Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-23
NEW YORK EQUATIONS.

constantly delivered by q No, 6 CEN
trlfugal pump The product from the
mixer, consisting " sands shines and
solution flows 300 feet through n
wooden launder to tbs separating and
teaching tanks on the upper level OF
the mill
There are 10 Of the above tanks,
constructed OF sheet-steel, having a
capacity OF Go tons of sand The up
per part OF these tanks are rivcted
cone-shapcd The pulp enters the cone
and tho shines and solution overflow
white the sands settle through neck
to the sand Vat directly below.
After the tank Is charged with sand
II Is subjected TO a short teaching.
followed by washings with a diluted
solution and water, the final moisture
being drawn of by vacuum. after
which the sands are discharged
through from By tom discharge doors
into Two ton cars arranged to run
I'm trains.
The overflow from the separating
cone Is distributed 60 eight or IL
slime tanks located on tin. next level.
The slime tanks are Of wood, Ii feet
In diameter, eight feet vertical slaves,
with a 90 degree cone bottom. The
overflow from these consisting Of clear
solution, is taken OF continually by
means Of pcriphail weirs and flows
20 stump from whence II Il pumped
back to the mixer 10 again traverse
the same journey, thus being named
The circulating solution
The flow Of the slime or clarifying
tanks is arranged so that they are
filled at successive perlods--while one
Is filling another is settling or being
washing or DISCHARGED
The shines are allowed TO settle for
q short time and then the clear solu-
ton is decanted by means of a-inch
pipe to two gold-solution storage
tanks 80 feet IN diameter and eight
feet high located on the third level,
After having decanted the clear solu-
tion the shines are washed with water
entering through from pipes near the
bottom Of the cone, and by means of
hose agitating the shines from above.
Having completed the washing. they
are again settled and the wash water
is drained To the overflow stump. enter
ing The circulating solution and taxi
ing the place Of the solution originally
drawn off for precipitation, thus keep
ing the volume of the circulating so
luton constantly; the shines still be-
ing. such a consistency that they How
easily and are discharged through six
Inch openings at the bottom Of the
tanks into Handlers conveying them
to the slime settling dam, whore an
additional amount Of water Is rec0y-
cred and returned TO the mill,
Besides taking the gold bearing So
luton decanted from the shines clari-
Tying tanks the gOld-storage tanks re-
ceive the teachings from the sand vats
on the upper level and is precipitated
on zine shavings contained In 90 wood
en- accompaniment zinc precipitating
boxes. Directly below the zinc box
floor are the weak sumps from which
barren solution is pumped for leach
ing the sands aud filling the sand tanks
before charging.
All of the power for driving the
pumps and machinery Is transmitted
by means Of electric motors will not
exceed 10 horse power per hour The
machinery consisting of mixer, pumps
and motors in constant use IL Installed
IN duplicate, thus avoiding the neces-
sity Of shutting down Ia make repairs.
The mill is airy and well lighted
with arc and lncandescent lights, aud
a feature of its appearance In the COM
pactness and convenience shown In
the general arrangement