Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-23

where it is weighed and then dumped
into the bin above the crusher. The
crusher Is a pair Of strong iron jaws,
one stationary. the other worked by
machinery which gives L a powerful
motion that crushes into fragments
the pieces of rock fed to IT, The
crushed rock falls directly between
two heavy steel rollers which cora
pletely disintegrate it. Then in me
form Of small crystals It Is carried BY
endless elevator TO a sitter over 4
large oblong bin into which the finer
portion is shaken from the sitter while
the coarser Il returned automatically
to the rolls for further grinding Be
meath this bin which resembles the
wheat bin of a -four mill huge cylin.
drical vat Is suspended by pivots at
its ends. Ii has an opening on the
Slue DIT tHGs CelilSI' NHNh iSauy Aot
filling it is revolyed until this opening
is directly under the opening Of the
bin containing the ground and sifted
sandstone. Meantime, acid from an
iron receptacle on the hill above the
mill has been admitted from q pipe
into tank where Il Is mixed with 9
proper proportion Of steam and water
Nov tre res thf ft " .trcas'HF
rock Is permitted to run into the great
barrel like tank while at the same
time the mixture OF acid and water
flows in by one pipe and steam from
the boiler pours in by another. Thus
the tank is quickly filed by the super
heated mixture. Then the cover is
securely fastened and packed tight
with great care. The word Is given.
i belt turned on a wheel and the huge
vat begins to reyolve with Its three
ton load. After a few revolutions p
plug must be pulled to permit the es,
cape Of gas which forms inside and
would cause a disastrous explosion u
not given escape in this way. After
churning Its load sufficient time the
revolving vat Is stopped, its cover u
removed and then II Is inverted over
an oblong vat built on truck stand
ing on a track beneath II into which
the now thoroughly mixed mass Is emp
tied. This vat is perforated with
small holes about its base through
which the liquid drains out Of the mix
ture II contains upon an impervious
floor which In turn is drained into \
cistern at one side. The liquid which
Is now permeated with copper In so-
luton is pumped from this cistern
Into the precipitating room where by
a secret treatment II is made to yield
Tie almost pure copper In the form Of
n cement which constitutes the mer.
ehantable resultant of the process.
AS will be seen from this rapid de
scription the operations Of the mill
are simple; its arrangement Is calcu.
lated with view 10 the utmost econ
omy In labor and time and the great.
est certainty and dlrectness in re-
suits. Mr.. Elliott has studied all thee
features thoroughly. realizing that
profit from the low grade ores 70 be
treated could only be obtained by the
closest economy In processes and
handling. II would appear that he
has secured the desired result A
cleanup has not yet been made but
Mr.. Elliott ii confident thore will be
no disappointment when that is done.
Manager Elliott " man who inspires
confidence by his methods Of quiet
perslsteney and his manner Of doing
rather than talking He came TO Las
Vegas unheraldej asked nothing Of
the people, but went about his busi.
ness which was 10 learn the prospects
MS 10 whether copper IN paying quan-
tities was obtaInable III the vicinity
Having convinced himself that snch
was d fact he lost no time In getting
his mill and machinery IN readiness
70 demonstrate II This he Il doing
today and bis reward Is In seeing two
other mills under construction IN the