Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-12-26
UNITED GLOBE.
The Developments of Great Mining Industry.

The OevelopmenS or Groat m1ninR
 Industry.
 There is probably no section of the southwest which is attracting more at tention at present than the Globe min. ing district, Besides a number of old, well-established, widely known mines, which have produced millions for their owners, numerous prospects have of late received attention. and several new mille and much mining machinery has been placed ln active position for work.
 In the last issue of the Globe Silver Belt, there is @ very interesting aud ex- haustive description of one of .he lead ing copper producers of this wonderful camp. the United Globe, and extracts from the account are reproduced, with the assurance that many will eojoy learning of the workings of one of the Rreatest copper mines in Arizona.
 THE PLANT DESCRIBED.
 The United Globe mines was orgsniz ed as a company for the mining and smelling ot copper in 1892.
 The officers of the company are Prof. James Douglas, president; Joseph Van Vleck, vice president; George NotmHB, secretary; all of whom hold ike positions ID the Copper Queen company, of Bl-- bee. However, the two companies are Q ot in any other respect identified, the personre el of the respective boards O: directors being different. The United :, Dlo ha stock being in a few hands and not pur. chssable, while the stock of the Copper Queen is adversely held, although, owing to the large dividends paid, it ls never offered for eale in tue stock market.
 The property of the company com priees some 30 mining claims on the Globe copper belt, rorth of the town of Globe, @ smelling plant and other eur face works, and saw mill on Pinal mouutain. None of the clsims. except the Buffalo-apd the Hoosier, perhaps were aoythipg more than favorable prospects when purchased by the com papy, and the smelter was crude ata I of one email water jacket furnace.
 To August, 1895, the work of remodel. ing and eplsrgiDg the plant began and hae progressed steadily since. Io this work of im provement | the superintendent bas had many obstacles to contend against, chief of which was the difficulty of getting the necessary lumber. md the slow transportation of machluery and other supplies. Happily these an. noyspces are now about at su end, aud the visitor to the United Globe will see one of the most complete and substap. g. c v,l o of copper ores iD Arzons.
 THE eMELTING PLANT.
 The snelter has been practically re. built, and the smelter building and tram. way terminal cover an area of 1S9 fer square. The buildings are spacious thorough in construction, and planned for convenience and facility ID handling the ores, coke, copp-r. etc. The princi pal furnace is @ 126x3S inch, eliptics wster jacket, of the Douglas patent bull, by The Samuel l.. More & Sons, O., oi Eliza beth, NJ. The new feature (the inventor of Prof. Jas. DouRlas) ls the leader of the blast through the water compartment before enteriga the fur mace. causing the heating of the blasi with corresponding cooling of the wa. ter and a more even temperature around the crucible. The theoretical capacity of th- new furnace is 125 tons per day but the actual capacity, smeltiDg the oxide cree of the district, will likely hs from 150 to 175 tons. A 36 inch jacket of the ordinary pattern, will also De -m' ployed.
 THE CABLE TRAMwAY.
 The most important addition to tht plant is the trgmwey, ot the improved Bleichert pattern, built by the Trenton Iron Works, Trenton, N. J. The In, runs from the Buffalo ore bins to th, | smelter, d distance of 5000 feet. Or | from the Hoosier shaft will be hauled | 1900 feet ID cars drswn by mules, to th' Buffalo ore bins and there transferred t, the cable tramwsy.
 THE MINES.
 At the mines the principal develop | ment work is directed towards the open | ings of the Hoosier ciaim and adjacen | territory between it anu the Dune II Copper Canon. For this purpose ther, has lately been erected a email hoistlpI plant on the Hoosier shaft, togethe with the main blacksmith ana carpente ehope, a store bouee and office for th mine foreman. Underground work ha | iust been initiated to crosscut frcm th mais footwall into the limest De, wher it is supposed that the main ore bodie | will be encountered.
 The work in other portions of th Hooeier territory, for several month past, has consisted of making thorough fares and openings for necessary ventil6 tion, and generally to connect the princi
 pal claims of the Hoosier group with tn main outlet at the Ho .sier shaft.
 Il Little or DO work has been done fo
 several mon tbs in the Buff-lo mine.
 The old rosd to the Big Johnnie clair
 has been repaired and new Portio
 con structed leading tc the Buffalo or
 bins, and over which it is proposed
 utilize the traction engine which som
 years since did duty for the Coppe Queen Company, in hauling ore froI the White Tail Deer mine to Bisbee.
 The Big Johnnie, Birdsnest and Buck
 eye olaime will furnish some ore to tt
 emeltipg woFks and their products vi be hauled by the engine.
 The outlaying claims are connected , telephone with the mine foreman's otit
 and the smelter.
 A dynamo will shortly be added 10 tt . smelting plant for it's lighting and tt , compapy's buildings nsa. the works.