Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-08-20
LITTLE FANNIE MILL
n THE MOC0LLONS
NOW RUNNING
BIG PLANTS CAPACITY
$50 TONS PER DAY
Water Power From Whitewater
Employed in Thirty Stamp.
Mill al One Of Best Mines in.
Southwest.

Southwest,
Especial Correspondence 10 Morning Journal
MuRoll0n, NJ. NJ Aug "a Win thc
turning of tnc wheels Of the Little
Fannie Mil, Aug. -, an immense
body Of orc began 10 be transformed
nom the crude to the refined It was
an interesting bit OF news to Il great
many people 10 know that the stamps
Of the new mill had begun 10 fan and
thnt "a new King Midas was At work
touching the crude ore that so fnst be-
cnme precious metal
For many months the construction
~ the mill has steadily progressed and
today It stands a monument to the
men who have pushed the great I'M
dertaRing despite the panic and the
heavy expense OF constructing a mill
inland whore the machinery. some
pieces of which weighed more than
10000 pounds. had 10 De huuled over
q mountain road nearly one hundred
miles. Besides mountain roads had to
De constructed. before the machinery
''Niii ~ ltltiffh WI WV El''lthla bihl -
mountain stream was bridlcd and mar
messed 10 furnish power
The mill has a capacity of $50 ton
per day, and arranged go that addi-
tions may be made from time IA time
as necessity may require, without in
terfcfinR with its operations. Tho
treatment is by concentration and cy-
nniding, 1he ore Is delivered OF m
elevated tratnwuy 10 % GStHtort
crtshcr. direct from the slnlrt. From
the crisher. the ore "a carried hy q
belt conveyer Ca u Vein automatic
sampler and thence by hclt Ia Tho ora
biny The reject from sampler is re-
elevated 10 the bins. The stamps Of
which there nrc thirty, weigh t.250
pounds pnch, and crush to = 20 mesh,
The pulp from the stamps passes the
conc clussifiors ana flows to ak Wiley
concentrating tables. The tutls from
tho tables flow over two Door Classi-
tlers, which effect the separation at
sand and shines. The coarse sand ore
Il fed to two tub mi|ls for fine grind. !
ing
Tho over size from the mills il re
turned To he Door classifi.t., while :
the slimea are fed 10 The slime treat
mcnt tanks of tic rhcl,ica type with
air agitation Thcrr are i've of these :
tanks. The solution ~ then filtered ~ {
tWo llnrt pressure Tutors. thonoe 4
TO the zine boxes. which are Of the ,
improved III Toro type The prcci- q,
pitntes are melted nnd refined IN an ,
oll-hnrning Harvey steele tilting FUR !,
mace. In the opinion of Mr. Godfrey :,
consulting engineer, WHO hns
been experimenting the finishing -
touches for several days. the min b. !,
u remarkably good one.
AZ the present timo, the rhntt which D.,
~ located on tho Llttlc Fannie claims +,
whore most Of the WON hao hoan done :
is nearing the dopth oi 600 (slx hun =
drod) feet. ana over a lcngth Of 1850 -
feet The outlook, which has always ~
very good, grows better as de- "
Vclorment progresses. The mine Is -
equipped with an electric hoist
ana "a compressor, nnd It has been
laid by experienced men who have
acon every mining camp from Alaska
10 rhili. thai tho Little Fannie rs tho
best timbrred mine ia the west.
The power for the min ana mine Is
furnished hv tho power plant on
White Water three miles away bq tho
.fansmia-iun limo.
When fully completed the plant
Viii have a capacity of over 500 horse
power. \ dam ACROSS White water. {
lt0u0 feet above the power plant is
being erected Tile water viii br CONF
yeycd through 30 inch steel pipe Ia
the water during the dry no44ou