Bisbee daily review., 1904-06-14
Old Dominion
 CONSTRUCTION WORK. :.
 Being Advanced
NEW PLANT NEARING COMPILE TON, AND FURNACES TO BE
 READY NEXT MONTH.
Everything Modern and Up-to-Eate lis Going in-New Ore Bins and Belt conveyors-Ali Show the Magic Hand of pr. Rieketts. Who Has Done So Much for Arizona.

At the Old Dominion construction work has advanced considerably dur ing the past two or three weeks. The 200 foot stack to carry off the smoke and fumes from the new furnaces was complented week before last. since which time efforts have been re- doubled on the dust chamber, which is a work of some magnitude as the chamber is some 200 feet in length. and a cross section of which measures 400 square feet. The retaining walls of concrete for the dust chamber are about finished and the steel frame work almost erected.
 4 concrete wall has been built around the new furnaces to be filled in to form the ground floor of the smelter. At the north end of the new shelter building a trestle is being constructed for the tracks over which the ore will be delivered from the bins 70 the feed floor of the smelter The excavations for the ore bins were finished some time ago and the bents for the approach to the bins. over which the ore cars will run. have been put in. The great power house at the smelter. filed with ponderous machinery, is assuming q more fir- ished appearance; the carpenters hal about fininshed laying the heavy-Ilc and platforms on Tuesday.
 At the new shaft. the big Prescott pump. with a capacity of 1900 gallons per minute. which has recently ;n- stalled at the tenth level station. is being oyerhauled. to cure some mis- take made when il was put together in the station: the discharge pipe is 12 inches in diameter. and the steam line s inches.
 The discharge pipe rises to height of 25 or 30 feet above the collar of the shaft, and is carried around the east side of the power house in a launder supported by trestle, and from the rear of the power house. where a storage tank will later De erected. the water will be distributed in pipes to the smelter and other sur face works where needed.
 The excavation east of the shat for the ore bins, four in number. has been completed All the ore from the mine will be hoisted through the new shaft and delivered into these bins. It is the intention also to deliver the ore from the United Globe mines into these bins. to accomplish which the Buffalo cable tramway now terminal ing at the old Buffalo shelter. will be changed in its course. to run direct Iy from the ore house at the bottom of the Buffalo incline to the Old Domin- ion ore bins
 From these new ore bins the o-s will be taken up by a belt converoy and deposited in bins at the south end of the boiler house, from which 1t Will be delivered into cars. All sort ing Of ore will be accomplished above ground and will be done by ore pick CTS while the ore travels slowly over the belt conveyor.
 Sinking the big shaft which was suspended during the installation of the pump has been resumed below the tenth level, at a depth of 630 feet. The twelfth level is at $50 feet. and an uprise from the twelfth is within so feet of the tenth level
 It is expected that two of the new furnaces will be ready to blow Tn some time in July.
 The old furnaces are keeping up their phenomenal output. but it can hardly be expected that last months production. which was 1920, 900 pounds of blister copper can be ex- ceeded
 Coke is coming in freely, and the company has a large supply of oil on hand, having recently erected two steel tanks north of the shaft, each having a capacity of 100000 gallons. and which are now full.-Arizona Sil- yer Belt.