The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-08
THOUSAND TONS DAILY.
Capacity of the Bunker Hill d Sullivan
~Concentrator.

Capacity of the Bunker Hill 4 Sullivan
Concentration
WARDNER, Ida, Oct. 6.-[Special. 1.-The
contract for erecting the building for the
new c~onoentrator for the Bunker Hill q
Sullivan Mining & Concentrating company,
has been awarded to Thomas f. Cosgrlf,
to completed on Jan. 1 next. It will stand
at the side of the present one, started up in
May last, on the west, and will be one of
corresponding capacity. When completed
she two will handle LOCO tons of ore every
twenty-four hours, and will be the largest
plant for reduction of galena ore on this
continent. It will require 800 to LOCO men
in various capacities to keep this immense
plant in operation, and 800 to 300 in and
about the mine. This mine will send a
greater quantity of lead into the channels
of commerce than any other min in the
great Rocky Mountain region. 1t will en-
ploy a greater number of men than any lead
property in the west, and is the biggest
mine Of its class on earth. A gentleman
familiar with all the prominent mines of
this country. whore immense ore bodies
are common, recently remarked that he
could put all the mines of the Occur d'Alene
Sullivan slopes. Their .Bleiohert tramway,
now erected, and being repaired, will han
die all the ore required for this immense
plant and call for more. Its capacity will
not be taxed to the maximum in sending
one ton of ore per minute from the mine
tant, not mentioning the loads of cord
wood, mining timbers, mine and boarding
house supplies.
A new machine for framing timbers,
making all cuts, lemons, ETC., at n
stroke, has been added at the saw mill, To-
Gated on the fune at the concentrator,
where the timbers and wood ia delivered by
the Same water that supplies the power for
the ooncentra.or, dynamos for illumination,
the mill, etc.
The hearing of the cases of the Last
Chancc company against the Tyler COM
pany and the Tyler against the former, to
be heard in the United States circuit court
at Boise City next Monday, the 9th instant,
have drawn a large number of men from
here to Boise.
s. A. Denaugh has completed the repairs
n changes in the Stemwinder concsntra-
tor. New jigs have been added, and
changes increasing the capacity from sixty
placed in position on the Halliday tram
way. 1t is delivering ore that is being
treated at the concentrator, and twenty to
thirty tons OF concentrates will be shipped
daily.
The Tiger company at Burke is erecting
working shaft, now down 400 feet. 1t will
be located about 100 feet south OF the old
working tunnel and will be geared for both
water and steam power. The latter will
not be used when water is plentiful.
James Clark, brother of Patsy Clark,
manager OF the Poorman mine at Burke,
has accepted tho position Of foreman at
the Sierra Nevada mine here, Thomas Cur
now, who has held that position several
years past, having resigned.
G. s. Jennings has bonded the Plainview
location, adjoining the Occur d'Alene Mel
1io md nthar yrnpoipart 1nootiDro MANN
Osburn. Mr.. Jennings is manager of the
War Eagle group, in the same loo Atty, also
adjoining the Plainview. The conditions
of the BOND are: Two men must be kept at
work constantly, five per cent Of the pur-
chase price, S 5000. to bo paid OIL Dec. 20.
Al. Page. landlord of the Central hotel
here, ". h. Payne, Fred Stevens ct al.
The Butler is giving good promise Of de-
veloping into a mine. This property il at
the lower end of Wardner.
A contract has been let for running 200
feet on the Old Abe, q prominent location
Of Elk creek. two miles east of Wardner.
1t ia expected that this will cut the ledge,
or the southern one of the two, cropping on
the surface.
senator julius Kleine has returned from
Chicago. where he succeeded in organizing
the Old Blindy and other adjacent locations
on Big creek, four miles east of Wardner.
A drift will be driven abont 600 feet to
crossout the ledge. +. G.. Cochran is in
charge of the work. This ledge is on the
dry ore belt. running parallel with the
South Fork. The Blake brothers, owners
of the Yankee Boy, now have thirty to
forty tons of crap copper ore at the track
ready for shipment. worth $3.50 per ton,
also on this ledge. The Sherman, on Elk
creek, a discovery of the past summer, ia
also on the same ledge.
A deal is being consumated on the Eureka
Crown Point location, on Government
gnlch, which has been in dispute the past
five years, being in possession of the two
parties alternately, it is stated that the CON
tlicting interests have been consolidated.
The Union mine at Burke have built
their conoentrator near the mouth OF