Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-01-31
source date: 1890
availability: public-domain

The Gila alum contains about 28 per cent alumina, the balance being water (44 per cent), sulphuric acid (22 per cent), impurities (sand, gypsum, etc., 6 per cent) . It is therefore not what is commonly known as alum, but is hy- drous sulphate of alumina. To utilize it in mak- ing aluminum the manufacture should be car- ried on either at Silver City or Deming, as all the fluxes and reducing agents, excepting per- haps salt, exist in abundance in the neighbor- hood of Silver City, such as fluorspar, pyrites, copper ore, pyrolusite. Sulphate of alumina is now manufactured and sold in England, at $21.75 per ton of 2240 pounds, so that there would be nothing in shipping the Gila mineral to the seaboard.

in abundance in the neighbor- hood of Silver City, such as fluorspar, pyrites, copper ore, pyrolusite. Sulphate of alumina is now manufactured and sold in England, at $21.75 per ton of 2240 pounds, so that there would be nothing in shipping the Gila mineral to the seaboard. To manufacture alumina from the sul- phate, the latter is calcined with common salt, furnishing muriatic acid gas from a burning limekiln passed with the solution which precipi- tates the alumina or oxide of aluminum, and leaves a colution of bicarbonate of soda as a by-product. So it will be seen that if an alumi- num industry is built up in Grant county, other chemical industries would have to follow to use up the by-products. It would be curious if the successful manufacture of this wonderful metal should be inaugurated upon a large scale, at the scene of the early experiments here re- corded. I do not doubt for a moment but that at some time the Gila deposit will be used to make aluminum, the coming metal.

curious if the successful manufacture of this wonderful metal should be inaugurated upon a large scale, at the scene of the early experiments here re- corded. I do not doubt for a moment but that at some time the Gila deposit will be used to make aluminum, the coming metal. There died at the Sister’s hospital a few days since, a Mexican, who not long ago was in jail and had been working on the streets with other prisoners. After his death a story was circulated to the effect that while at work on the street in front of O. C. Hinman’s residence he was struck on the head by a crowbar in the hands of James Dickerson, a guard, and that from the time of being hit until his death he was in a semi-conscious state. A represen- tative of this paper called at the sheriff’s office in reference to the matter, and was informed that the story was not based on the facts. Mr. Dickerson claims that the Mexican assaulted him with a crowbar, which he dodged and then struck his opponent with his fist, knocking him down. Another Mexican then made a break at the deputy with a pick, and was knocked down ( 4 )

the story was not based on the facts. Mr. Dickerson claims that the Mexican assaulted him with a crowbar, which he dodged and then struck his opponent with his fist, knocking him down. Another Mexican then made a break at the deputy with a pick, and was knocked down ( 4 ) by another prisoner, A1 Hefflin, who was sent up for shooting up Georgetown. The Mexican hit by Hefflin was not hurt, and it was not supposed that the other one was badly hurt. After his time expired at the jail he was re- leased, and subsequently went to the hospital. It is understood that the case will come before the grand jury. A public cake walk will be given at the Reading Room, one week from tonight. The admission will be free, and a general good time is promised to all. Coffee and cake will be served free after the cake walk. Noel’s Meat Market on wheels will call at your house Saturday morning, with all choice cuts of beef, poultry, fish, etc.