Bisbee daily review., 1904-07-03

AL Cdndne4 eNerfiDluS ID assuming an appearance of solidity and per manency. Improvements are going steadily forward in every department The concentrator. originally of 300 tons capacity, has been increased 10 2l0O tons per day, and another is well under way which will be handling another 100 tons by the first of the coming year. This will then be the largest concentrating plant in the Southwest The new building as well as the remodeling of the old plant, IS under charge of l.. D. Ricketts, who is the Phelps-Dodge Cos. consulting engineer and superintendent Of their Globe mines.
 The plant is equipped with every modern appliance known for success ful concentration. The crusher house is situated apart from the concentrator and all ore is handled by gravity, fed by automatic feeders and finally talk en by Roben's belt conveyors to bins above the concentrator There is a system of belts; the first takes the coarse ore to tae crushers, while the fines, separated by grizzlies, are taken directly 10 the main belt and pumped thereon along with the fine ore from the crushers. The whole system works automatically and economical y. When completed the concentrates will be received directly into cars at the foot of the concentrator. making the process completely automatic.
 Several furnaces are in operation at the smelter, and each month lately has marked an increase in the produc .f hA duction was 5,400.oO0 pounds and in May the product was 15,G0o pounds greater. The completion of the ne@ brick dust chamber last fall has made an important saving of large quanti- ties of Hue dust that was source oi heavy loss formerly.
 The camps water supply is no5 concentrated at Oio de Agua, g miles east at the head Of the Sonora rlver and about 1,5O0,0O gallons daily are pumped. supplying the town. smelter and concentrator Some water from the mines is utilized. where lt must necessarily be pumped out, but he several pumping crews formerly necef- sary are now reduced 10 one, and :hs' smaller than before.
 At the Veta Grande a transporta- tiOL. tunnel has been driven, connect ing with a like one from the Capote, and meeting under the Oversight mine. This has a total length of G236 feet and will greatly facilitate production of ore from the Veta Grande and Oversight mines which formerly went to Capote chutes and Veta Grande chutes, near Capote. Fl Cobre Grande is again being worked, supplying about 100 tons per day, along with development work. Work at Puertocitos has been suspended fol the present, and little is being done at Elenita, but the Elisa is working full force and with Capote supplies the bulk of the ore.
 New buildings on the Mesa, the residence section, are not noticeable though during the past year the large municipal building and the residence of w C. Greene have beer complet- ed This will be the residence dis. trict of the towns permanent popula- ton preferring Ronquillo (Old Can anea) for convenience to the works. Ronquillo also has the postofice, com pany store, offices, etc.
 The old Democrata Co., located in tue mauSL Ol tHS Greene NOl0lngS, ana producer, while it was yet necessary 10 ship to Nogales, is still a steady producer, in charge of P. Hook.
 The Old Mexicana mine, at one time a heavy producer of silver lead ore, and situated four miles east of Can anea, is now idle, but it stated that work will shortly be resumed. It Is owned by the L. L. Lewis Co, of Cali. fornia-
 The Phelps-Dodge Picacho mine, near Bacocachi, 50 miles south of Can. anea. is still shipping hige grade gold anea, is still shipping high-grade gold work.
 It is reported that the Lightfoot & Howard property, near it, will chance hands imm mediately on receipt of titles from Mexico City and that develop ment work will be pushed rapidly This is locally considered one of the best prospects, yet developed, in the Arisoe district.-Mining and Scientific Press.
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