Bisbee daily review., 1904-04-13
Concentrates From
 THE FAMOUS
 MorenCi OiStriCl
GATHERED ON THE NEWS VAN NERS OF THE MORENcI STANDARD LEADING
 MINING PAPER.
Of the Great Mnrenci-cliftoa Diatrict A. C. Directors Making Annual inspection-L. A. Durham on Way to London to Close Desl-J. G. Mer- rili Locking Up Property.

Manager Ayling was in this week with directors of the N E. & c. c. to take a look over D. C. property.
 A. c. board of directors arrived on Wednesday evening and are now en- gagged inspecting company property.
 H. S. Anderson, former manager oi the shannon is a visitor in camp, look ing after mining interests he retains here.
 The Yayapai was shut down this week to receive her new hoist. Ore traffic on the incline has accordingly been lighter than for some time.
 The A. c. output of copper for last month is estimated at close to 1.SOO tons. Two days shut down on account of breakage in mach-1ery IS to be caken in consideration along with this figure.
 Notwithstanding recent increase oi converter capacity at the A. c. smelt ar, the product of the furnaces is run ning ahead of the capacity of the cen yerters. Much matte is now stored ir he smelter yard awaiting treatment Meantime but two furnaces are being operated.
 L. A. Durham left this week fol London. He goes there to close nego tiations he has had under way fol some months in the cast relative tC the organization of a company or several groups of promising claims he holds in this camp. A6vices re ceived from him by a friend at Cliff ton indicate that he is making very satisfactory progress.
 The refining plant the A. C. had tn Ter consideration some time ago is aid to be again receiving serious con sideration. Previous to the flood o' 'ast year ground was graded for this plant and it would undoubtedly have Heen erected then had not the water destroyed all the advance work. The process is not difficult or expensive 1ne. Refining at home. however would nevertheless make a large an nual saving to the company and is certain to sooner or later come about
 The Shannon is now producing very close to 5C0 tons of copper per month Y is estimated that he company is clearing nearly s50,000 a month on this production. A gentleman in a posi- ton to know, figures that when the company gets it's own conyerters which have been ordered and will be -eady for use before the passing oi many months, it will be able to save in the neighborhcod of $500 day from its slag alone over and above returns now secured from treatment of its matte at the A. c. shelter. This would | go quite ways toward paying smelt CT charges.
 J. c. Merrill came in this week from Los Angeles. He expects to remain in the camp about ten days. Mir. Mer Till is one of the best known of minint men who have operated in the Terri +ory. IL was he who opened the Cal umet and Arizona at Bisbee. Tn purpose of his visit here is to se' what the camp holds and if he find something to suit him it will be pu
 0 the front after the manner tha ias made Bisbee famous. MT. Merrill
 s said to have several proposition under consideration, chief anon which is one relative to the Hom Copper company property
 IL is understood that the plan fo the proposed plant at Clifton to furr ish the camp with electric power COT templates the piping of water obtain ed from the Blue to Clifton, where th generating plant will be located. !, iall of 960 feet will thus be secured } The pipe line will carry the volume ( water said to be available, and ths will be necessary to produce sufficien power to make the property pave will have to be of a size that at frs
 glance makes the scheme look in practicable, conditions to overcome b.
 ing considered. These difficultie however, it is stated, have been col
 sidered, and con be overcome, thoug
 the cost can not be much under s2
 800 ,000 Consideration of the fact thi
 70 hundredths of cubic foot of wate
 will be required to generate one hors