Show WILL ADD TO MILL EQUIPMENT special correspondent republic washington dec 10 the western union mines has taken over the big north washington power and reduction company s mill from the receiver subject to confirmation by order of the super superior for court the purchasing company has planned to install two horsepower delsel deisel oil burning engines intending to transform the mill into a central power plant of two units totalling talling to 1000 horsepower and expecting to furnish light and power for the camp including the town of republic and the mines and mills at a lower rate per horsepower than ever before the company will make applications to ferry county and the city of republic for franchises with that object in view and expects finally to increase the capacity of the big mill to treat 1000 tons of ore per day the company for the time being will put in a new tube mill and an additional oliver filter wheel which will bring the plant up to a treatment of fully tons per day |