Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-05-12

flows into the amalgamating pans, where | every thing IS automatically done. The ! Boss process IS used, as after thorough ] trial by the side of the old process, il was found that a large saving was made in the cost of reduction and oerter re- suli obtained. The chemicals are first
 Iixei Tn one of the huge tanks not in
 use, and are fed ID constant stream
 into tEe trough carrying the pulp to tine
 pans. The quicksilver IS also sutomati-
 cHlly fei, and by the constant mouou
 gwen the liquid mass by the revolving
 machinery. every particle of the precious
 metIls comes in contact wth it and
 smalgamates. The pulp, relieved of its
 wealt passes through drain out of
 the mill and over long apron down the
 hillside into settling box. where the
 iast particles of silver, gold or lead is
 tskeu from the slickeus, and II is per
 mitivc to run into the cany n below.
 The RmalgAm as it accumula,es, is put into bags anu the surplus quicksilver
 soou drains out. leaving the soft mass of
 metal ready for the retort. By this pro-
 csss The quicksilver k driven of by heat
 and Is condensed sni collected to toe used again. The retorted metal Is then
 reme,,ei and run luto bars which are read, for shipment assayed, numbered,
 marked and recorded.
 The machinery of the mill Is perfect. There are two pairs ot boilers each pro vlcc with extra steam drums. Thy bosia-- are each 54 inches iu diameter be i6 fec; in length, and are fed from a L-lcwe.leu heater with water heated to
 the boiling point The two sets of
 OoI -s are used alternately every two
 weeks. allowing ample opportunity for any necessary repairs, blowing out. etc.
 kivr cords of wood are consumed daily
 ln running the null,
 Tue zine Is @ perfect gem in ma
 nhn,ry. with the corless cut of. lt is
 AO horsepower. although but lS0 horse
 power rre used. \ twelve ton fly wheel
 drivts the main belt and the motion is
 so very perfect that if a person should
 close his eyes he could not discern from auy sound or jarring that the machinery
 was running. Everything is adjusted perfs ctly.
 Over the battery and pans tramways are constructed with tackle hoists, and any jingle piece of machinery can be re- moved for repaIr and replaced, without interfering with any other part, or stop ping -he mill. Six men only are re quirei to run the mill. and the entire cost mining and milling the ore does nos exceed S7 per ton. Such results are not obtained m any silver mill in the Ter rory. The output of the mIll aver ages S25, 900 weekly, and If the ore from tue recent rich strike should be used exclusively, the daily yield would equal this amount So far the average ore has been milled. and no attempt made tO se iect the richest. The whole work ings If the mine helng in ore, the waste dump IS insignificant, and the whole rock extracted goes through the mill.
 One end of the coal house adjoining the mil is devoted to a bath house for tue employees. and hot and cold water are st all times ready for their use.
 Water for the town end for the mill, is obtained from a cienera toward the " etStone mountains. A 6n-hOrsepower "nglpa. with 1ouble-acting pumps, for ces l1. 800 gallons of water per hour into two huge tanks erected upon the sum- nit of hill near the mine. The dis tance of the tanks from the source of supply k 9, 7j0 feet horizontally and 536 feet vertically. Two cords of wood per day vlIl run the pumping works to their full capacity.
 The cpmpany's buildings are of a con veaient and substantial character, and are all built of solid Oregon pine, strong and durable.
 The Total Wreck mine and mill, taken as whole. is one of the best properties in Arizona. With a mill perfect in every detail. and a mine with more than 10000 tons of ore m sight and with uossi bi ifieS unlimited, there Is certainly a brilliant future before this company. and the dividend already declared, is bat the inauguration of a continuous income to it's fortunate stockholders Pima county feels proud of its first stamp mill, and it has good reason to. | The owners of that property, who have | pursued a vigorous policy of develop | ment, deserve fully the full hOnOrs Of l their labors and the more substantial | fruits now being gathered.
 The Total Wreck company was organ | zed in New York in 1881. At present | .Js officers are at follows: John w Shaw, | formerly nf the Eureka Consolidated, IS | -he pew President; A. F. Onterbridge, is VI e-P esid,nt; Jas. NJ. Regna, Treas | r-. .,=e -antlemen, together | zlth Messrs. W. H. Ppwer, Edward An l7n and Walter l.. Vail, are directors. Nr. V. R. Vail is Superintendent
 The mill was built under the personal | supervision of Mir. W. II. Armstrong. who IS the present superintendent of its working Mir ". Shaw is foreman of he mine and has had charge of all its developments from the begIninP. $. R. linkal is night foreman, and Prof. AL bert H. Everett IS assaver.
 Since the mill started. It has, with the exception of few honrs' delay caused ,y a slight accident to the machinery, been m continuous motion. day and iyht, and the stream of bullion has been kept uo. The results have been SO satisfactory and profitable that already las a dividend of Sjl.O0O been declared, nd the treasury of the company is suf- iciently pethoric to declare several more f them. The great profits in working he ore of this rich mine, guarantee a teady return to the stockholders of a Rrge monthly percentage on their for nna+a investment