MINEBK00514

• County: San Juan
• Document: Manager
• Suffix: B

- 4 -
clsas of area that abound in San Jusa and adjoinjng counties.
DeaeriDtion of Smelter.
The Smelter is located at the mouth of Bement Creeks Silverton~ Srm Juan
:ty, Colorado. E. W. Waltere~ metallurgist in charge. ~I
i
It is of the pyritic atgle~ of the most modern and approved pattern of
it
tom dailycapaeity, employing the Bretherton hot air ayatem attachment. This ~.
~~ ~.
ce has proven entirelq satisfactory. It not only affects a saving of ~ per
n
in the fuel charge, over the cold air blasts but produces a better chemical ii
r f
tion~ a higher per cent of recovary and cleaner slag. Steel water jackeAq a ~i
oth Connellsville blorer~ crueher~ rolls and complete sampling equipment. Ilj
power developing 350 fl.P. rith Pelton Wheel and wire tope transmission, ~~,
and engines i~rith a capacity sufficient to operate the entire plant in case 'i
I~
occident to water parer; a leage briquetting machines ample dust chambers bins
of storing Sooo tons of ores essaying and labratory offices mac}iine and
ahop~ g mile railroad aritehes~ and are preparing to install converters
Increase the capacity.
The plea of the smelter sllora the charge to be handled almost entirely
and rith a minimum employment of labor. The slag is granulated and car-
off by watery requiring no slag handlers. Every detail of the smelter has
corked out rich a vier to the awst rigid economy in operating but the maekdn-
and construction is of the most substantial character. The smelter and bins
full of ,ore.
Tlie enclosed hearth, a feature of the Brethertoa hot air etttachment~ leas b
found to mace a bstter separation of matte from tha slags than in the open
exposed ~ hearths.
I'~
i,
i
I I'
!,
I r
lj ~'' !

~~ r
f
F, - .
P%':
~ ,.
4
I.
~~