The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-12

of John w. Bull, head timberman OF the
n.;l2
Operations at both mine and smelter are
bejgn vigorously prosecuted out at Ingot
The installation of a steam .air-com
press or plant at the mine is being rushed
pending the arrival of a Westinghouse
motor whcih has been delayed in ship
ment At the smelter one mile down the
| creek from the mine, the furnace proper
has been erected, the inclosing structure
will soon be in position, and the minor
| buildings will follow, such as the power
| house, samplng mill, machine shop, etc.
| A fine bridge, consisting Of one fifty-four
| foot span ard one forty-two foot span,
has Just been built across Cow Creek for
the private use of the company, which,
| together with the approaches, constitutes
one of the most creditable bridge struc-
ture. of it's size in the country While in
itself q mere side ISSUE yet it is IN keep
| ing with the thorough and up-todate
methods shown by the management of the
company in all that is being undertaken
and accomplished.
The Northern California power line is
now complete between Delamar and Ingot,
l. and will soon be complete to Kilarc-The
|
ing December "a, 1908.
| Read what Judge Henry Rickel, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, has to say. He has visited
the property and is one of the most prom
inent men of his State
| Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Dec. 5, 1908.
w. P Fife, Thonasvlle, n. c.
Dear Sir: Yours of the End inst. re-
cevied and contents noted. Since l saw
you have visited the Afterthought group
| of mines in California. have been there
twice now, and my candid judgment,
Brother Fife, is we have very great
mine. I regard MI Dittmar as standing
at the head of the mining business in Cal
ifornia AS you know, he stands officially
very high in Mining circles, and has had
rare opportunities of investigating mines.
| He has investigated the Afterthought
property very carefully, and he tells me
he has no doubt that it is the third richest
mine in California. He further tells me
that with the character of the ore and the
quality, that he thinks there will be no
trouble when the smelter gets in opera
! ton to produce at least $3.50, 900 per month
in bullion. I went through numerous tun-
nels in these mines, and as you know
am a large stakeholder, and had an inter
est in carefully examining them, and
was amazed at the vast quantity OF ore
! in sight The deeper we have gone the
wider seem to be the veins and the rich
or. | saw some ore just before ! left in
| November, taken from the deepest depths,
that was estimated from $50 to SIS per ton.
Now when you take into consideration
the large quantities of ore you can see
the great richness of this mine. The Al
rterthought mines have been fully paid
for and the deeds recorded. The T5-tOn
| smelter was going up very rapidly when
[ was there The ninety-horse power air
compressor has just been put in. Build
ings are going up and vast amount OF
work being done. Mr.. Scott the superin-
tendent, is in all respects a firsttclass man.
The company could not have done better
in my Judgment, and to have secured
him. Everything seems 10 be running all
right, and / have no doubt of the success
of the Great Western.
(Signed) HENRY RICKEL
Read what M. z. Decker, Brazil Ind,
has to say. Another stakeholder:
Brazil, Ind, Dec. 81, 1903.
Mr. w. p. Fife ThomaSVille, n. Z.
Dear Sir: Replying in your favor OF the
29th inst, concerning, the Afterthought
property of the Great Western, beg to
say l left the property on December list.
[ will now give you a brief outline OF
what learned while there.
l believe Mr. Scott, the superintendent,
is as good man as the company would
likely get to manage affairs at that end
of the line. AS to the value of the prop
erty, judging from the amount of ore l
saw and OF the assays l had made, there
can be no mistake as to the property.
Every one was busy pushing the comblna-
ton of matters along, looking toward
the reduction of ore; which will probably
be five or six months, the boarding house
with {. capacity of serving sixty men had
just been compelled. The carpenters were
working on the assays office and building
which by this time, | would Judge, is com
plete. There were 1856, 600 of good trade
red brick burned and ready for use within
d stones throw oft he furnace, all the
heavy timber Of the smelter building was
framed and ready to be installed all the
smelter machinery was on the ground, and
most Of the furnace was in place. The
air compressor was in waiting the con
nection of the Northern California Power
Company, which was just above the hill
from the building, and I suppose ere this
has been set in operation. l took many
pains in going through the many tunnels
and took a number of samples which
later had assayed by the most able as
aver could get in San Francisco, and The
average Of the test was very satisfactory
$24.44 plus, total, per ton. was very care
full to go into details on many things, ans
sincerely believe with the successful treat
mcnt of the ore we will have property
that will return many times the present
price of the stock. | believe we can ex
pect returns in eight or ten months. With
the compliments of the season, | am, your;
truly, M. +. DECKER.
Read what NJ. l.. Hissem, another stock
holder of Highee. Mo-, has to say:
Vevay, Ind, Dec. 81, 1903.
w p F'ifa, Thomasville, n. G..
Dear Sir: l visited the mines last week
in November. ] saw plenty of orc. The
erecting OF ne wsmeltcr. and men work