Arizona silver belt., 1892-01-30
THE OLD ponrSreS COPPER co.
Tho New smeItlng PIant and Cable Tram way in successful Operation. A
 Bright Outlook

| tant event Tn the history of the mining
 industry of Globe District, marking tn,
 first really successful attempt to smel
 copper ores in this district The com
 pany had previously worked their mine
 near Bloody Tanks and smelted som,
 orc there, but with indifferent success
 In 1882 the output was 1,940, 71( pounds, and the total production up tC January 1892. by the old and new companies, has been 30, 351, 645 pounds, e fine record truly; but the old plant which had served its purpose well SC long as the ores we're rich and the price of copper fairly well sustained, had be- como obsolete under present conditions, and new plant of modern type with increased smelting capacity. and ar improved method of conveying ths ore from the mine to smeltor became nee sssary.
 To meet these requirements the pres. snt works were constructed after plans furnished by the superintendent of the Old Dominion Company, A. l.. Walker On Saturday, January 16th, the fires in the first furnace were lighted, fol, lowed the next day by the starting of the second furnace. The charges had been calculated to nicsty by J. H. Canavan, head smelter, (who by tho way drew the first metal when the smelter was blown in June 14th, 1882 and when the new furnaces we're tapped, the moultsn metal flowed free and clean, and they have since been making an output of from 25, 900 to 2s,0OO pounds, daily.
 The shelter with all it's belongings, is marvel of utility and convenience of arrangement There are three fur naces with a total capacity of ITO tons, Tho dust chambers, over the furnaces, were made unusually large (6xS) with a view of lSssening the escape of dust from the stacks, and the change is grest improvement, not only abating the dust nuisance, but sffscting eny- ing of copper and fuel, as the dust which settles in the chambers is shoy- elsd into the furnaces again and con sumsd. Tbo Roo, blowsrs, of an i'm proved type, are directly connected with the engine and on the same bed plato. The blower room has been en- closed within walls of dressed lumber and ceiling of the same, On the second floor are two improved Howe and one Fairbank scales, balanced to the weight of the charges of coke, ore and lime, The weight of coke consumed is only l2 per cent of the entire charge, The large biEs have a capacity of l,500, GOO pounds coke, 1000 tons ore and 25O tons lime. Teams have arrived in such numbers of late that the coke bins have been filed to thsir full capacity. Tie supply of water Is now abundant and the tanks Capacity 10000 gals) are easily kept filed
 What interested us most was the wire ropo tramway (Bleichert patsnD which conveys the ora from the main ohn5e at the mine to the smeltsrs. The line is 1924 feet long, carries eleven buck cts and has capacity of ITO tons in ten honrs, although it has carried ns much as 25 tons per hour. The line is simple in construction and easily and cheaply operated, requiring the attan- tion of only two man at the chute, and one at the bins to dump the ore. It is self-propelling, the weight Of the load ed buckets supplying the power. Tho advantages of ths tramway over haul ing the orc in wagons are important. The tramway can be run in all kinds of weather, and tho cost of delivering ore in the bins is 9 csnts per ton, agains, 20 cents by wagon. Al the sulslter tho same number of men do the work that was employed at the old works, and the production of copper has been increased. The tramway operated eight to ten hours per day, at slow speed, supplies all the ore needed
 Superintendent Walker may we'll feel gratified at the successful working of the new plant, which is one of ths most complete and efficient of my similar works in ,Arizons
 \. s. Berray, foreman of tho mine IS keeping up his end without any un- usual effort. The supply of ore is abundant, nearly all the various levels contributing to swell the total We visited the main stope, an immense cavern, 50 feet wide in places, extend ing from near the 9th lsvel up to the 5th. I! is furnishing large amount of orc, and the output from it could be doubled if it were necessary. The en- tire property is in first class shape to make record for the old Dominion Copper Co, and it is confidently ex- pected that the production in 1892 will be larger than in any previous year.
 The death of Mrs Mary Watson, on Tuesday last, occasioned sincers regret among the numerous acquaintancts of tt,o f.,,;I,r o,,1 ,,,,,oh ,,,,,,,,a4L,, ;e o~