Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-06-06
SHUT DOWN.
The CerrIIos SmeIter Closed for a
! Clean-Up Of Ore Yard.
GENERAL ARTICLE ON SUBJECT.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Cerrillos, n. NJ, June 5.-The smell
,er has shut down for short time,
having cleaned up about all the ore on
the yard, with the exception of guam
tity of copper ore, some of it very high
grade, which is awaiting the erection
of a copper stack. The run of the
smelter was about three weeks, pro-
ducing three cars of bullion and $50
tons of high grade matter and 1t has
been demonstrated beyond any doubt
whatever that the plant is capable of
doing the very best work.
Ii will be remembered that within
the past few months the machinery,
furnace. ore bins and trackage of the
plant has been extensively added to,
rebuilt and shifted around. An addi-
tional water jacket and hearth was put
in the furnace, the sample room was
moved up the hill and practically re-
built. it now being much larger than
formerly and has much new machin-
cry, a new side track for ore and coke
was laid, this track is above all the
buildings and greatly facilitates the
handling of material. large ore yard
was graded, two electric elevators
were I ut In and from the same dynamo
the whole place is lighted by electric
Ity. the dust chamber has been extend
ed to twice it's original length, lime
kiln huilt. a large modern roaster
erected and put in operation and many
other imprc vements have been added.
These betteTments have all been made
under the direction of Superintendent
| j. l.. Wells and are the result of plans
originated by him.
Taking into consideration that the
machinery is for the most part new
and the furnace almost entirely re
/ built and never warmed up until this
run, the operation of the plant is con
sidered by smelter men TO be some
thing remarkable. The untried ma
ChineTy moved of as IL il were used tC
| Il and General Foreman Graham soor
/ had the green forces organized so that
| they seemed to have been brought uT
| to the business. There was no hitch
or stoppage of any kind, everything
ran as smoothly as could have been
/ wished and better than almost anyone
! expected.
Ore is coming in right along in in
! Creasing quantities and 1t will not he
a great while until the plant is again
| in operation for a long run, and with
satisfactory railroad rates, which, 1t Is
/ Understood have been obtained, there
should be no difficulty in keeping the
/ furnaces supplied. In the meantime
la new copper furnace has been ordered
and will be received here next week
This will be erected at once, when the
| Cerrillos smelter will be in shape tC
handle all classes of ore and to bet
ter advantage than at any other point
in New Mexico. II is the policy of the
company TO give the mine owners the
benefit of economical management
and. with the best facilities, il is be
coming generally known that all grades
of ore bring a better net figure here
than at any other smelter in the coun
{ try.
There is one thing We lack, however
in this vicinity, which, II we are tC
keep up with the procession, must be
| looked after at once. We have not as
yet discovered any active volcanoes
/ Judging from the papers Albuquerque
is considerably in the lead in this re
spect. Even the Devils Throne" has
not shown any signs of unwonted ac
tiyity but we have hopes. We have {
few knockers" who are almost con
stantly in eruption. but the damage Il
too trifiing TO be considered.