 six or eight
inches .oWcr az irs lower end .raa 600 its
tsfeer osrT talz ss piscrr piece ~ heavy
aoalcn Blanket fne @h'.t IS t9en
mounted Oh TWO rul heea. l11. p fastuhi'ug
those II an ordinary cradle ana when
in use they are p.aeed oH twQ @og kF q
wood go that t3e whole May tc readily
raak s1
Aner me miaer h8e reflected his calm
b, laaks FOR tne MOST rr1Fenieat place 10
.tt up hI4 .-raaker NHirs uas. ba neAr
a good supply ai oA-tf- Then bee pro-
lot8s 10 clea- away aN tae stones ard
coarse gravel gathering tho uner gravel
ana saut la n heap near The cker "
The eaaHoa box on tep IS t-ed WIKI This
ana with one har3 tse Uli1as rccSs IT,.
while with the other Haul Dc .aiies Sea tae
water The futr uat,er e.la -ae gail
Falls thtl-z- aha aoius onto thc t.acket.
Z which raejk Ks its progress and holds TIE
fine PARTICLES q gold, while the sand and
other matter pas over u 10 the bottom q
the box which is s,opc3 go that what
( comes through IS washed downward and
( 6n8'l cut ~ the box.
Across the bottom 81 the box arc axei
( thiu Stats herira which Some mc-eNry s.
/ placed 10 eaten ans particle. 0, e0I3 thes
| may escape tnc blanket. II The gold =
nu.ssty. tAs laEge agggs.s axe found IN