The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-31
BODIES OF RICE ORE.
They Are in the Kendall Mine and I'M
press Their Beholder.

A visitor at the Kendall mine is not
only impressed with the immense bodies
of rich cyanide ore which are lmlne-
diately at hand, can be cheaply mined
ana the working OF which preceded ua'.
biggest sale ever made in this section,
but with the magnitude Of the opera
lions now progressing. says the Fergus
County Argus. Fully 100 men are en-
pioyed about the premises, and large
crews are also engaged on the ditch and
at the scene Of the power plant BENG
erected on Warm Spring creek. Tha
old mill has been completely torn down
and Stacked away, and graders are pre-
pairing The site for the erection OF tae
500 ton plant, which will be III operation
as soon as the machinery arrives. Ine
ditch of the pipe line from Warm spring
is practically completed, loads of pipe
are arriving almost daily and coasii-
erab.e portion has been laid and is ready
to be covered. Some of the pipe being
used IS iron, while a large portion IL
wood, made like q barrel wound Wl;n
galvanized wire and tarred. This is
light, cheap and of good strength. Ihe
three wire line for the Transmission OF
the power from the plant on Warm.
Spring creek has been completed. and as
this follows the pipe line. both can he
conveniently pat"o!ed. The ore pll,
which is but so feet from the face Oh
the ore. is completed and the double
decked crushrr, strongly butt, is We'll
along. Ever, building will be heated by
steam and lighted with electricity and
the heater is being set in masonry ANA
will be THE first part of the plant - he
completed so that work may not be III
terrupted by cod weather. On taa hsi
carpenters. piasterers, etc, are hurryi'.-
the bunk house boarding house. Offices.
etc. to completion. Every man Will haze
his own room. 10xl2 feet in size hisl
ceilings, large window and door into the
main hall. Steam pipes run through
every ROOM and electric lights VII rc
furnished. The building is lathel ana
plastered and built for warmth and con-
fort. and cleanliness will pc required
The company. Superintendent Lang says
believes in providing for their employees
a comfor.ahl place to sleep and a goc !
boarding house. and that BY treating
their employees right and paying them
good wages they will be able to co.4i-
mand the best quality of labor
Five hundred horse power will be d.
veloped at the power plant. and the ma
chinery at the mill and mine vii! he
driven by individual motors. so that in
case OF accident TO one piece the other
machinery may not or necessity D.
stopped.
Superintendent Lang is a very busy
man these days looking after all The
| work being done, but finds time to pleas
| antly entertain visitors and show them
| about the premises. The COMPLETION Of
| the work will largely depend upon the
weather and the shipment of the ma
! chinery Some of this has arrived an!
| the greater part has been sent from tn"
manufacturers. When ready for opera
| ton the mill will be a model of excel
! lence and modern ideas. and the ore
| which has been seen at every opening
| and has been explored to a depth of 200
| feet from the grass roots will afford
the company a handsome profit upon its
value. which is from Sc to IS per ton, ,f
which 80 per cent is saved.