The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-02

Upon his arrival from California yes
| terday morning, Captain John r. De-
Lamar found a dispatch from his
superintendent announcing that every
thing at the new mill is operating
smoothly, with values up to 96A per
cent being saved The average value
of the ore in the pulp is $62, with the
tailings showing a loss of but $3.50.
Up to yesterday sixteen charges of
five tons each had been put through
the plant, but today the full sixty tons
are to be treated and that number
taken care of daily until the increase
in mill capacity is effected, which will
not be long. There has been a recent
increase in the water supply of the
properties and more than enough is
now being secured.
This showing was very gratifying to
Captain DeLamar and confirmed him
in his opinion that the chIorination
process would save a. higher per cent
age of the values in the t.res of the
Ferguson district than any other treat
ment. While in Denver he arrived at
this conclusion and there, placed an
order for additional tanks so that the
capacity of the mill may be run up
to the full 100 tons provided for in the
power and crushing arrangements
The tanks are to go south at once and
by the end of the month, or probably
earlier than that, the chlorination pro-
cess will be utilized in the extraction
of values from some 5000 tons of high
grade ore monthly at the DeLamar
mill. 1t was at first thought that one
half of the plant would be given up
to the chlorination and the other half
reserved for the improved cyanide, but
so satisfactory has been the working
OF the former that the captain has de-
cided that he will devote the entire
plant to the chlorination and make USE
Of his cyanide process in the treat
ment of ores from other properties in
which he is now interested or may SUBJ
Sequently secure.
Orders have just been sent south for
the commencement of work on the
development working tunnel which is
10 tap the Monitor and Jim Crow at
the lowest point possible. The mouth
of this tunnel will be on a level with
the ore bins Of the mill and some 2,400
feet out from and 300 feet under the
mouth of the tunnel now being used
in the working of the properties. Upon
its completion all of the ore taken out
will be sent out through it to the mill
by means of electric hoiSts which will
work downwards and back on inclines
This will materially reduce the cost
of extraction and transportation.
While in Denver the captain placed
an order with the Storms, Walker
Manufacturing company of that city,
for a 125 horse power electric power
plant. 1t will be of the Washington
pattern. He also let the contract for
are to be used in driving the deep
tunnel already referred to. Every
thing in the mines and mill is to be
operated by electricity Immediately fol-
lowing the installation of the new
power plant, which will be in place
within the next thirty days An cleo
trio light plant is now furnishing the
lighting for mines and mills.
California gold properties are now at
tracing the attention of Captain De
Lamar and he has secured an option |
on a very valuable mine in Calaveras |
near that out of which Alvin Hayward |
has taken millions. He has also |
thrown over his shoulder proposition |
DO purchase the Washington minel-in !
Shasta county, this action being the |
result of a report made to him by |
Ralph Nichols. whom he sent as an
expert to make an examination of the I
property. 1t was found that the mine |
had been worked for some thirty years |
and has practically played out. Mr. /
Nichols has just resigned his position |
as superintendent OF the Comstock
tunnel and accepted one as assistant |
superintendent of the DeLamar pro
perties. He will leave Virginia City, |
Nevada, today for DeLamar.
This morning the captain and several |
Colorado parties whom he has inter-
ested in this territory's mineral de-
posts will go out to the Camp Floyd [
district for the purpose of inspecting
a nr0miSincr nf 6ouaIO-1ad Ill
with the view of making a purchase.
They will be gone two days. About
the best thing which could Just now
happen to the Camp Floyd district
would be the purchase Of these proper
ties by Captain DeLamar and his as
sociates, for it would mean the i'm
mediate erection of a great plant and
many other improvements rot now
dreamed Of Should he decide to be-
come interested in the district, the
captain will make use of his improved
cyanide process in the treatment of
the ores