The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-01
ADJUSTING CUSTOM MILL.
New Machinery Needed for a
Republic Enterprise.
IT'S OPACITY is TOO SMALL
Reduction Company Is Completing
Arrangements for Placing the
Plant in First-CIass Condition.
summary of Operations ON the
Tom Thumb and Flag HiIi-
Working Bond ON umatiila.

| Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
| REPUBLIC July s1.-The Republic Re-
1 duction Company's custom mill Is not IN
| operation, being shut down until the arr
| rival of the new machinery which mas
| been ordered from the East and will be
| shipped by August l. J. Il. Lansing, SUI
| perintendent. states that If no accident
| happens, and no delays are encountered,
| the mill should be grinding ore by Sep
| TENDER /. Various reports have been cir
| culated in town about the closing OF the
| mill. The reason is that the rollers Tor
| reducing seventy-five tons OF ore Gay,
| the capacity of the mill, were found TO
| be too light, and not large enough. Some
| of the pulleys were also too light, and
| other important parts of the machinery
were defective so that at the trial, con-
Stunning about two weeks. the mill
could run through only twenty tons per
day. Machinery to remedy the defects,
and an improved drying OUTFIT will replace
the present attachments which have been
taken apart. leaving all the connections
ready for installment In short time after
arrival.
Mr. Lansing states that the fpxing and
cyaniding process has been proved prac-
teal, and that the only drawback is the
mechanical department OF the mill, which
owing to the character OF the ore. is LA
In a new running district.
About 100 tons of ore has been run
through the mill for experimenting and
trying the machinery. This ore came
from the Black Tail. San Poll and Lone
Pine, and was of low grade. This is the
extent OF the ore so far shipped. The
returns of the experiments are not OBJ
tainabie. The plant has cost In the neigh
borhood OF $50 coo. and the company has
capital to improve or enlarge 1t as may
be desired.
On the Tom Thumb the small fifteen
horse power boiler has been removed and
supplanted by one of forty-horse power.
As this mine is making a sinking nroposi-
ton. 1t is necessary 10 have power for
pumping. hosting and compressor use.
hence the new boiler has been put in place.
In making the change. there has been no
delay in the development work OF the
mine. From the cross-cut and drift at the
3oo-foot level two machine drills have
been busy at work. In the drift ten feet
of ore averaging $50 per ton and two feet
averaging A5 have been found. The
question of building reduction min on
The proposed plant viii be Of fifty tons ca
pacity, with ten or twelve stamps and
probably win be finished by January !.
Work has been. resumed on the Flag
Hill after a shut down Of several months.
The company has been reorganized, and
Ia now I'm good shape to develop the mine
continuously There are I'VE men en- n,
Fletcher, formerly Of Rossland. The
president OF the company Is u. r. Halla-
han: the secretary Is w. II; Rideout and
the general manager MIR. Baker A shaft
has been sunk from the surface thirty
Ave feet. A tunnel afty feet below was
run eignty-five feet, where A ledge rum
ming north and south three feet wide,
carrying good values, was struck. A
lower tunnel has been driven las feet.
obtaining a vertical depth OF 100 feet and
H.. "a. -
this level n cross-cut TO the west ~ run
ninety-one feet and one forty-three feet
to the east. From this cross-eut Il Is
intended to drive IL forty or fifty feet
further when il Is expected 10 tap the
ledge This ledge is running north and
south parallel TO west ledge distance
shaft is to be sunk to connect with this
east oross-cut. This ledge IL thought 70
be at this depth on an angle of thirty de-
grees. necessltating the passing through
OF the ledge with the shaft which Is
vertical. then running cross-Cut atty
feet 20 the east. The ledge In the SHAFT
was found to be about two feet wide,
indicating the presence OF the ledge at thu
Appropriated distance Of fifty feet
tram car Is employed on the property by
means OF which II is thought two feet a
day can be made with the present force
Additional men will be employed as work
progresses. The proposed tramway system
for hauling the custom ores viii pass the
property about 30 yards from the tnY-
mel. The ore VIII be delivered IN A shoot.
Another property on witch work has
been commenced IL the California group,
on Iron mountain. east Of town. nbont
FIVE miles The company was lately in
corporated by Herbert q Ives. ~ Com
necticut T. Dolbridge. Of Seattle, -
manager. and has purchases home here
and located permanently. A ie0-f0os shaft
viii be sunk on the California immedl-
ateiy.
w c. Morris has Just returned from a
months visit "a ST. Louis and other East
ern cities His special mission VAS to
place the Umatllia mine. ~ Keller qn
the Eastern market. working bond vas
sold 20 number Of 81. Louis ard Cbi-
csEn capitalists az . large figure. Ar
Morris has Just returned from the mine
where he started up work Tire EmatliiN
is about a mile west @ Keller Afid two
miles northeast Of the Manila. Adjoining
" on the east Is the Dewey a property
that has produced considerable native
copper. The fearoclast iN slso Ga the iw-
mediate vietEisx, On the Umatina
cress-cut tunnel has h4an run for 80
feet and 4 drift for forty feat on che SUR
face a shaft Vas sunk for flfyy feet. where
q good orr body ~ copper uas fo,sna
carrying high values The face ~ fhe tune
mel = 80 feet below the surface This
tunnel Is 20 be driven Until the Ledge
OPENED ~ 10 the shaft Is tapped whicb
ought 20 he AZ distance ~ lcHs than fer-
~ feet A contract has bean given sf the
rate ~ fis per foot Many strssEers y
high grade copper have been passed We tha
tunnel sud the showing made 90 che
property Nas 80 ENCOURAGING thar FafrieE
tEark. OF SPOKANE. 5000 fN4tiN 20 take
over the property Ia case the deni ~ Aif,
Morris FELT through. should fhe easHiuE
made az the bottom ~ rho shaft ~ EiW-
fiar at the 9s1-foNt level is is estimated
that there s. a saf q million dollars is the
vein matter running through the property.
should the values Increase With ferth
from the shaft the value ~ the u,inf can
Only be coufccturcd but 70 wouid hc
BONANZA. There has been ahouf e -
snenf on the property already. ard shoaid
the ledge b. struck drifting an3 sinking
would be prosecuted and the mine opened
ana pipe are nov being placed Il enable
extensive work