The copper era., 1901-12-12
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ARIZONA WEEK BY WEEK.

Workmen are busily engaged at tho
 Sahuaro mine under the supervision o
 F. c. Dewitt in stripping the ledge
 looking for the most favorable place tc
 sink the exploration shaft. The limit:
 of the ore body have not yet beer
 reached. and some very high grade
 ore, richer than the first big strikes
 has been uncovered. Conservative
 men estimate the values as running
 we'll up into the hundreds, while large specimens can be selected which will assay several thousand ounces cf silver
 to the ton. It is safe to say that the average value of all the ore yet uncov- cred will exceed 500 ton. which is a remarkable showing when one consid- CTS the enormous size Of the ore body. In one or two exceptionally rich spots, we are informed that single shots | loosened ore to the value of $500 in several instances. Thousands are now i in sight, and while the owners do not | have much to say, the News-Herald predicts that 1t will be hundreds Of thousands before the shaft is runk many feet. Mr. Dewitt is going ahead with the work in business like manner, which shows he understands the business.-Prospect.
 The smcltcr blew in last Friday, and proved to be a practical success. The smelter is different from any others in use. The Liberals shelter reporter is not up on this kind of shelter, but can describe the main difference be- tween it and other smelters to a certain extent. The ordinary copper smelter works on continuous process. When it is once started up it must be kept going. ore, coke and Aux are continu- ally fed into it, and the metal and slag continually drawn off. The fires never go down, tho work is never stopped. If through accident, or design, tho smeltsr is blown out it is a matter Of weeks, and sometimes of months, to get it started up again. This smelter Is entirely different, and wise men say that it will revolutioniZe the shelter business. The shelter can be started up. and in a couple of hours after start ing. it will produce metal It can be blown out, and in couple of hours can be put to work again. This is no theory, nor an idle tale. II actually was shut down and started up again, several times between Friday and Mon- day. It produced copper that was nlncty-hve DOT cent. pure, sample of It is in the Liberal office. The com pany was so anxious to get to work and make copper that it used many make shifts, to save time. After running couple Of days it was seen that it was neither practical, nor economical to run with these makeshifts, and so it. was decided to shut down and put the plant in proper shape for the econOmi- cal handling Of ore. One of the most serious difficulties encountered was q lack of steam. the boiler was not large enough to furnish the necessary power, and new one will have to be installed. It is true that many people were scept- ical regarding the shelter, and these people were not confined to this yicin- fly. The practical working oi this furnace, which is the largest ever made on this model, has interested people from British Columbia to Cen tral America, and its success means that many more will he used. It was like all new and revolutionary invcu- tions, no matter how sure its inventor and builder might be Of its success, the average citizen, true to his Missouri breeding, had to be shown. Dr. ROhr while in San Francisco, will order more furnaces, and greatly increase the capacity of tho plant, for now that the miners ara satisfied that it is practical affair they are ready to rush in their, ir,ores.-Liberal.