Arizona republican., 1903-07-04
NEW DEAL ON THE MODERN
Progess of Development on Other
 Warren District Mines.

F Tte Modern Cerl CT mine, which has been favorably commented upcn ny every mining man who has visited the camp has been partially idle for sew eral months. This was owing to mis- management and lack of funds. says tiie B,sbee Review. One yer agn the stock was selling rapidly. Then came trouble among the directors. and n loss Oi confidence among purchasers of the stOch. Water was struck at this time also. and further work had 10 be sJs- pended until pumps could ba secured ami ttere being no money in the treas urE pump was out of the question Since this time w. A. Ba.nman of Cal umet, Michigan, has been endeavoring to put new life into the Modern and has at last succeeded. He arrived here few days ago and made a proposi- ton to the stockholders who have a controlling interest, for the purchase of their stock and the proposition has been accepted, and in few days the purchase price will be made known Mir. Bateman says that as socn as ail the arrangements have been concluded 2 pum. will be ordered and a large force of men will be put to work at once. Thcre are now several thousalu tons of ore on the dump, rich in gold and silver and this will be shipped and turned into money at once.
 On the Higgins Development com pany work is being pushed as rapidly as possible. The three compartment shaft is now down 100 feet. The gal lows frame is up, and the new boilers and hoisting engine are in place.
 At the Wolverine & Arizona a force of twenty-three men is steadily en- ployed and the shaft, which is a three compartment. is down TO feet. The formation at the bottom of the shaft is blue lime. with stringers of iron. The ground is hard and lays in seams. but is easily broken. Three shifts are employed. There is enough timber on the ground now to timber the shaft to depth of 500 feet, and a ninety days supply of coal is in the bunkers. Mir Hunt, superintendent has taken this precaution to guard against floods dur ing the summer months. when it would be almost impossible to get in supplies on short notice. A new sixty horse power boiler is on the road for the Wolverine & Arizona, although the present power equipment is good for 500 feet.
 The Calumet & Bisbee presents a more substantial appearance, owing to the completion of a new power house wherein is installed a new air compres- sor. two boilers. and the foundation completed for new hoisting engine. with a capacity of 5000 feet. The new engine has been shipped from the east, but has been delayed in transit. At present the air compressor will only be used for blowing out smoke. but will be utilized for opera ting drills if harder rock is encountered. The Calumet & Bisbee is owned and operated by the same company owning the Calumet & Cochise, and about the same number of men are employed. The shaft is being put down at the rate of 100 to 1l5 feet per month. and this week the 515 foot mark was reached. For the last fifty feet the shaft has been sunk in black lime, and the formation has been very flattering. With the exception of the older companies. this is the deepest de- velopment shaft in the district.
 The Calumet & Cochise has long been considered a favorite in this district With each succeeding day this convic- tion grows stronger, and recently has been intensified by the strike of ore in the Calumet & Pittsburg. On Thurs day of this week the big air compressor was started and the Burleigh drills brought into play. With this equip ment the development work is being earned on at the rate of live feet per day. The exact depth of the Cochise shaft yesterday was 275 feet. The shar; Is 2 two cnd a half compartment. lto ore ha5 been encountered in the Cochise shaft. but MT. Scott Turner vouchsafed the information that the indications at the present depth were very favorable. Although several streaks of copper ore have made their appearance from time to time, as the work progressed, sink ing has been steadily continued. The Cochise is going after bigger game. About thirty men are steadily en- ployed.
 Under date of June 18th, Horace J. Stevens telegraphed the Houghton Mining Journal from Bisbee that the Portage Lake had struck ore. Mir. Stevens informant was mistaken
 There was a rumor floating around town about that time, but upon inves-
 tigation it proved to be without any foundation whatever. MT. A. J. Fun key, superintendent. was seen at the
 Portage Lake yesterday, and denied
 the story. The Portage Lake has not struck any ore," said MT. Funkey, "anC
 I am at a loss to understand how the rumor started. We have struck water however, and will not be able to turr a wheel until we get our pumps here which have been ordered" The engine