| Show fiNK SMELTER TO CURTAil Ml THE Till COST OF ot O ORE THEA TREATMENT T r have ha carefully watched the process pro pro- cess tess for smelting ores at the Fink plant since it was Eit started up and Im I'm confident confident con that its construction and operation operation opera opera- tion is ii alon along scientific lines that are entirely practical This is the wa way Tray Trayan wayan an experienced expressed him himself el yesterday after havin having run in in from th tho tbt plant for a few hours bours to confer confer con con- fer with ith some sonio of tho tim minin mining men inca in inthis inthis inthis this city This is well known knon berin here ber herein herein in in the tb city cH- in ha having had bad char charge e of one of the l large r e aUe valley plants a a. few years A ago O an arid and has has' been actively engaged ed in inthe inthe in inthe the business for a number of years He lie Helias has lias been pl placed ced in consulting capa capacity it to Mr r. rr Fink in order that he nu might bt a assist in the practical si side e of smelting Continuing ho said 14 Wo Wo should be bo in a po position to con con- the tho plant without any alteration but hut for tho the fact that wo we e have been I hampered by br a number of mishaps insignificant insignificant in in- in si significant though b they seemed scorned th that were troublesome ome enough b to force forc us to to mako make sonic some changes 8 We found I amon among the first troubles that we e had hadnot hadnot hadnot not calculated the full force of tho the strength th that would be bo required in in our furnaces Wo We e were compelled to reinforce re re- re them and had to draw our tires fires to dp do do this work ork and at tho the same time put in heavier grates Our power bothered us for a time and we 0 found foun it n necessary cc to provide a larger cr generator gene gene- Changes es and alterations alteration are ma made mado c cin in in all nil plants yet it is natural to presume pre pro sume ume that there would be ho more at the tho Pink Fink works work as it is introducing new methods which must be given i en a a. thorough thorough thor thor- ou ough h tryout None Nono of tho difficulties have come come to us from a a. metallurgical standpoint Mr r. Fink has successfully solved all of these problems the tho trouble being icing confined to the mistakes in construction construction con con- or po power pow er There is every even reason to feel encouraged ed over or the process process pro pro- c cess s as far as we wo have havo gone ono and I am ani willin willing to go o on record as one who boo bo- Ho cs that wo will ill be bo makin making a fino fine blister copper within a very cry short time timo I tI know that an any new inventions arc are skeptically viewed b by often for the tho reason that there are aro a umber number of inventors always discovering discover- discover in ng ing something now now which when tried docs does not Dot work out successfully Before going oio into the methods thoroughly with ith Mr Ir Fink Pink I had some sonie doubts about his process ever er materializing In fa fact t I thou thought bt I knew know th the game amo so thoroughly thoroughly thor thor- oe that I could pass pats judgment on onan an any new inventions in that mi might bt bo ho suggested sug ested for oro ore furnaces furnace After he had thoroughly gone one over the ground with me I could be begin n to see tho successful fruition of the tho project in the same samo Ii light ht as its itA enthusiastic inventor Now that n we have e a plant in actual operation I 1 Iam Iam am more thoroughly bly convinced than ever that this thiR smelter will be turning out a n finished product within a n. very short time While wo we 0 have havo confined our experiments ments monts to tho the Dam Bingham porphyry ores which has bas been a 3 very hard bard problem for metallurgists to solve we 0 havo have earned learned enough h about the tho treatment to know now that it can be bo applied to ores of every ery character It n will materially reduce reduce re reo re- re duce uee the tho cost of smelting and will cria- cria ile blo tho smallest producer to tp get the full values of of his ore oven en tb though u b the tonnage ton ton- nage naho be small and the ore oro low grade g NEW cEW YORK CURB LIST James lames A. A Pollock Co bankers and I brokers 6 West Second South street furnish fur ur- ur nish tho the following received over their private wire wIrer I Bid Asked d. d Butte Suite and London Cumberland EI Ely g 8 Si GIroux Consolidated si 81 8 Nevada Consolidated 1 51 20 0 Nevada Utah 2 16 11 2 Ii io 10 Newhouse l p 5 Tennessee Copper I 44 Hi Copper 45 45 45 Davis Daly 22 3 Dominion Copper 16 9 16 Ely Elv Central Ely RIY Consolidated 13 18 Furnace Creek Crek 0 10 Greene C. C S. S corn com 0 6 8 Mitchell I I Montgomery 1516 1 16 1 evada Smelting 1 Silver Queen 2 98 Silver I Leaf ar 14 15 King Siver Edward I Foster Cobalt 4 63 EI 3 4 Cobalt Ryo Central 53 63 Darragh 95 95 98 Tintic 41 Gibraltar 5 Mic Mac 2 21 lc First National 3 Copper 2 6 6 7 i Boston Consolidated IS 1 ISI Yukon Gold 4 4 41 North Butte Extension 6 I 8 Miami Copper Hi H B. B S. S Ga II 1 i 1 Wyoming Penn C 9 10 Ra Ray Consolidated d s 8 8 BOSTON COPPER RANGE RGE James A. A Pollock Co bankers and brokers 6 West Second South street fur fur- nish the following received over theIr private wire I High I Lw Low Boston Consolidated 15 Butte CoalItion 25 Calumet and Arisona nn 1141 Copper Ran Range f 14 EI Ely 81 78 s 8 DalY West SI 10 East Butte Sl SI 8 EAt Davis Bute Dal Daly 21 3 12 ill 1 1 I Nevada Consolidated isa 19 Nevada uth i 28 i c 23 10 9 l North Butte Bute 81 50 O Trinity 16 16 United Copper corn com U. U S. S Smelter pfd i. i 46 14 Utah Consolidated 4 46 45 CURB CB TRADING TRIG On the th curb this thin morning moring the to trading In td d to kl brought brout out ut Demijohn at nt 12 and cents and tat East Crown Point at 2 and 2 21 cents cent Tho The closing closing- quotations were an as al follows tOtO I I Bid Asked Treasure 24 4 Mineral Flat lat is 13 Daly Daly 10 East ful Tintic Consolidated 04 Old American 10 20 0 Ohio m Copper 17 18 Talisman OS Ohio l Kentucky to C Central Standard 81 30 Standard Cop Copper r 13 ia 15 METAL MARKET Settlements Settlement for tor silver are arn being made I on tho the local market at r cents an copper opper cathodes at 14 11 1 3 16 cents cent cent a aI a I pound while 1 lend Is commanding 10 0 for tor forthe 1 I the pounds |
