Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-26
The Big Plant is Practically Com.
pleted and Will be In Active oper.
alton About April list.
REPRESENTS A LARGE OUTLAY
Neither Expense Nor Labor Has Been
Spared in Order to Construct
First-cIass Plant.

dali Gold Mining Company is almost
in a state of completion and will, IL
nothing intervenes, be in full opera.
ton by April LIST. An immense
amount Of money has been expended
by the company In order to construct
a plant which is thoroughly adequate
to handle the immense body Of ore
found in the Kendall property, and
this has been accomplished under the
supervision and able management OF
r. X. Neill, who has had charge of
the work of construction on behalf
of Messrs. Finch & Campbell of Spo-
kane, who W a majority of the stock
Of the concern. and with the compile
tion of the new mill, a cyanide plant
will have been installed which has
not its equal in the entire west.
The entire plant consists of an cleo
trio and hydraulic plant. which is sit.
uated near the Horse Shoe Bar ranch
on Warm Spring creek, a six mile
pipe line. for the purpose of carrying
water to the mill at Kendall, six miles
away. and a cyanide mill of $50 tons
capacity with refinery, assay office
and all necessary adjuncts, which Ia
located in the North Moccasin where
the fabulously rich mine of the Ken
dali Gold Mining Co. is situated.
One Of the most interesting and in
structive trips possible to imagine IL
to view the plant from Warm Spring
creek to the mill at the Kendall mines
and in order to acquaint the public
with the general plan of construction
and methods Of operation, a represen.
tative of the ARGUS viewed the en-.
tire plant last week. Through the
courtesy Of those in charge of the
various branches of the work it has
been possible to secure very accurate
and reliable information on the sub
ject, much of which has never been
published.
The old Horse Shoe Bar ranch is
one of the most picturesque spots
in Fergus county and the traveller is
assured of a hearty and hospitable
welcome and the bounteous fare pro-
vided for the refreshment of the in.
ner man is very acceptable after the
invigorating ride from Lewistown, n
distance of fifteen miles.
Hydraulic and Electric Plant.
Warm Spring creek rises about two
miles above the Home ranch and from
that point a ditch has been taken out
by the Kendall Gold Mining Co. for
the purpose of supplying water pow
err to their electric and hydraulic
plant. and furnishing water for use
at the plant in the North Moccasin.
to which point 1t is pumped through
six miles Of pipe line. The ditch is
capable of carrying the entire water
supply of Warm Spring creek, which
amounts to 5000 cubic feet per minute
and at its extreme end, where It
reaches the plant, a stout wooden
bulkhead has been constructed, "a
feet wide and 4 feet deep, which is
arranged with overflow facilities for
the purpose of disposing Of the super.
fuous water and admitting of the sup,
ply being regulated by the demands
of the power plant. The penstock
head. which is IA x16 feet in 'dimen'
sion and 10 feet deep. is seven feet
below the level of the bulkhead and
before the water reaches that poin!
1t passes through a set of heavy
wooden safety screens
The p~enstock, through which the
water supply rushes with a velocity
created by a fall of fifty feet from
the bulkhead to the plant, is five foo!
six inches In diameter and is con,
structed of heavy wrought iron. The
water thus procured represents be
tween six and seven hundred horse
power, which Is used in running the
electric and pumping plant installed
in the power house. The electric
plant consists of q $50 horse power
generator, which Is driven by a pair Of
Jas. Leffels turbine water wheels, and
is regulated by a Lombard water
wheel governor. The generator is ex
cited by a 20 horse power direct cur
rent dynamo and will develop q horse
power electric current at the Ken
dali plant. A marble switchboard ha,
been placed in position, In the power
house. which is fitted with all the lat
est improvements for handling tho
large amount of electric power thu.
generated.
A $50 horse power Snyder ughe'
duplex, double acting pump, which II
driven by a 8 foot 6 inch Pelton wa
ter wheel, is used for the purpose O
forcing the water supply through tn
pipe line to the Kendall mines. 81
miles away. This water wheel 1
driven by water conveyed through
separate 80 inch pipe which taps tn
main penstock about 30 feet from th
big turbine wheels. The pump ,
capable of working against a pres
sure Of 1000 pounds to the squar
T inch and forces the water suppl
, through the pipe line at the rate G
I. 100 gallons per minute.
Z Tho ninn Limo haa hnon laid In