Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-07-25

piisueu.
Tho discovery Of the great ore bodies Of
the Consolidated Virginia and California
mines, some three years since, caused tho
men who held tho control to undertake
the consideration Of the problem Of milling
the ore In the cheapest, most expeditions
and economical manner. Previous to that
time many mills had been erected on the
Comstsck by the most experienced miners
and engineers OF the Pacific Coast; some
to run by steam, and some by w%a,er.power.
These mills were each built In accordance
with the best improved plans in vogue at
the time Of their erection, the intention Of
the designers being continually to improve
on previous styles and methods Of working
ores. For ~chespness and economy the
milis run by wster-power on tho Carson
river we're generally conceded 10 be supe-
rior to the steam mills. including even
those located directly At the mines TO
which they belonged. The reasons were
plain and obvious. The first was the
Immense saving OF the cost and
transportation Of tho fuel necessary
TO create steam power. The sec
ond fact that q less number OF mon
we're required to work . water mill
than II took TO run q steam mill with
the same crushing capacity. Al the head
Of the mining management OF tho bonanza
firm was Col. James q. Fair, . man OF
large practical miningexperience and above
all elss, q man gifted with . quick common
sense disoernmsnt OF the value or defects
Of systems Of operation, ~ we'll as that OF
mechanical appliances. from the considers
ton Of o motive power. down TO the
smallest minutia ~ detail. A careful
testing and weighing Of the matter con-
WINGED Mr.. Fair that there wAs much room
for Improvement. Tho first proposition
was TO save the delays. wastage, cost OF
the transportation of ores. To DO this u
waa resolved to build mills Immediately ~
or In closo proximity to the mines. This
IL was believed would very nearly, II not
quite counterbalancc the saving efiectedby
the use OF water power. The second was
TO Greet mills. with such an arrangement
Of machinery rs to reduce tho number OF
lsborers ynd expenses 10 such an extent ~
70 compete successfully with all the most
perfect systems for reducing the ores and
saving the noble metals.
The first mill built with these points In
view was the Consolidated Virginia. which
Was DESTROYED by the great fire in October.
1875. This was q combination OF both Q
crushing and matchmaking mill, and
proved 4 grand success up TO tho time OF
its destruction. Notwithstanding its sue
Tvs ~. r.jr .,a,ormineJ tbat .till great.
go, WI. sar. nossible. The frst
90 wa.a ,hs, trr largo mill. Inc
.hIn0 nj sm,ic,matins dcpsrtmcnts
shania =. hn,is sensraie' and 40 arranged
~. sro,r Ne limo tbe ore was dumped In
NJ. ~" i, .orij moi he necessary 10 again
.ne IN. ~, n. 80 ro,Ircod ~ .m,igsm
toucn " uuH. ~ s",or, P-ncinecr.
reauy 70 Pisov Nv Wv a1,sii,.haJ ii.ss m
arc apr 70 Io''1. oass III. sni .iIow
construction. 10 aNo'u VII. ni,h .n..
nothing 70 prenen.o r.iisornis on.
cess W. H.. rAI1on, ann ,h.,
gineer OF mnen etpeIiehoo, .,,"n =, A..
whom IN we ~. ppparh.ns No lot.
.ali w mAaiS. ~. 80 endowed IN
~. gu ..o AZ oso.,,or ~ M entiro
supsl'nNn' "' ~
"pmrAs, A.. ,..,,. NJ, An, mincs. tvo
aos"Pp.y, ~ ,.n mills have been
3 any as-hfch "a an .r,ct dupli.
e.vo ~ nunah.r II .i,mps number Of pans.
~ a. arr.,tng and rcaucinr capacity, Of
s ~. a,s. r.oh ~ ,he battery mills are
$3.50 y. L., .nonvb lower ground 10
,er,nis ,ha Ssliverv IN the ore oyer A tram.
a. To-" Iins nlscs,i In ,he upner story of
,una.! I'M o.. r. ro.en,ion. t,,ch of tho
49, ill. 80 .yain loca,eJ ON lower
rrornJ th,n ibe battery mills. 80 that the
on,',n sro,n ,hn hstieriss Ia delivered
,,,snpr,p, .inics. IirectIv into The settling
,snIs ni,ced for n. retention alongsijc Of
the reduction mans In tho nan mills, The
upply OF ore Tor one battery and pan mill
ia r.i.ed through the Consolidated vir-
qinis. and that of the other battery and
nan mill through the @. and G. shaft. each
having been erected will, that purpose In
view. A description Of the manner Of
supplying and operating n virtually
gives that OF tho other, 10 we will follow
that Of the crushing and pan mill ron.
nected with the q. And G, shaft,
The ore when taken from the slopes In
thu mine IL dumped into shutes, which
terminate Al The next level below In orc
bin.. whore Tho ore h run into A car. from
~hsreo n /. ,.lcn IN Inc .bnft. boisied 10
az. snrt..a and dpmneJ I'm tbe ORC lin.
hriit In the MINER nortion az Tho battery
MIL All hol.tiny or lifting Of the ore,
,.i,h ,ha s-xc.n,ion of tho necessary hoist.
a.. ,hronsh ,ho main sbaft' h avoided.
AZ .h,ft s,.,ion. below ground tho ar.
rs,coment Il ,uch A 10 Load and send Ia
,ha srrssc. fonr s.narat, carloads Of ora
a. escb Trim. on vhsti IL termed four-Jecker