Arizona republican., 1897-10-10
GLOBE MINING DISTRICT.

dollars, 431a.
 GLOBE MINING DISTRICT.
 A Fine Section in Gila County Lying
 Partially Dormant.
 Globe, Ariz, Oct S.-(Special cor respondence of The Republican.)- Twenty years ago the rate was $2.5O per hundred from Bowie to Globe, and for three years past and up to April of this year the United Globe and the Old Dominion Copper com panies were paying to the railroad, which courses the Gila valley, 40 cents per hundred, and 60 cents to freighters, the rates applying either way for the 131 miles between Bowie and Gicbe. Tie tariff became a bur den, and the companies decided to await better facilities which would offer a rate Of one-half the above fig ures, possibly less. The smelters were shut down and about 800 men thrown out of employment. The cop per bullion in the yards was about
  quent hauls in filled up the bunkers at each shelter with coal and coke, fully 200 tons of the former and 5000 tons of the latter having accumulated when the last load was dumped. Be- tween the two smelters there is cord ed some 5000 cords of wood which cost the companies S6.50 per cord. These accumulations would be regard ed as evidence of the intention of the companies to confine the suspension to a limited period.
 Operations on the Old Dominion company's properties have continued, but fOrty-five men working below, taking out very little more than is necessary to work drifts. It is un- derstood that orders have been re- ceived to sink 100 feet more to reach the 800 foot level. This would indi- cate that the smelter of the Old Do- minion would start up early in Nc vember. The system in vogue at the Arizona CoppeY cJmpany's smeiter at Clifton for the reduction of slag, has been in operation, the waters of Pinal creek carrying it off. There are three jackets, one Of eighty ton capacity and two of 120 tons.. One of these is unfinished but will be placed in order in time for the return to pros perity, as it were The machine shop on the Old Dominion grounds occupying 10Ox50 feet ground space was recently completed. Part of the machinery is on the ground and the balance at Bowie, awaiting orders Samuel A. Parnall, the superintend- ent, is at his office, together with Storekeeper c. H. Cutting, and Book keeper Luck.
 The Buffalo shelter, which is con- trolled by the Copper Queen company like the Old Dominion plant, is in fine order. The Black Warrior Cop per Mining company, owned by Jas. A. Fleming of Phoenix and oth- CTS, has been freighting ore several miles to the Buffalo at the rate of thirty tens daily until an accumula- tlon Of 1000 tons awaits treatment One hundred and thirty men are working below and at the hoist of the Buffalo, and on the dumps thousands Of tons Of ore await transfer of one mile distance by tramway to the smell ter. The company has just complet- ed handsome lodging house on the rising ground at cost of s15. .oo0 fur nished. This is the finest bunk house to be found in any camp in the ter ritory. It will accommodate thirty men. Opposite is a good hotel leased by Edward Day. Pay day occurs at the Buffalo on the 10th, same date at the Old Dominion Miners are paid s3 to S3.50, engineers s4 and $4.5O, and other skilled labor corres. pondingly. E. H. Cook is superin- tendent at the Buffalo.
 The Black Warrior Conner NTipino company's properties lie ten miles west of the Buffalo in Webster gulch This is controlled as stated above Richard Fleming of Phoenix manag- ing the office affairs. The Minnesota and Arizona Construction company has a contract to haul the ore to the BuHalo, and carry over daily some thirty-one tons. The mine has beer operated year.
 TWO saw mills located twelve mile: west of Pinal creek turn out twelve thousand feet of lumber daily, in tht summer and fall months, for the Buff falo and Old Dominion companies
 On Lost gulch the Kasser GolC Mining company Is operating. Thi: is seven miles west and work ha. been going on two years A ter stamp mill is up and another of twen ty stamp capacity is en route to tn camp. In November active opera tions will begin. There is free or' on the dumps to the extent of 1Ot tons. Miles w. Gibbons is the sup erintendent.
 Mrs. Alfred Kinney of Globe ant the Copper Queen company Phelps Dodge & Co) have copper proposi tions about thirty miles west on tn Florence road. Some development work has been done.
 The Continental Copper company N. L. Amster, superintendent, is op erating fifteen miles west of Globe Mir Amstef, who recently returne from Boston, has orders to pus work.
 The old Gentennial ten stamp mi of years agd. was located opposite tn