Bisbee daily review., 1907-04-11
|. 8A. WILL ADD TWO LARGE
 FURNACES
General Manager Powell Tells of Plans for Enlarging the STeIterS--Capacity of Plant to Be Doubled.

DOUGLAS, April 1O.-(Special)--
 The first official and definite infor- nation concerning the enlsrgements to be made at the Calumet and Arizona smelter in this city was s'included in the annual report of General Manager Powell which was submitted to the recent annual meeting of the company. That part of the report telling of the conditions at the smelter for last year and the proposed enlargements was only received by the International American today. It will be seen that two 500-ton furnaces are planned which call for the various other en- Engagements. This means that the pro. ducing capacity of the Calumet and Arizona will practically be doubled when the new additions are completed. That portion of the report of MT. Pow ell, dealing with the smelting plant, follows:
 During the year we completed the erection of the new steel trestle with bins for delivering the furnace ma terial direct to the feed floor, and also completed the fifth furnace.
 The mud mill was moved further east in the building and a new crusher installed, and also a new automatic tamping machine and a 150 h. p. di. rect-cuTrent motor installed to operate the mud mill. With the exception of the above, no new machinery was add ed during the year, but we have placed contracts for the following:
 "1 new steel machine shop. and a H1t n1i8ofn htIf1liTur for. h1nnl-Gn,fyh Ghr.,z and plate work
 q new steel extension to power. house, no feet wide by 100 feet long.
 "2 IA and 2SX3S horizontal tandem Corliss engines to operate two No. 10 Connersville blowers.
 q 14 and 25 and 36x24 Prescott Beam condenser.
 "1 and 12 and 20 and 22x24-inch Prescott low service triple expansion circulating pump.
 We have secured short deliveries on all of the above machinery, and at this writing We are installing one of the blowers and engines.
 We will proceed with the erectioD of the machine and blacksmith silors and the poWerhouse and the installa- tion of all of the above machinery as rapidly as possible. It is now planned that we will be able to complete the above installations and erect the No, 6 furnace by the first of August pro vided we are not disappointed in our deliveries.
 The No 6 furnace is intended to be 25 feet by A inches with a capacity of 800 tons per day. To make room in the building for the Nos. and z furnaces it will be necessary to move the converter stand to the opposite side of the building and to erect a new stack for the converters. This stack we have on hand.
 Tn connection with our No. 6 fur. mace it will be necessary to add to our plant:
 q new blowing engine for the con. verteTs.
 ''1 additional boiler.
 T new electrical unit
 T new motor and additional sias pots
 Tt will also be necessary for us to extend the fue dust chamber. feed floor and furnace building, and to make changes in tracks, steam connec tions, etc With all of the planned in bJdIidllDLl,r "S VIII nave SuIhtiSHI pON' CT to operate No. ' furnace with the addition of a blower and engine and one boiler
 Operations at the smelter during 1906 have been quite satisfactory in results, particularly as to quantity oi ore smelted per furnace, which has been far in excess of previous results for which credit is due not only to our efficient smelter superintendent but also to the hearty cooperation which he has received from those ir charge of the mining and selecting oi ores at the mines. The policy of using no barren material has been followed very closely, and when Aux was need ed low-grade ores carrying element. are incompatihle with etther.or both necessary were selected and used. The
 use of barren quartz for converter lin ing was also abandoned and silicious ores used for that purpose to a very good advantage"
 IL was learned today that construc tion work on the lines indicated by 4r Powell in his report is being greatly delayed on account of the de lay in receipt of material