Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-29

ceptional size exist on the property. It is very similar in general character istics to that obtained in the Cochise.
 These properties carrying ehalcopy- rite, if they do not contain ore in sight individually sufficient to justify the erection of a concentrator, could certainly afford to combine for that purpose.
 Several small, yet attractive streaks of surface ore have been recently dis covered especially in the vicinity of Portal.
 Most of the owners are barely able to look after their assessment. While many farmers are land poor, these old boys are rock poor, and could we'll afford in most instances to part with share of their holdings in order to develop the remainder. The district looks we'll.
 COPPER QUEEN SHELTER.
 visit to the Copper Queen smell ter yesterday revealed the fact that this great industrial enterprise is growing larger and larger Not only has there been increase in one de- partment of the smelter, but every de- partment shows corresponding ex- pansion. Eight monster furnaces were in operation yesterday consuming ore and fluX at the rate of 5000 tons every twenty-four hours. Owing to the quantity of low grade ore which has been received this month from Sacozari the output will not he as large as 1t was for June. The stack for No. furnace has been placed in position and the bottom of the furnace was being placed in position yester. day. It is expected now that No. g will be ready to put in commission about the first of September. This furnace will require 400 tons of ore to feed it daily and when it is start ed the output at the Queen will be materially increased. Material is now being secured for No. 10 furnace which vii be constructed as soon as No. is furnished. After No. ID is put il, which will be some time before
 he eni Of the present year. there rin vet be room for SEcther furnace in the smelter building, but it has not yet been determined when No. II will be installed.
 Material is now being received for a reverberatory furnace which will be located just south of the blast fur uaces. The reverbatory furnace will be especially for handling slag and fIue dust. One was recently installed by the Detroit Copper company at Mo renci which is said to have proved to be a good success.
 Work is now proceeding with the installation of the lime rock bins. These bins are all of steel and of im- mense size, being 18O feet long. They are being placed along side of the coke bins east of the smelter feed floor. The tracks on the feed floor are all to be extended from the fur naces to the coke and lime rock bins, thus materially increasing the track age. When the lime rock bins are completed the cars used for hauling the ore to the furnaces will receive the lime Aux and the coke on their way from the ore pits to the fur mace. Heretofore tl.,. lime has been spread over the ore pits and lifted with the ore by the steam shovels in- to the furnace-feeding ore cars. The new arrangement will be economical and at the same time will insure a more accuracy in adding the Aux re- quired.
 The scaffolding required for the addition of the sixty feet to the pres ent height of the stack which con meets with the furnaces and the con verters has been about half complet- ed, or is now about 100 feet high. The building of this scaffold was a form idable undertaking and is in the hands of an eastern company that con tracted to increase the height of the stack.
 The coke supply on hand is not so large as it was a month ago and this week considerable was used from the stock piles. However. there is a large surplus on hand and it is not expected that any serious shortage will ccur during the year. The oil supply which last week reached a dangerously low. point has this week been somewhat replenished and the anxiety on this account has been re- :. lieved.
 The water supply at the smelter is abundant From one well 700 gallons per minute is being pumped: this is more water than is consumed in the entire city of Douglas.