Show NEVADA COMPANY MAKING ARSENIC the toulon arsenic co is running one of its two wedge furnaces on ore from the irish rose mine near copper canyon and is producing 3 12 1 2 to 4 tons of arsenic daily the company is receive receiving in g some from the old smelter slag dumps at eureka the contains 30 arsenic ore from the irish rose carries about 15 arsenic and some values in gold and silver the company plans to install a concentrator at the mine to concentrate the lower grade ore in order to increase the out output p ut so that both furnaces may be operated extractor Ex tracton of the arsenic in the ore is simple in process the ore is roasted in wedge furnaces and supplies its own fuel from the sulphur content the arsenic comes off in vapor form and is precipitated in huge balloon shape bags tha process does not extract the metallic values and the ore after roasting is placed in stock piles and shipped at intervals to the smelters shelters sm elters the principal use of arsenic nowadays is for the manufacture of insecticides and cotton planters of the south cursed with boll weevil are the largest consumers the irish rose mine is 16 miles from battle mountain the shipping point to which ore is transported by teams the mine is opened by a tunnel which will give a maximum depth on the vein of feet the vein is batrow varying from six inches to four feet but the ore is persistent the company also owns the gem mine in the tenabo district but the ore is of a grade that requires concentrating and no work is being done at this property |