The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-01

Is the president and manager; s. l.
ButIer. formerly OF New York City.
but now of Salt Lake. is vice president.
ana Mr. Gushing is its superintendent
since the purchase of the property
by the company its equipment has been
changed in nearly all respects until it
Is one of the most thoroughly fitted up
concerns IN the west. Like most all
modern institutions, its work is almost
entirely automatic The old floor ma
ch1nery used by Macintosh. which was
the best obtamable. has been retained
thus giving the plant separate ana
distinct sampling departments
Inc plant has capacity of 200 tons
per day in the hand sampling depart
ment and an automatic capacity Of
nom 500 to 400 tons per day thus af-
tordlnS the entire plant a productive
output of from 500 TO coo tons every
twenty-four hours.
a brief description of the workings. of
the mill may not be amiss. The ore in
the hopper amounts TO practically sixty
tons This ore passes out autOmatical-
~ INTO large gyratOTy crusher, which
reduces it 20 dimensions Of two and
one-half inches From thence il is
conveyed in elevators to the first sam
pier in the upper portion OF the mill
In this department is cut out one-ffth
OF the bulk and is crushed TO three
quarters of an inch, the remaining
tour-hfths passing back autCmaticaiiy
o'the car in which il is shipped to the
Slnelter- This One-fifth is now taken
to another sampler. which also cuts
out one-tifth an6 brushes it to three
elShthS of IN men. The reject is con
Neyed back 10 the car, as in the other
instance, ana The process is again re-
peated- The sample is next cOned and
CHARTERED, which gives IL q more thor
ough mixing than any of the old pro-
ceSSeS which are yet in use in other
mills This quartering is kept up un-
I'll the sample of the size required is
secured for the plate. 1t is then dried
and reduced 20 a pulp that will pass a
1OO-mesh sieve. This drying is done BY
the aid Of steam, which warrants an
evaporation of moisture without in
curing the Hanger of roasting the ore
and its attendant loss of value. as
might be the case with other processes
where drying - desired.
The mill is provided with all the nee
esSary trackaSc from the railroads
mentioned, thus placing it within easy
access of al mines in the state and
anordlng 1T facilities for the reception
OF consiSnments for either the local
smelters or Jha eastern markets. This
mill was designed with a view to han
ding ore shipments sent to il in every
conceivable sort of car. including the
several kinds OF coal cars box ears.
steel hopper cars. etc, and for the
purpose of ia ciiitating the handling OF
the co tents OF the Se diversified meth
Gus of transportation the IarPe crusher
was placed hetow the track level. The
policy mentioned has demonstrated the
wisdom of the designer of the same
and in more than one instance has en-
abled the shipper 10 get results where
had arrangements been of an adverse
character, VeNdtiOus waste of time
would have ensued-
In short. the plans of the designers
of the system have proven very effica-
cious, and as every portion of the new
~ constructed mill has been con-
sCructed with a synonymous object in
sight, the success of the sampler needs
only to be imagined.
The business Of the mill has steadily
Increased since it was opened for pub
lie service some two years ago after
the new equipment was added. and
during the last twelve months its trade
has been especially gratifying TO its
management.
Prompt attention and strict super
vision is given every shipment. and the
smaller mining producer receives equal
attention with the man who sends in
a trainload. Visitors and patrons are
always welcomed. and every attention
is shown them. Information as to the
methods is cheerfully given on all oc-
casions.
The main oftlce Is in this CITY at 315
and 5i6 Mccormick block.