The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-01

self-sustaining smokestack painted red
| and 125 feet in height. This mine en-
joys the distinction of being the deep
est in the district-2, 200 feet.
1t is almost as complete in its equip
ment as the Mountain Consolidated,
although the hosting engine is less
powerful. Still it is a most effective
one and does it's work admira bly,.
There are two air compressors, both of
great power-one Riedler and one In
gersoll-Sargeant. At this mine the
hosting engine can be used to furnish
compressed air in the event of acct
dent to the regular compressors. The
plant is supplied with six Scotch ma
rine boilers. The distinguishing feat
ure OF this class of boilers, as it ap-
pears to the ordinary observer, is that
the fire box or furnace is within the
body of the boiler. instead of being
built of masonry underneath. 1t would
seem that by this arrangement Civ
en- amount of fuel would generate
greater amount of steam. At this mine
also the ore is hoisted in cars, the
shaft arrangements not being such as
to admit of the use of Skips. The
daily hoist is now from 200 to 300 tons,
and the working force consists of
about 200 men. A great deal of drift
ing is being done, which accounts for
the compare lively small output of ore.
More than the usual supply of water
, is being encountered and new pumps
! are to be put in to deal with it.
| Passing on further to the east we
reach the Diamond, scarcely a stones
! throw from the hosting works of the
| GreyrOck, a Butte & Boston mine. At
the Diamond very important improve
ments are being made. As stated in
| last weeks issue, new Riston engine,
| the same as that at the Anaconda, is
| being put IN. The foundation Tor 1t Is
well advanced and will probably be
| ready for the engine in the course of
| 10 or II days. An excavation has also
| been made for the foundation oil
| new steel galoWs frame. when Is 10
! be erected. In the meantime the old
! engine is ploddlng along hosting ore
and making just about as much fuss
! as II 1t were bigger.
The Bell hes sun TO the east or tne
| Diamond, but the two are essentially
one mine. The entire boller plant is
! at the Bell Whlch furnishes steam
! power Tor both. AT the Bell the Vlsltor
may see the famous Unzicker engine
| that was built for the worlds fa1r IN
1873. 1t IS not large but is SAID to pc
! wonderfully effective for its size 1t
| Is remarkable 1or the smoothness ana
rapidity of its action. The air com
| pressor is of the lngersoll-Sargeant
! type, and the plant Is provided with
| seven sets OF boilers, three being
| scotch marine. IheSe TWO mines are
under the superintendency OF James
! Higgins. The output OF these two
mines is about LOCO tons daily and
| the force employed about 600 men.
As illustrating the magnitude of the
| underground workings of these mines,
it may be stated that when running
at full capacity the Mountain Console
| dated uses 100000 feet OF timber
monthly for timbering the mine, the
Green Mountain 100000 feet and the
! Diamond and Bell together about $780,
GEO, total of 1000 900 feet.
At the High Ore, which is the ex-
IRENE eastern mine of the group, the
| improvements mentioned last week are
progressing steadily The new air
compressor is in place, although the
work is still far from complete. The
foundations for the six new Scotch
marine boilers are nearly finished, and