Arizona republican., 1897-12-29
A NEW MILL FOR vULTURE.

A NEW MILL FOR VULTURE. The Big Gold Producer Will be Devel-
 oped By Its New Owners.
 When Joseph c. Mckee took charge of the Vulture mine last April his efforts were immediately directed to ascertalning the value of the property. He has continued this work until the present time, and he is now fully sat isfied that the Vulture mine is big ger mine than it was in its palmy days when it was rolling up its $16,- 100000 of gold, which the credit side of the worlds ledger gives it.
 The prospecting which has been done in the old workings during these months has opened up some new ore bodies which, together with the rich veins in the old workings, will place the Vulture in it's old place among the best paying properties in the country MT. Mckee found the property in a bad condition, and it was impossible then to tell anything about it. Tha ore bodies had not been mined; they had simply been quarried There were rich veins in several portions of the mine, but the entire property was only a prospect as it stood. It was an en- tieing prospect, and all that was re- quired was the good management of a man like MT. Mckee to make it show up what was then concealed This has been done and the hopes of the new owners have been fully rsal- ized. The Vulture will now have a mill, the old mine will again see the activity of it's early history, and the camp which has been going to decay will soon assume it's wonted life.
 MT. Mckee has just returned from Vultnre and is at the Hotel Adams. He is on his way to Chicago on busi- pess connected with the opening of t0e Vulture, and will be absent two weeks MT. Mckee was seen at the hotel yesterday, and in reference to the plans of the new owners he said:
 "We have now fully satisfied our selves that the Vulture is a valuable property. The prospecting we have done in the mine during the past six months has convinced us of this, and arrangements are now being made to improve the facilities for mining it. We have operated ten stamps of the old mill as long as the water in the west incline shaft will allow, and T, ;, ,I,, water all to the 100 ton cyandie plant which we have operated for some time. There was not enough water to operate both, but the Supply is suf- fcient to keep the cyanide plant run ming until we can get water from the Hassayampa river. We will begin work almost mediately in putting in a four inch standard pipe line from the river to the mill. The course of the old pipe line will not be followed, by the surveyors. The capacity of the new mill which will take the place of the old eighty stamp mill has not been decided upon We are deligh ed with the prospects, and we fully be- Heve that the mine has a successful career before it.
 ''The 100 ton cyanide plant is work ing we'll, and the tailings are produc ing even more gold than we had an ticipated. We figure that it will take ten years to exhaust the tailings now on hand. The operation of the mine and mill will make the cyanide plant a permanent fixture.
 Work will begin at once in laying the pipe line, taking out the old mill and boilers, and it will be a very short time before the naw plant will be in operation"
 MT. Mckee returned but a few days ago from his home at Grand Rapids, Mich, where he spent Thanksgiving with his family. In regard to mining in general he said there were more men interested in mining over the country than ever before. Arizona is rceiying har share of attention, and MT. Mckee looks for the investment
 
 the coming year.
 "The excitement created by the rich finds in Alaska has not been a detri- ment to the mining interests of the southwest, as is generally supposed D said MT. Mckee 'Tt has awakensd an interest in mining such as the country has never before seen. Hun dreds of men who draw back from venturing into the frozen gold fields of the north are looking about the west and southwest for profitable in vestment in mines. Those who are successful in Alaska will come back to the old fields they left here. They