Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-12-27
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From the Enterprise. }

5. }. Rieben, of Philadelphia, of the
Black Pine mine, of Elk City district,
here last week enroute east, speaks
optimistically of the future of the prop
erty. He says that the mine is exceed
ing all expectations of the owners.
The Standard-Ball mill installed has
proven entirely satisfactory and the
flow sheet furnished the company by
the New York Montana Stamping and
Milling company of Helena, Mont, for
the working of the ores has proven high
ly satisfactory as to results anticipated.
The company has acton plant that
is making an average of thirty four tons
in short trial tests.
They have an ore chute IA feet long
by 200 feet in depth, with an average
width of two feet, milling about So a
ton; further development work is con
templated during the winter, including
roasting and cynide plant. This will
save enormous transportation charges
and reduce the price of treatment of ore
80 percent This is the first plant of
this kind in the camp and will have
sufficient capacity to treat the concen-
trates of the Black Pine and Mineral
| Zone as well as some custom work This
reduction plant will be under the mana
cement of NJ. f. Tiytler. who is the en-
gineer and inventor of this process.
The Black Pine mine has one of the
most complete and efficient mills in
this section, consisting of a crusher and
five stamps, Standard Ball mill of
10 tons capacity, amalgamation plates,
two Wilfrey and Monarch tables, two
johnson MANNERS. This mill was built
under the supervision of Engineer W.
G, McNutt, of Elk City, the mine being
under the management of ii. !. Fhomp-
som AThe motive power is water. which
also operates IN lngcrsol Rand air com
pressor, also one water toner and tw,
Slopes. Mine and buildings are all
wired for electricity.
Dick Hicks, Fred II. Kettler, James
Sitherwood of Paola, Kan, w. \. Pal.
mer of Fontana, Kan, and W. Waugh of
Kansas City, Mo-, made up "A party that
visited the Elk Basin last week their
objective being the Orogrande mine III
which they are stockholders. All eN-
pressed themselves as satisfied with the
progress and management of this prop
erty. Ore is in sight to run the new
mill for fifty years at least. The mill
is closed at present, but arrangements
are being made for early spring work.
Enough supplies such as cynide, zinc
and lime are on hand to aid i'll ore ex-
traction process under the new system
for handling ores installed recently at a
cost of $l50,000. While enroute here
ths party met State Mine Inspector
Bell and from him learned much of the
character and development of the mines
of Idaho Snow at the mine was about
two feet deep.
w. G. Peterson of the Mackey mine
left for the Ten Mile district Monday
morning, after personally supervising
the purchase and packing Of the win
ter's Supplies for the force at work on
his newly acquired property. Two A
horse teams were loaded from the Oliver
store Monday morning, the initial order
sent out by this firm amounting tc
more than $500.
Clarence Max Wells of Sites Joined
the marine corps in Portland Decembel
IA and now is in San Francesca in train
ing. j. B. Burney has received Mr.
Wells enlistment card conveying this
! Intelligence. Robert J Kaufman, wht
drove stage for Johnson & Phillips, wa'
also accepted and is with Wells at Mare
Island.