The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-30
MILL NOW IN OPERATION.
Republic Plant Works Perfectly
Stopping soon 10 Begin In
ks the Mine

Special Dispatch to the Post rntelligencer.
REPUBLIC, Oct. 2s.--The new Republic
mill Is In active operation. having treated
$50 tons OF ore per day from the first.
which quantity will soon be Increased TO
200 tons. The average has been rs pounds
per minute. The ore Is from the dumps
OF Nos. !. and tunnels. and averages
S22 per ton. The whole machinery, inciud-
Ing the rpasters, crushers, rollers, eievat-
ors and screens, are working perfectly.
A visit through the works reveals a mass
of revolving machinery that Ia working
so smoothly and systematically that il
resembles a huge clock. There are Ave
boilers furnishing the steam for both
the main mill and the sampiing min, hav-
ing capacity Of Goo horse power
" ~ the intention OF the owners OF the
mill. now called the Republic Power and
all purposes throughout the camp and for
Use In lighting purposes and other custom
business that there Is demand for A com
p,s.e system OF electric lighting and water
power for IRE protection IL now con-
structed and In use In the buildings and
distributed around the grounds occupied
by me company. Fire plugs with hose at
tached are stationed In convenient places
Arc light are In use profussiy, enabling
the night shifts 90 do their work with as
good light as In daytime The grounds
are being cleared and the whole site put
In an attractive condition
The sampiing mill has been In opera
ffon for a couple of weeks. The two Oates
crnshers have q capacity OF 400 tons per
immense bins. where the ore II received
from the car run out OF No. tunnel OF,
the same level. The gates to these bins
are worked automatically. dumping the
ore into the nrushers. The rollers reduce
the fine 20 about thre~.eIghths inch mesh
whence II passes through a hopper and d
sim finer screen. There are I'm the samp-
ling works two crushers. two sets Of rolia
-four elevators. three automatic samplers
and one revolving screen fhirty-one inches
by ten feet This department ia under
the superintendency OF G.. A. Plat. a
young man formerly connected with the
Golden Gate company's mill. at Merrur.
work required OF his force OF ten men.
The wood supply for the plant "a numei
from the head % Granite creek a dts
lance 81 six miles where the contractor
has about seos cords cut and stacked. II
Is delivered handy TO the power house OF
the mill.
Tho force employed on the mine and min
AT present Is iea men Ii will likely be
thirty days before stopping will begin IN
the mine. IL Is estimated the ore blocked
out IN the mine Is sufficient to run the
miIi FOR two years Of loo tons per day.
The ore from the dumps and the tsiilngs
from the old mine will be treated hrst
After that custom work VIII be taken.
II ~ thought the 9utp Will he the first
outside mlue 10 obtain this privilege This
niinc can easily furnish leo tons per day
with the present machinery plant and the
great quantities - shipping ore blocked
ouf IN the mine
The startlng % the new mill ard the
prospects % getting railroad facilities for
stimulated the business OF the camp ana
caused general canniehce aud ~ttil
greater faith for a prosperous and lively
time the coming year.