Arizona silver belt., 1902-04-24

The first ore for the Sbannon smelt- CT commenced to arrive Tuesday last. The first train load came down gaily decorated with flags, and attracted much attention. The immense bins at the shelter arc being rapidly filled with ore. The smeltef will "blow in" in a few days, and will mark a new epoch in the history of Clifton. Cop. per Era.
 McCourt X Geddes have taken contract to do 600 feet of development work on the Casey copper mines. D. NJ. Barringer and Jshn BrOckmau, ,rep: resenting the Commonwealth compa- ny, were here this week signing up the agreement. Work has already commenced in earnest and the pros poets are favorable for the develop mant of a great producer Range News.
 A stock company, composed entire ly of Stafford business men, has been organized for the operation of the Blake Ss Williams teacher. That this teacher is success and d paying prop Osition has already been proven. The first step of the new company will be to increase the capacity of the teacher and then work it right up to the limit The new company was organized through the efarts of W E. Sparks. Bulletin,
 A correspondent of the Journal Miner says Quite a rich strike has been made twelve miles south of Peach springs, in Mohave county, Arizona Ore has been found in the contact, be- tween the slate and granite, running 30 per cent in copper and Sl3O in gold tO the ton. On one claim free gold has been found in 5j.fOot shaft. There are ten claims in the group, all carry ing free gold. One claim showing 8 foot ledge carrying s20 in gold and 3O per cent copper; another with free gold ledge running from S62.5O to Sl50 per ton also porphyry ledge showing good values in guld. The lucky locatOrs are Wm. Tucker, of Ash Fork; Wm. Crowell, J. NJ. Little and D. NJ. Alexander, of Williams.
 The strike in the bottom of the Min nesOta shaft is one Jf the best things that has occurred in the Chloride COuntry in years past. Good ore in 8 mine gives to the whole surrounding country new hope and new life, and this fact is evidenced every day in the big lead camp by the buoyant spirits of the people. At all the mines of the camp moro miners are being employed and ore in; greater amounts are sent 10 the dumps. The Minnesota is employ ing many men and putting on more every day. In the old working the milling ore are being taken out and sent to the mill The product is a good one and all the expenses are be. ing met from ore and mill sales. The shaft will pay for itself in the rich sulphide ores being extracted.-Mo- have County Miner.
 It is learned that the Mine and Shelter Supply company of El Paso has received the contract for the cree ton of the new converter plant, which will be installed by the Copper Queen company at Douglas in connection with the new Smelters there. Supt. Walter Douglas, who returned from New York Tuesday. purchased much of the new smelling machinery in that city. which will be forwarded to Doug las, but it is the policy of the company to patrOnize western industries when it can be done at no material sacrifice iu cost. The Mine and Shelter Sup ply company also have the contract for the installment of the shelter plant at Douglas for the Calumet & Arizona company.-aBisbee Review.
 Work is proceeding actively on pre- parations for the new Copper Queen shelter at Douglas, Arizona. The smelter is to be controlled by a sepa. rafo corporatioa, to be known as the Douglas Reduction works, a feature that coufrms the belief that the workS will constitute the central reduction plant of the Phelps Dodge interests in the southwest The smelter is to be 235xl5O feet, the power house 27OxlOO feet, and the boiler house 2OOX4O feet. All these structures will have railroad tracks running within them. The'ma- chine shop blacksmith shop and fOun- dry will be built at once, and are now under way, The ores received by railroad will be handled ina novel manner They will be mixed in great pits, instead of at the furnace mouth, as usual. There will be no ore bins, Out instead three great pits, 3s1l0C