Bisbee daily review., 1904-03-08
Walter Douglass
 STATEMENTS IN Governors Report
TELLS OF PRODUCTION AND METHODS OF COMPANY.
Also Makes Mention of New Reduc- ton Plant Being Erected In Sulphur Springs Valley, at Dougias-Works Will Have a Capacity of About 2,ooo Tons Per Day.

The report recently issued by Ari- zona's governor contained the follow ing statements, concerning the Copper Queen company, which were made by Superintendent Walter Douglas: The mines of the Copper Queen Consolidated Mining company, at Bis bee, in the Warren mining district, have been producers since 1880, the first copper having been made on Au- gust l of that year. Development work has been steadily prosecuted, and the tonnage of ore has annually increaSea 1 throughout the past twenty years, though, owing to the low grade of ore reduced and the congested condition of the old smelting works, the output of copper has not been materially ln- creased since 1900.
 The production of Bessemer copper for the twelve months ending June l 1903, was 19,00O tons. or practically the same as for the preceding year. Owing. however, to the increased transportation facilities and the conse- quent cheapening of supplies and fuel, it was found possible to treat a lower grade of ore than hitherto had been possible.
 The mine is operated and the ere is brought to the surface through five shafts, Of which two are used for de ! velopment work only. The different shafts are connected with the smelling works by a standard guage railroad, and the ere is transported by this rail road from the storage bins at the hoisting works to the main smelter pins. from whence the furnaces are ed. The reduction works are com
 posed of a smeiting and reduction plant, there being five steel water jacket furnaces, 130 by 42 inches, and i've by foot Queen type converters. Steam is furnished ior the hoisdng and reduction works by thirty-two common tubular and marine boilers of various sizes and designs, the fuel at present in use being crude oil from Texas and California The tctal con- sumption is about 13,000 gallons per day. while about 100 tons of coke is consumed in the shelter
 "The wage of the underground workmen is a uniform one of $3.50, all working eight-hour shifts. This also applies to 8 great extent in the smeiting works as regards skilled labor.
 The ore, occurring as il does wholly ! in the limestone, Is is Tn the form oi oxides. carbonates and sulphides of native copper The proportion or OK idized material to the sulphide is suffi- cient. however, to allow of sufi- ciently high grade matte being made fer converting without the necessity of roasting.
 Owing to the dearth of pure water and the impossibility of installing more modern appliances necessary to treat a larger tonnage of low grade
 ore in the restricted limits of the present location, it was decided some time ago to commence the construc ton of an essentially up-to-date plant
 where there was an abundance ol room for extension and where an un 1 limited water supply was assured
 The Sulphur Springs valley, in the
 town of Douglas, was chosen as a suit
 able site and ground was broken foi 1 the new works in March, 1902.
 The new reduction works will have
 a capacity of about 1000 tons Of orc
 per day, and while the output of tho
 Queen mines will not be largely in creased, the sulphide ores will come from other mines owned by Phelps Dodge & O., and from outside
 sources