Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-23
BUSINESS I'M MINING.


hrprlses. lie says.
home twelve years ago ! was sent
\ 10 take charge of large concen-
hing mill In Santa Barbara, Chihua-
\, Mexico. The manager stated that
ore ran five per cent. lead, fifteen
hoes silver, average. The mill not
hlg completed when ! arrived, !
hi up 10 the mine where there was |
assay outfit. stayed there ten
b.. sampled the ores ON the dumps |
d /, 800 cars as they We're run out OF |
J mines. Result, one per cent. lead, |
be- ounces silver, On the eleventh |
] took the stage for the railroad, |
n mil was started up; the result ] |
I've 10 the Imagination.
Nome ten years ago | was sent for
tstarl up a big concentrating min, |
Al not say where, ms | am now get
Sg too close ia home 10 enter into
rticulars. found II steam stamp Of
b tons capacity, hydraulic slzcrs, for
jIgs, sand grinders FOR the JIG tail
T., and twelve lfrue yanners. !
bud Jhe water for the STEERS came
b. ll,ile stand pipe which supplied
htcr for everything else in the mill.
Found the ore copper glance, OF sui
tilr. one blow OF that stamp would
1uce II piece u the metal TO such
knCss that 80 per cent of Il would
B "A lDpmesh screen. The next day
kyeut 10 ,he "inlncs." twelve miles
d narrow gauge railroad ! found
Inv thousand feet Of work. | found
elups 1850 tons af ore In ihe various
Itufs,: and with a liberal estimate.
b tons more ia sight. I took the train
h1me the next day The mill
rtrd UP and ran for twelve hours
ere is NJ min or railroad there now.
kOmc mine Year, ago / found II sam
Of ore Ia the cxnre = office sent me
responsible ilrm operating IN
bora, Mexico. asking my advice IN
gard 10 thc proper way 10 work ores
THAT character | recommended
bcentration and shipment 81 the pro.
b Ia a sinrller; aud specified what
considered the proper machinery for
purpose. WIS asked 10 buy and
tull the plant, which ! did. aud In
Been days run used up every pound
srr lhoy hnd or ever have had.
years ago, ulpre or less. was
cl 10 sample q mine. and advise Ia
gugd ia machinery 60 work same.
~ and advised i've STAMPS, plate
i yanueFs. The owner stated ihat
capital WIS loo small aud wanted
nesh!ug cheaper Installed then
isnd sJuic Kind Of centrifugal
pshrr and & Huntington mill These
b. bought ard put ia place. start.
up the m.ll. with Tie result az -
crnt. Of values IN gold bullion. and
bC'utrJtes S2Bt per ton. Si21 tail
Ahuut year afterwards ! re-
|yed a letter from the owner. stating
his ore had fallen OF In value,
they saved nothing except on the
fes,, that gle ynunprs were failure
To- rutue down at once. ] did ~
found the mill run entirely by
aicau iahpr. except the amalgam
b found the vauneFs transformed
j. humping tables. and they bumped
pm dittrrru; ways ut once. The head
iry pushed down. aud lhe two head
lcr bearings cut down into the frame
thai ,hr Held WAS level. or inclined
wrmug way. aud the edges torn oil
bells New belts were ordered ant
in Position. men were found VIII,
rw Tile difference between vanncI
rawhidc. and the mill is running
and letter from the owner in
kms inc that lee will increase the ca
Pity Of the niill shortly.
bout Ave years ago. more or less
fuE sent to sample n mine In Sonora
|ouud n continuous streak of abou
ben Inches Of iron pyritcs an'
hgue, running $50 per ton I'm gold
lccntrates gave s2tO and SOD pc
and 50 reported. Three years %
pgo ! WIS requested TO go down ans
p the mill. I found centrifugal
sher, coarse and fine rolls, eigh
n fye-foot Huntington mill Z
9Th ilg tailingg, three hydrauli
Frs and three yannefs. | found on
olviug screen short. put in
he-made bump screen I'm place q
r. ~,rrcu. | found water for siZcr
en from small stand pipe. wbic
piled balance Of mill. from whic
ler feed pump when running woul
nee pressure one.half. | built extr
X for sizcrg. cut of one sizer. an
rted up on $3.50 ore. costing 81 pc
to haul from mine TO mill. with
peral manager Mt $500 per montl
retary 5000 per month. snperin'Snt
of mine $500 per month. superb
ticnt of mill $500 per month. bool
per $500 per month. foreman of mi
OF mine In proportion, Dime
~ Sunday. with champagne. Il
ling not less than 81 per plate.
ponstrnted with the manager In r.
y to the value of the ore sent to III
was told that II was stock pro-
Jon, aud that II was necessary tbs
mill be kept running. II on vast
advice was asked IA TO cyanid
nod of working concentrates on IL
aind. | advised against 1t. as Il
centrates carried from 3 per cen
per cent. copper. | advised dea
It and barrel chlorination process
chloride of lime and sulphur
instead. / received my check an
Tor home. Since then the cyanit
fess has been Installed. the mir
the mill are now shut down. and
perty That would pay from S2.5t
5000 per month IL now lying idle.
pur years or so ago | was ofrere
superintendcncy of mine. ope
by English capital. near Bacoacl
ofa, Mexico, A tep-stamp mill W.
py to he shipped from Chicago m
money to pay for same was d
ted In n Chicago hank awaiting