Show the story of garfield i M ab ae 7 AN R M ow tp g h gg e M im V 0 AM ftc A i P 1 4 7 r ifer aal m vu uw i liquid copper here molten metal meta Is being drawn dravin from 1 the tha ber alk atory furnace at garfield one of the many anan process in in converting avex rock docx to 10 metal leiai docx 10 leiai editors note this thia is the third of a series of 0 eight vides titled the story of garfield garla ld the garfield smelter Is one of the tates states large consumers of natural A gas as consuming approximately cubic feet yearly this is in enough gas to supply a fair sized city with its domestic requirements and is id used largely in the furnace the furnace Is the second major step in the process of smelting smelling sm elting atter after the concentrates and ore charge Is subjected to a roasting operation the material that is produced is then sent to a gas fired furnace having a temperature of from 2200 to 2800 degrees fahrenheit As the charge melts the copper iron and sulphur combine to form a heavy liquid which settles to the bottom while the gangue waste materials form a slag which floats on top the slag is drawn off and poured into round cone like ars tars t and transported to the slag durno durao where it Is discharged over the dump the copper iron net which is called copper matte is drawn off the furnace and transferred to the copper converters this transfer from the to the converter to it interesting to watch the red molten metal Is 13 drawn out into a small ditch not unlike a drainage ditch which is lined with silim after traveling about 50 feet in this ditch the molten stream kela sPi it way into a huge ladle the ladle to is then picked up by a huge buse overhead crane and dumped into the converter all through this process skilled workers move quickly and surely to their various tasks american smelting smelling Sm elting and refining company employs over 1000 men at the garfield plant and they have distinguished themselves by having won the tac army navy coveted ir E award for or their remarkable record in keeping up the flow of 0 metal into the war program the fourth article la in this series will be published later a t er in these columns |