The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-11

Aetna. Victoria, Phoenix and Fourth of
July claims, In Phoenix camp. and will
smelt the ores for the associated compa-
MES, including the Majestic and City of
Paris.
The lie Rof smelter at Northport. Wash.
is able to treat ores at from "a TO $3.50
tons, excluding. OF course. deductions for
metals which they may carry. Seeing that
the CRANKY works viii be as wei arrang-
ed. their ores, containing an abundance OF
iron ana lime. should certainly be smelted
somewhat more cheaply. The cost of min
ing and freight charges to the smelter Is
not expected to exceed 81 per ton.
The CRANKY smelter has the advantage OF
good water power The Kettle river will
give I 200 horse power at extreme low wa
ter The smelter will use 1900 miners
inches under an actual head of forty-five
feet. after deducting friction and all
losses The dam viii give about thirty
feet OF this head the rest being made
up between the dam and the power wheel.
The dam is rs feet across the top. seventy
ave feet from heel to toe on bottom. built
out of l2xI2 inch sawn timbers. filled IN
with rock The fume Is lixs feet, and a
mile long.
The value of tho water power to the
smelter becomes apparent upon little
consideration. II steam power is used the
cost win be fromsi29 TO $50 per horse power
power Is ia use the mining COM
panies pay $50 per horse power per year.
thus saving half the cost as compared
with steam. Power has been offered tho
CRANKY Company from bennington falls
on the kootenay river. for SIS per horse
rover per year, but by generating Its
own power 1t will cost but the repaira
attendance. etc. and the interest On the
investment. The saving, as compared with
steam, viii be from Sa5,oco 10 $500 q
year according 90 the amount Of power
used AZ the start $50 horse power will
be sufficient for all purposes. but the
smtiter has a contract with outside par.
tics TO supply $50 or 800 horse power as
rcoCii Cd.
A spun track. Nv and one-half miles IN
length. runs from the main line to the
north end 81 the works. The power house
is-V Thin t.00a feet of the smeiier BULL
ings and leo feet below them. The main
power with which the blowers sampAng
works, etc. Will be driven. Ia 70 be Great
ed BY duplicate set OF Sixteen-inch tur-
bine wheels, operating under an elective
head OF farty-fve feet These wheels are
connected with the hume By steal in
take pipe four feet seven inches IN dian.
etc. Both are directly connected with
ous Westinghouse roasting arm. aitsruat-
ing-curfent generator. Another wheel Is
bvhtd 20 q pump with a daily capacity q
80 o. gallons, Tho pump will furnish
water and pressure 20 grRnulats tha Flag
as q runs continuously from the furnaces
Tlerc Is yet another battery in the
pnwei hnuse equal 20 the drst msat.on-
3D. namely sixtean-inoh wheels. To suupiy
extra power should such b. required
The power house Is ioo fee; long b. ,hiriy
feet Wide. and all the batteries are set
In Inc. on 0ne long concrete foundation
The smelter proper consists OF two
dnnhle-aeeSed, stcoliacketed furnaces.
iolXW inches The gases pass 1fY from the
TOP Ia "a fpur-iuch diameter ao,vn-lake
pipe. which Is connected with the blw
auc Gust chaJahsr leading 20 the stack
These furnaces should sme.t from Sc 20
5s1a tons q day. The A0wn.taka Of ths
furnaces are connected with the big nue
chamber. i0Nlo feet On the inside and
Sl0 teot Ia length. The stack Is Xxi feat
inside measurement. and $50 feet high.
Vha hiOwer room IS r9NH feet ana IL "
feet from the furnace halldne II win rer-
tain three Blowers. one Tor each furnace.
ard one IA reserve, These are connected
with the furnace nv a 5t-lnch diameter
b.nst p!pe ali blowers being connected
with The one main pipe Zach az these
Blowers IS driven hN an ~ hars@-r,,,ge-
variAbie-sgced Westinghouse induc .ian mo-
tor. Which Is beitoA directly 10 the Mover
The main sampler building il "a hv 70
feet and Is surrounded on three sides h,
ore bins. The ore train, as e comes into
the smciter, VII eD carried b. N incline
90 series % receiving bias. parailei 10
the front OF the sampling works. twenty
three feet above the floor ds the SAM
and thlrty-threo feet distant These re-
cciYiug bins viii have a total CAPACITY Of
l.0a0 tons The 5ins are hlled directly from
tao cars, which have a bottom dump
IL IS Intended that the matte shall be
shipped after being brought up to Is or
% per cent. copper. For the present IL
viii 90 To- some Eastern refinery This
shipping matte. after having been cooled
viii be crushed by : by 10 Blake crusher.
which Will Dc placed in one corner Of the