Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-03-24
A New Roasting Furnace Which Is a Marvel of Mechanism
 and Utility.
Remarkable Growth During the Pa,t Year. Personals, Busi- ness Notes and Gossip of
 the Live Camp,

rat her surprised at the progress made within a period of one short year. During that time the growth ot the camp has been very marked, while the working force of the Congress Gold Company has nearly been doubled. The pay roll now numbers about 400, all told.
 One of the most remarkable, as we'll as one of the most interesting improvements added to the com D, ny's plant, is the new cyanide plaug, or rather the new roasting furnace added to the cyanide plant. It is called Browns elliptical fur nac,.. aud the tailings are handled automatically fIom the time they are shoveled into a hopper, outside ot the building, until they are dumped into the cyanide tanks, ht l ung loo tons each. The tAilings, as they are plowed up ou the old dumps, are in chunks, and they are first carried up to a machine which pulveriZes them, from which they are dropped into the mamm Oth ellipltlcal furnace. Automatic ma- chimes, travelling on sort of rail- road track with teeth resemb bling cultiSator shoveH or teeth, project ing down to level with the bottom of the furnace come around at in- teryals, stirring up ant moving the pulveuzed tallings, portion ot the whole being moved for the entire surface of the furnace. At first. As the tailings enter the furnace and are stirred up by these constantly returning vehicles, it is dried; fur ther on 1t commences tO take on more heat, until 1t gets beneath the blast from the fire, when it becomes red hot and commences 70 send
 forth a smell decidedly sulphurous.
 Round and round the carriages come, stirring IL up and keeping 1t on the move, until, in due course of
 time, 1t comes out ot the furnace into an open space, which Is oI suifi- cient length to permit it 10 cool be-
 fore 1t IS finally dropped, by these constantly returning toothed car
 riages, iuto a bin, from where it is carried by means of elevators to the cyanide tanks. One hundred tons ore handled in this way every twenty four hours dried, roasted, cooled, elevated and dropped into
 ihe mammoth tanks without the
 means of auy human agency, further
 than that Of the engineer to keep the machinery moN ing, and a man to keep the fire in the furnace going at a strong, steady heat all of the time.
 The newspaper scribe is not up we'll enough in the use of technical mechanical terms, to describe this wonderful process in scientific manner, and although he workings of it were described in the minutest details 10 him by MT. GoOdloe, who has charge of 1t, his memory bas failed to retain 1t. To say that it is a wonderful, as we'll as al interest ing piece of mechanism, will be substantiated by every one who sees it, and no one should come away from Congress camp without asking permission to witness the operation oi this furnace.
 The mine is now opened up to a depth of l750 feet, and cannot but impress a visitor as being a great property. X 12)0-foot tunnel was completed a short time since which extends entirely through the noun tain. The work was done under the direction of W. F. Staunton, the superintendent, who is also a prac- tical engineer. The work was prose cu,ed from opposite sides of the aud so exact were Mir. caiculatiouS, thal where tnc connected, that Of the two side d,d not vary fraction ot an inch. \ $50 foot uprise was con nected with a winzs in the mine, also with the same mathematical exactness.
 The company's 40-stamp mill pounds away ou ore day aud night, week in and week out, and develop ment work ID the mine progresses also. \ portion of the ore is sutli- ciently rich to bear shipment with out crushing and concentrating. After the tailings have been treated by the cyanide process, it is stated, that he highest assay obtained from lhom is 30 cents per ton, showing the success with which the ore is 
 The camp is divided into two separate parts, one of which is located on the company's ground, near the mill, and which is occupied by buildings owned by the com pany. some of which are used by it for their office, store, etc, and others are occupied by employees. The other part of the camp is designated as lower town, and is about half mile from the com pany's store. Here are found stores, saloons. restaurants, hotels and lodging houses, etc, etc.
 D. J. Sullivan, formerly of Pres ,ott, runs a general merchandise store, and seems to be doing a good business.
 E. Hershkowitz has also a store of similar character.
 Geo. H. Francis is the dispenser of iTugs in the camp.
 c. G. Englehart does 6 thrifty business in groceries, fruits, etc.
 Among the dispensers of liquid are Jerry Barton. for nerlypf Prescott, B Sherry, sn old inner in the camp, May X Kings )ury and others.
 c. D. Morgan, also former Pres 'ottite, does the painting and paper as we'll as good percent lge of the csrpentering of tbe camp lad still he finds time to entertain 'isitors to the place.
 r. J. Corrigan and Harry Elliott, 1 wo pioneer railroad men of this l ection, are in the employ of the 1 on their railroad, and, in act, with the assistance of a brake 1 nan and an experienced section man, manage the whole railroad business. !