The herald., 1894-05-27
ABOUT HOLES IN THE GROUND.
A Splendid New Stamp Mill
Started at the Good Hope.
A Party of Eastern Investors Buy
the Santa Rosa.
Something About tho Good Hopes New
MiIi-Fine Showing From
tho Panamint Dls-
triot.
Cor respondence to the HERALD.

PERKS, May 26.-Tuesday last, May
22d, ooened new chapter in the his
tory OF mining development in Ferris
valley, for on that day the stamps of the
new 20-stamp mill of the Good Hope
Consolidated Mining company, whose
plant and mine lie in the low range of
foothills four and half miles southwest
of Ferris, were Embossed and began
pounding away on ore whose richness
has made the Good Hope famous, and
placed itin the front rank OF Southern
California gold-producing properties.
AS will be remembered, the Good
Hope mine was purchased by syDdi-
cate of Colorado and Massachusetts,
capitalists, headed by Col. John M. S.
Esan OF Georgetown, Colo. Plans were
at once promulgated for the construc-
ton of a 20-stsmp mill to take the
place OF the rotary mill which served
the purposes of the old company. The
contract for the mill was let to Messrs.
Grant & Cammer of San Francisco, who
employed the Union Iron works to
build 1t. About the middle OF March
the machinery Tor the mill began to ar
rive ct Ferris, from which point it was
rapidly transported to the new mine,
and under the skilllul superlntendence
of j. K Estep of San Francisco, its con-
struction was begun Sixty days were
required to place it in position and In
working shape, and today it stands
monument commemorative OF eastern
capital and enterprise and California In
genuity. The mill is perfect IN every
particular, and 10 pronounced by ex-
perts to be the finest equipped 2O-stamp
god mill in operation In the United
States. 1t occupies prominent
position on q side hill about 100
feet from the main shaft OF the mine,
and the building with its smoke
stacks, projecting 40 feet above the root,
can be seen from miles around. The
building is made of corrugated IRON ana
occupies ground space of 44xS5 feet,
and is 70 feet high. Its interior arrange
ment to the unsophlsticated eye OIL the
''tenderfoot," presents peculiar anu
unique sight, for, resting on four shelses
or tiers, stairway fashion, are the differ
emit subdvlsions OF the mill, each nav
ing its particular work to do. At the
top are the crushers, which are fed from
cars running automatically over a tram
wav, connecting the mill with the main
shaft OF the mine. From the crushers
the ore passes under the stamps, thence
into the plates, and from there TO the
concentratcrs. OF the latter there are
eight,.io TOUR Johnston's and four Frue-
Vanning's. The company is now ex
perimenting with conceatrators and VIII
use tho ones which give the best results,
hnt a thar raatIVa
so nearly matched that it is hard to de
termine between them. The capacity OF
the mill is go tons of ore per day, or
three tons to the stamp, but on push
can be made to do considerably more.
Power is furnished by two boilers OF loo
horse. power each. These two run the
pumps in the mine and the skips which
pass up and down the shafts. The con-
contractors are run by separate engine.
as it has been found that their speed
can not be regulated by the engines
which work the mill. The mill IL pro
vided with all late-day improvements
and devices, and nothing has been neg
lected which will guarantee saving to
the company of labor or mineral.
The mill ia run necessarily day and
night and requires, besides the superin-
tendent, the aervices of only two men to
keep it in proper working shape. 1t is
estimated that the mill and its appur-
tenant machinery have cost the COM
pany about $4,000
The water necessary to feed the mill,
boilers and concentrators is obtained
from the mine and from we'll a quarter
OF mile distant. From these sources
10000 gallons of water are daily Sc
cured.
The Good Hope mine is undoubtedly
one of the best in Southern California,
and has produced hundreds OF thousands
of dollars during the last six or seven
years. When the present company took
possession of it the main shaft was
down about 400 feet and about 1000 feet
in drifts and levels had been run. Since
that time the shaft has been sunk 100
feet lower, and 500 feet have been added
in drifts and tunnels. Besides an air
shsft has been sunk insuring a health
full ventilation OF the nine. The force
OF men has also been increased from 20
to 70, and as fast as room can be made
more will be put to work, and it is ex-
pected that before ak months have
passed, 100 men will bs employed in the
mine.
From the time the Good Hope was
first prospected the ore body has been
followed continuously, and but little ore
if any, has run below $l8 per ton. 1t is
easily work edand carries considerable
free gold.
Col. John M. S. Egan, the compsny's
resident agent and superintendent, is a
geologist of note and a practical mining
man. He has had an actual mining
experience of "a years in the mines Of
Colorado, and this, with business capa-
city, is a sure indication that good
achievements will result from his man
sgemsnt of the compsny's property.
With his family he occupies beautiful
residence on the crest OF hill a few
hundred yards distant from the mine.
THE SANTA ROSA SOLD.
On Wednesday the Santa Rosa mine,
which is located about two and half
miles northwest of the Good Hope and
six miles west of Ferris, and owned by
ex-Gov. H. G. Blasdel of Nevada, was
sold to w. J. Curtain Of St. Louis and
w. H. Brevoort and W. II. Griffith of
Denver. These gentlemen represent st.
Louis and Denver capitalists, and it is
their intention to Immediately put up
an improved 10-stamp mill. The mine
was sold through the agency OF j. W.
Nauer, OF the firm Of Nauer. Garvey &
Co.. of Los Angeles. The price paid is
said to be 800 900.
the Santa Rosa is looked upon as one
OF the most promising mines in the dis
trict, and by many il is predicted that