Show the story of garfield N 14 a w W axy va r this vast network of tracks illustrates the large amount of freight rno anu ing and out of the garfield utah smelter editor nott note this Is the second of a adries aeries of 0 eight articles titled the rhe story of garfield galfield initial operation at a plant such as that ot of the american smelting smelling Sm elting refining company at garfield requires a fair sized railroad yard tor for the receipt ot of ores and concentrates the accompanying pictures show the unloading of a car at the ore entrance ot of the plant a portion ot of the rail yards and narrow guage railroad used la III successive steps ot of smelting smelling sm elting garfield is located about 2 miles west ot of the magna and arthur mills ot of the utah copper from which concentrates centra cen teg are received constantly after weighing and sampling the utah copper concentrates are blended with other ores ot of various types irom from other mines in utah and Bur ur rounding states to provide an easy melting charge this charge which is made mada up la in ton batches Is first subjected to a roast ing operation which does not lot melt the charge bu but ft drives off all mols mol ture and oxidizes a portion ol of the sulphide materials roasting is 1 done in furnaces containing rix fox to eight hearths or floors the ore is fed in at the top of the furnace 1 and is gradually raked across the th successive floors until it Is dla dia it t charged at the bottom ass as aa a material movement ot of ores and concen 7 to the smelter smeller from virtually all western states the equipment and supplies and the ta transportation ot of blister copper to the eastern seaboard creates sizeable rail railroad rod tonnages ton nages there re is paid to the railroads a freight ot of yearly the third of 0 the series the story of 0 garfield will follow in these colim coligna na |