Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-24

mining headquarters of Utah and its
| participation in the celebration is in
| behalf of the rest of the entire state.
What the Knight smelter was first
| planned to be; what 1t Is and what u
| Is destined to be, are three distinct
| things, These various stages are
| crowding fast upon the heels of one
another. In fact what the smelter was
first intended TO be was found to be
impracticable before construction had
proceeded to any considerable stage.
New plans had TO be drawn and new
details mapped out almost before the
builders had started on the originals.
A simple lead-silver furnace was the
machinery and equipment planned for
the project in its inception. Then IL
dawned upon the promoters that such
am arrangement could never meet the
demands to be made upon the plant
for. with the beginning OF construc-
ton, promises of patronage fairly
poured in upon the promoters from all
quarters Instead of furnishing smelt-
Knight mines It was seen the
entire district was planning to
patronize the new venture And the
Tfntic district has produced ore in
such quantities since 1885 as To make
its dividend record $17,065,5s5 for the
same period. So with district of this
caliber waiting upon II. the plant had
to be finished on a much larger scale
than that upon which the start was
made.
ELABORATE EQUIPMENT.
So it happened from simple Lead
SILVER furnace the plant has grown
TO plant with four lead blast fur
haces, one copper furnace six 65-foot
hand roasters and six Kelly snterinS
converters. This elaborate equipment
OF course, necessitstes extensive mo-
tive and other expensive machinery.
making the plant as finely euulppcd
LOT lts size as anything in the United
states. Turbine blowers connect ri to
motors furnish air directly TO the nm
naces. This is the only installation Of
its Kind In the United States and is
passing illustration of the disre GARD
Tor expense in equiping Utah's indie
pendent smelter. The power used is
eleculcity 10 be furnished by the JIta1
oountN Light N Power company. 1.-THE
company has transformer sta uon
AT inc Colorado mine waich wiz sup
ply the Knight mines with light and
power as wei as the smelter.
water for operative purposes is oh
laihed from the Consoudated Swansea
mines not half mile away. Direct
transportation facilities are big adj
Nahlases 10 be enjoyed by both mu.es
ana smelter The Eureka hin J[,iI-
ROAD company, Knight enterurIsn
connects the Beck Tunnel Colorado
iron Blossom, Block Jack Drago,
uronJ, sioux Con. and Swansea ron
mines with the smelter, so from Tho
moment the miners pick breaks ,be
ore down unul II comes from me
sn'eitsr IN the shape of bullion. the
transformation viii be one unintar-
rupted proceeding The mlnes M.
TONED are right In the smcIter's
helghborhood. Hhe salt Lake Rout,
ana Rio Grande can hauI ihe ore-
from the big producers OF E,urrisa
SILVER CITY, Mammoth and other
camps i'm the district For that MT.
Ter there is not a mine i'm the state
which cannot ship 10 the knight mel
er with little trouble. And Ia having
grown from plant to handle thn nrne
duction of the Knight mines To- - Gus.
tom smelter' contracts with widely
scattered camps are being made.
FROM NEVADA MINES
Widely scattered" is used in its
lluest sense here for not only mar
camps, but those Of other states havn
written contracts. Tonouab ana 81
oche producers were among No ars,
To ask that they be placed on the shins
ping list Even Goldheld can be- found
among the camps TO contribute towards
me new Enterprises patronage Idaho
producers are also among the contribu-
tors, such support Is remarkable n.
inning and smelling history. Tho
Knight smelter, which Utah ~ nroud In
cal her independent smeltcr'' did NOT
build and then drum" for patronage.
the patronage was assured before
building was complSed. Care had TO
be taken 10 keep the contracts With,
reasonable reach of capacity. Al preg-
ent the capacity Of the plant IL 600 tons
per day with new extra equipment In
commission the capacity will be in.
creased To 1000 tons per day, making
the infant smelter as large as the larg-
est veteran.
ADVANCED METHODS.
Methods of smelling viii be the most
etnclent fnd most simple known To
the science. From the cars In ore Is
dumped into the samplers reee,vInL
hlns. Following the ore from It's rrude
state as II reaches these bins TO the
ume Il comes out IN bullion bars A.
tracing an Interesting transfol nation
a gl'atnry crysher is fed from the re-.
ceiy.ng biris and an elevator lakes Inc
whore II passes through three
sets WIN On"-tenth cut Vein SAM |
piers, After passing through rolls ana |
f'HIlefs lht ore comes out thorough |
~ sample, each variety sorted for fur |
! WI hahailhs. OAidlzed ores go TO tho
" udMg nporsi sulphides or matte To |
me hatd roaslers or Kelly converters
Then the roasted ores. mixed WITH I
oAldized ores go TO the furnaces wlth>l
nuk ana coke In proper combinations.
Bullion from the lead furnaces goes 10
crossing ~ TILES. Siphons' draw on tho
lead ana discharge 1t into meulds.