The Parker post., 1912-12-07

metal daily. The converters are 81a
feet long, have cast steel heads and
tops and are electrically operated.
A Acton electrically operated crane
and tackle complete the equipment
in this department, there being one
main and two auxiliary hoists
handling the custom ores are to be
changed by the new management as
rapidly as possible Already a de-
cided improvement has been made in
handling the custom ores after they
are dumped near the sampling mill
A small hoist has been installed and
they are elevated to the tramway on
5-ton cars. Formerly it was neces-
sary to shovel this ore into the cars
from the platform. In time the tram
way system will be entirely elimi-
mated by the installation of convey
ers, which will handle the ore faster
and at less expense than under the
present system.
Construction of a reverberatory is
under way and it's completion is be-
ing rushed as fast as possible 1t
will have a capacity up to 400 hun
dred tons every twentyfour hours.
The dimensions of the furnace are
19x108. When completed the cap
acity of the Swansea plant will be
over 1000 tons daily.
Power Pant Equipment.
The power plant contains two $50
hp. boilers. A 15,OOO-cu. it. Nord-
berg blowing engine furnishes air
for the converters, two 71a #. blow
ers for the blast furnace, one liz it.
blower, operated by a Hamilton Cur
liss compound engine, which was in
stalled to increase the air capacity,
is not being used since it was found
that the furnace was receiving too
much air. A 300-kw. d. C. Westin-
house motor, direct connected, fur
nishes power for the tramway, cleo
trio lights, etc., and miscellaneous
purposes. A 15O-kw A. G. belt-driv-
en- Ideal motor furnishes power for
pump located at the Bill Williams
river This pump supplies the water
required at the camp for operating
and domestic purposes; there are
two pipe tines, one inches and the
other inches.
Other Equipment.
Besides the smelter and power
plant the company has a fully
equipped machine shop, saw mill,
sampling mill and machinery for the
various shafts, six in number In ad-
dition to this a railroad from Bouse,
about 20 miles in length, equipped
with three Baldwin locomotives and
numerous freight and ore cars. Sub
stantial buildings for the housing of
the employees have been erected by
tn company, and General Manager
Clerc announces that more buildings
are to- be provided within the next
few months. A large store building,
in a portion of which the main offic-
es of the company are located, has
also been constructed, together with
a modern house that is used for liv-
ing quarters by Mr.. Clerc.
With all of this equipment on the
ground, the new management has
an excellent start in bringing Swan
sea to a prominent position in the
mining world. Before another ten
months, it is said by the man
agement, the Swansea smelter will
be treating at least 1000 tons of ore
daily.
Mine Development.
At the present time development
work underground is being confined
to the workings of No. shaft on
the 800 and 400-foot levels The ore
bodies developed average about SO
feet in width, and extensive drill
holes put down over year. ago dem
onstrated that in places they run
up to 80 feet in width. These ore
bodies appear to make in lenses.