Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-02-24
Installing Milling Pla MT.

The Michigan Mining & Milling
Co. are losing no time in equipping
their property near Murphy and are
rushing the work as fast as the
weather and the unfavorable state of
the roads will permit. The ma
chinery will arrive from Portland
this week. The hauling ID being done
by Capt Mclntire's string of mule
teams and commenced early this week
in the transportation of brick to be
useds in placing the machinery. The
roads between Grants Pass and
Murphy are in bad condition for
heavy hauling but to wait for the m
to improve would mean delay Of
several months The work of moving
and installing the machinery will be
pushed with all possible speed and it
is expected that the mill will be
grinding ore by the first Of April
New buildings. bunk houses, cook
houses, office, etc, have recently been
completed and tho mill building is
nearly finished. The camp is located
about a mile above Murphy and about
half mile from the Applegate river.
The company are installing an In
ternational mill, crusher and con-
centrator. The Crushing device of
this mill consists of two cylinders,
one revolving inside the other, operat-
ing under forced feed. Power will be
furnished by boiler and engine, the
| former Of SO and the latter Of 60 horse
power. The equipment will include
separatores, vannefs, steam hoists
and all details necessary to the sue
cessful operation of a quartz mine.
It is the intention also to install q
pumping plant to bring water from
the Applegate. II is not expected
that it will be necessary to operate
the pump more than few months II
the year as during the remainder O
the time sufficient water for TN,
mines operation may be secured
from the small streams OF the vicinity
Development Of the mine has beel
going on for some time past and
very marked Improvement both in th
size Of the vein and the quality Of tn
ore is evident as depth is attained
The ledge on the surface has a widtI
Of 20 inches At a depth Of go fec
the width had increased to three feet
Sinking is being done along the sid
t of the vein which is cross cut only a
intervals.
, The ore carries high grade value
P throughout with some chutes of COZ
, siderable richness, one Of the late'
assays made showing values Of abou
ESQ to the ton. A very large pre-
q portion Of the ore is free milling.
late test Of concentrates showed yalu,
!, Of s36l, while at the surface a simila
b test gave values Of $2GO, showing
!. very substantial improvement in tt
!. character OF tho ore with the dept
e attained.
. a very importont advantage posses
!, ed by this property is its easy access
bility II is situated about eig
,r miles from Grants Pass and near Il
BE main road leading up the north si
se Of the Applegate. The camp, thou
y ! half mile distant from the rive
re has an elevation Of only 2Gj fe
u above the stream bed, being reach
u by gentle grades, feature Of &C
es siderable Importance when the qu,
% tion Of transportation il considered
The Michigan Mining &c Milling {
4 is corporation with headquarters
Charlotte, Mich. Il. L. Sowe
Il. secretary Of the company, is the To-
representative and W. T. Perry
'er acting as manager Of the mine.
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