The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-28
BIG MILL At REPUBLIC
Will Be Put UP by Butte Cap
ital.
THE VERY BEST PROCESS
Tests Are Nearing Completion George
II. Casey Is Said to Be- at the Head
Of the Enterprise-Mill Men
Are Figuring.

The news comes from Spokane that
Butte capital is to build a big quartz
mill al Republic. According to a Spo-
kane paper, Butte men are at the head
of the enterprise, and it will be largely
Butte capital that VIII construct the
mill For some time past Montana mill
men have been figuring upon this prop
osition. Extensive tests have been made
of the Republic ores by the various
cyanide process and the results have
been so satisfactory that the erection
of the mill has been decided upon. Fur
Their tests. however, are being made as
to the best process bef5r work is COM
menced upon the mill.
1t is estimated that it will take be
tween $4,000 and $4,000 to construct
the mill as now planned. Where such a
large outlay is planned it is not de-
sired to do anything hastily. When
the mill is built it will have the very
| best process available for the treatment
of Republic ores. 1t is understood that
these tests are nearing completion and
that the work will be- started on the
mill some time during the coming
month.
| 1t is generally supposed that George
H. Casey of the Butte samping works
is at the head of the company which
has this mill project in hand. 1t Is
known that Mr.. Casey has been figur-
! ing for some time upon the ACCESSIBILITY
! of putting custom mill in at Republic.
Mr.. Casey sent r. Is. Turner, the
| Wen-knoWn expert, to Republic last
| fall to secure a large quantity of sam
| pies from the principal mines of the
! camp for the purpose Of making tests
| of the various cyanide processes. He
secured about $500 pounds of rock from
the Republic, Mountain Lion, San Poll
| Black Tail, Tom Thumb and other prin-
| clpal properties, aiming to secure rock
from every portion of the camp. This
rock was Unfortunately mixed and
| the result was what is believed to be a
fair average of the Republic ore. Mr..
| Turner has been making extensive tests
| of these samples with the various
| cyanide processes.
He made a report of some of his tests
| the latter part of last month, which was
| eminently satisfactory. He showed that
by the processes which he used he had
| been able to save So per cent of the
gold and &C per cent. of the silver in
the ore. Since then he has been en-
gagd in other experiments. but no fur
| Their results have been announced. 1t is
| supposed that these experiments are
nearing a finish and with their compile
| ton some definite announcement as &c
the custom mill may be expected.
The Importance of a custom mill tC
| Republic camp cannot be oVcreStimat t.
ed. At present there is only one mill in
| the camp, that owned by the Republic
| mine. although II or Is properties are
| taking out ore which would yield hand
some profits from milling. These prop
/ critics have not been developed suffi-
GENTLY to justify the erection of mil
| and. in addition. the average Republic
company is not in shape, financially, tC
! erect mill.
All the principal properties in the
camp, with the exception Of the Repub-
lie, Mountain Lion, Quilp and one or two
more, are continuing development by
means of regular monthly assessment
| paid by the stockholders. These assess.
ments are a continual drain upon the
| local mining men.
The Princess Maud. Morning Glory
Ben Hur Gold Ledge and a dozen OIL
more other companies have quantities
of ore which could be milled at profit
With a custom mill the ore taken out il
development could be milIed and would
pay all the expenses of work and woulG
even net a handsome profit on some OF
the richer properties. For this reason
the erection of a custom mill can be
eagerly looked forward to by every per
son interested in Republic camp.
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