The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-09

Word comes from Mercur that the
Golden Gate mill, which is the largest
reduction works of its class. in the
United States, and which is colossal and
magnificent in its proportions, is now
fairly in operation. and that it will not
be long now before the first results of
Captain J. r. De Lamar's splendid en-
terprise will become apparent, to be
followed by a steady stream of the yell
low metal, the monthly output of which
would be a fitting income for a Roths-
child or a Vanderbilt.
Since Captain De Lamar first OBJ
tanned q foothold in the camp, and up
TO the present time, he has expended at
least 81, 800, 900 in the purchase of prop
erty, the extensive development of the
same and the erection of the gigantic
mill, and during all this time he has
not received a cent in return, which
shows his faith in Mercur mines, and
also that he is a gentleman possessed
of wonderful nerve and executive
power. but now it is hoped and believed
that ne will experience a full realiZa-
ton of his plans and hopes. and that
the enterprise Will prove to be as sue
cessful as his most ardent friends could
wish.
The Golden Gate mill is an imposing
structure. 1t is monument to the
skill of the architect and builder; tri-
umph of mill construction. 1t is a
credit to the camp of Mercur to the
state and to the west at large; and the
people of Utah. without fear of being
called egotistical, can refer to il as one
of the ornaments of the commonwealth
and a demonstration of the magnificent
and wonderful naturalization of our
new state; and yet, with this feeling of
justifiable pride and the eXultation with
which the citizens of Utah can point
70 this great structure, the thought
comes that all this is due to the fore
sight the enterprise and the force of
the man behind the scenes,
CAPTAIN j. R. DE LAMAR,
and. to him the people of Mercur and of
the state at large have much to feel
thankful for, as it is wealth applied
which prOpels the car of progress and
causes prosperity to smile on the land.
Much has been said regarding the
Golden Gate mill in the columns of the
press of the state, as we'll as in news
papers published elsewhere, and a lively
interest has always accompanied its
progress towards complexion; but this
pales into insignificance in comparison
with the Importance that is attached
to its initial run, and word from the
scene of action is to the effect that so
far there has not been a jar or a lost
motion in the starting up of the ma
chinery of this enormous plant, and
that with the application of the electric
fluid the mechanism of the equipment,
from the immense crushers to the most
delicate parts, fit together and run to-
gether like the workings of a watch.
In the planning of the mill the most
minute detail of its future workings
received the utmost thought and at
tention, special care being taken so that
the least power would be required in
its operation, in consequence of which,
as far as possible. everything was ar
ranged so as to be operated
AUTOMATICALLY BY GRAVITY,
for which reason the structure was To-
Gated on a side hill and the mill built
in a series of terraces, the crude ore
going in at the top and working its
way down until the precious metal,
having been separated from its matrix
the tailings would naturally find their
way to the dumping ground
The mill proper is 300X400 feet in its
dimensions. and 300 feet in height 1t
is built in a series of terraces and has
eight floors, on each of which the proper
machinery is installed. The foundations
u inc eulHCS CoiiSisIS VI Soilu sumo md
sorry, while the structure is built en-
tirely Of steel, with the exception OF the
doors and windows.
The equipment of the plant is COM
mensurate with its magnitude, to de-
scribe which would tire the average
reader, but it is sufficient to state that
in the crushing department there are
two Gates crushers with a capacity of
treating 1000 tons of ore daily Be
sides these huge crushers there are four
26-itch and three 36-inch Gates rolls.
The equipment embraces two Brown
dryers. with a capacity of handling / 900
tons of crushed ore or pulp daily, be-
sides four Brown roasting furnaces.