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<br />when tha_ocutsitn. of these barrels are emptied inta the car <br />and shipped to the Graseelli Chemical Ca., at Graseelli, Ind., <br />n suburb oP Chioago. A large suctian Pan driven by a 75 H.P. <br />General Electric Motar, assists in bringing the gases Prom <br />the Purnaoee to the bag houeeq <br />PRACTISE. <br />The crude ore after being crushed and sampled ie <br />baught an the fallowing schedule: <br />Price paid F.O.H Plant Par are running 16~ Zinc S$4.00 <br />I <br />per tan with 50 cents per unit added ar deduoted Pram this prioe <br />as the zinc assay varies Pram 1H~. The furnace after Piret <br />j being made hot with afire of bituminous oosl is charged with <br />a mixture of ore and anthracite teal. <br />The amount oP coal depending an the amount of zino <br />captained in the ore. About 36~ aaal being used with a <br />18~ zinc ore whioh inoreases to abaut b0'~ aasl with a 25~ <br />zinc oro. <br />i <br />This oharge whioh ie bedded Pram 10 to 14 inches <br />deep upon the grates ie allowed to burn itself oamplotely <br />out, when the clinker is drawn and trammed to the refuse <br />dump and the furnace ie recharged. <br />i <br />The plant ie treating about twenty-five tone oP ore <br />por day, on an average, from whioh 4 tone oP axide, assaying <br />i <br />j aPProx. 76~ aina, is produced. The coal used ie anthraoite <br />from Gunnison County, the fine soreonings being the oharaater <br />used and evon this ie put thraugh the rails and reduoed to a <br />iPinar and more uniform size. <br />COSTS AND STATI8TI09. <br />i Oaal (find eoreeninga anthracite) ~ 2.BG par tan, <br />(engine .60 per pal. <br />011 (Cylindor .Bb per gal. <br />i <br />Labor ooet tho same ne Por smelter work. <br />i <br />~ The plant employs 12 furnaoo men, 8 bag hause men, <br />9 oruehor men and 3 foramen. <br />