Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-01-17 | Page 22 | Gemini May Install Its Own Power Plant

GEMINI flA MAY Y INSTALL ITS OWN OV VER POYER PLANT Boilers and Other Equipment of Old Mill Mi to Be BeI I Utilized PIPE WATER TO SMELTER I I The Tintic Plant Is to Have in inI I Gemini an Emergency Supply I The Mining ining company is I fig fig- tirIng upon Installing an electric power The new plant will be capable of or generating about horse horsepower P o 0 t. t which will bo be moro more than thal sufficient to operate the electric pumps pump i and the tho two electric hoists which arc are In use in tb the Gemini and anc Ridge JUdge Valley mines says sas the Eureka Reporter Manager Iana or McChrystal says sas tho power plant If Ir l the company decides to accept accept ac no- the plans which h ch have been drawn Ir n up will WU be located In one of tho the buildings buildings build build- ings of ot the old oUt Eureka Hill 11 mill mt and that tho big IS boilers and perhaps some sonie of or the other machinery at tho the mill wIllbe will willbe tI be utilized in tho now new power plant plant At the tho present timo the Power com company pa D is furnishing tho power necessary to operate tho the electrical elec elec- I equipment at tho the Gemini Manages Manager McChrystal states that I while whilo hlo the Gemini has bas a a contract with Ith the United States smelter no effort will willbe willbe wi be made to sen send out a n hea heavy tonna tonnage o of or ore oro until at after tor tho completion of the development de work worle which In io now boIng bo- bo being boInG Ing InG taken en up on tho the lower levels lc of ot tho mine I Supply for tot Smelter I IThe I The Tintic Smelting company has hasma hasI ma made e arrangements to obtain water the tho Gemini mine Work Worl upon the pipe line lino was started Monday Jonda Tho The management of the tho smelter has has secure so- so cured cure use of or tho tha Eureka Eurek Hill Hi pipe line lino which hleb extends from the Eureka Hill Hii mine to a n point a short distance from the tho smelter and alc consequently It was only necessary to connect this line with wih tho the Gemini mine and ana put in the tho fow ow hundred feet of ot Hue lino necessary to connect tUo- tUo other and the t ter r. r Tho to f water will bo running run run- I ting ning through to tho the smelter some omo ame time next week I The rhe water now no used ut at the tho smelter Is coming from tho Swanson Swansea mine and ancl while there therea theres a s perhaps enough water in that mine to supply the tho needs of or ortho tho plant for foi fol a long time to come tho management decided that It tt would be best beet lest to have two sources of supply In InCase Incase Incase case of ot an acel accident ent to the Swansea pumps tho the Gemini line will wil supply more than thai enough h water v to kee keep leeel tho the smelter In operation and if I upon theother tho the other hand tho supply at the Gemini is la shut off ott there be no trouble atthe at atI I the tho because the pumps at the Swansea mine are lifting enough water r I to ke keep J tue te plant i running uniting With th two water r atei lines s and aud two 8 electric I Ine lines th i i is no can er of a shut- shut dou donI n at ut th the tho Tintic smelter