The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-16

iron bed plate: Also II o11O y
zontal engine, used to run tho saw
for framing OF timbers for the mine
and general carpentry work for tn
mills and mines.
The, boiler room adjoining Is S
feet in length by 81 in width, an
contains five tubular boilers.
The blacksmith shop Is Sc feet il
2 length by 81 in width and L. wei
equipped, being fitted for doing al
kinds of heavy work.
Every precaution has been take'
to protect the property against fiIe
. The pumphouse is frest and mr.
= proof. and contains one &c C" Hori
zontal Knowles pump, which is sup
Piled with steam through q two Incl
pipe from the hosting works which
is close by. The discharges four incl
pipe, from the pump leads entirely
around the principal buildings ane
is tapped by fourteen hydrants
, placed in the best possible positions
. The two hose carts carry 500 feet o.
hose each. One of the carts Is housed
between the mills, the other imme'
D diately north Of the Alice Hosting
;. Works.
INC cu1k1y z =
l fire hripades, one on each shift.
Each cart is plentifully provided
t With nozzies and wrenches, and the
} water mains are placed four and one
half feet beneath the surface to
insure them against the 8
The water is supplied from the
mine and is stored In four large
tanks. on the highest ground, which
hold in the aggregate about s4,ooo
The Magma Charta Hosting
Works is q building 100 feet In
length by 80 feet in width and con-
tains two single cylinder l4xl6 inch
clutch gear hosting engines, the.
reels of which are eight feet In di-
ameter. :
Attached to this is the boiler room
s. feet in length by Is feet In
width. which contains three tubular
boilers 81 inch shell, l6 feet long,
and 40 tubes in each boiler. There
Is also a blacksmith's shop AZ feet IN
length by 81 feet in width, which is
we'll appointed to do all work re-
auired Of it., and n large tank OF.
about Is, OOO gallons capacity for fire
and feed purposes. -.
This shafthOuse Is connected with
the Alice %shatthOuse by q substan-
tally built tramway for the trans
portation of ores to the mills, which
Is 1,726 feet in length-its highest ele-
yation from the ground being "A feet:
The track is laid with T rail aud has
a fall of five feet two inches toward
| the mills.
The Magma Charta and Valdemere:
hosting works consists Of a building
of lO5 feet in length by 80 feet in
width aud contains two-single cylin-
| der 12x14 clutch gear hosting en-
| gines, the reels of which are five feet
In diameter, all set on solid iron bed
| plate as is the case with the Magma
| Charta hosting engines; also one
| room 40 feet in length by g feet in
! width intended for a pump house
| and adjoining the main building, the
b0iler-fOom attached is sc feet in
length by "a #. in width and contains
two tubular boilers 81 inch shell is
feet long of the most approved make.
There is also a tank for feed and fire
purposes containing about 5000 gal
Ions Of water.
The sixty stamp mill building is
abont 252 feet in length by IA feet ia
width and contajne Toiie $50 II. r.
Buckeye Corliss automatic cutoff
engine which is supplied with steam
from three batteries or six tubular
boilers of "a diameter and 16 feet
long and having 40 tubes each, also
two Blake eccentric crushers, large
size, which crush with ease all the
ore necessary to feed the so stamps, !
from which latter passing through
a 2O-mesh screen) the pulp is con-
veyed to two 6O-inch White Howell
c~hloridizing furnaces.
In the pan room are eighteen Bel
den pans and nine settlers.
In the retort room there are three |
large retorts and two circular melt
ing furnaces used for melting Of bull.
lion.
The machine shop contains a ii
feet go inch) screw cutting lathe
with % inch swing or face plate, and
one drill press and slotter, both run
by steam, also a large variety of 9th
er tools necessary to do the work re.
quired in such large works. There
is also an agitator located in front of
the mill building.
Within the body Of the building is
a salt room 81 feet in length by 8 feet
in width.
The twenty-stamp mill building
Is 127 feet in length by III feet in
width and contains n 50 H. p.
slide valve engine, which is supplied
with steam from three tubular boil.
ers Of the same pattern af those pre-
viously mentioned, one Blake eccen-
trio crusher, large size, which crush
es all the ore necessary to feed the 70
stamps, two 40 inch White Howell
chloridiZing furnaces, six pans and
three settlers.
There are also two large size re
tOrts and two circular melting fur
iaces for bullion. In the main build
ing is a salt room % feet in length by
Is feet in width.
Midway between the two mills is a
used for storing castings
and heavy machinery, etc. Also an
other building, size 80 feet in length
by "a feet in width, and also another
building, situated in front of the new
mill Sc feet in length by Is feet in
in which are stored heavy
pieces of shafting. brick, clay, etc.
The company's storehouse lies di- {
rectly north Of and about $50 feet +,
from the main office, and is SO feet {
by q in width. 1t contains
stores such as quicksilver, oils. can.
lies, betting, nails, fuse, packing, .
'heeting, and numerous other arti- {
lies necessary to carry on the BUSH {
less. To the north of this is an aux {
liary storehOuse for the storage of {
'opes, tallow and other miscellaneous
To the east Of the main
at a distance of 100 feet,
= q small house for the storage Of
,oal oil and other combustible oils.
The superintendent's residence, =
'ffice and balance room are under =
he one roof, which covers a square .
# about 81 feet. 9
The assay Office OH the west Of this =
3 "a feet in length by Is feet in width, !
to which is a coal house. !.
Besides this there are two other coal i