The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-09-21
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ron A TEN-9TAlP M

xO8 4 TEN-STANP MILL,
Four months ago the Blossom was an
abandoned property-today it is keep
ing two batteries busy and within a
few days will be supplying ore for ten
more stamps.
cured by the company on the mill of
the Searchlight Mining & Milling COM
pany. and operations will start within
a week, or just as soon as Millman
Whitney has everything in readiness.
This mill is situated within a few hun-
dred yards of the main works Of the
Blossom. Failure of the present Search
light pump to handle the flow of water
and the length of time required to re-
ceive a larger one from the east are the
circumstances which made possible the
securing of the lease.
Four months ago the Blossom was the
greatest eye sore in the district, and
many a man has grown sick of heart
as he explained for the hundredth time
the past record Of the property and
made excuses for it's inactivity. Man.
ager F.. C. Perew says: "Give the credit
to the mine." but the fact remains that
under his energetic direction the prop
erty has rapidly climbed back into the
foremost ranks. and moreover present
doings are not a marker to those
planned for the immediate future.
Second only to Mr.. Perew stands
Foreman Fred Wagner, who is likewise
deserving of much praise for the part
L. L-. -le.vN5 H. kIo ~ xhA
Blossom.
Twelve upraises are in progress from
the lower level and every one is in good
ore. while in addition a small force is
engaged in opening up the big lead
south of the shaft and OVERLAPPING the
smaller which up to date alone has been
developed. This surface work has re-
vealed a world of fine ore-the kind
that excites even the stolid miners,
causing them. after a %panning, to fly at
the work like a band Of T~rojans. Then.
too, the gold is of higher ~fineness. there
being less silver. and per pound at the
mint it is worth several dollars more to
the ounce than that taken from the up
per workings.
With the Searchlight mill in operation
the Cyrus Noble will be shut Town
while the broken cam shaft, which has
been causing considerable trouble n
delay. is repaired. after that both mills
will be run the full twenty-four hours
to their full capacity. 1t is estimated
that the combined output of the two
mills will be in the neighborhood of
$25. 900 a month.
In order to make certain the raising of
the necessary ore from the mine to keep
the mills going. the auxiliary gasoline
hoist of the Searchlight has been Sc
cured. 1t will be set up beside the n
now in use, ready for instant operation
in case Of a breakdown.
n purpose of Manager Perew's visit
to Los Angeles last week was to secure
figures on new equipment. This. he
states, will begin to arrive within a
short time and will be already to go
into commission by the time the present
mill leases nave expired. The equip
ment is to be electrical throughout, and
will consist Of a hoist, compressor,
pumping and lighting plant. With the
same commendable foresight Mr.. Perew
intends to profit by the experience of
others and will install a plant Of suf-
fcient size an capacity for a long time
to come. This will be particularly true
in the case of the pumps. two in num-
Der, a Cornish station pump for sinking
and a tri-plex electric for raising to the
surface. Likewise he will guard against
any enforced delays through accidents
to the motive power. There will be two
gasoline engines and two electrical gen.
orators SO that either set can be oper-
ated separately or either engine at
$1,000 - .f$Ao- 1anoroop yaof1v tho
company will erect it's own stamp mill.
Mr.. Perew's past performances n
present success give assurance that his
stated plans will be carried out to the
letter-Searchlight Bulletin.