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- - - t z. : THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL'. PORTLAND. TUESDAY ' EVENING, MAY -$0.1-1905. - II FURNACE IS: :: ' .Black Butte Plant Successfully Generate Gas From ; Wood FueH rsng.RfiQuceiCTnhabarjn Frnm a Third to On -Ull noxious gases eliminated from - the oraught- -Then read nverxgrefnthrand-foltovv out the fottowtflg suggestion Manager W. B. Dennis, the Well-Known Mining EngineerrCrown 1 T Two Years' Experiments in Mercury Metallurgy With ' i Some Remarkable Improvements Over Scott Plant. V 4 v and you w ill enjoy the coming summer, no matter if it is a hot one. '-: 1 1 '" T- 1 ' ' .- J 1 S - 1 JOREGOE MARVELOUS SMELTER I ;-J 1 - Fourth of Usual Smelting Time. "'" ' r- H - - An Oregon man has perfected- A smelt ,' Ing furnace that seem destined' to com X "-3 roand national attenttori'araong themln- . Ing fraternity. W. B. Dennis, manager ; Ot the Black Butt mercury mine, Lane county, i crowning twoyeare' expert : menta In the -metallurgy of cinnabar ' with a redaction plant that has already . received encomiums from prominent en "" glneers, and which, when further per , fected. la assured Ihe homage of all tnnebar operators. ' Tlje furnace hat .probably a broader field, for the prlnY :- vlple of generating gas from a wood . ' fuel has been sought by .erneltermen ..handling gold, copper and-silver ore. : -In the preliminary work by Mr. Dennia "T7 .. Haeems to.be established that he . able to generate any heat desired for fusing' ores from a wood. fuel, and. this .attained 'at an .economy-never- ep- ,7" ' .preached by any-f -hie predecessors. - - Frequent mention haa been mad of : the experiments at the Black Butte the - , Past two- years. - Especial Interest has ' 11 remered there -during, .the. past winter. ; In a general way. It haa been announced that the 'management was eatlirtled with - the new plant; that the heat desired was produced from wood;' that-the effl y. clency of the new furnace .exceeded that of the Scott continuous furnace, -watBtmrToTTimwtrnyT!iniiat)ar Tores -had been reduced materially, ; The - result of work for the past few weeks -has been even more satisfactory than i ' ho first- experiments,, end Manager Den- " l1" expresaes more positive confidence nd haa the assurance of prominent ex- -' perts -who-have recently visited' the plant that he has worked out a merito- rtous principle. The results achieved In - jf-handUng-Blackutte pre . have been highly satisfactory, and last evening the man who has spent many thousand dol- - ,. lars on a new reduction-Idea was willing : .... to give a. general' outline-of what he , nace are not given' to the publlo yet, :r nor will they be untltixperlmenta have i , :.lrogreaaed further, and the rights of the Black. Butte management have been - more fully protected by patent ' In the old Scott continuous furnace. which lvtftJcommoa . furnace ruaed In I -tne mercury mines, of -California; the i 323fy" har P vo a brlf k H-Most emarkab7eoT"coridlt7nn:s ITTT IrHFtnre mo feet high, passing by de- talnedj however, is the compl.,,i com-' f reel from one mrnn to itnik.. ..,nli . ' comP'eie com- grees from one apron to another until T the alag floor ' Is jeachetU-theheated brast-;cnaTngihrough-lhe ore In Its aesrent. Mercery Is volatilised In the course of ore fusion. 4h. blaat WryteHbeerithr experieneof-i"! the a-asuated mineral hains( H-.iiJl"J--r.-p .a eondeneing-rhamlier. where the mer- turr Ja- trecjpltaied In several oham " ""Dera; - At the bottom of these condene- Ing' chambers of the Scott furnace Is found heaps of soot .impregnated with mercury, and this maas must be worked over by mechanical or hand methods to : '. extract the metal. " All of the mercury -r-rou4d not be worked out of the soot In :..? "na ,n emc,nl meiter r'-lnit-rr fnoinrs laede fur i i;f rTT tlce it Is necessary to biauettA.T5r-u.:.V, "?a" !up exhibit at the a jk ii-n-i."