Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-12-16
NEW MILL At HOME RUN MINE
PROVING VERY SATISFACTORY
Brief Description Of What "a Journal=Miner
Reporter Saw at the Property===Bright
Prospects For the Future.

been tested. Of course the mill has
not been tried long enough here to
pass final judgment on it either for or
against, but the results so far obtain
ed, both as to value saving and econ
omy of operation have exceed even the
of the management.
The motive power used in operating
the machinery of the mill and also of
the mine, consists of Reynolds make
Corliss engine, which is acknowledged |
to be the best on the market. The
engine is a 10x30 cylinder running
ninety revolutions per minute and |
having an eight foot wheel.
Two sO-horse power Frost boilers
are in place for supplying steam for
all purposes of the mill, hoist, crush
er and air compressor. Only one of
these boilers is used at time but one
is always kept in reserve in case of
any accident to the other. These boil
ers are proving to be very economical
in the consumption of fuel it taking
only about three cords of pine wood
each twenty four hours for all needs
of the mill and mine. As an example
of how we'll the mill has been con-
structed it may be added that it only
requires about ten horse power to
operate the entire plant.
Besides the above mentioned equip
ment the property is equipped withSa
four drill air compressor, Hendrie &
Bolthoff quadruple friction hoist
which has a capacity of hosting four
tons from depth of about 700 feet,
two Cameron pumps, 24-incb blower
for furnishing air to the mine, large
tankage, blacksmith and machine shop
which is we'll supplied with all neces-
sary tools, a good assay office, board
ing house, Office, a number of bunk
houses, and in fact all things needed
in good mining camp. The camp
site is an ideal one and the buildings
are all we'll built, nicely painted and
in first class condition.
After having been shown through
the mill, and other on top improve
meuts by Superintendent j. NJ. Mis-
sen, the reporter was conducted
through nearly 1000 feet of under
ground workings and here it can
truthfully be said there is a wonder
full showing. In all the underground
workings including the shaft. which
is down 400 feet, and the drifting on
four levels which amounts to some
thing near 1900 feet, and three up
raises between levels, the ore vein is
continuous. The width of the ore
varies from fifteen inches to Between
tour and five feet, the ore on the fourth
level being the widest and also the
richest, which shows beyond any doubt
that the value of the mine increases
both in size and richness as depth is
attained. The tonnage of Iore which
is actually blocked out in the mine
is estimated. from very conservative
estimates, at over 81, 600 tons, and
while the average value of the
ore has been determined from sew
eral mill tests to be between So and
So per ton. The character of the ore
and the formation in which it is found
makes the cost of mining and milling
very cheap, and will leave, even at
those values, very handsome profit.
The manner in which the develop
ment work has been done under
ground shows that it has been we'll
managed and planned for economical
handling. Since Mr.. Nissen has been
in charge of the property the old fash
toned bucket has been replaced by a
$500 pound skip and the shaft has been
best condition. A splendid new gal
lows frame has also been erected. At
each level good sized stations have
been cut out and ore pockets put in so
that the ore cars can dump the ore
into them as it is brought from the
drifts and from the pockets the ore
can be loaded into the skip by simply
lifting the slide in the chute. This is
great convenience and saving in
handling the ore.
The question of fuel and water sup
ply are problems that have been
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The supply of wood is abundant, the
mountains being covered with timber,
and between 40, 600 and 60, 900 gallons
of water are being produced by the
mine per day. However, to prevent
any possible scarcity of water a pipe
line has been run from the Alma
property, just over the hill, to the
Home Run mine where there will be
an additional supply ofsat least 10, 000
gallons of water per day Obtainable.
With this abundant supply of water
and fuel and enough ore blocked out
in the mine ready to break down and
hoist to keep the mill pounding
developing another foot of the mine,
there is every prospect of Douglas,
Lacey Il Co. making a very large pro-
Queer out of the Home Run property.
While it is too soon to make any pos
tive statement as to what the profits
of the mine will be, yet Mr.. Nissen
estimates from the experience of the
few days that the plant has been in
operation, that after all expenses of
mining and milling the ore have been
paid there would be a handsome pro-
fit to the company from which to pay |
dividends to the stockholders.