The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1902-09-04

only able 10 work according 70 inc
water supply at present. a cross-cuI
at the bottom OF the east end shait'
shows sixty feet OF ore 50 that II !
probable this proposed work Will DC
the starting up on the mine on o!S
scale There Is a. much goOu vi
the mine as was ever taken out and II
should be the largest producing gold
mine in the territory. Lack OF sum
Gent capital is all that prevents Its
becoming 50.
JIG. Hearne, a director and vice
president OF the Black DIAMOND MIN
ing company in the Dragon Nun
tains. was in the city Yesterday en-
.o,,,n to Jerome. From there he ex-
nects 10 90 cast on business. MIR
Hearne saws the new smelter which Is
OF POO tons capacity, Is about com
nle,ed. \ good force Of men Is en-
nloved in the mine. There l. but one
other large enterprise in connection
with the plant that Is delaying the re-
dJction Of ores and that Is gravity
trornway connecting the mine ana
smelter 10 be used in transferring the
ore. That will be a mile and a naI'
long and will be finished in ie"
weeks so it is expected the sihelIeI
will be started within the next t"o
months. The Black Diamond mine
Is tunnel mine and Is situated aDou'
500 reet higher up the mountain 'nau
.ba .mcltcr. The tramway Will run
S,.oro the lower OF the four principal
tunnels. which are all connected oV
wines. 50 ore will travel malnly oy
gravity from the stope to the furnace
There il a depth OF 100 feet betweeI
the i.DDer tunnel and the lower one, 1t
there j. A large Stopping area. III
railroad station nearest the blacr
Diamond at present is Cochlse, on 'he
southern Pacific, but it is now pretty
we'll assured that the Southern tacll'
will build south from COchlse to con
meet with the Cananea railroad 9
Naco. in which event the new line VII
pass within five miles OF the bIac'
diamond. The railroad will ana II
!, opening up good mining district 10
: there are already Il number OF pr"ul
inc properties in the Dragons, man.
OF them that might safely be terhe'
proved mines.
The Consolidated Mines compan
: have nearly completed its big holstln
= and pumping plant situated on ~, Uou
tcntion hill south of town. Inc
have erected Il large steel gallow
I over the shaft to take the place OF ID
10 old wooden one In use, anu uaN
= wheels. over which will run the larS
o cables, all in place ready FOR the ca
d bles. The enormous four-compar
+ ment shaft is on quite large scale
r being the largest over sunk In Tn
r west. peep into the boiler room It
vcals the four monster boilers, eac
, capable of developing 800 horse po"e
= ali in place and ready to be nred vi
:. Connecting steam pipes are oeln@ cor
nccted up with the two Corllss engln'
> which will operate the immense hols
, inc apparatus. The company has
" large force OF men at work III the ei
= cine room putting in the remalnln
j. portions of the machinery, when inc
: expect to have in place and IN runnln
= order in Il very short time. Attentlo
! was also called to the two large ce
! trifugal pumps that are already 10 I
- lowered into the mine as soon as u
:. tstatious, which are being cur, NJ
: ready to receive them. Master NJ
- chanic Trelace has mapped odt Sc
tion of the shaft house in when WI
be installed the compressed air pau
~ that will furnish power and AR wher
l. ever needed. The water pipe III
~ viii also soon be laid as rapidly as pc
70 sible. the pipe for which IS arrlvll
~, daily. Meanwhile work is fast pr
\ rres-ino on the lower levels, openlI
l. rp the old drifts and making ar CO
n ncctions. etc, all preparatory for
~ extensive work outlined by the co'
us pany -Prospcctor.