-:r mtict rcunn I so ifc. inig nm lUrMCO. rThe coat of hand extraction, briquettlng nu recnarsmg wnere a resinous fuel ' was used, aa In Oregon, became a heavy Item of expense. " i HIGHLAND PLANT IS TO BE ENLARGED Manager Sorensen Here to Buy Additional M(ill for Immed- :w-v-(ate Installation. -f- HEJS ACCOMPANIED BY EASTERN ASSOCIATES Promising Young Mine That Has Been Brought Out in About Two Years. " -Ono of the concentrating mills of eastern Oregon which haa been doing good Work the past year Is soon to have a capacity of .10 tons In 24 hours. This Is the Highland plant. - General Man ager N. J. Borenson Is In the city .to - buy the additional machinery, which Is to be Installed Immediately, aW within the next 0 da'ys the. Highland 1 ex pected to be producing concentrates at the capacity of the new plant. An Els- . pasa mill is to be added to the roll-jaw .crusher for further grinding, and such ntr-T.. additions to the concentrating tables as are necessary will be made. We, will complete the mill on the , lirs originally designed," said Mr. Bor enson last evening.- "Thle work is to be pr'ed at once, and will be finished on time'" The ore reserves opened In . the Highland warrant much larger work, and those lntereated In the company are . 10 A DOONE To tho Housewife T "" $h knowfl .that . 6ha need no longer fear failures in her baking. She is always certain of success, and ave two-thirds of her baking powder montry. . , - ; ; . , 230::r.:::f:r!:3 cssfa Baking Foudor Xz .. : . n r . Primarily, Wr. Dennis sought to ob viate the eoot. - To do this, he was com pelled to effect absolute combustion of his. fuels fed into the firebox and the organic matter and sulphur derived from the ores. Roughly he says that this has been achieved by manufao tuMnr gas-fronv the -woouV distribut ing thla to - combustion chambers and subjecting the ores to a roast under high temperature, which Is recuperated and intensified by degrees. - The draught la Introduced Into the top of the ore charge -Instead' of at the bottom, aa In the Scott furnace, and the highest tem perature Is had at the point of exit, rather than where the draught -first Strikes - the.- Bra Condanaatlnn ! . VomplUhed by the same general eontrot or the blast as 'with the Scott furnace. -There la no aucceaaful gas generator using fuel In smelter practice. .Many In ventors have striven to attain this end. That Mr. Dennis 'has been successful -Is attested by. the temperature of nis experimental, furnace. In No. l roast. Ing sone he. holds the " temperature at BDonr oegFesf Fahrenheit, and in No. 4 sone.-whlch la the last in the expirrs-J mental plant, the temperature attains 1,100 to MOO degrees. - in the cylin drical flue chamber leadlnar the cases from the roasting sones, combustion Is runner aavancea and the temperature raised again, w mat" the temperature of the blaat at the point of final It attains-1,(00 to 1,800 degrees. tne capacity of the furnace there Is more to be said than this relating to the temperature. In the. Scott furnace the beat time made in California Is a Zt-nour v roast. , the - extreme - betna- rit hours and the mean about S( hoars. The time that will be-reralre wkh the new furnace-perfected by Mr. DenniM h not been reduced to the mlhlmumlyet, as It Is along this line that the exnrj. ment work la bejnfjgnducted-nowr-Tnri rongeai Tperioa yet required haa been eight hours for a charge, which la but one- third of . the- mintmain with- the Scott and about one Quarter of the age time required. This Increases' the capacity of the furnace accordingly, giv ing It from three to foux times -the tonnage that cmrte put through the bust Ion of all esses. -Them . r. deadly fumes tn all rriaUllurgy than that coming from a cinnabar roast , Where f Haft, lltmnat f . 1 ' . tworjtmen Buffered rrlevousl sr n.. .... ... . iurnace mat ao thoroughly I separates all gases and minerals that a man can hold his nostrils In the draught J i. " ' ' wv oi me atack for- " "ln oPiy ail the time. andnot feel the slightest 111 effects 2. 