Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-10-24
COPPER DEVELOPMENT.
Elaborate Work in Progress by Yer
mont Copper { o. in STAFFORD.

the Elizabeth Mining company. II DuIiu
ing a modern smelter of 300 tons capacity
on the site OF the old Elizabeth mine, To-
Gated about one and one-half miles from
South STAFFORD, where in previous years
copperas was made and gave the name oil
Copperas Hill to the place, then under the
supervision of gentleman much respect
ed and honored and known by everyone
as Agent Reynolds.
Il will require one-half million feet OF
lumber to build the smelter. To save ex-
pense OF bringing lumber, large tract OF
timber land was bought OF Charles Judd
adjoining the mine property and steam
saw and planning mill erected by the CON-
pany, enabling it to get out its own lum-
Der for all building purposes.
The ore will be taken from the mine by
an electric tram, then taken to the mill,
where it is crushed and sampled with
mechanical samplers. From there it is
carried to bins close to the blast furnace
by electric cars. These bins are very
large, holding from two to three thous-
and tons of ore and coke. The ore il tax
en- from these bins by means Of electric
weighing cars and fed into the side of the
| blast furnace.
! Immense Stag pots, each holding three
and one-half tons, will be used TO remove
the Stag from the blast furnace. These
/ Stag pots will be pulled out by means of
horses.
! The mat will be cast into mouIds and
crushed. taken to a crushing plant near
( the blast furnace building. where It will
/ be crushed fine and there roasted in me
( chsnical roasters. This mat will then be
smelted to higher grade of copper mat,
to be shipped TO the markets. The gases
from the blast furnace will be taken away
through a brick fiue, 100 feet in length,
and a stack 120 feet high and feet in
diameter.
As coke is the material used for fuel,
large bins have been provided. y hich will
hold from six weeks to two months sup
ply, thus tiding over the time in the
spring when bad roads make the hauling
of heavy loads an impossibiiity and lack
of fuel would necessitate shutting down
the works. The greater part OF the haul
ing is being done with large oxen, eighty
being used. These oxen are cared for in
barns at PompanOosuc, the freighting
station Of the company, al the plant ana
at barn to be erected half way between
the two on the old road. The road over
which the hauling was done TO the old
smelter being very steep for the last two
miles, il became necessary to build three
and on half miles Of new road at great
expense OF time and money, which the
company has built.
In previous times Of working the
mines. during the months OF July and
August and earlier IL the summer was a
hot, dry one. the works would be obliged
to shut down for lack OF water. To do
away with this great difficulty. quite an
Ella Dorate water system will be put in It
the plant. Near the blast furnace build
ing there will be a reservoir. which will
hold three and one-half million gallons of
water. To do this, it was necessary To
divert the Copper brook from its old
channel, by which operations a natural
reservoir site was formed, placed above the
works at a height which will give head TO
force water over the plant. A second
reservoir, smaller than this, will recei e
all spring water available and this water
under ordinary circumstances will be
sufficient to supply the plant.
An electric driver pump viii be placed
at the river for a supply in a dry season.
which will force the water through q pipe
line 1900 feet in length against a head OF
2iO feet. to the large reservoir near the
blast furnace.
\ second pumping station will be
placed at the reservoir for supplying a
30, 000-gallon tank. placed st a height 10
give head TO carry water around the smell
ter. At the large reservoir second
pump will be placed. TO be used for fire
protection. This will be connected with
a pipe line, which will run over the entire
plant and connected with fire hydrants.
fifty feet apart, with small hose houses
placed in convenient places and certain
number OF men will be drilled for fire
service.
The plant will be electrically operated.
consuming from 500 to 500 horsepower
continuously. This will be furnished by
the Sharon Power company from its plant
on White river one mile below sharon
village, where the construction work Is
now being carried on by engineers from
the Westing house, Church, Keir company
of New York
To carry power to the plant will re-
quire eight miles Of transmission line and
one mile Of transmission line to distriE-
ute power around the plant. About 20
horsepower will be converted into direct
current to operate electric cars. hoists.
etc. The plant will be completely light
ed by electric lights. In addition to 9th
er things, there will be a very complete
laboratory for getting analyses Of ore
mat, Stag, etc
A great many improvements are being
made at the mines so rs to get out a
large tonnage. When the works are in
operation. a force of $50 to 200 men will
be employed. the greater per cent Of them
being Polocks and other foreigners.
August Heckscher is president of the
company; g. VI. HecBscher. manager:
James w. Tyson, general superintendent;
II. +. NIerum, smelter superintendent:
w. Brown, mine superintendent; {. +.
Buck. chief engineer. having formerly
been engineer at the Garfield smelter AZ
Garfield, Utah, for the American Smelt-
ing and Refining company. the second
largest in the world; c. NJ. Hitchcock.
asher; Victor King. chemist. Each
department. has an able corps OF assist
ants.