The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-09
SECOND A0Gf ENTERPRISE
FOR NEVADA MINERS

O-e CT the largest establishment
Tor the reduction and saupllug Of ores
IL the State OF Nevada is rox near
Ing completion in the northern su-
burbs Of Tonopah. 1t is the property
OF the Tonopaa Stamping and Ore
Purchasing Company The main build
ing in the works group is a structure
OF Ave stories and a two-storey base
ment extending. 81 feet By 80 feet, and
- feet high. 1he basement extending
10 depth OF - feet below the ground
surface. II is built OF substantial mil!
construction. common TO this class OF
buildings. and covered with corrugated
iron
The methCtAs employed for handling
large quantities OF ores utilize the
most approved modern appliances The
main building is provided with eight
storage and two receiving bins. each
With capacity OF 100 tons These
are connected with three bucket ele-
vators used in conveying ore to the
top story, when it descends by gravity
through the various chambers and
grinders and is distributed finally
through chutes to proper receptacles,
ready for the assayer. Every opera
ton Is performed automatically. pre-
cluding possibilities of error in the
weight or measure OF ores being treat.
ed. - ~ :~r
The building equipment consists OF
two Gates Style ID" Ore Crushers;
one set OF rolls ~. inches by Is inches
one ~ inches by 10 inches, and an
other 20 inches by 10 inches; two
pulp grinders; $50 h. p. Allis-Chal-
mers Motor: one double Vazine Samp.
ler; one duplicate Vaz!ne Sampler.
A transformer house has been erected
adjacent to the main building in which
three power transformers are INSTALL
ed. Eighty-five tons of ore will be
treated daily when the plant is in regu-
lar operation. This output can be
readily increased by the addition OF
more equipment, should necessity re.
quire.
The remaining buildings in the
group are fOur-rOOm office. a build
ing Is feet by "a feet for the sampling
OF ores and an up-tO-date assay Office
fully equipped. The treatment of ores
al the new plant will begin as soon
as the railroad tracks leading from the
main line to the works can be COM
pleted. The entire equipment for this
plant is being furnished by the Allis-
Chalmers Company Of Milwaukee.
A lone bandit held up five stages
one after the other on the Wawona
road into Yosemite Valley.
The county commissioners Of
WashOe are waiting for other parties"
before selling an electric road fran
chise to Steamboat.
Some i'll advised editors are giving
a good deal Of space to the organi-
zatiOn OF mining operators at Tono-
ie, al .s~~te l.
tone of the contents is apt to ac-
centuate the prospect of differences in
the future.
Lightning struck two houses in Re-
no last night and Mrs. T. E. Riley
and Mrs. J. Merklinger were injured.
Telephone and light wires were put
out of commission. and the police and
IRE alarm systems were burned out.
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President Roosevelt. is 'too busy
to attend the Bryan reception. though
he has been invited.
H. b. WestOver the Ramsey mining
man Is In the city. He gives glow;
Ing account of the development in
Ramsey district. Herman Zad;y visit.
I'd i recently and was :ery favora3ly
impressed with the showing made
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