Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1922-02-02

/ each log being drift-bolted through
the wall of the flume, trimmed at the
upper ends and nosed with steel plate.
Ogden Modern Table.
The Ogden Modern table, which will
be used by the company, is extremely
simple in design and covers the basic
principle of gravitation. 1t has no
oscillation when in action and re-
quires no power. 1t is % feet 8 inches
in length over all and 32 inches wide.
The grade at which it stands is regu-
lated by lever at the lower end. An
other lever, also at the lower end,
controls the side or rifle slope, the
table being hung upon a pivotal ar
rangement The grade best adapted
to the material with which expert
ments have been conducted is said by
Mr.. Deardoff to be 1hinches to the
foot. At the upper end is a spreader,
by which the feed is regulated to rub
Der corrugated cloth, with corruga-
tons set at 2311 degrees, against the
current. Wash water is introduced
with the feed, washing the light ma
terial to the lower side of the table.
over the rubber battles and off the
table at the lower end and into the
waste launder. The black sands fol-
low the rubber battles and work to
the upper side of the table, where they
are caught in l II Inch trough, 2 inches
deep at the upper end and grading
down to nothing at the lower end.
Draw-off valves are in number the
first at feet inches below the
spreader, the second feet 8 inches
lower, the third feet lower and the
fourth 3 feet 4 inches lower, or 6
inches from the lower end of the table.
On the lower side of the table rs
quarter-round moulding insures move
ment of all waste without INTERRUPT
ton. When once the grade and side
tilt have been adjusted to the material
being handled, the table requires no
further attention. Tables are made
right and left-handed. The patents
are held by General Manager Schnat-
terly personally, but the company has
perpetual right to manufacture and
use them upon it's own property.
Twenty tables have been made and as
sembled, under direction of F. G. Fftz-
gerald, who built the first table four
years ago and has since been with the
company as head carpenter.
Constructing Tunnel From LeOnia.
In the story published last May, the
other big features of the project were
fully covered, including the ditch
work, one of the most costly items.
AT that time it was mentioned that
the management contemplated a tun-
mel connection from Leonia with the
plant, a distance of over 1000 feet
and at grade of about per cent.
This work is actually in progress and
| was told the drift is now in about
600 feet. Two shifts are employed and
a compressor has been installed. The
survey contemplates completion of the
upper end at a point just below the
lower end of the bedrock flume, on
the east side of the stream. The man
agement says that when completed
lO-inch pipe will be laid in it, so that
the black sands may be sent by gray
ity from flume bin to shipping bins
on the Great Northern tracks at
Leonia. 1t is also proposed eventually
to conduct all supplies for the mine up
through the tunnel by electric haul
age. In this connection, it might also
be mentioned that the electric lighting
plant has been on the ground for many
months, but that so much has had to
be done in other directions that in
stallation has not yet been possible.
Cost Over Million Dollars.
According to Mr.. Schnatterly, the
total cost of the project to this date
has been closely around $1,100OO0.
The most extraordinary feature of the
financing, which in my opinion is al
together the most remarkable / have
met with in 80 years. experience, is
that all men employed on the job, from
assistant manager down to the low
Hest laborer, have cheerfully per-
formed their daily tasks, several for
as long as II years, for their bare liv-
ing and treasury stock. More latterly
they have been paid in notes running
from one to 20 years, payable from the
first profits of the operations. These
men are of average intelligence and
certainly could not have been induced
to work under such conditions of pay
unless they were very thoroughly CON
WINGED that the project would event
ually work out satisfactorily for them
all. Up to date approximately s40O, 900
in cash has been spent, the balance
being represented by treasury stock
issued for labor, and company notes,
payable only out of net profits.
Wonders Have Been Worked.
Many times the suggestion has been
made that the project has been over
slow in reaching completion. | can
not speak from actual experience of
periods prior to last April, but since |
that time it seems to me that the man
agement, considering all the handi- |
caps, has performed wonders. The |