The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-06
GOLDfIE[O CON.
MILL A MODEL
Management of Big Company
Sets Rum0rS at Rest and
Tells What Is What.

For the past week rumors have been
circulated with regard 10 the Consoli-
dated its management and mill. II was
stated positively by one broker that Man
ager Mackenzie had handed in his resig-
nation. TO take effect on August l. and
that Frank Keith. late manager OF the
Tonopah of Nevada. had been selected 10
fill his place, says the Goldfield Tribune
Then another story was 10 the ERECT
that the Consolidated had made satlsfac-
tory arrangements with the railways and
smelters for the transportation of the high
grade product OF the big estate.
Another rumor dispenser said that the
new mill had not been constructed as a
modern reduction plant should be.
other tales about the big mine were
brulted about. but these were the most
damaging. To set the matter right. ana,
~ possible. to place an official quietus
On re reports a representative of the
Trib .ne called on Mr.. Mackenzie yester-
DAY afternoon. . ,
II have not resigned, and don't intend
"a until that big property is shown to be
one of the biggest mines in the worlu,
said Mr. Mackenzie. after that Iact Is
accomplished "A rtImor OF my resignation
might be given some eredence .p9ss SUI
hut not before. As to the new mill, there
has not been a hitch UP TO date. ana tnere
won't be- The whole matter was studleu
out and plans drawn long before any work
was started. Every stick OF timber mas
tilted into it's place and Il has not been
found necessary even TO buy or mahula1
ture a bolt for the machinery Ihat MN
was planned to be the model mil OF tIle
world and IL will be- The work Is DC
tnr nushed along with all possible speed,
and I believe when the first stamps crop
there. may be along In OCTOBER OF NO
vcmber the time taken IN IT'S consuuc-
rion will compare faVOraDly Win the
length of time it has taken to build a
modern mill In any place on the coh-
tinent. ,.. tho
consolidated the transportation compan-
,es and the smelters passed before the
work on the mill was started. Mr. Mac,
kenzie continued. IAN the ores that VIII
be mined on the Consolidated VIII pe Ium
through that mill. and the grade may
he from a fcv. dollars ton TO stuft Ihat
will run as many dollars "A pound. Ihat
may seem "A little out or the orulhdiS
10 talk about ore worth dollars pound
that by chlorination. cyaniding ana con
centration can be worked TO advantage III
a modern reduction plant at a proIlt PREF
cradle TO that offered by the sHeitets
with the added cost OF transportation . ne
will be proven TO all who take an inter
est in escaping the unreasonable hauiihs
and smelling charges: Perhaps tne Noli.
solidated is one of the favored rev. IL
has the ore that can be treated Dy Tue
reduction process: IL has plenty or II, ana
n owns its own railway from IT'S mines
10 the mill At the present time we are
going along opening up the ore pooies
but as little as possible OF IL Is pioneh
In doing the work .t
put me down as saying that no mat,
ter what grade of ore Is now peins n,ihe 4,
or will be from this time FORWARD, II
viii he treated at the Combination MUS
As an Illustration. we finished run or
thirty-five tons taken from the heiiy
ore shoot that was sampled before IL
was delivered to the battery of stamps
II showed by check assays that the ore
carried gold at the rate or ninety-slA
ounces. or 81 800 a ton we 90 not rear
that there will be any loss that w0uia
moi beat shipping II To the shelters rms
Is nv no means the first high-grade snip
,nent from which the values have been eN-
tracted The big safety vault at the mine
is about denuded of It's high-Srade, all OF
which has been treated the same way.
The Combination Is splendid little MN:
but n better saving and at less cost VIII
be made at the new plant.
NOW once and for all. say FOR me
that ali of the ores Of the Consolidated
are going to be treated at the com
pany's plant. and right here at home. De-
velopment will be carried on as mapped
ont aud there will be reduction IN
the force but we will jump sideways. IKE
Won would from I snake, the moment the
ore shoots are entered. The ore viii De
blocked out, and there is enough OF II
broken now to keep the mill busy Tor
months after IL is started. even II II does
four hours No custom ores Will be re-
eeived as there is enough ore in sight
on the Consolidated to keep il busy Tor
wears AS development progresses the
wonders of the great mine are gradually
oil nA