The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-12-17
Plant with Capacity Of 100 Tons Projected
BY Local and Portland Capital to
Operate Under Patent Of
Maurice Blanchard
Spur Track From Idaho Northern to Connect Rail
road with Smelter Site. Intention IS to Ulti-
mately Erect Monster Plant for Reduction
Of Lead Ores Of the COeur d'AleneS

OF Lead Ores OF the C0em d'AleneS
smecr with initial capacity Of 1000 day handle the
of north side mining companies and be located the Little
North Fork Of the Occur Aene together with spur Of the Idaho
Northern railroad to up the country tributary the Little North
Fork the objects for which company being organized in the
Occur enes present. which number Of Warner have
interested themselves and which backed by Portland capitalists
good site has already been secured for the plant and negotiations
way the Idaho of the
spur has always been the projects Of the Idaho Northern
company the Little North Fork secton but this
work not completed within reasonable time the intention of the
smelc company construc. branch line of its
Those interested the present Paul T. Gadsden OF
Portland Oregon; Dr. F. Macette George Harris and Dr. T. R.
Mason Of Wa and Maurice Blanchard the inventor of the prnei
Piles which the smeter will be operated Mr. Blanchard in
the district present completing all the preliminary arrangements and
taking the necessary steps towards the securing Of contracts for
supply.
There several salient features connection with the smet
plant which render especially adaptable for the Of this district
Ordinary soft coal will be used with far better results than those obtained
by the coke in ordinary smee This due to the fact that
the carbon eliminated the conversion Of coal COKE u
ed for heat by Mr. Bancads process The of the erection
the plant only 25 of that the ordinary smeter and the
results obtained better If the plant meets with
the and support which is promised it the intention of
the vast lead works. capable Of treating all the
Of the district
The proposed branch Of the Idaho Northern into the Little North
Fork country will from point few miles above Enave and
continue least far the Handspke the property of the Little
North Fork Mining Milling company the the latter company
having inspected by Mr. Blanchard and found ideal for smelling
purposes The fact that many Of the found in that district
large percentages sulphur likewise advantage this mineral
converted into heat in the elimination entang consequent
saving fuel doing away with the necessity Of expensive roast
ing furnace matter how high the percentage Of sulphur be-
addition points there will be only about onehd the
lime rock used the furnace compared with the style at
in operation throughout the country and the OF the long hue
reverberato furnace necessang the
sumption Of per COKE is entirely done away with
The furnace is constructed in two compartments known the
primary secondary and be made size Each furnace has
If
tight top the primary This for the of forcing the blast
downwads the outlet the bottom ach passing
through to the secondary furnace.
lower portion the furnace used crue and carries
depth bath of molten substance of about lG nch ensung uniform
complete combustion creating intense heat approximately
2OOO degrees greater than first class coke.
In operation primary charged with mixture Of
COAL about Is cent coal to the charge while in the secondary
fuel kind used after the furnace is blown in Two
charges sme the secondary furnace the primary giving
three charge of fuel.
During the month Of October test Of the plant made under
the auspices oe Idd Metals Of Portland by John Williams
consulting engineer for the The trial made October
o. the blast turned about and good smelling heat
was made both stacks II the Stag being hot bright very
fluid secondary stack well that 115 and from that
time on charges Of the primary From this
on until D. M, when they started to blow necessary
charge every u minutes and to half hour The Of each
hearth 81 inches and the height Of stacks feet
During this time the furnace put through 2G inches ALL
total Of pounds and practically all Of the work done
hours showing that the furnace handling could easily
Is sicious charge, not including fuel, in ~ hours
The Of fuel used in smelling $40 pounds Of buminos
coal pounds of being less than 1872 charge
the greater part Of this being used blowing in and about eight
cent thereafter Most Of the coke used in the secondary and
was solely the purpose n carrying the burden Of the charge and
keeping open additional In this
Of coke might The fact Of the heavy iron