The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-03-07

together, there is no concentration yet
erected which is quite as complete and
well adapted to do its work as the one
here mentioned.
The congratulations of the RANGE
are extended to
H. N. CASTLE
The originator of the project of erect
ing a concentration at Chloride and the
man who worked it through to a sue.
cessful consumation. Mr.. Castle was
brought to the Black range from his
law office in Topeka, Kansas, by bust
ness connected with his s~ecretaryshlp
of the Southwestern mining company,
half owners in the Button mine. He
gazed about upon the numerous dumps
Of low grade ores surrounding Chic
ride, and he noted quickly the demand
for machinery which should give them
a market value. lie took an inventory of
the probable capacity Of the ore bodies
as shown, and be decided that il this
mineral would concentrate he would
get the concentration. He returned to
Topeka,and organized a company. Like
the true business man that he is,he first
wished to know If the ore would con
centrate, and if so the machinery best
adapted to working them. From the
several dumps he collected. in many
instances by his own personal labor,
a carload of Black range ore,and went
with it to Blackhawk, Colorado, where
with the best possible assistance and
several weeks to experiment in he
sought for the plant best adapted to
his needs. He found it, and the neat
ness and dispatch with which the ma
chinery tried here in Chloride yester-
day did its work attests the wisdom of
his judgment. Mr.. Castle has labored
untiringly, and he deserves the success
that he has achieved. The Black Range
Milling company is very fortunate in
having so jealous a president and
manager.
Mr.. Castle has shown good judgment
and good fortune in everything per-
tanning to this enterprise, but particu-
larly in having secured the assistance
Of
J. B, MILFORD
Formerly of Philadelphia, but now of
the Colorado Machine Works at Pueblo,
as his machinist. Mr.. MILFORD has
an experience of twenty-seven years
in this branch of business. Since 1861
he has built over three hundred mills
of all manner Of makes. in two Of the
British provinces and in eight of the
states and territories of the United
States. Both the theoretical and prac'
teal construction and combination of
the various kinds of mining and milling
machines is as familiar to him as abe,
He knows how to make it and conse-
quently when he puts it together there
is no doubt of its successful running.
He labored under all possible disad-
vantages here in Chloride, but he rose
superior to them all as the result fully
attests.
AND NOW THE ORE.
A1 ctokod IN tho haninnipr ord ra-
peated many times in the above article
the Chloride concentration so far as its
ability to do the work expected of it is
concerned is proven to be a success. 1t
has taken the most difficult of all our
ores and handled it more than Satisfac-
torily, and it now rests entirely with
the mine owners of the range if its
continuous working brings the profit
to its owners, the prosperity of the
camp and the development and conse.
quent increase of value to the ore pro.
duclng mines of the range that all of
us have hoped and expected it would.
The question does not hinge upon the
ability of the range to furnish the ore
necessary to keep it working but rath-
er upon the will of the owners to the
mines to allow their ores to be worked.
Comparatively few of the properties
on which dependence is placed to keep
the plant busy have yet shown the DIS
position to contribute their outputs.
Incidence, indifference, jealousy and
kindred causes have combined to keep
silence on many an ore chute wherein
justice to the owner, concentration and
the general public the ring of the ham,
mer and drill should resound day and
night and where ore wagons should be
constantly filling for the concentration
at Chloride. 1t is possible the mines
now working may be able to keep the
machinery constantly working but 1t
is not yet known that they can do il
and until it is, everybody should be
patriotic enough to assist to the ut
most in making this machine a success
Nobody can afford to allow it to be
idle even though there may be an ap
parent sacrifice in giving such assis
lance. Idle machinery is a blight tc
the camp in every instance, and depre-
ciates values to a marvellous extent
Therefore lei everybody unite to assist