The copper era., 1902-11-13

| Amalgamated, started work last Mon-
 day at the mine and teaching works
 with small force of men, which will
 be increased from time to time as re- quired. Important additions are soon
 to be made to the plant to increase its
 efficiency and capacity. Four new l teaching vats are to be constructed; :;
 also blast furnace for the reduction
 Of slag from the refuing furnace and
 ores not adapted to teaching Belt
 From GusBaron the Prospeetor learns
 that the first payment has been made
 to himself and others on the bond re- ceutly given on the Texas group in
 Montezuma canyon in the Huachucas. These claims were recently bonded to company of Michigan capitalists,
 who were taken out there a few weeks ago by J. G. Prichard of Bisbee and Gus Baron. The men were greatly
 impressed with the properties, and
 took an option on them at good fig ures. The parties returned east and
 formed company and have now made
 the first payment on the ground. The
 group lies at the head of Montezuma canyon and some of the claims are on the divide between that canyon and
 Ash canyon. Associated with Mr.
 Baron in the group bonded are SC everal
 Bisbee citizens. It is the intention Of the new purchasers to put a force of men to work at once on the property and do a large amount of development work. A number of the stockholders in the company are interested in the Calumet and Arizona and Calumet9nd Pittsburg companies at Bisbee, which means that no half-hearted manner of work will be done on the property.
 ...... While in Tombstone recently J. 5. Williams jr., assistant superintend ont of the Montezuma mining company at Nacosari, gave Prospector re- porter the following in regard to the propertis there belonging to the Phelps, Dodge people "We have concentrating plant capable of reduc- ing 200 tons daily and have railroad five miles long from the mines to the cOncentrators. A tunnel 5000 feet loEg cuts the ore about 100 feet below the upper tunnel. The ore body with both tunnels cut across it is over 300 feet wide and the ore continues up the
 
 tance of 100 feet. The ore is very base and is first concentrated and then the concentrates smclted and then run through the converters. The ore carries q fair percentage and with the com pletion of the railroad from Cos to Nacosari will materially increase the profit, as great saving will be made in the handling of coke, etc.
 c. A. Ellis, who is the inventor and the extraction Of gold and silver from base ores, was in Kingman yesterday Mr. Ellis has been experimenting with the ores Of the Gold Basin country and finds that they are susceptible to treat ment by this process. The process is a combination of the electropneu- matic process and those who have seen the results obtained are of the opinion that it is great success. Mr. Ellis has gone out to the God Basin country and will conduct further experiments with the ores Of the companies opera ting there and if successful one of his machines will be put in. ...... The Gold Road company has surveying corps in the field and already route for d new road over the mountain from Lit tie Meadows has been laid out. The grade is light and when completed the road will be one of the best in the county. The road will be continued on easy grades to the German-Ameri- can camps, on the west side of the mountain. It will take about ten thousand dollars to complete the oad into the west side mining camps, but it will be worth every dollar of the ex- penditure. For years there has been but one road over the mountain aud everything that went to the river country had to make detour Of near ly fifty miles to get around. The Gold Road people are to put in big machin- cry and to get it into that camp 1t is quite necessary that Il good road be built. ....L. Hoffman, L. Idgenton, Al. Sontag and Pete Neggley, of Mar ble, Colorado, were registered at the Commercial yesterday. These gentle men we understand, are 10 take over the Samoan and 4th of March mining claims, near Chloride, and will soon begin work on them. A long tunnel is to be run in on the 4th of March through which the Samoan will be worked. The tunnel will tap the Sa- moan at depth of eco feet or 700 feet and will open up great amount of ground in both claims. The ores from the two mining claims has been shipped to the Colorado smelters aud thousands Of dollars realized. The Hofman's will put in shelter at