The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-07-15

the west. This he told her. as furn-
ace using three phase currents of high
density in amperes and low voltage,
you will notice that there are three
wires or leads going to the furnace
from the three transformers. These
leads are attached to three carbons,
two above and one below the hearth.
The two upper carbons or electrodes
are movable in relation to the hearth
and are regulated by a regulating
switch. This switch is operated by a
current variation passing through the
furnace. This will cause the switch
to operate so as to cause the regulat-
ing motor attached to the upper car
bons or electrodes to open or close the
distance between these electrodes and
the hearth electrode. This depends on
the amount of metal in the ORE The
heat generated between these cleo
trodes is above 5000 degrees Fahren-
heit. This will melt down anything,
reducing the oxide to q metal and pro-
duce Stag of the gahgue, if this frun-
ace operates as | expect. The metals
are prevented from burning by exclud-
ing the air and working in a neutral
atmosphere. You will see by looking
through the peep hole how the ore is
fed between the electrodes. 1t is first
crushed fine and fed down by gravity.
1t should be possible to get any heat
in the furnace between the highest
and lowest temperature required. We
be able to make steel direct, refine it,
reduce pig iron to steel and reduce the
ore to bullion"
Everything now being ready, he
stood back, telling Leona to stand
away in case everything did not go
right as there might be short circuit
Giving the word, the main switch was
thrown in. There was roar and hum
ming which made Leona jump back
and suppress scream. Another
switch was thrown in and the ore was
fed down. This was the critical
moment. Hal glued his eye to the mica
peep hole which permitted him to look
on the arc. A kissing and swapping
noise proclaimed that the ore was
passing into the arc. Looking steadily
for few minutes he jumped back anC
called out, "She runs, she runs"
Rushing around to small opening
in the side of the furnace there came
running out a thin stream of metal
His enthusiasm and that of his mer
was great. Leona clapped her hands
! and cheered. She grasped his hands
and congratulated him on his wonder
full achievement. He felt tempted tx
grasp her in his arms and kiss her bu
there rushed into his mind Winnie
and he checked himself for he knew
that if he had done it she would hav,
represented in his mind, Winnie.
After several weeks of trial he fel
convinced that the furnace was sue
cessful and now he could go into thu
money market and get his capital tt
intall large furnace in the camp
During his experimenting he hat
Hartz busy getting the property hold
ers to agree to furnish him with theil
ores so to be sure that he would have
positive ground to work on. Also HI
employed the government engineer o.
that district to survey and locate thu
power plant site on the Saltwater il
the Canyon, which Hartz had seel
when he and Fisher went up to Coos,
Lake He called in his patent attorn
eys, who went over his invention an(
prepared papers to take out patents il
all parts of the world.
His mother spoke to him one day
about Leona and how she was interest
ed in his great invention and how sh'
admired his as man and that sh'
was learning to love him. "Mothel
Leona is very interesting and I admire
) her as such. Our friendship has beer
very congenial and hope always vii
be-" "My Son, is there nothing be
yond friendship Mother, I an
too much taken up with my project t.
think Of love-" His mother kissed hin
and he told her what his next move
was to be. She wished him Godspeet
and success. Taking his proposition
he went to prominent capitalist tt
get him to put in capital. Getting in
to the presence of the man, he started
to tell him what his proposition was
The capitalist said "Stop, young man
Did you stay mines? Excuse me,
am very busy this morning. l DOM
invest, Goodbye"
This was his first attempt but moi
the last. He went to friends who
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