Gilpin observer., 1903-02-12
A FINE PROPERTY.


hear the Tucker mine in Chase gulch.
This mill which has been in course OF
erection for several months past by Nc
Farlane 4 90. is the finest and most
most modern OF it's kind In the state.
It has capacity Of 80 tons daily, and
will be supplied with ore from the Tuck
er mine. The building is a large struct-
'are built into the east hill Of Chase
gulch and just below the mine shaft
house.. As the ore is taken from the
mine it is trammed across trestle in
to ore bins at the top and rear of the
mill. This bin 10 supplied with patent
doors to release the dirt onto platform
from where man throws the dirt nc.
GROSS small grizzly into an ore crusher
Sxl0. the fine dirt going through the
grizzly and the rock being ground small
IN the crusher. From here the ore goes
through the rolls, 20x24, after which it
passes to an elevator which lifts it to the
top OF the building again and throws it
into q trammel or sizer. There are three
OF these sizers, coarse medium and fine.
The ore from the medium sizer passes
to the the coarse jig and the overflow
from the fine sizer to the medium jigs.
The very finest material after passing
through the fine sizer, goes into two
small vats, and from here passes over
two Gilpin County concentrating tables,
the heavier material making tailings and
the lighter material passing onto the
finer jigs. After leaving the igs the
ore is laundered to automatic feeders
from where it will be fed into the 10
stamp mill. The stamp mill has every
thing modern, and is OF medium drop.
After passing through the mill and
across the amalgamation plates, which
are silver plated, the refuse again goes
over Two Gilpin County humping tables.
From here the shines are passed to a
Standard table, over which they rass
twice. This ends the work and il any
values can escape after going through
such process, we can not see how. The
entire midi b automatic and needs no
labor, except where the ore is thrown IN
TO the crusher in the first place. Every
thing is arranged nicely, and with the
most convenience for good work. Should
occasion require sp0ce is left for the
erection Of 10 additional stamps. Th.
power will be an 80 horse power boiler
and As horse power engine, and the
boiler 10 fed from a hot water heater,
thus assuring warm water gong into
the boiler. On the left Of the building
very neat Office has been partitioned
of. and close to the boilers is a large
coal house. The work throughout is OF
the very best, and is all the product and
and workmanship Of McFariane & Co.
The mill as erected calls for an outlay Of
$4,000.
A great many people have an idea that
that the mill can not secure water
enough to run it, and do good deal Of
knocking" on this score. II any OF
these persons would take the tro"ble to
walk over there and take a look around
they would find that there is plenty
Of water. 10 the upper end OF the mill
are two tanks about lOxl2 feet, into one
OF these is pumped the water from the
settling tank, after it has passed through
the mill and been used. Into the other
is put the water from their main supply.
The main supply is secured in two ways,
first, when the company purchased the
Gundy mine they also secured the right
to spring, from which for nearly the
entire year there is at least ten inches Of
water running. This water is carried by
pipes to reservoir 16x1Sxl6 feet and
from here pumped to the large tank in
the mill. This water alone could supply
the mill nearly the year around, but to
avoid delays, IL any. the water from the
mine is run into the large tank also. The
mine water is as clear as any, and where
it comes into the mine is pure enough
for drinking purposes, and there is any
amount OF it, as In the 200 west level
there is two-inch stream running stead
lily, and in the 400 east level there is at
least four-inch stream, il not more.
Taking into consideration all OF this
water and then again the large amount
that courses down Chase gulch from
April until November, we can not see
how any one can say without malice, that
there will be shortage Of water.
While on the ground we also made
trip through the mine, and we can safe
ly say that it is a wonder, as everywhere
there is great abundance OF ore, and
all through the mine. 1t is certainly as
fine mine as there Is in Gilpin county
on medium grade proposition. In the
200 foot west level there is two foot
crevice, and in crosscut run southwest
they have also fine body Of solid lead
and also about two feet OF good milling