Gilpin observer., 1908-04-09
WINS PRAISE
Horn Concentrator Demon
strated Before Mining and
Mill Men of the District
at Buell. Mill.

The demonstration of the Horn slime
concentrator at the Gregory Buell. mill
yesterday attracted quite number of
mining and few mill men and consd-
cradle comment is being heard concern
ing the workings of this machine.
All that have seen the machine ad-
init that it saves practically all the val
ues in the ore and that the product is
most startling revelation to most of
those who have seen it at work.
There were not as many spectators
present at the demonstration as the
manufacturers of the machine had
hoped for but this fact seems due to
two different causes. The first seems
to be that so many different machines
which have been lauded by their manu-
facturers as being the real thing and
have proven little better than worthless
in this district that skepticism-rathe
than a prejudce-has been developed
in this district and any new machine or
device for saving or concentrating ore
values must necessarily make an ex-
cellent showing here to attract much at
tention.
The second cause, probably, is that
since the first statement concerning
this machine was made in the Observer
quite number of interested persons
have called at the Gregory-Buell mill
and seen the machine.
Messrs. Horn, Dubbs and Howell,
who are the principal owners of the
patents covering this machine were
present during the demonstration and
were very careful in explaining every
feature of it and strong in insisting that
it is their purpose to show it's merits
rather than talk about them.
When this machine was first installed
in the district about a month ago the
Observer called attention to its appar-
ent merits and gave a complete des-
cription of it.
Since that careful watch has been
kept on the working of this machine
and the first impression that it was the
thing most needed in this district for
the saving of ore values has been
strengthened by this investigation.
Every mill man or person who is famil-
lar with concentration who has seen the
machine says that it unquestionably
saves the values but most of them are
reluctant to say more about it, appar-
emily because they hesitate about COM
mitting themselves concerning a new
concentrator in view of the many fail
ures which have been shown in this
district.
The Observer is giving this matter
unusual space because the machine
seems to mean so much to the business
and mining interests of the district in
the way of saving the ore values which
have for so many years been carried
away with the water of Clear Creek.
Mr.. Howell, president of the COM
pany manufacturing this machine, is
one of the most widely known news
paper men in the state. He has spent
many years in the various mining camps
of the state and he puts the matter as
follows:
81 don't blame the people of the dis
trict for wanting to be shown" But
we are here to show them. We are
ready to place our machine in competi-
tion with any other machine for the
saving of fine ores, ever invented We
are willing to go ahead of them, behind
them or by the side of them and let mill
and mining men decide by test which is
best. We know we can save the ore
values, which for years you have been
losing, for we have made the test and
we come up here to show you, and not
to tell abou. it."
The machine will be continued in op-
Grafton at the Gregory Buell. mill and
mining and mill men are invited to call
any day and see it at work.