Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-13
THE MILL.
A Structure Which will be q Credit
to the Improvements Of the

A structure Wnlcn Will D0 q CfeOlt
to the Improvements Of the
Camp.
Tie new Bluebird mill, owned by the
Bluebird Mining Company, about three
miles below Butte, and between it and
Rocker, is now nearly completed, and will
start up on or about the goth inst. Work
on the mill was commenced last June, and
since that time workmen have been stead
lily engaged on the structure night and day
which, when completed, will be one of the
finest mills in the Territory. The mill will
contain seventy stamps, sixty for quartz
and ten for salt, besides two Stedefelt fur
naces, twenty-six pans, thirteen set
tiers, four agitators, three roast
ing furnaces, two drying fur
naces, and a retort oom 3Ox56 feet.
The mill building proper will cover an area
of 3OOx15O feet, besides a machine shop
3OxSO feet, where the lathes, planners and
milling machinery are all of the best make.
and in firet-class shape. The entire struc-
ture has been fitted up with q Weston Dy-
namo plant of 10 electric lights, which will
furnish illumination for the entire building,
inside as well as outside. A pump house,
2Ox5O feet, is located on Silver Bow creek,
with q pump capable of throwing 10000
gallons per minute. The assay Office col
nected with the mill is equipped with the
and boiler room ia 3Ox1OO feet, and
contains one high and one low
pressure engines Of a combined force OF
$50 horse power. The other buildings
connected with the mill are about thirteen
in number, including a salt house, stu
ated at the northeast corner of the mill
joining the switch, from which a tramway
runs direct to the mill. A small engine is
situated o N the northwest corner of the
mill which runs the cars on the tramway
and supplies the mill with wood, salt and
coal. The oil house is 2Ox3O feet. The
reservoir tank is 1Sx4O feet and twelve
feet high, which is situated at the top of
the hill and will supply the mill with water.
The number OF mon that will be employed
in the mill when in operation will be be-
tween 80 and 100.
Mr.. A. NJ. Grant, formerly of the Ontario
mine, owned by Mr.. j. B. Haggin, at Park
City, Utah, is the constructing engineer,
which is a sufficient guaranty of the thor
oughness and efficiency of the work done
on the structure. Hugh. Mcmillan, who
constructed the Anaconda concentration,
is the carpenter. Mr.. r. NJ. Booram. for
merly of the Morning Star group of mines
at Leadville, Colorado, is the manager,
and Mr.. s. w. Fleming the superintendent
at the mine. The assaying department is
under the supervision of Mr.. James Breen,
formerly of Hubbard & Breen.
The machinery for the mill was furnished
by E. c. Trent, general Western agent for
Fraser & Chalmers, and is OF the very best
make and quality. This firm has spared
no efforts in furnishing the mill with the
best machinery obtainable, and have fitted
it up with a plant Of which Butte may
justly feel proud.
On Saturday evening, the Goth inst, at
the completion of the mill, Mr.. and Mrs.
Van Zandt will give a grand supper and
ball to their employees. The supper will
be under the supervision of Mrs. Van
Zandt, and Mr.. Van Zandt will see to the
arrangements for the ball and provide the
music. A number of invitations will be
extended, and no doubt Butte's society
ladies and gentlemen will be well repre-. /
OF this occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Zandt will remain to
see the mill put in operation, after which /
will start on a tour to Europe.