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Show gLmm house I LIKESJl PLANT V, Reserves Opinion Relative to S Us Handling Copper Ores HS" - Pending Trial. H SMELTERY EXPERTS . CALL IT A SUCCESS B Experimental Plant Now Being H Fed Copper Ores for the , Hi First Time. HI "There were so vera smelting experts with me toda.y at tho experimental Fink smelting plant at Garfield, and all cx- H 7rcssed it lo bo their positive convic- Hj ' tiou tliat the Piuk process -was a sue- . cess. But I want to wait for the de-j de-j velopments of the next few hours - be- fore ffivincr my opinion to tho world. T will say, however, that in lead smcl- j ,' :tery, the Fink process will do every j thing claimed for it, the question now j is will it produco blister copper from ' matte? I believe this will be cleared HI up in a very short time. , I can say, H ' also, that as far as we have cone, J H ' -am very much pleased with tho plant." fl This is the way Samuel Newhousc HI expressed himself Saturday evening rel- 9m alive to thp Fink Enieltine process ',Bfc "y,-hich lii'-is" financing and which is be- SJHta ,DC ffiveu its initial tryout under the personal supervision of Mr. Fink him- 1, self. This smelter already has demon- f stratod its economical operation, for II the essential white smelting heat was I 1J .obtained in a remarkably short time, j and it was maintained for practically -jL. twenty-four hours on only two tons of "SY slack coal. And another economical jH f ltcm s tact tnat fr 1-Iiis initial 9( furnace, it takes only thirty horse- Hr power. sHf The tryout yesterday afternoon was B. marred aud retarded by a painful ac-cident ac-cident to Mr Fink. Ho was naturally V W everywhere during I he process of turning S in tho first copper ore, and a portion of VI the equipment carelessly handled struck ml him a bad blow ou the head, neccssi- II tating the care of a physician. But m I Mr. Fink bravely stood by his pos.t m I and helped after the accident .iust as 11 if nothing had happened. Tho next day aM or two is expected to give a definite Hi -M0'-1 as t0 tue utility of the Fink pro-Aff pro-Aff cuss for copper smelling, and all min-'yM min-'yM ing btah .-joins with Mr. Ncwhouso in .H anxiously awaitirg the fiual result, as 5 1 mcaus wore than can be adequately H ' expressed to the mining industry of the I-iaji county. |