The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-01
BUCKH0RN MILL
CONTRACTS LET
Agents for George Wingfeld Ac-
cept Proposals for Construc-
ton of $50 Ton Plant

ton OF $50 Ton Plant
Contracts for the machinery and
equipment of the mill to be erected for
the Buckhorn Mines Company. in Eu-
reka County. Nevada, were awarded in
Goldfeld Monday evening by j. W.
Hutchinson and Fred J.. Siebert, repre-
senting the company. and it's controlling
owner, George Wingield. Mr.. Wing
field had expected to be there, but was
detained by other business. Represent
atives OF a half dozen machinery supply
firms, all Of which had submitted bids.
were present when the awards were
made. says the Goldfeld Tribune.
Under the specifications prepared by
Engineers Siebert o Hutchinson the
contracts were divided into six depart
ments and of these divisions four were
granted to a Nevada firm. Contract
No. / covers the ore bins and gates and
was awarded to the Power and Mining
Machinery Company, with offices in
various cities from New York to San
Francisco. Nos. 2, 3. 4 and 5 were
awarded to Walter Z. Trent of the
Trent Engineering Company at Reno.
Contract No. 6, embracing the electrical
equipment. motors. etc., will not be
awarded until March /.
Contract No. 2 is for the crushing
equipment and all accessories. including
he main crusher, tube mills, rolls and
trommels. No. 8 is for the tankage, in.
Guiding all the tanks and equipment of
the cyanide plant. No. 4 includes the
Dorr agitators, pulp th%ickeners and
classifers. and No. 8 embraces the Atkins
classifers and filter presses. There v ill
be no stamps for concentrating process.
the reduction being effected by crushing.
regrinding and cyaniding. The ore OF
the mind is soft. the gold mostly free
and the product can be mined and
treated at low cost.
The capacity Of the mill will be approx
imately $50 tons daily. under the present
plans. The plant was designed by ]
w. Hutchinson. general superintendent
II the Goldfeld Consolidated Com.
pany's mill. and Fred j. Siebert, con.
sulting engineer for the various com
panies controlled by George Wingfeld.
All drafting work was done by Henry
Wehrschmidt OF the Consolidated en-.
cheering staff, and the plans and speci.
~ications were all prepared in Goldfeld.
Mr.. Hutchinson aud Mr.. Siebert had
been over the ground and made a study
of its topography.
The contract for lumber and building
materials was awarded some time age
to the Verdi Lumber Company and
the mill structure Is already on the
ground. Another contract for iron
work. nails, etc.. was awarded to Dun
ham, Carrigan & Hayden Of San Fran.
cisco. Active work on the construction
Of the building will start March 1 and
the machinery will begin arriving at
about that time and be installed as il
arrives on the ground.
All excavations for the foundations
and retaining walls have been com.
pleted with the exception of about 10
per cent. which is left to guard against
sloughing and action from the weather
and to protect the banks. The remain.
ing work on excavations can be COM
pleted within a short time. and no de-
lay will result on this account.
S. ]. Kidder. who has been in charge
of the Pittsburg Silver Peak C~ompany's
mill for som5 time past, will assume
charge of the Buckhorn Mines Com
pany's plant. in the capacity of Super
intendent, on March /. He is now in
the East. having resigned his position
with the Silver Peak Company a month
ago. Mr.. Kidder will have full charge
Of construction and will probably con
tinue as Superintendent after the COM
pletion of the plant.