Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-15 | Page 14 | Steel Flume for Mercury Placer

STEEL FLUME FOR MERCURY PLACER PLACER Quicksilver mining In tc the high Uintah Uin Uin- tan tah th mountains has ha its it difficulties but they hey are arc arc not insuperable according to o N. N B. B Crawford vice vie president and manager of ot the Hermes Heres Mining company com corn pany just In i from the field feld The e mercury mercur at the te surface Is i so finely comminuted Mr Crawford said Thursday that the foot 30 wooden wood wood- en flume fume I took ook up a week ago ngo for a test is not long enough to t gather the particles Into ito balls bals I am arranging now for a steel flume fume feet teet long longto to t rest In i a log cradle and be equipped with screens and settling tanks I 11 find that the mercury content of the te gravel comes in larger globules globule as depth is gained It I ought to t be at atit atts its it ts best at bedrock not only In quicksilver quick quick- silver Ilver siver but in gold and silver siver I expect ex pact to t go back about Saturday The Te property of the Hermes Heres company com corn pany pay is among the Granddaddy lakes in n Duchesne county couty Its It mercury oc occurs occurs oc- oc oc curs in native form Some of the lakes akes Jaes are ideally situated to t furnish water heads for tor placer and ad licking operations Mr Crawford says say