The Arizona sentinel., 1879-07-05
\ eIzONA SENTINEL.
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V"ue We went over to see its perforHsrncs, taking the train and arriving there in about twenty rlinutas. It is ten.stamp gold f,iili, so like most others that 6 minute description would be of little interest-to most of our read. eEs, but there are a few point. of ciGer'nce and some advantages ot position not possessed by all, as will be seen below.
 The mill is located about half way up the side of steep blug, wkich projects boldly into the Colorado River, and about two hundred and fifty feet from the iFater; this position, some ten scet below the le,e el of the track 9f the Southern Pacific Railroad, a.,ows o: a spur track to the back of the mill and about ten feet
 i;nve the feeding floor. The ore l. uled shout three miles 10 the {. road and dumped on to the ca-s; which each mornings train I :~r.s to the spur track and with ale;ngswitch they are sent down tl sne mill; the train out in the ave3ing stops for the "emptics."
 It $ q curious sight t, witness tti!s maaGuvre; just before reach ics tine switch of the spur track .ae-e ara severn, reverse curves, the train, after gathering momen- t1m, has been divided into three portions which emerge from the hilis following each other on these curves. when the ore cars come to the switch they are dexterously turned upon the spur, the switch reversed and the train connected G.. sne E,ain line. The advantage o::aI.la transportation to and from tae :n.l is an important factor In c4:ei: ..rg the profits of the mill.
 The ore after being dumped from 'he ears is broken for the mortar anG passes through the battery as ussia;; t..e copper plates in the bat :.cy are oval, an improvement which offers more amalgamating surface, another improvement con- sists in the length of copper plate .he pulp passes over after leaving the battery, first, are plates five feet long oa the tables anu the full width of the battery, then come copper sluices twelve feet long then blanketed sluices twenty four feet in length, the blankets of which are changed and washed every two hours, from these 1t pass es into an agitator-box, then into .he tail race from which it fails into dam; all this prevents 8 particle of gold from escaping and saves all the sulphurets.
 The furnace and retort are near by; there are over 400 cords of weed (mesquite cottonwood and wffiow)piled up close at hand and more being constantly delivered.
 There are already eight build ings in the camp beside the mill and one or two families; good landing for steamboat and barge has been made with fair road up tO me mesa.
 We are much indebted to the Superintendent MT. Van Arsdale :cr polite attentions. and to MT. Mathews who erected the mill, tGr. BorsaH the engineer, Mir. Townsend and others for informal t.on, and thanks are due to Joe the autocrat of the culinary and sleeping departments.
 The proposed run is to be one of +en days, so that next week we nope to be able to render good account of the bullion produced.
 The water used is taken from a large we'll into which the river eseps and from which an engine, S.a.foaad half way down the well, fo<cas :;.e water into the tanks a. :nil.r. AS the Colorado will