Salt Lake Herald | 1895-03-12 | Page 7 | Operated by Water

OPERATED BY WATER S Steam Power at the Iec Smelter Done Away With I MATTE SHIPMENT MADE AM OP THAT PRODUCT WILL GO TO TIIZ IL vJm 4i Hcrcttt Companys Employees and Property Wttl We Protected From Accidents or disunities Manager FurruwortK Has < one 4o Austin on an inspection Tonr Good Reports Deiiijy nc j < > ivcd From Heaver Lolce District Increasing In-creasing the Tottungc at the Geyser Gey-ser 3im < fGcueral aiininir News I All of the tests recently made having been perfectly satisfactory the water from the feed canal at the Ibex smelter smelt-er at Leamington was yesterday turned turn-ed over the power wheels and hereafter here-after the plant will be operated exclusively ex-clusively by water For some days past the canal has heen running full but It was not deemed advisable to do away with the steam power until everything had been repeatedly adjusted ad-justed and tested for the change The proper time arrived yesterday and the urbines commenced their work Advices Ad-vices received from the plant last evening even-Ing were to the effect that everything Js running smoothly u The first shipment of matte from the smelter was made yesterday three I carloads of the product going to the r Hanauer A contract has been made between the Ibex people and the Hanauer under which the matte from I I Lenmim ton will be treated at the valley smelter There ae some 300 tons of the product on hand at the IfceK Alter having been treated at the I Hanauer some live tons will go into one in order to increase the per cent I I of cppper