Bisbee daily review., 1905-05-09


 trict, the past glories of Tombstone would return. and the camp would again yield up its golden treasures in greater abundance than ever. Among these people was E. B. Gage, who had been in Tombstone from it's beginning. a mining man of large ex- perience and with ripe business judg- ment He set to work to consoli- date the many interests in the camp, and after years of hard work, patience and perseverance succeeded in bring ing together by purchase and other wise ninety-six claims, among which were most of the large producers of the old district. The Tombstone Consolidated Mining Company was organized to take these properties over. The properties were purchas- ed outright. The company is capi- talized at $1S,OOOO0O. and has an abundance of working capital to re- claim the district and develop it economically along scientific lines.
 Immediately after it's organization and the property taken over, the com pany started to sink a four-compart- ment shaft on the Flora Morrison claim of the Contention Consolidated group of claims. This shaft is ten feet by twenty-four. and has four compartments, two for ore and two for pumps. This shaft is finely tim bered with the best of Oregon pine, and is one of the largest in the world. Two hoisting engines have been in stalled, massive machines with tre- mendous power with reel capacity for take care of the water of the district are the main feature of this plant, and upon them depends the success of the enterprise. They have a lifting capacity of 2,5OO,O00 gallons of water every twenty-four hours. This big shaft is now down below the eight hundred foot level, and is steadily going down. A large pump has been installed on the 600 foot level, and another on the S00-foot lev el each with a capecIty of lifting 1,750 gallons of water per minute. As the shaft has gone down the inflow of water has been terrific, rushing in from the sides and bottom the en- tire district adding pressure as the shaft has sunk below the general wa ter level of the district. The pumps installed have so far handled the wa ter admirably Without cessation they have been throwing out for near ly two years approximately 100000 gallons of water per day and the pro moters believe that they will continue to handle the under world of water with ease until the entire district is unwatered. The water level in all the other shafts have been lowered about 175 feet since the pumping be- gan and by the end of the next year indications now are that the district will be free from water except the daily inflow which will be easily handled by the pumps and the mines owned by this company will then be in a condition to give up it's ore bodies in unlimited quantities.
 The ores at depth carry large val ues in both gold and silver and the sinking of the main shaft and the de velopment work done on the other properties have proved conclusively that they continue to carry rich val ues below the water level. This was the main point to determine in the enterprise and this big company will be amply repaid for their years of patient work and vast expenditures. There is ever reason to believe that the Tombstone Consolidated Mines company within a few years will take it's place as one of the great produc- ing gold and silver mines of the world, rivaling if it does not exceed in out put the great Homestake mine in the Black hills which is capitalized at s22, O,000, drops 1900 stamps and pays a dividend of one percent per month on it's capital
 There are other properties around Tombstone being developed and work ed. The Consolidated is shipping six car loads of rich ore each week and the old Grand Central and Luxure are shipping about half as much. The working out of the Consolidated's pro position means the rehabilitation of the district and the return of the glor- ies of Tombstone. It probably will be within the next half dozen years a greater producing camp than it was in it's palmiest days in the past. It is a big mounted proposition that time and scientific labor can only work out. To NIT. E. B. Gage and his associates all of the credit will be due.
 There are many interesting things around Tombstone to many in fact fo rnopfiop in an arfsc.a IfLyo fbiS Ed.