The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-11

by Superintendent Robert Smith, whC
Is back from San Francisco, where de.
tails of the proposed plant we're per.
fected. but preliminary work has beer
started. Mr.. Smith and Engineer George
E. Shere are now at the mine makine
a survey OF the site. and excavation fol-
the foundation will be undertaken al
once. The contract for the machinery
has already been let.
The process will be crushing by
stamps. amalgamation and c~yanidation
with agitation. The ore will first be
delivered to a Blake crusher. and from
there It will go over the grizzlies to the
ore bins to be fed automatically into the
batteries. The shines and tailings will
go to the cyanide tanks. No concentra-
ton will be used at present. probably IL
will not be required until the sulphide
zone is reached. The building will be
so constructed that the capacity of the
plant may be increased with slight ad-
ditional cost as the development of the
mine advances. Mr.. Smith thinks that
an addition to the mill will be made be-
force the end of next summer.
The water which was encountered in
the shaft at a depth of 500 feet. will, IL
is thought. furnish an ample supply for
all mill purposes. The pumps to be in
stalled will serve the double end of I'M
watering the shaft, and pumping the
water to tanks from which it will flow
by gravity into the batteries. 1t was
originally figured before water appeared
in the shaft that a supply woul have to
be piped. This item, the management
rows co,nfG a cnnSidarahla saving In
construction expenses.
Before a process was decided upon
thorough tests of the ore were made
both in Denver and Los Angeles. Car
loads were shipped to both places. An
extraction of "a per cent, which the
management regards as very satisfac-
tory. was effected. The car sent to Dem
yer returned s42.s0 to the ton, and the
one to Los Angeles. $500. The ore con-
tains from two to six ounces silver, but
the main content is gold.
CUSTOM MILL
j. f. Burch. the mining engineer and
mill man who recently came from Los
Angeles, has reached a definite conclu-
sion to establish a custom plant in
Rhyolite. Mr.. Burch has made a thor
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and he is satisfied that he can secure a
sufficient amount of ore to keep his mill
going. In fact he has enough now prom
ised to justify his starting in with a go
ton plant.
Several sites are in view, but the one
which will probably be selected is on
National Bank ground. In addition to
this, Mr.. Burch is negotiating for a
lease on the National Bank, and he
thinks this is likely to be closed in a
short time.
The situation is regarded as a very
excellent one. Water can be secured
from one of the local water companies.
and railroad facilities are right at hand.
A spur will probably be built to the
plant from one of the lines.
Mr.. Burch has not definitely decided
as to the character of the mill. He first
thought Of putting in rolls, but he rather
inclines to the opinion now that the
crushing will be lone by stamps. The
initial unit will be at least so tons.
which capacity will be increased as the
ore requirements of the district demand.
Mr.. Burch believes that custom milling
here not only offers immediate profit to
the promoters of such enterprises. but
that mills of this character will greatly
stimulate the development of the dis
trict, since there are many properties
whose ore will not stand shipping, and
whose owners are not in a position to
erect mills of their own.
AS soon as the matter of a site is de-
cided upon work on the proposed plant,
Mr.. Burch says, will begin.
ALLIANCE
Taylor G. Grifiths hav let a contract
for 100 feet of sinking on the Alliance
tn Bruce Crofoot, and operations are to
start at once.
The present depth of the shaft is 300
feet. and 1t is thought that an additional
hundred will reveal some important ore
bodies. The property is situated on the
trend of the Shoshone vein system, and
it is the belief that exploration will re-
veal ore bodies similar to those on the
Shoshone.
When the present contract is COM
pleted. it is probable that the company
will undertake extensive lateral work
from the 40O-foot level. and systematic
ally open up the property.
GOLD CENTER TUNNEL
The tunnel is now into Bare mountain
about 500 feet, the work is being pushed
as RAPIDLY as can be done by han
Owing to the financial conditions OF
the country the contemplated power
drills have been delayed, but 1T Is ex-
pected that drills will be in operation
within a reasonable time.
w. D. Lawton says that a custom mill
and smelter of large capacity will be
erected at Gold Center in the spring OF
1908.
SUNDAY NEVADA
p. G. Cheverton, president of the Sun
day Nevada Mining company. states that
his corporation has decided to push the
development work on the company's
claims with an increased force of prac-
teal miners.
The shaft now being sunk on the Sun
day lode is at a depth of IS feet; values
in gold and silver is to be found In the
rock in nearly every part of the shaft.
rAYLoR BuLLFRoG
Development has been resumed on the
TAYLOR Bullfrog up the Amargosa
c~anvon. under the direction of Wigger.
The property has been idle for some
time. but 1t is understood that the man.
agement now intends to open up the ore
as speedily as possible. There is a
good hosting plant on he property.
LYRIC THEATEE SECURES
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