The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-15
First to Be Running Will Be the
Mountain Lion Plant.
huRRYlno The CUSTOM MILL.
Il VIII Start In March and Treat
Ores From Fifteen Properties ny
the Cyanide Proeess-Foar Hum
dreA Men Ia Re Employed In the
ReDssifc Mine when the @oo-Ton
MIL II In Operation Next summer.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intsligsneer
REPUBLIC. Nov. 1.-THE most inter-
esttnr nows OF the camp Is ths fact that
three large reduction plants are about
TO be Installed. The FIRST TO turn It's
wheels will be the Mountain Lion The
boilers and large engine have arrived.
besides q grea, quantity of pipes ana
fittings The building Is completed, and
the placement of the machinery Tn the
building IL now going on. The caracify
of the mill will be 100 tons per day
Water for mill use Is To be piped from
Mud lake, which lies south OF the prop
erty about - mile. Ths location o. the
building IL Just west OF the big tunnel,
on the side Of the hiil The ore probably
will be hoisted up the large working
shaft from the lower workings with eiec-
trie motive power. then dumped In the
mill bins By electric tram cars. The
mill, It 10 expected. viii be In operation
by the middle OF January. at which time
30 men will be employed on the nine
Rushing the Custom Mill.
The ground for the custom mill has
been purchased. 1t lies just below the
present Republic mill site; In on the east
side of the San Poll river. and IL so situ-
ated that the coming railroad will pass
through the premises. tbs contract has
been let for the building. and II Is to he
finished ia thirty-nve days. The machin-
cry IL on the road. II Is expected here
before the first OF December. The ca
pacity vii, be seventy i've tons per day,
and there II no question but tina. the
company viii have all the business II
can handle. The chances are thai ore
will be transported from the north end
OF the camp along the bed OF the creek
in electric cars, as tho grade VIII be an
easy one. This mill should be in opera
ton by the first Of March, employing
perhaps l0A mon on the ground, besides
many outside workmen. IL will get the
output from about fifteen mines In the
vicinity. among them a half-dozen that
can produce ore valued at $50 per ton.
Many small properties can thus get re-
turns Immediately, which VIII assist
them In paying operating expenses and
occasional dividends.
The cost Of treatment. hauling. etc, Is
estimated at $40 to si2 per ton.
First Glass Plant for the Republic.
The mill. though. tina. viii be one 81 the
best In tho United States so far as mod
ern equipment In concerned. and among
the largest.' viii be erected by the Re-
public Consolidated Gold Mining Com
pany adjoining It's present plant on the
hill at the junction OF Granite creek and
the San Poll river. The plans and specf-
ficatfons are drawn and have been acted
upon by the board Of directors AT n meet
ing held here last week. but have not
ms yet been made public. The process
OF roasting the ore and giving II cyanid-
ing treatment Is determined upon. II is
understood that the contract for build
ing the furnaces and the foundations
will soon be let. A. much work ia to ba
done this winter as the weather viii
permit The probability IL that eonsid-
cradle machinery now In use In the pres
ent mill will be transferred To the new
one The capacity will be-. 200 tons pcr
day The Intention before the late strike
was only to Install Ino-,on mill but
the stockholders have now had proved 10
them there is ore enough In old Republic
hill. to run a sno-ton mill for Ave years
II Will be six months before this mil
can start. It's cost will be close 70 tsse.-
900. The present financial standing OF the
surplus from the production OF the nne
Will mere than pay for this expense. and
continue the regular monthly dividends
OF tS,e0 The Republic company will
employ about 400 men after the compile
ton OF tho min.
Republic Ore I'm the Wauropia-
The best quartz vet found In the Wan
conda mine was struck few days ago
In the tunnel az "a distance of 80 fses and
a depth Of 100 feet II * of white
character. with BLACK asreaks. and ra-
semeles Republic ore. a sample taken
across the face ran over s. per ton. rha
ledge is twenty seven feat wide on tha
surface. and tha width r. not known as
the tunnel. The three shifts sf men "a;
work VIII ba continued ALI winter The
manager. Mr. George Hedges reports
that the mInes In ths vicinity are locking
better each day. The town ~ WAueond4
Is growing fast TIE great drawback at
81 lea. =
mining and building purposes. bus he
hopes ca see n saNmsl built in THAI
vsetntty in tho spring