The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-08
MONSTER HYDRAULIC MOTOR

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self of the opportuui Y afforded by
the adjournment OF the Legislature to
visit Empire City, and Mexican town
its southerly, and crow Town It's
northerly suburbs, which. mingling,
form a town more than Il mile ia
length, stretching along the western
bank of the Carson river. Mexican
Town embraces several hundredar acres
of cord wood, the Mexican mill ia
mammoth institution, the elegant
brick dwelling house of the mill sd
-perintenden,. and many beautiful cot
tages. Empire City proper has two
large hotels, q number Of drinking
and billiard saloons. store, a aue
school house. wagon and blacksmith
shop. livery Stable. inca. market. te'e-
graph office. post odicc. exc. Crow
Town, norihcrIy, consists OF 81 long
row of handsome cottages, stretching
along The crcs. OF the ridge. back Of
the site of \. VI. Crows old saw-mill.
just below which stands
III MoHGN MILL,
Owned by the Yellow JACKIE. Mining
Company, of Gold Iiill, but better
known Ia the public rs the Yellow
Jacket mill. Tho superintendent
John Hanson. j. q practical mill man
of long experience. aad dcyotcs Isis
entire attention TO The duties Of hi, 20
sition. lie has. We believe. iu turn
filled every position about the mi..,
from r0ck-hretScr - Superintendent.
and is wholly Devoted 20 the hu~ina,-.
At present. tho machinery cmp.ov r.
is run by water power. and the water
being low, bat fifteen stamps arr KEEP.
in motion. ~ soon - the new lunte
nov being con~,ruc cd go gather tine
water flowing through the hcru
portion OF this city J. completed. the
capacity of the mill will be consider
ably incrvass the mill has 81 -ul-
horse power engine. built bv the Val.
can Iron Works. san Franc go. which
has done service for six years and is
a. good as new. but has been lille f8I
some time.
A MONSTER HYDRAULIC MoToR
The water used to run the mill
passes through the large huuic CliNt
feet, which also supplies the MeSiclu
mill. one mile above. At presen.
$3.50 cubic inches Of water per minute
passes through q 6j-iurh LGte.i fpT
American double ae.ionI turbine
wheel-the laTEc~; ono ia use on ia,
Pacific coast. Tine pcdicle uE this " hec.
il surrounded iv an alright curb. -
CONSTRUCTED a~ to create a suction he.
low and give double f1rc. To tn. water
pouring iutO the wheel. The parts
are 80 accurately ul1ptel 10 each other
that the turbine Utilities In" power .u
n to produce an effect equal 20 abBu.
ninety per cent. of the power cSpeud.
cd. On the upper par. OF the prrpeu-
dicular shatt OF this vince. is affixed q
cog-whcel iitting into "a similar oug
fastened upon a horizontal iron shaft.
To the end of the latter shaft a pump
rod is attached, which hoi>iS an tu,
water used IN the batteries, pans. ct'.,
while in the centre Of tn. ehaf Is &
large wooden drum or banl-whceI,
over which passes a leather bolt thir \
inches wide and H. feet long. Til.
communicates motion 70 all tile ina
chincry in the building, save tt,
pump.
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS.
Early next Spring the mill will Dc
thoroughly oyerhau!ed and repaired
ten additional pans put in, steam
power brough, 20 the aid or wa.cr. ans
The forty stamps uO in place starle.
up in full blast, increasing the crush
ing capacity of the mill to eighty liz,
tons of ore pcrday. This addition Uil
give sixteen Greeley pans with Fouu
tain's improvements. aud bring tn
capacity Of the mill up to the demand
of the l.OO0-fcct level Of the yellow
Jacket mine.
OTHER PARTICULARS.
The Yellow Jacket mill is sendin.
all Of it, bullion to the Branch Mint il
this city, and will probably continu
10 do 50.
Last Monday the mill was cleane
up for the December run. on Tu. IS
day it started up again. and yesierda
morning Il was estimated that ther
were 80 pounds Of bullion in tn
amalgam chests.
Fumes extend from the mill I
what j. called the taiiings ydr,is on III
opposite side Of the river. Here r,
seryoirs have been dug oat in I'll
meadow to rcccivc the tailingS. whic.
are afterward worked over wheuevs
the mill is short Of ore.
There j. NO waste about the mil
owing to the vigilance OF MIR. lIan,o
and the wise pr, CAUTIONS hta ias 4 Top
cd against leakage. Every atom
amalgam. quicksilver amt ~tailincs
carefully looked after. In cleaning Il
the settlers considerable quantities
iron is met with. which holds more t,
less amaigam. This j. put into an iro
pan aud oXidized, after which separ;
ton j. easy.
The rctorts are ~capacious and If n
most approved pattern. Adjacent
these is a large vault of stone roof M
all with an inside and outside ire
door fastened by heavy bolt locks.
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