Arizona republican., 1908-09-06
CORRECT IN EVERY FEATURE

The newly completed stamp mill on the Alaska mine. the property of the United Gold Mines company is now completed and is making test runs with admirable success.
 The mill was designed and con- structed by J. H. Morrison. and is the first one. the writer has ever seen. that is constructed, void of a natural decline. This mill is set on the level ground and is automa- . tically operated as follows: The ore skip as it leaves the shaft on an [ incline of about 26 degrees is run on the same angle for about 90 feet from the collar of the shaft where is constructed a waste bin. If the skip contains waste the engineer springs a trip and dumps into the waste bin, but if it carries on it passes over the trip and dumps into the ore bin adjoining. By an auto matic feeder the ore bin supplies the Blake crusher just below, to which is attached an inclined belt conveyor to the mill bins above the stamps distant 150 feet. The crusher and corveyor is operated by a 15 horsepower gasoline hoist and the ore is crushed and delivered into the mill bins with remarkable rapidity and ease.
 The four 1900 lb. Nissen stamps are also supplied by automatic feed CTS and have a recorded capacity of 35 tons daily. From the stamps the pulp is sluiced to three Wifrey con centrating tables where the minerals are extracted, the shines passing into a stamp from whence they are raised by pump to tanks arraigned outside of the mill. The machinery in the mill is driven by a 40 horse power gasoline engine. From the time the ore leaves the mine it is never again touched by hand and everything from start to finish runs with the smOOthness of a clock.
 The water supply comes by gray ity from tanks situated on an ele- vation above the Congress mine. which are in turn supplied by the Congress pipe line from Martinez creek.
 There is in the neighborhood of six hundred tons of ore of the value of $3O or better to the ton now on the dump.
 Before actual milling begins the company will install a cyanide plant of sufficient capacity to handle the tailings. While the concentrates are very high. still there is a loss of six to ten dollars in the tailings, and it is rightfully concluded that it is cheaper to save all values at one operation, than to pile up the tail ings to be treated later. The writer will watch the Alaska with more than ordinary interest. believing from the start, notwithstanding the un- desirable location for mill construc- ton, which in this instance has been fully met by mechanical intelligence
 CHIEF ENGINEER ARRIVES
 NJ. A. R. MacKay, chief engineer for the Vulture Mines company, ar rived in Wickenburg last Tuesday, and in company with D. J. Curry drove out and took possession of the new company's holdings the same date He was accompanied by MT. Libby, the assayer for the com pany.
 Mir. MacKay will be actively en- gagged in examining the property pending the arrival in a short time of MT. Hutchinson, one Of the principals in the company, after which some information of the cOmpany's plans for the immediate future. may be given to the public. A MT. Johns, late superintendent of the King of Arizona, Yuma county, will arrive with Mir. Hutchinson and will sup erintend the Nulture.
 Some time will be required. owing to the dilapidated condition of every thing at the mine, before the com pany will get down to permanent de- velopment, but the writer is inform ed that things from now on will move as rapidly as circumstances will permit.
 Byron Smith. general manager for the Gold Ridge Mining and Milling company, Thursday of this week re- ceived instructions from the presi- dent of the company who is now east to take a force of men and begin work on the property. The company holdings consist of two properties known as the Mark Hanna and Grub Stake and are adjoining claims on the east of the Ohio group, the property of the United Gold Mines company, and about four and one half miles west of Congress. Those who are acquainted with MT. Smith have respect for his ability as miner as well as his judgment as to the merits of property. Up to the time of it's incorporation he has held on to the above claims for many years, and it will be the wish of his many friends that he may sue ceed abundantly.
 Dick Bullard of Congress Junction has been spending several weeks sight seeing and having a fine time