The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-10-21

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70 relate an incident that has led me
nj various times to investigate propo-
sitions outside my own branch of en-
cheering.
In the early '7Os In my collegiate
DAYS. l belonged 10 volunteer corps
and at the time of the Wimbledon
meeting. when all the rifle shots OF
the British isles and colonies gather-
Cd for their annual sharp shooters
meeting. l was returning home Dress
cd in my regimentals. the only other
messenger in the first class compart-
ment of the London & South Western
railway being an apparently well-to-
do farmer, his only package a wicker
hamper about the size OF modern
automobile lunch basket. My curios-
ity was aroused by hearing something
moving inside, whereupon asked:
"Pardon me, sir, but are those puppies
YOU have in your hamper" mo, pig
cons" MAY ask what you do trav-
cling around the country with pig
eons?" Fly EN-" LAS | could not
disassociate my travelling companion
from doing anything except for COM
mercial reasons.) Pardon me, l trust
YOU will not think me rude, but Is
there any money In flying pigeonsf
NAV. it's a 'obby; volunteering, young
man Is your lobby or you would not be
wearing that uniform. You are not
doing It for money-flying pigeons Is
my 'obby, and there is no money In IT,
and | am not doing 1t for money but
inst because 1t is 'obby. Young man.
let me tell you that any many without
a 'obby is bass"
This episode ! have never forgotten
In consequence l have at times pro
fited and at other times lost both tim'
and money in following up someonei
hobby, but I have always thought l
well worth while to investigate any
thing new to which another man ha'
devoted time and serious study, par
ticularly in these days of specialties.
Man Without a Hobby.
AS a result, in the winter of 1873
and 80, while spending several month
In California, Idaho and oregon, J
the pursuit of my own hobby, allu
vial mining, ! drove out one day !
Sparta, a small mining settlemer
about 40 miles north of Baker Cit!
Ore, to investigate some placers. Go
ing into the general store, the onl
pretentious building in the town,
was amazed to find man of mos
generous proportions, who tipped tn
beam at over 800 pounds, clad In
Prince Albert coat and silk hat, dis
coursing to motley gathering
stove pipe miners and others. A
first | thought it was some pater
medicine vendor but on listening
learned that he was telling them of
patent process for the separation an
concentration of minerals by grea'
flotation. Upon walking up, the sto'
gentleman introduced himself as M
Criley, part owner and associate pa
entee of the Criley & Everson Oil Fit
tation 4 Concentration Process,
which he had just completed makiI
a simple demonstration. / said: "Wh
Mr.. Criley, you are making a decid
Jump against all known metallurglc
practice, as at present grease OF
kinds is avoided in amalgamation, al
mill men avoid making slime" "Tru
he said, that is what Mr.. N. p. HI
the smelter man of Denver, told n
when he laughed at me, as | suppo
you are going to do" | said mo, $
/ am not going to laugh at you b
cause seemingly you have a hobt
for l have learned that 1t is interes
ing to listen to any man who has d
voted time and serious thought to al
particular subject and therefore,
should be glad to listen to YOU"
said: well, at least you will adm
that unless something new was di
covered from time to time the wol
would stagnate and everything cor
to a standstill. | said "0n that, $
we are agreed" Whereupon Mr., G.
ley told me of the discovery of M
Everson, his associate, of the flot
ton of minerals by the reduction
specific gravity when enveloped wi
grease or oily substance, that he W
mechanic and millwright, and I'll
he and Mrs. Everson were partners
the company, that he had a sm'
model, which he took with him
exhibition purposes. and that he n
his plant practically complete with I
exception of cheap filter to reu
has acid and oil after the minerals h
been extracted therefrom.
Save Gold by Flotation.
Mr. Criley made me the propo'
ton that If would take fair samI
of the vein In q nearby mine. a
would take II to an assay Office in b
ker City, reduce the ore to 6O-me'
have the assayer make an assay OF
that he would bet me quart OF c.'al
payne that he could save all the mi
erals with grease and acid in accor
ance with the assay, and that he wot
also bet me another quart OF bubbl
that his failing would not show
trace OF mineral by assay. took BIO
bets and agreed to carry out the pr
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