Bisbee daily review., 1902-08-14
THE MINING FIELD
cocHISE COUNTY.

COCHlSE COUNTY.
 Encouraging news comes from de- velopment on the property of the Ora goon Copper Mining and Smelling Co in the Dragons. A large working shaft is being put down as rapidly as possible and the local officials are pleased with progress made-Pros pector
 In the Dragoon mountains, thirteen mileS from Benson. and six miles north Of Dragoon, is deposit of nuberite one of the ores of tungsten. Consider able development work has been done and as much as fifty tons of first-class ore have been mined in one year.
 G. w. Hull, the well known mining man and capitalist of Jerome. is now engaged in a mammoth mining enter prise, one of the largest ever under taken in Yavapai county. He expects to run tunnel some 3.600 feet in length through Copper mountain, for the purpose of cutting its mineral veins.
 The following delegates have been appointed by Governor Brodie to the international mining congress to be held at Butte. Montana. September 1. 1S02; W. G. Blakely, Prescott; O. B. Steen, Tombstone; A. J. Doran, King man; Ralph H. Cameron, Flagstaff: : W. B. McCleary. Helvetia; L. A. Dun- ham. Clifton; FEE. Greenwood Pres colt; E. A. Haggott, Mayer; J. B. Tomlinson, Prescott: James s. Doug las, Bisbee; J. R. Leonard. Octave: Charles E. Wores. Tucson; J. N. Cur tis. Tucson.
 Speaking of the trial run of the Aiken furnace at the United Verde mines, the reporter of Jerome. Ariz.. says: Tt was worked for about six hours, when it was shut down. The united Verde management did not ex. pect the furnace to work smoothly ai the hrst trial and when it was shut down six hours after blowing in. nc one had lost confidence in the new method. The furnace with a few chan ges, 1t is thought, will do all that its inventor claims for it. Old employes CT the united Verde, who watched the furnace at work, generally though, well of 1t. The trial was made on the gray copper ore as it was taken from the mine: this the intense heat of the oil melted readily. Whether or no, all the values will be saved remains tc De seen after more thorough test The principal advantage claimed fo1 the Aiken is that it melts ore withou having to send it to the roast frs Heat is supplied by oil, which is aIsc saving of coke.'-Range News.
 The shannon Copper mine starts of as a producing property with an out put of about 1,00000 pounds pc month, made at cost of less than cents per pound. It ore averages per cent copper and the smelter save 14O pounds of copper for which it re celves within 1sc per pound of tn, price of Lake copper. The compan- IS on producing basis with no debt and about s400000 cash in its treasur, The company proposes to use abou S3OO,0O0 of this amount in building converting plant, which should in crease the company's output to abou 20.000.000 pounds per annum. Shannon ore is self-fuxing. The deposits avei age per cent copper contents. a though no ore carrying less than per cent copper will be treated pre- vious to the erection Of a convertin plant. The company has received yer favorable freight rates and it ha closed a contract for ten years for tn transportation of it's product with bot the Phelps-Dodge and Arizona an New Mexico roads. The 111,S47 share of stock held in trust. as announced i the Boston stock exchange listing nc tice, represents stock held by director and large stockholders who poole their stock about year ago unde an agreement not to dispose of sam previous to January 1. 1904.-Bosto News Bureau