The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-12-01
INNING NOTES.

Although no new c0ncentrators have
been built in the Occur d'AIenes this
year the milling capacity OF the camp
has been materially increased. With
the possible exception OF the Bunker
Hill and Sullivan, which has been ope-
rating Its new plant, built last year
after the destruction Of its old one.
there is not a concentration in the Occur
d'Alenes that has mot greater capacity
than 1t had q year ago.
The Mammoth mill was completed
just at the beginning OF the year, and
before il ended an addition was put on
to make room for more vanners and
Wiley tables. At the same time q
Huntington mill was added, and the
capacity OF the mill was thus increased
30 to rs tons per day. while the amount
OF concentrates saved showed even
greater increase than the amount Of
crude ore handled. The milling Of the
tailings was more perfect, and because
OF its greater slime capacity il is posi-
bic 70 crowd the jigs harder without
waste.
Before the completion Of this mill
the Mammoth had been using the old
Gem mill. working IL under q lease.
Az soon as il was abandoned by the
Mammoth the work Of remodeIing Il
for the Hecla began, and il has been
busy on Hecia ore ever since its compile.
ton By the changes made at that time
the min was enabled to handle conaid-
erably more ore.
At the Standard the changes have
mainly been In the addition of more
slime machinery, which saves the ore
closer than before. and at the same
time permits more crowding above.
The latest work there has been the
building Of more settling tanks, which
are not yet quite completed.
At the Tiger-Poorman and the Frisco
Consolidated the changes have been
slight.
The Morning has ADDED a lot Of new
slime machinery, increasing the capac-
ity considerably.
The Empire State-Idaho company
has added little slime capacity 10 the
Last Chance mill, but the additions
there have not been what they would
had not the company been preparing
to build q new concentration at another
point which work 10 well under way.
The Little Silver King mill, the baby
concentration Of the camp is in about
the same position rs q year ago, except
that then II had just been started up,
and by changes at different times It's
capacity has been increased without
any material additions OF machinery.
The 10 concentrations running have
q combined capacity OF about 1850 tons
each "a hours. and except for q few cold
days during the winter, when the water
freeeEes in the fumes, and an occasion.
al shutdown on account OF breakage or
alterations. they are run to their full
capacity. Twenty-Five days out OF the
year is undoubtedly an ample allow
ance for idle time. so that ct their pres
ent capacity they would handle 1885,
coo tons OF crude ore and allowing for
tn lesser capacity OF the earlier
months would indicate that not far
from 1.5oo.0 900 tons Of ore would 20
through the concentrators during the
last year OF the century.
The amount OF concentration which
this ore will have produced is a secret
Of the Occur d'Alene mine owners. but
fair estimate would be . ton for each
eight tons OF crude ore or an aggre-
gate output for the year Of 49, 500 tons
Of concentrates, valued at about So.
100000. after allowing for the loss in
smelling. Of which onethird went to
the railroads for freight and the smelt-
ers for treatment leaving the other
$500. 600 to pay the 900 men who
have been employed In taking out and
working the ore. supplying new ma
ehinery, paying taxes and insurance,
increasing reserve funds and paying
dividends TO the owners.
The Bull Frog people are jubilant
over what Is practically = new strike.
When the Bull Frog company was re
organised, about Is months ago, the
company came into possession OF what
Is known as the wyandotte property,
consisting OF ~ claims and q cyanide
mill At Loomls. Wash, This was In ad-
dition to Its as locations on Palmer
mountain. where It has done the prin-
clpal work and where the ores are all
gOld-bearing and easily cyanided The
main object In acquiring the wyan-
dotte property was 10 secure the cyan
lde mill . splendid plant, which had
been installed AZ q larRo cost.