Bisbee daily review., 1905-02-19

strike in connection with the very satisfactory showings that have been secured in the drifts, which have been going ahead steadily. will make June tion's berth one of much comfort.
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 L. S. & P.'s Cole shaft will be fin. iShed, according to present expecta tions. within the next two weeks rhis highly important piece of work mas been in progress for some months. It's completion means that the L. s. & r. will be in readiness for ore. And 1t has the ore. By the time the shaft IS completed there will be railroad track around it. The grade for this was finished during the last week. Ties and rails will be put down this week.
 Cole shaft will begin producing early in the coming month at the latest. It will bring out all the L.. 5. & P. ores. In the workings of this property there are now over 300 men employed. The force will not be ma terially increased over this number probably for some litle time, though the years is likely to see the working force grow largely. The number of miners worked will be enlarged as soon as the Cole is finished, but the increase will just about balance the number of extra men now employed in snlarging the shaft.
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 The drift to connect the Cole and the Congdon, the latter shaft being on the P. & D.. is being pushed vigor- ously from both ends. There is yet at least two months work ahead. The rift when finished will be over 5000 feet in length. It runs from the 12o0 level of the P. & D. to the 1000 level of the l.. s. & P. and is driving re gardless of ore. Such showings as may come in on the way through will be explored later with crosscuts. There is promise of a good many of these. The ground cut so far has been mostly lime.
 The confidence that is entertained )f results down about the Saginaw and Denn-Arizona is rapidly incubat ng a boom for all of that section, as ar down as the Houghton., said in his column last Sunday. there are several new development movements n tap and ready to be put into execu ton juSt so soon as a little more is shown by development work now un lerway.
 This development work has brough more copper stain during the las !, Saginaw and Denn-Arizona. In fact | ;Is intimated that the holes, which art now down better than 700 feet, have encountered in the last few days some thing much better than stain.
 The Copper Queen is adding little more to it's prc.iT Iion every day. Tni' is in line with the increase in tonnage output of ore that the Review some time ago announced inauguration of the increase going to supply the new furnaces installed at Douglas anC amounting to half the entire tota that prevailed from Bisbee last year.
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 The bullion output of the Copper Queen is at the present time second OAiy lD NlAS DOSiOh O anu NhS Anaconda. Calumet & Hecla is far 1T the year. This means tat at a very conservative estimate Copper Queer smelter is turning out blister copper at the present time at the rate o 525, ,J0O pounds a day. The increase in production since March a year agC has been at the rate of better thar 2,0G0,G00 pounds per month.
 This rate of increase may not bC kept up during the present year. Or the other hand it may be bettered The ten new converters the company has ordered, doubling the capacity o the shelter, if they get into commis sion in time will undoubtedly better the splendid record of last year. Bis bee mines of the company have thC ore to keep their end up with. aGC plenty of margin to spare. The in creased equipment of the Holbrool land the splendid new equipment O ithe Gardner remove any doubt abou ] ability to get the goods up from below 4 sr i
 The present delivery of matte iron the smelter furnaces is considerably in excess of the capacity of the con verters. Consequently a reservoir Ina. been brought into service for the stor iage of the surplus matte and is fas