The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-05
TWO INSTITUTIONS OF GREAT
IMPORTANCE TO STATE
MILLER, ONE OF NEvApA's NE.v
TOWNS, HAS REDUCTION FLANT
AND COMPLETE SAMPLiNG
WORKS
REDUCTION PLANT

In plain view OF Tonopah, fifteen
miles distant, is situated the town OF
Miller, place OF growing importance
where some very extensive and i'm
portant work is going on in the in
1eresl of the mining industry OF south
ern Nevada.
Little has been said about it, but
a visitor will be surprised at the eX-
tent Of the enterprise, s.,. there na<c
been few visitors and few observers,
even from the trains that pass through
daily. For the works are not visible
from the railroad, although it passes
close by, they being inclosed by
grounds, which are some twenty acres
in extent. Within the Enclosure IS
situated the reduction plant of the
Tonopah Mining Company.
Work was commenced in June, 1905
The purpose was to erect modern,
np-to-date plant for the reduction of
the ores from the company's mines
at TonOpah. thus avoiding the ERst
expense of shipment to distant places
for treatment. 1t is purely a private
enterprise, but its success largely in
terests every mine owner in southern
Nevada.
The power plant was first construct
ed and was completed in December,
1905. 1t has a capacity at present of
1900 horsepower. 1t has three 500
horsepower Cross compromising con-
densing engines, directly connected
with three 250-K. W. Washington gen.
orators.
The engines are the latest Mcintosh
and Seymour type. and another has
been ordered and is in course of con-
structiOn and orders have been given
for two more units of SOCK W. cap
acity each
s In the fire room there are four
Babcocx and Wilcox boilers. with a
capacity Of 1900 horsepower, equipped
with a Green ecDnomizer Of fuel. OIL
is used for producing heat The plant
Is capable Of Running all the works at
Miller ard besides. trasmit power TO
Tonopah for. light and power at the
company's mines.
The main building, which is now
nearly enclosed, is of wood FRAMEWORK
covered withe corrugated iron. The
main portion Is $50 feet long by ~
feet wide and 40 feet high in the
clear, subdivided by low concrete walls
into three compartments.
In the first and largest will be the
batteries the concentrating tables. and
the sand or cyanide tanns. This III.
vision is So feet long. In the next
Is the slime tank, which consists OF
a large excavation with slOping sides
substantially walled with concrete, and
adjoining it is ISOLATION tank of sim.
liar construction and smaller size. Ad
joining the slime tank is the zinc
room.
On the east end Of the building next
to these tanks will be complete ma
chine shop with the most modem ma
chinery and appliances
Ore will be received ut the three
Gates rock breakers from the cars
which will reach them ON an elevated
track, where are now in place l0t
1V5O-pOund stamps.
The whole works have bees planned
by the ablest talent money eUuld Sc
cure, and after repeated and eontinu
ed experiments with the different
methods for the treatment Of the Orset
to be worked. Everything will w0IA
As NEARLY automatically as modern in
genuity can devise.
Probably the most important con
s3aaration in the selection Of . site 10,
such works was the supply Of water
The company was fortunate in finding
IN abundance within 2.VOO.feet Of thu
works. A well 81 feet deep was sunk
and In completing it it vas desiret
to pump II dry so rs to board up TIM
bottom, For this purpose one No.
Knowles. Or. No. hammond and ON.
No. . Hammond pumps we're used con
tinuously for forty-eight hours an,
failed to lower the water below The
three-fOot mark 1t appears that Al
underground stream has been struck.
Work is nearly completed ON ,
system that will enable the pumpinl
of water from the well. a, distsnc'
Of sonIe 5000 feet. TO the top Of LITTLE
mountain about 40 feet high into a,
immense iron tank. from which q sir
inch pipe line. will conduct the swate
down TO the works for fire and irri
cation purposes. .......-...... /.
Altogether the plant IN extent per
lection If detail and elaborate expendi
ture in construction Is something O