US15619A - Amalgamator - Google Patents
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- US15619A US15619A US15619DA US15619A US 15619 A US15619 A US 15619A US 15619D A US15619D A US 15619DA US 15619 A US15619 A US 15619A
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- XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N water Substances O XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 8
- PCHJSUWPFVWCPO-UHFFFAOYSA-N gold Chemical compound [Au] PCHJSUWPFVWCPO-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 3
- 239000010931 gold Substances 0.000 description 3
- 229910052737 gold Inorganic materials 0.000 description 3
- QSHDDOUJBYECFT-UHFFFAOYSA-N mercury Chemical compound [Hg] QSHDDOUJBYECFT-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 3
- XEEYBQQBJWHFJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N Iron Chemical compound [Fe] XEEYBQQBJWHFJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- 238000013019 agitation Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000010276 construction Methods 0.000 description 1
- 229910052500 inorganic mineral Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 229910052742 iron Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 239000002184 metal Substances 0.000 description 1
- 229910052751 metal Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 description 1
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- 238000005065 mining Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000010453 quartz Substances 0.000 description 1
- VYPSYNLAJGMNEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N silicon dioxide Inorganic materials O=[Si]=O VYPSYNLAJGMNEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 239000002023 wood Substances 0.000 description 1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
- B07B—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS BY SIEVING, SCREENING, SIFTING OR BY USING GAS CURRENTS; SEPARATING BY OTHER DRY METHODS APPLICABLE TO BULK MATERIAL, e.g. LOOSE ARTICLES FIT TO BE HANDLED LIKE BULK MATERIAL
- B07B4/00—Separating solids from solids by subjecting their mixture to gas currents
- B07B4/08—Separating solids from solids by subjecting their mixture to gas currents while the mixtures are supported by sieves, screens, or like mechanical elements
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- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
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- the letters a denote a series or succession of boxes, one upon another, which are about two and a half inches in depth and can be constructed of any size as to width, &o., the number of said boxes to be determined by the character of the diggingsfrom three to twenty, as may be necessary.
- the letters Z) indicate tubes from one half to three quarters of an inch in diameter of wood, iron, or other metal, fixed in the boxes, as appear in Figs. l and 3, projecting above and below and placed at equal distances, about two inches apart or thereabout.
- Letter d denotes the water falling from a trough or sluice into the upper box, and letters e indicate the same water as it passes from one box to another, the boxes being so arranged that the water flowing through the tubes of the upper box falls on the spaces between the tubes of the succeeding one and so on through the boxes successively.
- the tubes may be constructed round, square or oblong.
- the amalgamator is placed at the foot of a trough or sluice and so disposed that the auriferous dirt which flows down said trough with the water falls directly into the upper box.
- the surface of the boxes or spaces between the tubes are changed or covered with quicksilver.
- the boxes are so arranged, as referred to in the foregoing description, that as the water flows through the tubes it will fall on the spaces between the tubes in the succeeding box, the ow of water from the trough being so graduated that it will not rise to the top of the boxes and overflow.
- the motion of the water falling on the quicksilver keeps the dirt in constant agitation, separating the gold from the dirt, which at once amalgamates, the dirt being carried off through the tubes, and the same operation goes on in each box successive- ALVA M. STETSON.
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Description
A. M. STETSON. Ore Amalgamator.4
Patented Aug. 26, 1856.
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UNITED STATES PATENT CFFICE.
ALVA M, STETSON. OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.
AMALGAMATOR.
Specification of Letters Patent No. 15,619, dated August 26, 1.856.
To all whom t may concern Beit known that I, ALVA M. STETsoN, of the city andcounty of San Francisco and State of California, have invented a new and useful machine for amalgamating fine or coarse gold or o-ther valuable mineral or by a new process distributing water in such manner as to save gold in quartz and placer mining, the said machine being called a selfoperating amalgamator; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a perspective view; Fig. 2, the ground plan, and Fig. 3 a transverse section.
The letters a denote a series or succession of boxes, one upon another, which are about two and a half inches in depth and can be constructed of any size as to width, &o., the number of said boxes to be determined by the character of the diggingsfrom three to twenty, as may be necessary.
The letters Z) indicate tubes from one half to three quarters of an inch in diameter of wood, iron, or other metal, fixed in the boxes, as appear in Figs. l and 3, projecting above and below and placed at equal distances, about two inches apart or thereabout.
Letters o show the quicksilver which covers the whole` surface of the boxes between the tubes.
Letter d denotes the water falling from a trough or sluice into the upper box, and letters e indicate the same water as it passes from one box to another, the boxes being so arranged that the water flowing through the tubes of the upper box falls on the spaces between the tubes of the succeeding one and so on through the boxes successively. The tubes may be constructed round, square or oblong.
The amalgamator is placed at the foot of a trough or sluice and so disposed that the auriferous dirt which flows down said trough with the water falls directly into the upper box. The surface of the boxes or spaces between the tubes are changed or covered with quicksilver. The boxes are so arranged, as referred to in the foregoing description, that as the water flows through the tubes it will fall on the spaces between the tubes in the succeeding box, the ow of water from the trough being so graduated that it will not rise to the top of the boxes and overflow. The motion of the water falling on the quicksilver keeps the dirt in constant agitation, separating the gold from the dirt, which at once amalgamates, the dirt being carried off through the tubes, and the same operation goes on in each box succes- ALVA M. STETSON.
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Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US2601923A (en) * | 1946-05-29 | 1952-07-01 | Mclean Lyle | Classifier |
| US4896905A (en) * | 1987-03-30 | 1990-01-30 | Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh Gmbh & Co. Kg | Three-point latch for switch cabinet |
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Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US2601923A (en) * | 1946-05-29 | 1952-07-01 | Mclean Lyle | Classifier |
| US4896905A (en) * | 1987-03-30 | 1990-01-30 | Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh Gmbh & Co. Kg | Three-point latch for switch cabinet |
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