The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-02-16

Increased production from. the mines
necessitates increased milling facilities
and in order to meet the demand. num-
her of the larger mining companies are
preparing to erect plants of their own
and custom and company plants already
built are being enlarged. Among the
mining corporations now erecting mills
or who contemplate such improvements
are the Jumbo company, the Florence
company and the Goldfield Mining COM
pany.
The latest mill to start operations is
the Kinkead on the east slope of Column
bia mountain. For two weeks past the
plant has been undergoing testing
process and the results proved so salts
factory that Sunday the regular treat
ment of ores was begun. Five hundred
tons of Kendall rock comprised the first
consignment to the mill and as it is all
low grade an opportunity is afforded Mr..
Kinkead, who is experimenting opera
tions in person, to demonstrate thor
oughly the utility and saving qualities
of his plant. No clean up is to be made
until the total tonnage has been handled
and if results are satisfactory the entire
accumulation of low grade rock piled on
the dumps of the Kendall and Sand
storm properties is to be treated.
The first trial run made by the Kin
kead mill was on 100 pounds of Kendall
ore which had a valuation of $3.50 in
gold to the pound. The gold bar derived
therefrom which is valued at about
s14O was presented to George Wingfield
as a souvenir.
The Columbia mountain plant is the
first Kinkead mill to be erected in Ne
vada although such mills have been in
operation in California for the past 10
years. 1t has a daily capacity of 80
tons and has thus far met every re-
quirement up to the full limit. Three
Kinkead mortars, each having a capac-
ity of 10 tons daily. are used for pull
verizing the rock, and three Frue van
ners are utilized for saving the shines.
Water is secured from the Highland
mine, but it is the intention to later con-
serve a supply from wells to be dug
near the mill. The ore bins have a ca
pacity of $50 tons and are conveniently
situated and easily accessible.
New Western
Extensive improvements and altera-
tions are to be made at the plant of the
New Western Reduction company and
4 involve the expenditure of $250,000, the
largest single outlay for milling facil-
q tiles ever made in the camp Mr.. Wood
& ward is now in San francisco for the
purpose of hurrying the shipment of
machinery and expects to have the i'm
&provements well under way within 30
days. Included in the list are a 6O0-ton
sampler and a 200-ton mill. 1t is the
ntention TO make a speciality of the
&treatment of low grade ores.
GarAzs- Mill
D The 1G-stamps at the Gardner mill are
working day and night on Red Top ore.
lhe mill is said to be handling success
uily some of the high grade rock mined
IN the Red Top property. The average
n the ore, however, is about $3.50 per
on About 35 tons per day are being
handled.
Columbia Sampler
81 operations at the Columbia sampler
FL somewhat curtailed at present pend
g the installation of an automatic
Fampler which will more than double its
opacity. About 20 tons of ore are now
eihg handled daily with one shift of
eh but the regular daily capacity of
le plant is $50 tons. The sampler peo-
e report maximum business and state
nat the bins are full of ore all of which
OF excellent shipping grade.
Most of the rock now being handled is
ohlng from the January mine and
Om the dumps on that property owned