The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-04-03
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| money has been spent on experiments
or temporary efforts.
Excellent Mil Just Completed
The most recent addition to the
operation of The Roosevelt" is the
excellent Milling Plant completed a
few months ago, and aside from the
substantialness of the structure, the
machinery is of the very best, sep
arate motors being used for running
the crusher. stamps and concentrating
tables The mill is heated by steam.
the heating plant being located along
the railroad switch, whereby coal can
be unloaded direct from the cars into
the coal bin. A track is also run
from the mill over to the R. R. track
for loading ore and concentrates.
A feature of unusual excellency is
the group of three separate, although
connected, settling basins which ad-
join the, mill. These were secured by
Strengthening out Quartz creek and
using the former creek bed for the
basins
Affairs Most Ably Conducted
A visit to the office of the Company,
which is located at Pitkin, reveals the
same able management as is shown
IN every other part of the enterprise.
The manager, Mr.. A. P. Nelson, who
is also Secretary and Treasurer, is
man of keen perception, tenacity. un-
limited ability and with a wide bust
ness experience. The past sixteen
years he has devoted to mining, the
entire time being spent in promoting
end handling the details in connec-
tion with the development of the va
rious properties which now are con-
solidated into The Roosevelt Mines
& Electric Company, and it is largely
because of his efforts that the COM
pany has reached success.
The office is splendidly equipped
with everything that goes to make up
a modern business Office, and the
books and records are kept with
neatness and accuracy not to be ex-
celled by any business enterprise of
any nature.
The Company is now on produc-
tive basis, most satisfactory mill
test recently being made, ore being
taken from the shaft of the Camp
Bird mine and hauled by team to the
mill. However" the manager con-
cluded, "the big success of our en-
| lterprise-and we believe it will equal
the very best-will come when we
reach the ore bodies of our several
mines with the tunnel, when, aside
from the far richer ore we expect to
encounter, we can eliminate the slow
and costly wagon haul and instead
use the tunnel as our artery of trans
portation. With electric haulage we
can not only cut the cost of bringing
the ore into the mill to the lowest
possible minimum, but at the same
time increase the tonnage, and with
the most excellent and economical
operating facilities possessed by our
Company, we will be able to make a
profit on ores usually thrown over
the dump The immediate efforts of
our Company will therefore be to
push the tunnel into the veins, and
while we may not refuse to accept
financial assistance from the general
public, will say that we have turned
down several offers of financial sup
port which had string to Them be-
cause we feel that we can confidently
rely on receiving all the financial as
sistance that may be required to fin
sh the job, from our present stock
holders, just as we feel that they are
entitled to reap all the reward and
benefit to be derived from the success
of tbs enterprise, and while we free
TX admit that it has been long and
hard battle, the time is now near at
hand when we can begin to reap the
fruit Of cur victory Mineral Age.