The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-04-11

Correspondence Ne,o North West.
Tae new twenty-stamp dry crushing mill
at Marysville started up on Monday. Over
one hundred ladies and gentlemen were
present to witness
THE CHRISTENING CEREMONIES,
which were performed by Mrs. Atwood,
who named it 1.-THE Cruise MILL" in honor of
Mr.. Thomas Cruise, who she said was the
largest shareholder. After splitting wine on
the engine, she started with her own hands
the $50 horse power engine, with its ponder
Gus 2s-ton fly wheel. Champagne, wine,
brandy, beer and cigars were passed around
freely, Mr.. Cruise and Mr.. Atwood assisting
in so doing, and everybody seemed happy.
The cylinder is 24x6O inches, and bears the
name of the Union Iron Works, San Fran
cisco, that firm being the contractors, Mr..
White, builder. The engine is of sufficient
capacity to run thirty more stamps that are
soon to be added
THE MILL AND MINE.
Among the improvements noticed was a
revolution counter in the engine room, q
quicksilver ram for forcing the quicksilver
up into each of the ten pans. There are FIVE
settlers, two cleanup pans and two agitators,
and a tramway and car for conveying the
amalgam to the retort and melting house.
The batteries have screens on both sides,
with dustproof shutters over them, and
closed boxes with worm conveyor for carry
ing the pulp to the elevators, like Touring
mill. Under the hopper is a Fairbanks
scale and car with tramway running along
the pans for distributing the pulp. There are
self-feeders, rockbreakers, spacious ore bins
and five shoots over the drying floor, and
large ventilators on top OF the mill Above
all this is 700-foot three-rail tramway, to
bring the ore down from the upper workings,
and close by is the Maskelyne tunnel, 1,1OO
feet long, feet high, 3 feet wide at the bet
tom and feet at the top, with double track
half way in the tunnel, to allow the cars to
pass each other. The large air-compressor Is
built OH ground made from the debris taken
out of the tunnel also q large ore house near
the tunnel entrance. Imperative orders are
given to allow no person in the mine except
the workmen and Superintendent Roberts
and his assistant, who say it would be no
trouble to take out four hundred tons OF ore
per day that they are opening out floors for
taking out the whole width Of the mine,
which is said to be over eighty feet wide.
and winzs Is being sunk in the upper
workings to connect with the lower tunnel.
THE SURROUNDINGS.
Mr.. George Atwood, the manager, lives
m "A n hnnlA N wb "a
telephone communication with Helena, 20
miles away; and all along the foot Of the
northwest side of Cruise mountain, which Is
700 feet high, the company's offices and
works are situated, including the 10stamp
mill, which is also kept constantly pounding
away. In front there is fat bottom land,
about five to ten acres in extent, used as q
wood yard. One contract for 5000 cords Of
wood was lately let at $40 per cord, deliv-
cred, and as much more Is required. The
wood has to be hauled absut five miles from
the west side of the range, where there are
thousands of acres Of forest.
THE TOWN OF MARYsvILLE
IL steadily improving, and runs along the
hillside opposite the Drum Lummon mine,
with a terrace Of private residences forming
in the rear. At the lower end the ground Is
swampy, and as yet but partially drained. In
the middle Is a frog pond. and during sum-
mer the noise of the bull frog can be heard q
mile away. Circling round is a bluff closing
In toward the new mill, called "Frog Town."
where are boarding houses, saloons and
China wash houses. In all there are thirteen
saloons, five boarding houses-three of which
average fifty boarders each at Sc per week
for board and only ST extra for lodgings.
They have brass band here, and temper
ance hall with about 30 members. Opposi-
ton coaches run daily to and from Helena !;
fare each way 50 and $3.50. The mails are
closing, SO more anon. w. H.
Marysvills, April s, 1884.