The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-27
CONCENTRATOR
TO BE BUILT.
A Thoroughly Modern and I'M
proved Quartz Mill Is in
Process Of Erection.
A Big FINANCIAL UNDERTAKING
A Plant of Machinery Capable
of Handling and Reducing
All the Ores of Neihart.
A Few Particulars in Its Connection

A Few Particulars in Its Connection.
The long deferred hopes of this
plucky little camp are about to be
realized and the work is already be-
gun on large quartz mill and con-
centrator to be owned and operated
by the Diamond r Mining company,
but fully equipped to do custom
work for the other operators in
camp. For a long time the concen-
traitor proposition has been dis
cussed from mouth to mouth,
and many times has the HERALD
been asked to enlarge upon it, and
to print the rumors and reports
which had become current. But
while there was no positive assur-
ance of successful issue, this paper
preferred to pursue silent course,
which accounts for the lack of con-
centrator news in it's recent columns.
But today the work is begun.
The men are on the ground who are
to superintend the construction.
The crosssectioning Of the ground
was done this week, and the plans of
fitting the mill to the ground have
been perfected. While we are not
authorized to write a detailed de-
scription of the plant, but promise to
do so subsequently, enough may be
said to give our readers general
idea of the work under way, and
the HERALD is prepared to express
its full faith in the continuance of
the movement and in it's final sue
cess. The experimental stage is
past, and the movers in the enter
prise know what they can do, and
besides, the money is up with which
to do it.
The concentrator building will
stand on lower Main street, about
so yards below the Frisco hotel, and
on the same side of the street. 1t
will occupy a quadrangular tract of
ground $50 feet on its shortest side
and somewhat more than 400 feet
on its longest side, lying on the
three lode claims, the Frisco, Equa-
tor and '9S. The floor space in the
building will be about 2OOx135 feet,
and the actual elevation will be
about 100 feet. 1t will stand on
the steep hillside, running from the
level of Main street far above the
large red rock, standing behind the
Castle. This ground has been trans
ferred to the proper parties, and ac-
cording to the plans the Castle and
the Banks cottage will be torn down
and the site of both will be coy-
cred by the immense building.
In this building will be ma
chinery requiring about 800 horse
power to drive it, which power
will be generated from water
by means of Pelton motors. The
lowest floor in the building will be
traversed by railroad spur, capable
of admitting six or seven cars at once,
which will receive the concentrates
without additional handling or haul
ing. The gravity system will work
throughout, and ore will be shot
down from the mine to the mill,
without hosting or shoveling or ex-
ira handling which is large item in
the economy of operations.
The HERALD takes particular
pleasure in expressing the assurance
that this movement will not fail of
consummation, and by this issue con-
graduates the sturdy, determined
men who have struggled often
against hopes to abide the day of
prosperity. The year 1899 marks an
epoch in our history.