Gilpin observer., 1905-09-28
REDUCTION PROCESS.
A Discovery that Promises to
Revolutionize Treatment
of Ores.

discovery OF new process for treating
ores that, should it prove successful,
would revolutionize reduction and would
render possible the handling of vast
quantity of low grade ores, particularly
copper, in this state. George H. Water
bury, of Denver, is the name OF the dis
coverer of the new process. Below ap
pear excerpts of the article appearing in
the Times:
with a process invented by myself /
can reduce raw copper ore into the me-
tallic state in fifteen to twenty minutes
that other processes require hours,
Jays, weeks and months to reduce.
= 81 can get more copper, gold and sill,
yer out of raw ore by using my process
than fire test assayers will show is in the
ore before it is brought to me for treat
ment.
\ "Gold, silver and copper are essentially
Me same metal
"Only Difference in molecular struct-
ure distinguishes one form OF this metal
from another.
II can take strong silver salt solu-
tion and by the addition OF a chemical
change that solution into one of gold
salt and leave not trace of silver"
George II. Waterbury of 2441 Logan
avenue is this modern alchemist. Water
bury claims to have worked out pro-
cess that if perfected and placed upon
commercial basis will revolutionize the
treatment Of copper ores and will render
possible the handling of millions of tons
of low grade copper in this state, Utah
and other sections Of the west.
No less man than Samuel Newhouse
known as one of the most foremost opera
tors Of the west and owner of the rich
copper properties and 100000 plant at
Cactus, Utah, has become interested in
Waterbury's scheme and steps are being
taken this week to organize company
to exploit the new process.
Into Waterburys laboratory in the
Gar Of his residence has stepped Simon
= rGuggenheim, and so greatly was he i'm
pressed, says Waterbury, at the posi-.
bilities OF this new process for handling
copper ores that the head of the smelter
trust sought to send the inventor to
\ Mexico to use it there on the Guggen-
Seim properties.
The company when formed promises
to contain some OF the best known and
wealthiest men in the west from hints
that Waterbury gives as to his prospect
i've financial hackers. The inventor
seems at present disposed to remain
silent upon the subject dearest to bis
heart on account OF the pending organi.
zation OF the company, but as soon as
the plans are completed he says he will
make further statements regarding his
process and some Of his recent laboratory
experiments that will startle the world.
"My process can be used with slight
change for the reduction Of gold aud sill.
yer ores ars we'll as copper, but am con-
timing myself to the treatment of the
last named ores until the process is a
demonstrated success. The great ad-
vantages that claim for my process are
rapidity and economy AS l said before,
l can get metallic copper from the ore in
Hileen minutes. At MO LIMO, SPAN,
the precipitation alone requires months.
AT Anaconda, Mont, in one of the big
plants where the metallic copper is re-
covered from the holding salt by electro
lyses, very expensive process, it re.
qures hours TO secure the metal in q
form to be rolled out into sheet copper.
steel or iron is usually used to pre-
cipitate the metal from the salt. With
\ my process | effect great saving in the
precipitant, and by using steam and CON-
pressed air in melting the metal into
bars lose nothing by volatilization.
II can get more motal out Of the ore
than the assayer's test will show. For
instance, have taken raw gold ore that
assay showed contained only s75 to the
ton in gold and secured out Of 500
pounds more than tl20 in the yellow
metal"
Mr.. Waterbury was an associate OF the
late Professor Charles w. Wynn who
created something Of sensation sew
-eral years ago with an alleged new pro.
cess for treating gold ore and securing
marvellous results Wynn was pronounc-
ed an imposter by many, but Waterbury
says he was all right.