The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-06-17
THE OLD JORDAN.
A Big Mlll-But a Lonesome Ona

sALTLAKE CITY. June 16'h, 80.
Editors Herald:
We, two of us. tock run down to
the site of the Old Jordan Mill the
other day. Upon arriving there we
cast about us for the most likely man
to be superintendent; but it was so
hard to conjecture who be could be,
that we determined to pick up the
tlrst bald-headed person We struck.
The idea was a happy one for we
Immediately tumbled on an urbane
gentleman of 20 great age, who took
pains In showing the machinery and
explaining the peculiarities of the
mill. The mill, when completed, will
be provided with Ill the latest i'm
prCv5ments, and will certainly be the
finest IN Utab. 1t has taken sixteen
Car loads of iron alone; while the
lumber 80 far used is $40, 900 feet; or
laid IN single boards, would cover a
distance OF nearly seven miles, twelve
inches IN width. Some slight idea OF
the coat OF this mil may thus be
obtained.
TIE mill Is situated on the site OF !
the Old jordan Smelter, to the north. !
The binding is 143x43 feet, which is
exclusive of a number Of smaller
buildings u be used as blacksmith |
shops, pan rooms, etc. The engine
room, In the east OF the building, ia TO
be fitted up with two boilers OF
23J-horse power each; and they are
made fran by 200. 000 pounds OF
Temple granite. The stroke of the
engine is three feet, and drives a
wheel weighing 10, 900 pounds.
The ore will enter the mill at the
top, and be dropped all the way it
down through it's varied stages, until
runs out in taiIiDgs, avoiding The ne
cessity Of lifting a pound of it. 1t
first passes through two large ore
breakers; then Through the pulver-
iZer into the stamps. The stamps In
a mill are pieces Of machinery that
require considerable skill, great care
and nice adjustment, and have to be {
made extremely firm, as they soon
become useless when loose. They 1
are set in a block of 4x16 timber, and S
made fast by large nails and clamps. I
a heavy wat4r right has been se
cured, so that the mill can be run by
water should the steam ever fails. +
The mill is being pushed ahead :
With all possible speed, and will soon
,e finished. The story is told of a .
Wealthy Californian who once went to !
Iisit a 100-stamp mill in the Black
Hills, OF which be was owner. He
hunted all through the mill to get =
omeone to show him round; be went 7
nto the battery -room-self-!eeders, =
10 one there; then TO the ore breakers
no one there; and coming down
Ieart heavy and disappointed, he
him OF the boiler-room, and
vent to see il the self feeders were
mployed there. Here he found a {
cal man. of whom be Inquired
{ there was prize fight near, :
Is 70 mill vas de-eIttd The man
eFlied: NC; it only requires one Z
nan to run this mill" SgraightWay
hu 5jA-aeaIted Californian went 10 :
be town and hired ten men to keep .
he mill company, it looked SO lone
ONE.
1t will be ABOUT this way with Prof
e-sor Holden's mill when finished; it
vii take go few hands to run it that 2
.e will be compelled to hire men to-
.eep it company. When finished, it
7ill be the mott complete and L
borough gold mill on the coast, and
3 all saving Of labor means the !
aving Of money to be expended in
Their directions, this mill, on eco o
omic principles, will aid materially d
. the payment of large dividends TO g
s enterprising originator. IKE. e