The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-01

frey concentrating tables, separating
value from non-value; then comes
the Theis Chlorination process for the
treatment Of concentrated product.
The COLONIZATION plant consists OF
reyerbatory roasting furnaces which
have floor space of 600 square fee';l
roasting capacity tons every "a hours
reducing the sulphur in the coDcen-
trated material 10 to As per cent down
to less than Half of one per cent.
From there the treatment is by the
Chlorine process gold dissolE ed
and bleached out from the roasted
concentrates by addition Of water. in
the form of chloride Of gold, and
from chat it is thrown back into metal
| lie state by use of Ferrous Sulpha 10.
then collected, cast into bars-shl p
ned to Uncle Sam and then Eagles fly.
The Halle Gold Mining Company
have two mines of which che foregos ng
is mention and they are the Cross and
Beguelin In honor of two Of the tli-
rectors. The works outside and in
are lighted by electricity and NUN
ber of the houses which also have tee
phone connection. The big handsome
store carries from $1,000 to $1,000
worth Of general merchandise, aid
the Haiie Mine Post Office, has 1e-
ceiyed new furniture, with 81 call
and lock boxes, and about $50 m,sn
are on the mine Office pay roll. The
fires of the entire camp use over 1000
cords Of wood-people outside OF the
mining property receiving $500 per
cord therefor.
The machine shop is very complete
with lathes, planers, shapers and
wood and iron working tools, and
machinists come to visit 1T from af,r
off. Captain A. Theis who has made
a success of the mines and been mai
ager for is years has resigned in favor
of his son E. A. Theis, and will re-
tire to his new and lovely suburbs q
home in Charlotte, N. G.
He was born at Frankfort-on-ths-
Main-and came to the United States
In 1856, locating at the DucktoWn
Copper Mines, Tennessee. He returlI-
ed to the Fatherland-go married and
took his bride to Ducktown. They
came to South Carolina during the
war, and Captain Theis was engaged
in mining and the extraction of lead
for the Confederacy.
Thereafter he operated gold mines
in the Dahlonega district In Georgia !;
then to the Stone Hill Copper Mines,
Alabama, and thereafter was for 10
years the successful manager OF the
Phoenix Geld Mines, near Concord,
N. c., then for 16 years made thu
Halle Mines prosper.
3. A. Theis, now general manager
served his apprenticeship with MS
father, studied at the University OF
North Carolina, then the Washington
University st. Louis. and followed
Knowledge further at the School OF
Mines, Denver Colorado. Oregon!
attracted HIM with prospecting ant
mining views and then he interviewed
Mexico, and worked in copper, silver
and gold mining there for five years
Thus equipped he became assistant
manager with his father as the Halle
Mines six years ago, and has beer
active manager since April 1904.
a born and educated American, y.
A. Theis possesses the modest traits
of his Teutosic race. and the ccncen.
trated abilities Of good education and
experience with good head and heart.
Practically he, does the surveying, en-
ginee.ing, assaying and the managing.
Another gold mine, nine miles north
of the Halle, is the Blackman Mine,
on which S15, 600 have been spent IN
machinery and development work,
Operations began in January 1858.
The location is near White Bluff Post
Office. S. C. James Carsweu.