Gunnison news-champion., 1916-04-07
fisEs n!1I ImEIfI eklT
NTEAsI TO Rl7ffIE
By u L. 8nwGf)

he voEa tungsten originated with
"a s~eassn people. Tuag meaning
Sea-. and sscn meaning stone. heavy
ssouC.
: aaarly a. heavy a. gold and
heavier than iead-
lungsteu in It's native state n a
eara- back. shining metal. fall of
snsa. crystals. making Il have the ap-
aaae Of gunpo~der. Il is gcner-
. found in Q kidneyed pocket for
- on and not in vel defined veins.
y order to determine tbs presence Of
- IN metal it is subjected to what
y called the fre test and in its fn-
900 form is . solid Tungsten. on the
etaer hand. IL detected in metal by
Ohst Is called the scid ties. and In it's
- sned form is . liquid and not
sold. and when used in connection
80 steel is used in the acid form-
tungsten wss 6rst found in Corn
SeA Eng and, in 1e70. in the tin mines.
. Is rare netsl bot not Q new one.
y IL found in q very limited area
efrouRhout the world Burma. Aus
eraiia- sweden. Austria Portugal. ST.
On and Japan are the only countries
" the world where tungsten is found
IL paving quantities. In the United
States tungsten is found in only four
states. namely: Colorado. California,
hoaho and Nevada. Three-fourths Of
. the tungsten mined in the United
States is found in Boulder county. Col
II L.
8oulder county tungsten more than
~ other forms Of tungsten because il
is tangstate of iron tand ferbite)
Ohich has nothing detrimental in maxi
ing steel, for there are no other metals
te eliminate.
By using from twe to eighteen per
cent of tungsten in composition with
steel il increases the strength end
hardness of steel FIVE times, and IL will
last five times longer than steel which
Aas no tungsten in it.
The principal use Of tungsten st the
oresent time is in the making Of tool
steel. The large munition factories
- the United States have immense
oar orders from the Euvopean ceun-
eries to fill within . certain definite
Slime. and tool steel is the principal
element used 10 turn out these var
oroducts, and BY nsskiRe these tssls
Oith tungsten n eempesitien with the
steel they will stand Ave times TIE
strain that ssainesy Steel will stand,
ond they cen be run five times fsster
ond turn out five tiwes mese werk
on acceuRt sf the kavdness end
strength Of the steel which has tune-
stem in connection With it.
Tungsten Is also taking the place sf
Dlatinum, for The Peassa that II Ases
Dot crystolise, is sriA prsof, and when
drawn sut IN vise fern u eight times
stronsss tAsa plstiRun- n y slss
!. pseA = sgmQssitisa WITH steel - nahs
raibuoA fb~Gs, ~ these fvses vhiso
have tunGstea IN tDeir cs0pssltjsg
win Usoe Ave times longer than thsss
whicA kave no tungsten in them. n
is aAss used in certain parts Of kieA
priss1 sutemcbile motors end theiI
stsuagth greatly incveased and theii
life peslsmeed on account Of using tn
tungstea in composition with the steel
1t IL else used in electric light bulbs
am TAsmas Edison is now using It IN
bis loFee storage batteries which he ID
now eenstructing for use in submar-
ines.
r. present price Of tungsten il
5000 per unit. and a unit consists Of
20 p0unds testing sixty per cent. fhe
prize 10 regulated by the same scale
vavyine in price according to the pei
cent u tungsten found in the ore.
IN Dsulder county ut the present
TIVE large quantities Of tungsten arr
being found very near the surface
and cen be taken out at small expense
Tke high price of the metal, and it'
neosUess to the surface Of the grount
is causing many people to try theil
hand at this comparatively new ant
prohtsble industry. 1t is q good dea
ike feeding sheep or buying potatoes
a sort Of speculation, but you need moi
invest any more money than you wish
in this indu stry. and you can see whers