| Show TIlE THE TIE EDWARDS EDVARDS CONVEYER CO i i i eu lit II I I liy by Null Sll I I I ii n II lit Mine hI In lit V r ry of or I from flom tiu II limit chisi I lu tu the thi mill 11 cru ru heis Nt sit It the Mn i t I oln In iii 11 tIle the of if Hol o I Idaho ItAho 11 a It 1 of lit the Ih M there In is I In iii 11 vim use an nn I esi tug alit type of ot con conveyer conter veyer ter It I t 1 tit the thai of the gu V Z 1 FI lu Its II service of ot over Ivor six sine months i tnt I her wih UK lit I and Mm II i pUrl nf of operation ini inI it I t for tut con ci t ion nt a t plant t win wi t e lubber bolt belt Jl conveyers 1 Iii t a UK us If well I I inn II at itt lt mine in ties where liere short hort surface ur or r ure ore con on for the time convoying of or oro U It I would s seeni that even longer rams an ni ment of or ix a 1 slight variation In ira 11 the I hf lie Edwards l typo type of conveyer herein mIght be quite built Lul und an operated Thus This conveyer conyer consuls eon of or n a number of overlapping stee tn tlell to two endl 8 steel mire lr cables moving over or double h io 0 of diameter the double elmue wheels h el of ot teu tl single sheaves at nt attached to lo one and the lie namo satimo shaft hatt mind and sot net et twelve inches apart The Chic steel of or a I i width of or IS 18 inches luthea with on each side are uro Iro to lo the steel t eel cables by means men lS of Iwo Inch elevator or T r bolts bolla 1011 nl nt their ide Idl renters centers and IS 12 1 Inches In hel apart The TIme plates platts are 12 I Indict Inches In length The fhe nut ends of or tim tha bolts arc nrc arcon Iro on 01 tho the Inside of the plates an so that In the event of a it plate pints becom becoming ing worn wor or n It may be easily cusHy cily and The plates platen over ocer overlap lap Iiii 1111 ono onu another about one ono Inch thus constituting u II continuous pocket or ur receptacle for them tha or orf ore As s the time plates I pass over the time mend aunt and as o some nume a u vertical position n a ready din dis discharge charge of the ore In Is made to tho time which rest real ret directly over overtime time the crushers Tho rime sheave rims are lre grooved to nt fit them tho cable and the tho thO rim mini ends eUI of the sheave spokes are aro and nd pack packed ed with wih braided hemp hem to their unnecessary v Wear ear by tim Iho bolt heads heals which may project The numer numerous nUI r rOiS ous OiS rollers at Rt the towers supporting thu tIm th r ore are ulso ulo grooved and notched notchel to permit of or n a smooth moving of time the cables and 11 plated pInteR as IU well wel BH lt to fore foro clinIc undue wear of either cither rolls rol cables cable or platen The rollers rollel are 20 O Inches In width Ith a n diameter of nf 8 Inches Hn lie II low tow the sheave wheel 1 at nt tho mill 11 end there hero t is I set let u a 1 roller le r which time the pinion nu UI ni they the pas nu nrc cleaned of any at mud clinging thereto lime Tha total tola length of or ol this conveyer er or cr tram train Is 30 feet with a In height t between bOt weIl ends of or about bout a TO iO fret feet It 1 Is powered by tw means of n in 1 Iro drive th the the drive sl 1 6 feet In lii diameter being bellg placed nt at the time milt mill mil end attacheS attached to tm a from enl the main crusher cru her shafting anti and Int requires scarcely any nn power In its 11 operation In fact wh when n the plates are MO loaded It I la 15 Ii practically f and 1111 may even een ho he 10 made rado to develop power It Ir un The Time conveyer conVer travels travel at It the time rate rte of about It fe feet teet t per pe minute but by In Incle cle the tho driving power may be bo made to t travel as fn fast l as a LOW feet per minute Its IM Initial cost Is II about one on half thai of or thi th ordinary rY belt bolt conveyer the tIt expense opense lost 10 1 of or time In iu repairs repair will wil It Is believed bo ho bo considerably leM luring Its I con u I us i of or nix sk 11 months month It II has given no trou tron trouble ble lile In aims nl way ma n ThIs conveyer at th mini minI was nil mill 11 mad madon In I 1 on the ground only the tho steel cleel plates and pulleys having bi heen n made at nt Hoh anti For I th thore thorp thore f r or ore orp for tho tiit th plant plaint h iu 1 conveyer IK Is not In use tine morn more thou than six or eight hours dally daily dal Photographs one the time entire length lenth of or the conveyer cOmeyer between n tho thomine numb mine mint mill alliS mill and one showIng time the mill end ul of or the conveyer Cone r as U It I discharges eM thu ors or to 10 the tIme crushers are herewith re e |