7. ."i mo''e color and no fumes to t.Z'.": : 'V. ' ' TV,P """gLnf the i'-i j w hlch time details . .. .1... ?iAh6 ,?"ulu ttaln be fur- nlahed. fntll then h. a.. I I. fiu-'i""? thn'lt"TJ results, de-kSI- h numerous Inquiries that have been made by mining engineers. reariv t i . '' ba.i.' rr r.: k"': on ppr Mr. Sorenson neVi B. Dlehl, p?om.n.'t bus" VLJf . Pennsylvania, who la one pan? Mi n!'M rl,0ld"" ' lh aalsted by J. T. Lov.tt of Chicago, who Thf.. ter'n. f mining camps. rr-i !i.'bWJnf ' he property, and IlTJ opinion-that-the HIgttlnnd will, become one of the heaviest pro- whaV"..0. ",iUrn Ore0n dlflct iTr i Properly equipped for hand ling the ore reserves already in sight ' In slightly more than two years thla young property has been brought from P'P-ct stage to the promising condition indicated by the equipment work In piuM yas. ft war-TIlgeovero'r in the late 'torn, when heavy work began ?h. w? r'kJL.Creek lodB Properties, the Highland being on an extension cf this same aone. Marahall It Knspn a well-known prospector of the district did early work there, and held to the group without doing more than assess ment for more than to years. Mr Sor eneen -organised the Highland company, in which the former owner . .... eated. and began development; Last fall ; L, i t-ruae ore was at llrst ahlpped. and late in the season the presont experimental concentrator was finished. Since then the Highland has been able to output from six to ten tons of ore dally, and has been .one of the steeliest producers of the upper dis tricts. Development has confined to- one, long drift entering the uaiiiiwKuurn Claim. "Which hd. talned a length of more than '800 feet giving a Vertical depth of 400 feet. Sev eral . promising .ore bodies have been opened In this drive, and another cross cut has. been commenced to give a depth ":..-. . . - uriuw.uus W4 level ALMEDA COMPANYiCZaS ( SMELTER TESTS GOOD 1UA?-' M- crouch and Manager J H. Wlckham of -the Alm. have returned from fi vh. Jv... they were present at a smelting 'teat of .k I .V7 IO" an "verage Sample h.u hout the property, taking ore from 1,700 feet of undergreund-work and por tlons of the cropping, as well as from open cuts that have bead tnarie tn preve ii. o vuiikinuiix " me ore enoot. The teat waa. for final determination by the manu facturers of the amenability of Aimed ores to the smelting process . contemp lated, and the' owners of the property were invited to be present to observe re sults, ,.-.. ...... The first- test was with SAO pounds of average ore from the mine, whluh was di vided Into ' 100-pound charges, and put through a 11-inch Vencedora furnace. From the total of 960 pounds. J10 nni.rtrt. of matte was produced. -The-assays of the batch before beginning the tent. showed the nr to carry 2.0 gold, 11. SS silver and I.I per rent copper, worth HJO per ton,'. The '.matte produced in the' runs assaved M M nid. t0 atlvar and ilft.M copper to the ton,or,a total Of Ci.T5. The matte product In this test, mm -- -c '.'.,.'.. -. r-f'- r- . -. from a small furnace, was not nearly so pure as the manufacturers warrant wnen operating with a M-tnch furnace, having la da r caoaclty of 60 tons, l tniroTIalltatTve-anaTysIs made before ameltlna- bearan It waa found that the ore contained 17 per cent allies, H.I iron. 70 1 sulphur, with but a trace of lime. un each 100-pound charge of ore 4n the ex perlcnents there waa added 11 pounds of lime, 7 pounds of Iron and t pounda of coke. The Iron and lime fluxee were made heavyr-as the ,flrat work was to be limited, but later It was found that there -was -plenty - of - Iron, A small quantity of lime will have. to be added lii. actual work, but In a large furnace the cake charge ie warranted to be not to exceed 4 per cent, and with an average of 10 per cent aulphur In the ore, as the general eamplea prove, there Should be a pure pyrltlo fusion : for considerable periods at least. J Metallurgists at work on the tests paid the ores a high compliment as a smelt-ins- nroDoaltlon. saying they had never handled anything that fused more readily. Privately, outside the conditions oi tne warranty that will be made In erecting the nlant. the metallurglsta were of the opinion that In actual working practice. with a furnace measuring so inenrs i the . tuyeres, thorough - fusion would - be accomplished In a very brief period, giv ing the furnace nearly double- the ca- paclly "Thdicatedby the mariuTaKurera. The cost of reduction by this matting plant Is warranted to be $3 to 12.15, and there la a confident belief that the figure may be, brought down to 11.25 to 11.50. which would be a remarkable record for a plant of that site and for any Oregon property. Oranby has the world's record for smelting and Is at; J to nring costs a little? below l m tne smeiier. Manager Wlckham stated laat evening that hla people were1 highly pleased wlh the latest tests made, and that actual figures