The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-08-03
Crown Point :. NJ. Co.'S NILS.


The Crown Point Silver Mining Com
panv of Gold Hill has purchased he
three largest quartz mills on Carson
river-the Mexican, Morgan COR Vel
low Jacket and the Brunswick. We
visited the Morgan yesterday and
found a large number of mechanics
busilv engaged in tearing away the
old gearing, machinery. etc, prepare
tory to placing the mill on a steam
basis and increasing its capacity. John
Hanson. the old and efficient super
intendent of the Morgan, has general
supervision owe the repairs and alter
atoms being and to be made to the
three mills named, l.. II. Thompson
of Gold Hill being chief mechanic.
THE MoRGAN MILL,
Under the new regime, will be run by
steam exclusively. \ Vulcan Iron
Works engine of ls0-horse power and
of the most substantial construction is
already in position. Two boilers-each
Is feet long and 81 inches in diameter,
with 40 fiues each three inches in di-
ameter-are also already in position,
and two others Of the SAINT size Will
be put in as soon as they arrive. The
engine will have 50 horse power in
reserve. as only 1870 is required to run
all the machinery. 1t is of peculiar
construction. so arranged that the
throwing off of a single band III the
mill will at once and to that extent
diminish the amount of steam re
quired-on the same principle as a gas
have II Greeley pans a of which will
be taken from the Mexican. 40>tanip>
averaging $40 pounds each, 10 ore tanks
to receive from the batteries, 10 tanks
TO receive the slime below. and . set
tiers. Steam chambers will be ar
ranged under each pan 50 a> To save
olive steam The mill will be in
running order about the 18th instant.
BRUNSWICK MILL.
This mill is situated on the Carson
river. about one mile below the Nor
gan, and has recently been purchased
bv the Crown Point Company. The
substitution of steam for water at the
Morgan will enable the ownersto raise
the Brunswick dam three feet. This
will give 26 feet fall. which, flowing
through a large and powerful double
action LafaIl turbine wheel, will afford
ample power TO drive j6 stamps and
the accompanying machinery. 1t Is
the intention TO put 56 stamps into the
Brunswick as soon as the Morgan can
b. got under way.
THE MEXICAN MILL,
Which is at present one of the finest
and best in the State, Is situated about
one mile above the Morgan, half a
mile from the river. and is run by
water. 1t has A stamps, which will
be kept running steadily. As the cut
ting off of the water formerly passed
to the Morgan will afford an ample
supply at all seasons. The Mexican
has a surplus of pans which will be re-
moved to the Morgan. but it will not
be otherwise disturbed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The three mills of the Crown Point
Company (lAlvinza Hayward and J. p.
Jones, SO to speak Will drive 40
stamps. and will probably employ
from $50 to 200 men. This will en-
liven Empire City to a great degree,
and will afford a vast OF freight
for the Virginia and Truckee Railroad.
AS there is no doubt but the Crown
Point mine will keep every stamp of
the company busy for the next two
wears. The last of the Yellow Jacket
bullion was cleaned up from the Nor
gan mill and shipped to the Branch
Mint in this city Yesterday. Com
plants are made that farmers along
the Carson river toward the head of
the valley are allowing the water taken
from the stream for irrigating pur-
poses to run to waste. If, upon inves-
tigation, such is found to be the fact,
litigation will be the result, as the
river is low and every gallon of water
must be utilized.
ATTEMPTED Observation-Disclosures
IL and u o'clock Tuesday night a bur