Arizona silver belt., 1903-11-19


 being curtailed as much as possible 8
 Clifton. Coke is being used in il
 place wherever it can be.
 The Copper Era says that work
 Progressing nicely on the new powe
 plant at Morenci. The 100 horse pow
 CT Crossley gas engine will be runnin
 by the first of the year, and much C
 the other machinery is on the groun
 ready to be installed.
 1.-The Arizona and Detroit Coppe
 companies are reported about read
 to commence construction of dan
 below the concentratorS for the put pose of stopping tailingS. The latte will be hauled from the dam and uset for filling in old workings as tn, shannon is now doing Standard.
 The board of regents of the Uni yerSity of Arizona have ordered new euuipment for the school of mines two new dynamUs, one for the labor atory to be used in crushing ores and the other for the new mill. Wilfey tables will be installed at the mill which will be in operation by or before January next.
 In the total of the reporting mines, winch represent a total production in 1902 Of 456, 779, ,663 pounds of copper, out of total of Gj9, sos, ,6i4 pounds, had stock of l55, ,665, ,652 pounds of copper on January l, 1903, as compared with 2S2, ,Oll, ,297 pounds on January 1, 1902, decline of over l26, 6,OOO, 900 pounds during 1902.
 Greene Consolidated Copper com pany is planning to build a custom Shelter at Cananea. Although the Consolidated Copper company, which is now producing 50, 000,0 ,0CO pounds of copper a year, has seven large Smelt- CTS in the neighbOrhoOd of Cananea, all these are kept busy in the interest of the company and can not handle ore for outside people.
 The oil burners which were recently Installed by the Arizona Copper com. pany, seem tO be giving satisfaction, although high freight rates increase the cost of oil tO such an extent that it is more expensive than coal and poke. However, in times of scarcity 0f coal it is quite an advantage to have oil as a substitute. Copper Era.
 Russia produces about 90 per cent of the platinum mined in the world, a large portion of the remainder coming from Colombia, South America. In 1902 the United States produced only Si ounces, and in 1901 about HOS ounces. With the production of plat inum in 1902, there were also produced 20 ounces of iridium, which greatly resembles platinum in it's physical and chemical properties.
 Supt. James Douglas, of the Monte Zuma Copper company, was in Douglas Saturday. He said that work on the Nacozari property of Phelps, Dodge & Co. was progressing slowly but to the satisfaction of the company. The mines are being worked with more men than ever and more ore is being taken out and reduced. Such a report is very encouraging tO the people of Douglas, for, to great extent, the prosperity of this city is due to the progressive work of Phelps, Dodge & Co.,, at NacOzari as we'll as Bisbee. - lnternatiOnal-American,
 ". B. Thompson was in the city Tuesday, en route east to attend the annual meeting of the shannon com. pany stockholders, which will be held on the 27th of this month. Mir. Thomp- son tells Of new and rich strike on the shannon mine. Recently some de- velOpment work was commenced on a corner of the property farthest away from the old workings. A deposit of ore was discovered and tunnel has been run into it 36 feet without reach. ing it's limit. This ore averages 8 per cent in copper which makes it good mine all alone. -Lordsburg Liberal.
 A cons derable stir is being caused by recent developments in the new mining district about ten miles east of Douglas, on the American side, says the lnternatlOnal-American. Some very rich specimens have been brought m recently from that country. Not long ago the Clark boys made new strike on their property, which they call the "HomeStake Mine" which mas been improving with every day $ work. The surface showed lead in considerable quantities, and they com. menced sinking on this. At depth or 20 feet they began to encounter copper. The formation of the country