fully sustained all that the man agement had predicted. In addition to driving the various drifts now under way, future development will embrace ainklng. Aa Almeda ores carry a higher per cent of mineral at depth so far attained It Is the belief that another 600 feet will bring the management to tones where a much less proportion ef silica Is carried. - The percentage of eoppe Is also naturally expected to -increase materially aoout the water-level sone. By mixing thla grade with - the-wat reserves of the surface ores' the proper proportloft of silica and carrying - minerals ; may be maintained - to the aattsfactlon of any lihelter superintendent, MILLIONAIRE REFUSES TO AID HIS BROTHER SIG. MICHEL a CO. S3 Third StreeV ' . -, r DlstrikaUre' ' UourssI SpaeraT ServTee.! f rJew Yorkr May lO.Otovnnl Monv MHQIUII J hr - rpHE PURCHASE PRICE of a GAS RANGE now includes fastening-. I - that is, for the purchasepricewewUIrsetitr3iprrWdy-for use, f v.which-iricludes a run of" 40 feet of pipe. On a cash sale or if you pay for It- within 30 daysT we make you a discount of 10 per cent . Where .a fuel stub Is already in. the kitchen arid no pige is necessary a discount of -20 per-cent is made. 1 - - - jrr-. ' ' " ' I ' ' " SPECIAL :TEKTH FREES Attracting, -cleaning and examination FREE) during' all thla week. The Bos ton Painless Dentists will ' give the lowest price ever known "in. Portland for strictly high-class dental work. Don't put It. off, but come in at once. Good -work-tloirrlcear guaranteed for 10 years, hss made a world-wide reputation for the - Boston Dentists. tllM Morrison street, . ..(rpfirts r y . s i r o in. e " Sztracttxtf, and Zxamlaatlon , SILVER yiLLINOS 3Sa? GOLD FILLINGS ..' 75 GOLD CROWNS : . . t s mm $3.00 FULL SET $3.00 BRIDQE-JKORK i3,00 Other dentists come and go, but the Boston Dentists remsln the same re liable, up-to-date dentists. Boston Painless Dentists ItlH Korrlsott St., Opp. Melee ft lraak and Old roeMrnee. HOUR8 1:10 a. m. to I p. m. Sun day, 1:10 a. m. to 11:10 p. m. I .-L.g slnl. the .millionaire banker, hss 'Just gone on record I to the effect thst he would not support his Indigent relatives. The declaration la provoked by the re cent arrival at Montevideo of an elderly man, who saya that he la Moroelnl's brotner and has come for sn annuity. He haa not yet been seen by Moroslnl, but has. been informed by the latter agenta that hie fare backfrom Monte video will be paid by the banker. In apeaklng of the matter, Moroalnl said "Why should I -support all my" poor relatives? - This - man 'may , be ,Ihy brother; I don't care whether he Is or not. I have not seen him for 9 year, If he la my brother. It I, like black- malt for htm to come here and demand an annuity from me. I aant my agent to. tell him that I do not want to see him, and all. that I would do would be to sand htm back home. ."Because I hay's made a fortune is1 no reaaon why all my Indigent relatives shpuld-try to live upon me." OBAJTD SARDS riSTTTAl ''flourssl Boeclal gervlaa.1 raharilapMs. Mich.. , May " iflThe third annual May musto festival which opened Here this afternoon promises to be a great success, both financially and artistically. The participants this year Include the Theodore Thomaa orohaatra of Chicago, Frederick A. Stock conduct ing, ana a cnorus ai several nunarea voices. The notable soloists tnclude Madame- Louise Itomer, . contralto: " A. Disastrous Oalamlty. It la a dlsaStroua ealamltv. whan nn lose your health, because Indigestion snd constipation have sapped it away. Prompt relief can be had In Dr. King s New Life Pills. They build up your di gestive OTgana.- and cure headache, dia. slneas. colfe. constlrtlon, etc. Otiaran- teei at Ked trnas phsrmacy. Sixth and Osk streets. Oa the way to the post- fir II aW -AW . . s-T-W JaW--aBaa- ...nam "T Top turners should ' . burners lighted but few moments before using, according to the. tempera s'tyre desired. Make all preparations first and then use only heat enourh to accomplish the work to be ' turn down the fire you can t make the water any hotter. --- 8--Extinguish and relight. the burners between operations. - Turn ; off! the burners the Instant the uoiiik jui su uiuiiit u muic 3- Iam-th-value-of-gimmerin)r 4 Plan your meals so of the cooking in the oven. 1 burners may be transferred -this method. - 6-oUQW-hese-aimple-niIes will be able to make the - - -r- : mor e-xomiort-besirleathan:roul(L possibly-J)e- gained 'with - the -V ,' I OTal SRa. HntPl llpfmif VtVI, lv, vilK OPENEO MAY 15 This elegantly equipped hotel, newly : and completely7lur nished throughout, is now open to the public. ONE BLOCK from main entrance to Fair . . e .1 Rates Reasonable. Special Rates to Permanent Quests Magnificent free observatory for guests, overlooking Fair Grounds' and city. Take "M". streetcar from Vnlon depot direct to Hotel De-" - - trolt. ... . : . . - .