Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-16
MILL MAY
Be BUILT IN THE
COCH|T|
CRIPPLE CREEK MEN
ARE NEGOTIATING
Expert Mining Man Who Visit
ed Bland District Two Years
Ago and Made Many Assays
Said to Be Behind Scheme.

hH"t " HtN PROCESS CNHnluF mn
win be erecte | 10 treat economically
ard probably the low grade ores in
iha Bland district is the latest news
rom that section.
1t is understood that Cripple Creek
men are negotiating for the erection
CT a Mill which ii buHt M.u I'll,
lonizc conditions in the famous OLD
cochiti county and bring IL ~.
the list of steady producers. The cap
~italists are headed, it is said, by ~
expert mining man who spent six
onths two years ago in the Bla
district made many assays and thor
oughly Investigated the possibilities
of the district. This mining man Is
the same one who helpel to make
Hanover. \. NJ, a famous camp ana
ne is a man OF experience and ability.
Regarding the new cyanide process
a Denver paper says of the plans for
the installation of "A plant in the Grip
pie Creek district:
Following a meeting of the directors
of the Portland Gold Mining
at its offices in this city yesterday
morning. announcement was made
thai the company has definitely de-
cided to build its proposed large cy-
anide mill in the vicinity of the mine
at Victor. This has been under con
sideratlon ever since the company's
chemists worked out a method of
treating low-grade ores by cyaniding
without; roasting, which involves less
cost than any other process yet de-
vised.
Tho Rnngfpttatfnn Af ,Af. @.f1I .Hs11
mark the first step in the development
of extensive local treatment OF the
low-grade mine and dump ores of the
Cripple Creek district, which prom
ises to lengthcn the life of the camp
many years, and add millions of dol
lars to the annual output through the
successful extraction of gold from mill
lions of tons Of extremely low-grade
ore which hitherto has not been sus.
ceptible of profitable treatment.
Plans for the new mill, prepared by
s. j. Connolly, mechanical engineer at
the Portland mill in this city, have
been approved by the board of direc-
tors only after months of careful study
in consultation with J. b. Daniels, the
mill manager, as to location, construc-
ton, machinery, etc. The result has
been a set of plans for the construc-
ton of a plant at IN initial cost, ami
with operating expenses much lower
than the cost of any mill of similar
capacity ever constructed. II is be-
lieved that the cost viii not exceed
$500, 600.
Capacity of o Tons.
The cyanide process discovered by
the company's chemists will be en-
ployed, and the mill viii have an ini-
tial capacity Of 800 tons per day, rep
resenting one unit. while the crushing
plant will have an initial capacity OF
over 800 tons every eight hours. This
provision is made so that, II it is de-
later to add more units to the
cyanide mill, the crushing plant can
provide 1000 tons of ore a day.
ON account of the low grade Of ore
to be treated, the directors have been
confronted by the necessity of erecting
Il plant at a low initial cost and. on
account Of the lack Of fire protection
in the Cripple Creek district. Of max
ing II fircproof. The problem has also
been faced of getting machinery that
viii permit of its economical opera
ton, both in durability and power
and with a minimum
amount of abor. These questions :
have been successfully worked out, 1
and the plant viii be typical of the {
very best in economical mill construc- !
lion and operation. ,
The mill will be located on the com
ground on Battle mountain. be-
.ween shafts Nos ? and 3. less than
lalf a mile from the city limits Of a
All mine and dump ore to be
will be hoisted to the surface [
through No ? shaft and conveyed to a
he crushing plant by a third rail car,
Electrically propelled, a neat and Ia :
.)or-saving invention Of Manager 1
NJ. Kurie Of the Portland mine.
The orc win be dropped directly from
he car into the crusher, and from y
hat point until the final tailings are I
deposited on the dump, the ore will Il
'e handled automatically by machin- .
never being touched by hand. p
Work Begins Soon
Work Of grading for the plant VIII o
'egin as soon as the Short Line rail ii
Dad completes a siding to the site and
is hoped hat actual mill construc- I
ion can he started within the next 10 "A
avs. John Il. Rothwen Of Denver T,
Ias been retained as consulting en- O.
ineer. and the work viii be under
he immediate charge OF II. p Akins :
: constructing engineer. Mr. Atkins
: a specialist in mill bulldog. and
iii bring a trained crew of ahout 40
1illwrights with him for the work. II
3 hoped that the plant can be made
for active operation before the
of the year.
News of the decision of the Port
directorate will probably be re-
with great citation through the
Creek district. as well a.
everyone interested In the
for in Is bearing upon the flu
ire OF the district the possibilities y
-hich the successful operation OF this \,
will open are hardly second Ia y
Importance to the completion OF the \,
..oosevelt deep drainage tunnel. which NJ
in open to exploitation hundreds % N
liilions OF dollars worth Of ore now \,
accessible because OF water.
The mfuaz aud Humpa af tho His n