The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-08-28
North American Smelter.

North American Smelter.
A deal has been definitely closed
whereby The North American Smeltsr
and Mines Company will come into po-
ssession of the Golden Smelter and
the lime quarries at Golden, Colorado.
on the LIST day Of September. The
deeds for the transfer Of the proper
ties have been prepared and are now
in the East awaiting the signatures of
the proper officers of the company.
One Of the representatives of the
smelter company has been in Colorado
for the past week, and while here
definite plans for the transfers of the
properties were completed and the ne
cessary payments made, the consider
alton being $780,
The smelter has a capacity Of 500
tons per day, there being two furnaces
one $50 and one $50 tons. The smell
ter il up to date and modern in every
respect and when heretofore in oper-
alton made . specially of treating the
lower grade ores Of Clear Creek. Gil
pin, Boulder and other counties. Ship
ments of over 81, 0O0, 900 worth Of mat
ter when the plant was in operation
proved conclusively that the smelter
will treat these ores successfully.
A number of Improvements are to be
made at the plant. A entering fur
mace of the reyerberatory type which
is now being successfully used by Mr..
George G. Vivian at the Tintic smelter
at Silver City, Utah, will be installed.
The installation Of the entering plant
and steel building will represent an
outlay Of about $4,000, and in addition
to this it is estimated that the cost of
the balance OF improvements will ap-
proximate about $500
The improvements will consist Of
putting in modern appliances in con-
nection with the handling of ores and
the Stag. The plant will be electrified,
and power will be obtained from the
Central Power Company, whose wires
now pass thro rough Golden. The steam
plant will be retained as an auxiliary
plant. Announcement will be made at
later date az to the metallufgist who
will have charge Of the company's op-
erations. Work on these improve
ments will be started At once.
The North American Company has
also taken over during the past 80
days the Kilton Sampler at Idaho
Springs, with a capacity of 200 tons
every "a hours and contracts have been
let for putting this plant in shape to
accept ores. The Offices of the COM
pany will be moved from the Elliott
block to the sampling plant. Mr.. Fred
H. Nye, superintendent has completed
his plans of development of the con-
solidated mines, and starting next
month an aggressive campaign will
be under taken. The main features of
the new development will be: First,
Magalona drift which is now in 1900 it..
will be extended to the end line of the
company's property, an additional dis
tance of 45O0 feet. An upraise will be
made from the level of the Magalona
drift to the surface at point about
half way between the two end lines.
The Donaldson drift, which is now in
600 feet, will be extended first a dis
tance of HOO feet at which point it
will be directly under the main shaft OF
the Centurion mine. At this point a
465 foot upraise will be made. When
this completed it will make a connec-
ton with the Centurion workings and
will make available for immediate
production large tonnage of ore now
blocked out in the Centurion group.
From this point the same drift will be
extended through the Harrison and
Morgan claims further distance of
3aOO feet and connections will be made
to the surface of the Union and Nor
shafts. A station is now being cut in
the Donaldson drift, and q 1000 foot
upraise will be made to connect this
level with the 600 foot level of the
Donaldson mine.
tits estimated that this development
will represent total outlay of $3.50, O00
and will mean the blocking out Of tre-
mendous ore reserves which cannot be
exhausted in many years. 1t will put
\ all the mines heretofore operated from
the surface in direct connection with
the main Rockford tunnel, SO that all
of the ore will be taken through the
channel into cars at the tunnel portal
and shipped direct to the company .
smelter at Golden. The complete fl
nancing of this important enterprise
has been completed. Prominent East
ern and Southern capitalists are back