--i.- , - - "" J. C ORIFFIK,. Proprietor.. Cor. HoteI:raflir 26th arid L7phur Stret Will Be Open for Guests, Thursday, May 25th Opposite Main Entrance to Lewis and Clark Exposition Only absolutely fireproof hotel adjoining grounds, equipped -with electric callbells snd special telephonlo communications for patrons. Uni formed porters and bellboya at all hours at guests' service. " . Rates $1 a Day and Up , W. H. LATTIN, ISO Elegant Room Open for Quests - We do erawa aa4 brides work wtreoat sale. Oia IS yrsra' iparlenee la plsta work ea sbles OS ta fit Tour moofb eoaitortably. lr. W. A. WUa baa tound s saf way ta estraet teath. beotatalf wltbeat Mis. Dr. T. P. Wise Is ss sipert at fold fining sa4 amra ana eriUse work. - kiirsetlag tree wta plate ar brldrvs are enlerad. ----- WISE BROS.T"Dentlsts ynt Bulldlsr. ear. Tbird sad Wash lta Opsa tTsauiss till p. as. flnadss freat to It. Or. Mala su. OR. T. V. WIIX. Mademoiselle Anita Bio, soprano; David Ulapham, baritone; Theodor Bohlmann. pianist; Holmes Cowper, -tenor r- Mrsi Minnie Piah-drlffln, soprano, and Ma rlon Oreen, basso. . - . - t - , , i ., XISTZDDTOD AT SCBVAJTTOaT. . Uoarnal gpeeisl garrlee.l Soranton, Pa. May I9.A natlonaf eisteddfod under the auspices, of the National -BHeteddfoeV aeseelat Ionof northeastern Pennsylvania-opened here today .and will continue ' over tomor row. The city Is elaborately decorated In honor of the visitors,, who- number many scire and come from severs 1 states. The program provldea for many literary and mualcal competitions, fnf which prliea aggregating seVeral thou and do4lare ere Offered, ' - PERTINENT SUGGESTIONS not be lighted until ready to use done. In cooking, as soon as the work, is done. , -Perfect-results are"0btained bv nut icso iu wan u fcquireu. burneri- that when the oven is in use, you Vegetables and fruits usually cooked over top to oven, saving the gas and losing no ilavor in t t . ahrTwith a little thinking and gas bill exceedingly reasonable, Twenty-seventh and Thurman Sta. Qeneral Manager 26th and Upshur-Streets DB. W. A. win. " The first requisite necessary to profitable labor ta a well body. A well My makes tabor (a pleasure. SBTZBaT Is ail " other reqlilslte. To have N- ERGT, eat imaT, You can buy It, 10 ceuts a package. I '1. AT ALL GROCERS Messy them. Oven water. hoUs,'Z. can do most - planning yotf and have a-lot- use-of ranv ""---"i'l.-'T-"--' :" : J"-"":' '"'-''' t . : 1 :- 1 -. e Portland . PORTLAND, OREGON. American Plan $3.00 a Day - .... - and upward. - JIEADQUARTERS FOR TOUB- I8T8 AND COMMERCIAL . . - - TRAVSLEH& - Special ratee made to families and single gentlemen. A modern Turkish hath establishment In the hotel. .X. O. BOWnS, Kaaacev PALACE HOTEI J f 0 I J i I r o n 3 o H rn p Whether he goee by land or sea, the traveler will find H a delightful trip to Bsi Francisco, where he should stop at the world-famed " Palace Hotel and enjoy. He many lttrae tlve features1: For fuller Information write to the Palace, or see r. c srassxT at the Portland Informa tion and Booking- Agency, Hotel Portland. 1 HOTEL Estacada SPECIAL RATES BY THE DAY OR WEEK S - Beached y the Oregon Watet lHwer y. Co.jrroUey zaae. Write or Phone. . LE kunm, ataaagar. -. Bstaoada, Oregoaw . Hotel Eaton Cerea Xatrsjea aad Wart ark Stnete. NEW flandseswly famlaaag. eletsatty eaalpeed, rapeoof, Sve ailaataa' la froai baart ef hopplr and bualaaae dUtrlrt. all Uvea, fc try. outslb rauaM, staaat, bested, elar'na llibts, flepboea ta aacb ai-ariaiaat, ata. Larsa efos. kmnttr. sni"ln, rltln ladlas raaapOna parlors. ' AnaaiS Paarad br BMll ar talaabaaa. rXraW eaalbaa Biaats tealas sad stsaania, Koomi $t.OO to $S.OO a Cry ' paclal Bates ta Cnsiaril 1' . jrst. rS f iralr af ! - ....... ,!,:'