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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1899
Page
7
The article surveys calcium carbide gas lighting, its production, and potential use in homes, plus safe handling. It also covers wood graining techniques for wallpaper and a piano wrist support device to improve fingering, noting demonstrations and practical applications.
Russian Dr. Peter Steins and Italian Signor Maria d Asar announce successful nonwired telephony. Rome reports British admiralty interest and plans to test with the Italian navy. Steins says London to Antwerp or New York speech possible, with Thames demonstrations planned.
In Paris, M Ivart presents a two wheel device for carriages. One wheel remains attached while a loose tire is held by lateral bars. The inventor claims friction drops by about one third and vibrations lessen. It may improve carriage travel over ruts and obstacles.
A design updates a whip by replacing the handle with a weighted steel strip covered in Mexitle fabric for balance and grip. A revolving wheel machine casts pig iron automatically, depositing precise quantities into molds. A Kansas farmer patents a glove with interconnected wire rings to husk corn ears. A Pennsylvanian device dries wet boots by a tin circular base with vertical tubes over which boots are placed.
The article discusses ore concentration as a key focus in metallurgy, noting hand sorting viability in some mines and the role of concentrating machinery. It highlights plant configurations using rock breakers, rolls, jigs, and belt machines, the value of high grade versus mixed ore, and the feasibility of windmill powered mining setups. It also notes abundant yet abandoned ore, windmill driven batteries, and rising demand for mining machinery with long delivery times.
Discussion on choosing a mill location considering ore delivery from the mine, water power versus gravity flow, topography, elevation, and distance from ore sources. Emphasizes transportation costs, water availability, and the impact of scale on mill placement decisions.
An ore strike occurred in the Daeton area within the Ford block at the fourth level. An assay sample indicated 1,000 ennesres worth about 20,000 in value, sparking renewed effort after weeks of tentative work. The find suggests the reef body extends into the death and twelfth levels, promising future excitement for Coloritoun mine operations and potential fortunes for prospectors.
A Reno Journal brief describes a chloridizing sluice roasting process near Westioe Cltr where nine tons of tailings are roasted daily, producing fourteen ounces of silver per ton and saving eight to twelve dollars per ton. Two men run 12 hour shifts, with 120 to 180 pots retorted every other day.
Readable mining notes detail development near Healy of Denver from Twin Lakes. Promises to deepen a tunnel and extend crosscuts, with claims bonded by a Colorado company. Reported ore shows lead, gold, silver and copper values at various depths, signaling potential riches as miners advance the work.
Work at the Breckenridge placer mine advances with ditches cleared and pumps ready. Elevators and a Lavium ejector are planned, though output this year may be light. the aim is to locate red rock by the end of the current motion and start early in spring with renewed efforts.
A farm column discusses De Laval cream separators with user questions on cream yield and butter output, plus a critique of farm improvements versus utility. It also warns about poisonous larkspur varieties, advising cautious grazing and gradual exposure for livestock.
The text discusses Larkspur species native to the United States and their toxic risk to cattle, detailing the dwarf larkspur and Wyoming larkspur. It includes a German note on dried fruit imports, prices, and packing, with guidance on evaporated fruit and jam making. Also covers household kitchen notes on cold entrees and agricultural intelligence from Kansas on dairy papers and strawberry soil.
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