Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-05-12

gravel as it is washed down by the
giants. A smaller flume leads off from
the large flume at right angles and
again at right angles from the second
flume four still smaller fumes lead
These are designed to catch all the
free gold and black sand which will
eventually find its way into ball mill
and two Pierce classifiers, which are
to be located below the fumes or
boxes The angle iron IS arriving in
Libby now from the Union Iron Works
Of Spokane and the ball mill and class
ifier will be shipped soon. This equip
ment is to be installed as soon as it
arrives.
Another crew OF workers is busy
clearing debris away from the en-
bankment against which the giants are
to play and where the first washing will
be done Still others are busy haul
ing steel pipe onto the property to be
used in piping water onto the works.
Others are cutting roads and clearing
land for office buildings and bunk
houses. All in all it is a very busy
place.
Will Move 1900 Yards Daily.
We will start operating just as soon
as we can get the equipment installed
said S. w Gebo, who is in charge OF
the actual development work. He re-
fused to say when that would be but
it ought not to take longer than from
10 days to two weeks We will be able
to handle approximately 500 yards to
each eight hour shift, said Mr.. Gebo,
ard we will operate "a hours. That
will mean we will move 1900 yards
each "a hours. less whatever time is
needed to clear the larger rock that
may gather in the flune. BIT we ex-
pect to handle very close to the 1900
yards daily
Here is more interesting information
regarding the nlant A 1o-inch pipe
linc Is now installed that gives A head
Of 2I0 feet, with piant equipped
with four inch nozzle This equip
ment is practically installed and will
be ready to operate by the time the
rest Of the plant is completed Later it
Is expected TO take much larger pipe
down from Howard lake. that will have
fall Of we'll over 400 feet A 14-inch
pipe is now being installed from sew
eral hundred feet above the works
to give additional supply Of water for
the fumes and other machinery.
Expert in Charge.
The installation Of the fumes and
rifles is in charge Of Edw. Z. Hughes.
an expert sent to do the work by the
Union Iron Works of Spokane. Also
IN, the u -.
or miners who have placer mined in
Alaska an elsewhere The process to
be used in saving the gold has been
worked out by the school of mines Of
the Washington state university Of
Seattle cooperating with the Gupgen-
helm interests. 1t is the very latest
thing in placer mining. especially where
the problem of black sand arises. BY
the way. that problem has been en-
tirelv solved within recent wears, it
is said, and no longer gives any con-
difficulty And rs has long
been known, it Is the black sand that
contains very high percentage of the
values.
These men recently had samples of
this black sand assayed by the Robert
w. Hunt Company of Chicago, the
work done by c. E. Plummer, chemist,
who was with the big smeIter at Trail.
B. c., for three years This black sand
rom the Libby property assayed $1240O
to the ton after all the free gold had
been removed. Another sample was as
sayed at Denver and went $1280O to
10 the ton. likewise after all the free
gold had been taken out Numerous
.ests pits all over the extensive prop
arty disclose much gold, running all
he way from 10 cents per yard to as
nigh as $3.50 a pan, is is said. One
interesting fact also is that this gold
S said to be found from the grass roots
clear down to bedrock which, in many
places is several hundred feet.
Gold Found. in Large Area
One might use the expression that
here is an almost unlimited amount
If this placer ground on this property.
Il starts at the base of the mountain
Libby and Howard creeks and
extends down stream several miles and
IN width varying from few rods to
a half mile to mile. Those who have
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