Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-06-13
MINIEa MATTERS.
News About the Great Industry OF mis-
section OF the World.


Randolph Lawrence. secretary Of
The SuPerlnr company, was 10 the
CITY this week. Mr.. Lawrence would
not submit to an Interview regarding
The Intentions OF the COMPANY but
iotimated that II present plans we're
conSummated IL wUuld not be luog
uutil work was progressing on the
Superior.
Thus. A. Lister, PRESIDENT and D.
W. Briel, superintendent Of the
North American mining company,
arrived last Friday, and Immediately
got to work on their properties. They
have heen busy huilding a mouse and
camp so they can live With cumpara.
live cOmlUrt. Their hrsJ work will be
the development OF the Onbra Negre,
M which there Is q large BUDDY OF ore.
The Cuhra Negre IS ON the same
ledge a. the Dundee and the Superior,
and FROM whit work has been done On
It exhibits n ine buly ut urp. IL is
Mr. Listers intention e. SINK on The
ledge. and see what amount NJ ore he
has. superintendent Brlel has had
extensive experience 10 mining, both
for metals aud for coal.
P. Q, Wels, who has been superin.
tendent for tue Slanunn copper com
pany since the company FIRST decided
to erect a smelter, has resigned aud
gone nurth. Mr.. Wels was so busily
engaged with other interests that be
could not give his entire time To the
affairs OF the Shannnn company, and
aS he co '~idpre ! his other interests Of
more Importance 10 him personally
than the Shannon CON Jany be re
signed his p ',itinn with the COMPANY,
ST. as not To be hampered with its
details. He will De succeeded as
superintendent OF smelters by A. r.
Bonnie, VINO has had a gr, at deal OF
experience in smelling Arizona cop.
per ores, and who stands high in the
profession Of meJallurgy.
]. G. BARTON, superintendent OF the
Pacific Union smelling Company, was
10 the city last Friday and Saturday.
He told the LIBsRAL tn4J since lea "
Ing here he had travelled through
Mexic0, California, Arrz,na, and other
western states, visiting every p 1T
where a Vulcan uelter had hven
erected, aud had not found one which
had done any better work than the
one erected in L%nrd,burg. Mr.. Bar.
ton will at say that they never will
be a success, but is positive that as
yet they are not successful. He says
the Pacific Ulion company has a
guarantee fro u the builder, OF the
furnace, aad it is pr ,bahle will re-
cover some of the nnney paid out on
the furnace. rhe Vulcan furnace
will be thrCwn out and a regular fur.
Of 100 tons capacity, fnrty.two by
ninety-Six inches 10 size will be erect
ed. IL will be al ordinary, up-to.date
furnace, with MitchelrS economic at.
tachment and hot air appliances.
The furnace can handle sulphide ore,
making a high grade matte, or 1t can
be easily changed u handle oxides
and carbohates aud make black COP.
per. The engines, blowers, and all
machinery will be built on a large
scale, with a capacity for a two hun
dred ton plant, and when the business
OF the company grows enough tn war
rant 1t an0t ier furnace Of the SAME
size will he erected. The furnace and
machinery is ~" being ha.lt IN San
Francisco aud wall bp erected here
this summer, although Mr. Bar.
ton thinks it will probably be
sixty days before Lorl>burn sees any
OF it. The company will have a
sufficiently large capital so that large
bndies Of ores car be purchased aud
paid for, TO be smelted when con.
venient, This will insure a steady
supply Of ore on hand all the time.
All OF which is & I'D news 10 Lords
burg.