Bisbee daily review., 1906-05-06

hS past Weeh ndS been marked Dy
 nothing of importance in the Bisbee ] mines. A large amount of develop
 ment work is being done by the va rious companies, and a gooG deal of new machinery is being installed or is on the ruad.
 A scarcity of men is reported by the foremen at the various shafts, and in some the work is handicapped to some extent on account of it. This Is caused bJ a great many miners go- ing to northern camps to escape the summer weather, now coming on, and also by the stringent measures taken by the companies on account of the trouble arising out of the recent un- ion agitation.
 Very promising reports come from all the development shafts, several of which will be added to tht list of ac- tive producers in the next few months. Several new companies have been or
 ganized and new properties are be- ing opened.
 The Lone Star shaft on the Warren ground is going down as rapidly as possible, and a head frame is rapidly being put in place. The spur to the Fl Paso 6 Southwestern cutoff is to be put in shortly and the machinery for the hoisting is on the road, so in a short time things will be moving smoothly.
 Int Irish Mag shaft of the Calumet
 & Arizona properties, continues to | keep in the front rank of the producing | mines of the district, and appears to i be good for number of years yet. A
 number of improvements are being
 kade and new machinery put in. At present all efforts are being made to
 install the new Nordberg hoist as
 quickly as possible, while at the Oli-'
 yer shaft the electric plant is being | rapidly finished On the l 1,r50 level the drift connecting the Irish Mag
 and the Oliver has been cut through i .ud ar electric hoist can be installed l if it is found necessary. Both main ! shafts are in excellent condition and
 when the new hoist at the Oliver is.
 running in connection with that of the | Mag, it will mean d large increase
 iH the amount of ore produced.
 In the Pittsburg & Duluth large 1 bodies of oxide ore which were found | in the subs above the 1850 level are
 being developed with very satisfactory
 results, and shipping will be begun
 shortly. No trouble is experienced
 with the water, the pumps being sut- l ficient to handle all that is encoun- 1 tered.
 Perhaps the greatest amount of i'm
 proyements are at the Junction. The
 shaft has the finest hoisting machin-
 cry in the Territory, and large steel
 gallows frame. New cages have been | hung, giving more room for hoisting
 than before. Underground, drifts have
 been pushed ahead with all possible speed and several ore bodies have 1 been struck. Several new drifts have l been started on the 300 and 1000 levels, those on the 900 showing fine l specimens of azurite- and malachite.
 Large bodies of ore have been blocked | out and considerable has been taken l out on the dump:
 l Less trouble is being had with the
 water than at any time since the shaft | was sunk. There is no increase in
 tht pumping and in fact decrease
 can be noticed. This will be greatly
 augmented when the new pumps are l installed in the Denn-Arizona.
 The Lake Superior and Pittsburg
 also shows number Of Improvements
 and a large amount of development
 work is being done. The foundations
 for the new hoist are being put in and
 the machinery, which is of the Nord-
 berg type, is expected in a short time and will be in place by July 1. A sta ton has been cut at the 1900 level and the sinking resumed again. Drifts
 will be run in several directions from
 this station and it is expected that | large ore bodies will be encountered
 or this level. The development of the ore body on the 300 level is going on
 with satisfactory results the ore be- ing of high grade quality. Over | three hundred tons are being shipped
 a day 10 the smelters and this will be increased.
 The Hoatson shaft is now down 1,1S0 feet and is still being sunk. It
 is now running through leach material
 carrying. stringers of oxide ore and
 certainly looks good Several drifts
 have been started and will follow the different leads. A station has been
 cut On the HOO level, and while cut | ting this large body of oxide ore
 was struck No increase in the