The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-05-09

lH5be lWeHty'elRnJ FOOIllS HuVS ulFeuuy
been turned and arc now IN active
operation, giving the mine capacity
1 Mt the present time Of 800 tons per day,
which, with the number Of working
entries, can be quickly increased 10
any amount up to 1900 tons daily,
which the plant Is designed to handle.
A market has alreudy beon secured for
a large output and within u year, per.
haps, the Bridger mine will reach It's
maximum output and be employing
600 men.
The coal IL a pure bituminous gas
coal ,unexcellod for stenming and smelt.
ing purposes. the vein being 4 feet 4
inches thick and containing no impuri-
ties whatever. Thorough tests Of II
were made in the revel batory furnaces
Of the smelters Of Butte IN the fall Of
consumed, and as tho result Of the tests
in the Butte Reduction works, Mr..
Clark advanced the funds to. equip tho
mine. IL IL in charge Of Harry Cotte
az superintendent, for fifteen years
with the Northern Pacific Goal com.
pany at Roslin, Wash, and IL being
developed by use OF the Harrison coal
mining machines, manufactured by the
Geo. ID. WhitcOmb company Of Chi.
cago, The machines are IN charge OF
VIM, Hagstrom, agent Of the company,
working IN the strata underlying the
coal, the mine being developed under
the room and pillar system. Another
mining machine, manufactured by tho
Link Belt Machinery company OF Chi.
cag0, IL also Oh tho ground and will be-
put IN operation In few days. Tho
pit boss OF the mine IL David skinner,
very competent ana Intelligent man,
who took great pains to show The Ga.
zotte representative all the under.
ground workings
The plant is located In Il power
house, hOxll7 feet, equipped with four
boilers Of capacity of l2b horse.
power each, developed by two Nc.
Eween high speed engines Of 900 horse
power each, the entire plnnt being
operated by electricity. This plant
furnishes power 10 operate Il 2b0.horSc'
power hoist, located 1000 feet from the
power plant, which Is transmitted over
four No, 40 copper wires; power for
the ventilating fan Of 30 horse. power
capacity; the mine pump; tho electric
mining machines; the lighting plant
for the mime nlui buildings, supplying
both arc and ihcandesoent lights; All
sO-horse- power electric locomotive. to
haul the coal from the hoist to tho
tipple, u distance OF 1000 feet. The
plant also furnishes power to operate
the 60'horse. power electric pump 10 the
Clarkes Fork river, o. 400 feet from
tho power house, This pump delivers
ah0 gallons of water por minute
through s'inoh mains to tho reservoir,
distance Of about two miles M an
elevation Of 380 feet, The reservoir has
capacity Of 600, 900 gallons, distribute,
ed through four miles Of pipo to tho
residences of employees and to supply
the plant,
The tipple building, u mile and u
half from the mine, IN equipped with a
Phillips dump and shaking screens,
which separate the coal into four sizes
lump, egg, nut and slack, These
nre delivered into four railroad oars,
the screens being 40 arranged that tho
mine run can MI be loaded into ono oar,
or any combination OF the different
sizes OF coal, The tipple aud entire
electric plant We're manufactured by
the Link Belt Machinery company Of
Chicago, being installed under tho M,
peIintendenoy Of Mr., q IT, Simpson Of
that oity, The tipple equipments was
erected under the supalintandenay of
MI, j, y, Pollard Of tho same company,
while August Larson, late of Butte, "
the superintendent Of buildings, which
include tho power houso, tipple build,
ing, machine shop, powder magazine,
oil house. oto, The machine, hluok,
smith and carpenter shops Aro located
in ono building, aaXOA feet, adjoining
which IL n shed, l4X4s, for tho electric
motor and cap repairs Tho mNohine
shop Is equipped with lathe, drill,
press, pipe cutter, threading and ont
ting machines and everything necessary
10 manufacture the mine oars and koop
the extensive plant In repair, Frank
Ct, Cole, late Of Butte, IL tho master
mechanic, having full charge OF the on,
tire machinery department.,
j. NJ, Loaan, the head carpenter, has
had charge OF erecting the f0rty,0na
miners cottages, already rofepred 10,
They ara models Of neatNess and com,
fort Zach ono contains fp0m four 70
eight rnnms, They ape built Of tpame,
on stone foundations, Apa plastaped md
hard tlnisled painted inside and ONt
aud supplied with water aud electric
lights, The various buildings contain,
ms tho plant Nga 0f tho Same sahstan,
tial phagaptep, All have st0ne f0uada'
tinns and ape painted red, A building
f0p 4 company store, li0K00 foot, TWO
stories and basement, with aalaAy0oMa
on two ti00ps, IL almost completed,
which will no under tho management
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