The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-30

After a period Of a month or more
spent in making preliminary arrange
ments. the Dexter Mining company is
able 30 announce that it has completed
the details for the erection OF a 40
stamp mill on its mine at Tusearora.
New, besides which it has made full
arrangements for the installation of an
electrical plant, the power derived from
which Will be utilized in the operation
OF the plant and in working the ma
chine drills at the mine at q great saw
ing compared with the cost of motive
power obtained by the use Of coal and
steam.
1t mas been known in certain circles
for sometime past that the company
was seriously contemplating this move,
but for obvious reasons il was not
thought best TO give publicity TO the
PROJECT, at least not until the company
had consummated the purchase OF its
water rights and proposed miIlsite.
The contract for the machinery and
equipment of the mill has been let to
the Colorado Iron Works company, at
Denver, through its salt Lake agent,
q. NJ. Grant. who, on account OF his
success and ability in this line. viii
supeTintend the erection of the plant;
while the contract for the installation
Of three-phase electrical power plant
has been let TO the General Electric
company of Schenectady, n. Y, the
work to be under the direction and
supervision of 2. N. Jones, the we'll
known electrician of this city.
Besides this, contracts have been let
fer 10000 feet Of lumber, which is now
beginning to arrive at the mine, While
ihe work of hauling the supplies and
material from the railroad to the mine
viii require the services of nearly eV-
cry team in Elko county, as work in
the construction of the plant Win be
pushed from now on as rapidly as pos
sible. and it is expected that the cost
of the reduction works will run up in
the neighborhCod Of $50, coo.
Mr.. Grant and his foreman, s. (.
Watson, left for Tuscarora yesterday
at noon, but before leaving. MIR. Grant
gave Herald reporter some idea, as
10 what the equipment of the plant
would be, as follows:
Two 1lXl5 Dodge improved crusherS;
eight Challenge Eclipse ore feeders: 40
stamps Weighing $50 pounds each;
while the batteries viii be equipped
With steel cams. steel tappets. steel
stems. steel cam shafts and steel shoes
and dies.
The mortars VIII be of the latest i'm
proved patterns for the crushing Of
gold ores.
The amalgamation will take place on
copper plates and from them the pulp
VIII be transferred to eight Ellis con-
centration tables, while the tailings
will be run into settling reservoirs to
be treated later on by the cyanide
process, which VIII complete the ex-
traction.
The power for the operation of the
mill, which viii be electrical, viii be
transmitted from the power station II
miles from the mill. The generator at
the power plant viii be driven by Il
Potion wheel under a head or fall of
100 feet, the water being conveyed to
the wheel by u pipe from a spring 5000
TO 1900 feet distant.
The electrical feature of the plant will
be first-class in every respect. and the
mill as whole VIII be up to date in
every respect.
Il IS stated that the Dexter is the
making Of one Of the greatest gold
producers in this inter-mountain coun-
try and that as soon as the new mill
is in operation the company viii be
able to make a showing that viii sur
prise the average mining man. As to
the property. there is no denying the
fact that it is wonder and worthy of
all that has been said in its favor by
minins engineers and experts.
Judge John q. Gray has been in Tus-
carora for the past month, arranging
fer the purchase Of water rights, which
incIudes 9, fine 7O-acre farm. and also
the selection Of mill site which is be-
tween the mine and cyanide plant, the
arrangement being such that every
thing VIII he automatic from the time
the ore IS hoisted from the mine until
the tailings are unioaded from the
tanks after the last Vestige of mineral
has been extracted by amalgamation.
contemplation and teaching.
The officers of the company residing
in this city. have been in close con-
sultatian for the past month ana they
feel that the enterprise as now mapped
out IS bound 80 terminate successfully
and that in due time the mine viii rank
as regular dividend payer.
The mill is to be in complete running
order by the LIST Of January next.
THE RULING ON LEAD