Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-03-23
Tytler Plant Handle all Classes
of Ore.
A BENEFIT TO THE DISTRICT
Returns During the Carrying out
of Development Work.

a Lewiston dispatch says:-After
several years hard work and one or
two disappointments, M. F. Tytler, Of
Elk City, is about to realize his fond
est wish. Coming to this country
from Seattle nine years ago, when the
great Thunder Mountain rush was on,
he joined the many seekers after wealth
not to make quick fortune for him.
self but rather to assist others as much
as he could through his knowledge Of
minerals and assaying.
Since locating at Elk City he has
gained confidence of the people to
such an extent that when he had
finally perfected the plans for Gus
tom mill and formed a company to
handle the business they came throgh
with practically every dollar there
was in the camp to help the idea
along. As every prospector knows,
the greatest need of q miner is money
to buy supplies in order to push de-
velopment work on his prospect, and
no matter if he is taking out $50 ore,
it will do him very little good at the
time as it has to be milled before he
can get the gold. Nearly every pros
pector has from 500 to $500 worth
Of ore but has to work for wages for
time each season that he may buy
grub and tools to sink few feet
deeper or drive the tunnel another
fifty feet. 1t is only the developed
properties that will sell, not ten
foot hole as some people think. The
time lost while working for other
people has retarded some good discov-
cries several years in every camp in
Idaho. Now all this is to be changed,
in the Elk City district at least.
The Reduction company have al
ready completed ten ore bins that hold
twenty-five tons of ore each; have the
excavating for the mill building done
and part of the machinery on the
ground. These ore bins will be filled
with ore before the roads get bad
during the spring months and more
bins will be added as needed. The
machinery being installed will be en-
lsrged whenever the business justifes
it. At present the mill is of the 20
ton type and under the management
! Of Mr.. Tytler, and using his method
of treating the ores, will handle 4C
: tons per day. The company will pay
cash for all the ore brought to the
mill after making an average ASA,
on margin of 80 percent to 80 per
cent of gross value after deductin.
treatment charges, plus net profit. Il
will make no difference whether tn,
ore is free or refractory with th'
method employed by Mr.. Tytle
which is a combination of processes
He can show results of 50 percent a
against 68 percent by the ordinar,
g system Of treating ores, in value
saved.
1t is expected to have the mil
running by May and one of the mos
important industries in the state vii
be launched. The following Elk Cit,
people are the officers Of the company
President, c. F. Horn, president o
the bank of Elk City; first vice-presi
; dent, o. G. Lapp, merchant; secon'
vice-president, M. H. Perry, merchant
treasurer, G. L. L. Basket, merchant
The above, with N. b. Pettibone, ON
: of the county commissioners, and Mrs
,, M. A. Parr, who is proprietor of on
of the hotels of Elk, form the boar,
. Of directors. The company lacks bu
$500 Of having money to complet
the buildings and buy some plate
for which they are placing stock t.
: the above amount at 25 cents pc