17 Jun 1876
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Newspaper
Butte Miner
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1876
Page
1
The article offers practical caveats for mining ventures, outlining how ore bodies may tilt or dip and why early attempts often fail. It stresses prudent planning, honest development, and avoiding overextension, noting that many locations turn unproductive and shareholder losses follow poorly executed ventures.
In a discussion of armored ships and anti torpedo measures a proposed network of wire and booms at 22 feet aims to deter fish torpedoes. The Thunderer Vanguard and Duke diagrams hint at submarine fleets while Whitehead torpedoes emerge as a potent threat to naval hulls.
An 1662 account describes two aeronauts Glisinet and Goxwell aboard a Wolverhampton balloon, ascending to about seven miles. The craft entangled its valve line, leaving Glisinet unconscious and Corwell unable to move. As the attempt to escape failed, the balloon rose toward the stratosphere with both men experiencing paralysis and near-death as the gas bag climbed to extreme altitude.
Mrs Rebecca Harding Davids admires the early American life in Philadelphia, tracing the influence of Franklin on education, civic life, and industry. The piece praises Franklin as a model American, noting his practical reforms, statecraft, and moral character as central to the nation’s growth.
The article details a ten stamp dry battery chlorodizing furnace at the Consolidated Poe mine in Nevada. It covers the furnace dimensions, ore flow, sulfur and salt usage, and the chemical changes that occur during roasting. It notes the ore contains antimony, lead, copper, nickel, iron, and trace gold, with argentiferous silver and various sulphides, and claims the process can chloridize 60 percent ore and roast at about $2.93 per ton.
Hoisting machinery gains favor among miners as more economical methods replace windlasses and whims. Descriptions cover multiple live steam hoists on the Dives Barter Drowkuk Pay Rock and Pere due Co sites with details on boilers spools and cylinders.
A detailed 19th century primer explains fire assay methods to estimate raw matte from ores. It covers grinding, sieving, borax fluxing, charcoal, and furnace steps, describing regulus formation, slag color, and mineral indicators for pyrites copper iron and galena. It warns that excessive silver loss may occur during volatilization and outlines identifying features through slag and regulus analysis.
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