Show THEHOlllENGATE MILL Initial Run Being Made With the t New Plant i l f MAGNIFICENT STRUCTURE A MONUMENT TO THE ENTERPRISE ENTER-PRISE OF CAPT DE LAMAR Brief Description of This UptoDate Reduction Works Strike In the UtahHigh Grade Mineral Disclosed Dis-closed In This Valuable Property Important Discovery Reported In the GalenaGeyserMarion Is StrongerTendency of the Market Firmer and Upward Andersons Discovery Will Soon Make a Shipment of High Grade Copper OreActivity at Stateline Additions Addi-tions to Be Made to the Popkees Steam Stamp MillSilver and LeadMining Notes and Personals Word comes from Mercur that the Golden Gate mill which is the largest reduction works of its class in the United States and which is colossal and magnificent in its proportions is now fairly in operation and that it will not be long now before the first results of I Captain J R De Lamars splendid enterprise i en-terprise will become apparent to be followed by a steady stream of the yellow I yel-low metal the monthly output of which I I would be a fitting income for a Roths b child or a Vamferbilt i l S Since Captain Do Lamar first obtained i ob-tained a foothold in the camp and up to the present time he has expended at least 1500000 in the purchase property prop-erty the extensive development of the same and the erection of the gigantic mill and during all this time he has not received a cent in return which I shows his faith in Mercur mines and also that he is a gentleman possessed of wonderful nerve and executive power but now it is hoped and believed that he will experience a full realization realiza-tion of his plans and hopes and that the enterprise will prove to be as successful suc-cessful as his most ardent friends could wish The Golden Gate mill is an imposing structure It is a monument to the skill of the architect and builder a triumph tri-umph of mill construction It is a credit to the camp of Mercur to the state and to the west at large and the people of Utah without fear of being called egotistical can refer to it as one ofthe ornaments of the commonwealth and a demonstration of the magnificent and wonderful mineralization of our new state and yet with this feeling of justifiable pride and the exultation with which the citizens of Utah can point to this great structure the thought comes that all this Is due to the foresight fore-sight the enterprise and the force of the man behind the scenes CAPTAIN J R DE LAMAR andto him the people of Mercur and of the state at large have much to feel thankful for as it is wealth applied which propels the car of progress and causes prosperity to smile on the land Much has been said regarding the Golden Gate mill in the columns of the press of the state as well as in newspapers news-papers published elsewhere and a lively interest has always accompanied its prop ess towards completion but this pales into insignificance in comparison with the importance that is attached to its initial run and word from the scene of action is to the effect that so far there has not been a jar or a lost motion in the starting up of the machinery ma-chinery of this enormous plant and that with the application of the electric fluid the mechanism of the equipment from the immense crushers to the most delicate parts fit together and run together to-gether like the workings of a watch In the planning of the mill the most minute detail of its future workings received the utmost thought and attention at-tention special care being taken so that the least power would be required in its operation in consequence of which as far as possible everything was arranged ar-ranged so as to be operated AUTOMATICALLY BY GRAVITY for which reason the structure was located lo-cated on a side hill and the mill built in a series of terraces the crude ore going in at the top and working its way down until the precious metal having been separated from its matrix the tailings would naturally find their way to the dumping ground The mill proper is 300x400 feet in its dimensions and 300 feet in height It is built in a series of terraces and has eight floors on each of which the proper machinery is installed The foundations of the edifice consists of solid stone ma sdnry while the structure is built entirely bre tirely of steel with the exception of the doors and windows The equipment of the plant is commensurate com-mensurate with its magnitude to describe de-scribe which would tire the average reader but it is sufficient to state that in the crushing department there are two Gates crushers with a capacity of treating 2000 tons of ore daily Besides Be-sides these huge crushers there are four 26inch and three 36inch Gates rolls The equipment embraces two Brown dryers with a capacity of handling 1000 tons of crushed ore or pulp daily be I j side four Brown roasting furnaces < A t i J 1 I I I t t lilll l I jt11fliJ It I fAlll rll X11 i I i ti THE GOLDEN GATE MILL I In the leaching department there are ten leaching tanks each 25x50x12 feet in size with a combined capacity of holding 2000 tons of ore besides which there are three solution tanks 20 feet in diameter and 12 feet high and two sump tanks of the same ize besides three precipitation tanks which are 14 feetln dlaTrieter and 8 feet in height Nearly every mining man in Utah is familiar with the modus operand in the utilization Of the cyanide process of ore reduction and that to be employed em-ployed in the operation of the Golden Gate mill will not materially differ from thfe usual methods excepting in the treatment of the oxidized ores of the mine the handling of which Captain Cap-tain De Lamar assisted by an efficient and brainy corps of assistants has evolved SYSTEM OF HIS OWN which it has been demonstrated by repeated re-peated tests is eminently successful on this character of ore In the treatment of the oxidized ores the mineral will be hoisted from the mine to the top of the mill where it will go through the crushers through the rolls and over the screens to the crushed Ore bins from which place it will find its way to the leaching tanks the gold in solution passing on to the precipitation tanks from where in the course of time the cyanides or product pro-duct in whatever form it may assume will appear at the sampling room where the bullionbuyer makes settlement settle-ment with the company for its metallic contents With the arsenical ores it Is different the mineral going from the crushers and rolls into the pulp bin which has a holding capacity of 5000 tons From there it is run into the dryers and from these receptacles into the roasters where the arsenic is expelled by heat assisted by a secret process worked out by Superintendent Jackling after which the prepared pulp is subjected to I the leaching solution and the final recovery I re-covery of its gold contents follows I At the start it is not the intention I to treat more than 500 tons of ore I dally but as soon as the work is wall in hand this output will be increased to SOO tons per day with the likelihood that in the near future at least 1000 tons will be the amount of ore that the plant will take care of every 24 hours As Is well known the motive cower for the mill and mine is obtained by the application of the electric fluid to receive and apply which the property is equipped with 11 dynamos of an aggregate ag-gregate capacity of 600horsepower and these will furnish sufficient power for the operation of the mill the operation opera-tion of the hoist and the manipulation of the machine drills Of course the working of both mine i and mill on such a gigantic scale necessitates neces-sitates the employment of A SMALL ARMY OF MEN and it Is understood that at the present time the company has the names of 300 employees on its payroll which means the distribution of a small fortune for-tune every pay day which in itself I means much for the prosperity of the camp of Mercur and also Indirectly for the state at large In this direction it is no more than just and right to compliment Mr H A Cohen Captain De Lamars righthand man and first lieptenant for the part he has taken in bringing order out of chaos in building a splendid structure I on a spot which a few years ago was nothing more than a wilderness Mr Cohen has worked early and late in achieving such splendid results and in his labors he has been ably assisted by a corps of the best talent to be I found in this country every man of I which is entitled to words of praise and complimentary mention I The photograph from which the above pen sketch of the mill was drawn was taken yesterday especially for I The Herald by C E Baker Mercurs skillful photographer It Is not the intention of the writer I to make an extended mention of the mines at Mercur owned and operated by Captain De Lamar as it Is well 1 know that in their underground tnl cenhg sn ir I workings i magnificent bodies of ore are blocked out and exposed sufficient in j I extent to keep the mill In constant operation op-eration for several years to come |