Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-17

values. and also some gold values.
During the coming year the company
will open several new levels on it's
main ore body below the working tun-
mel, and will also extend it's eXplora-
tion into The mountain in a south
eastery direction for several thousand
feet along the main 1ssl e.
Will Build a Railroad
The Afterthought mine has a great
deal of zinc to contend with in it's
operations and the management has
been investigating in order to enable
the company to derive a profit from
its high grade zinc ores. Pending the
ultimate disposal of this problem a
large rock-breaker is being installed
and a picking belt will be put in to
facilitate the separation of high grade
zinc ores from the ores carrying the
better copper values, and the zinc ores
thus separated will be stored for future
reduction. The picking { the excess
zinc ore from the furnace charge will
aid materially in the smelling of the
ores, as it will not alone increase the
value of copper and silver in the
charges, but will reduce the excess of
zinc in the charge and increase the
reduction capacity of the furnaces.
The zinc cannot be h"adled until
but their accumulation will be a VAL
liable asset in the near -dture.
The Great Western company has
under consideration the immediate con-
struction of a railroad from the smelter
to Bella Vista, or the main line. The
disadvantages of operatil.g and hand
ling heavy freights over wagon roads
are very great and after operating
under these adverse circumstances for
fst,I,
of the Great Western company, oper-
ating the Bully Hill mine and De
Lamar smelter, closed down it's plant
until such time that it's railroad, now
under construction, is completed.
The Great Western company has as
it's general manager and smeltLr SUPER
intendent Mr.. S. e. Bretherton, who
is widely and favorably known as a
leader in his profession. Mr.. Joseph
VOL is superintendent of mines.
The shortage Of teams and labor
caused a wood famine at the Ingot
smelter and as a result the Great
Western company was compelled to
close down its plant for the greater
part OF January. The mine was in
continuous operation, but smelling was
not resumed until the 30th day of the
month.
The Great Western con pany has it's
coke supply assured Tor about six
months ahead and the situation in this
regard has been materially reli- we'd
but the requirements of the plant. op-
Grated on a scale that the develop
ment Of the mine calls for makes rail
| road construction an essential i'm
provement. The saving per ton Of ore
will be a considerable factor, but its
! greatest Importance win be in OBJ
waiting expenses shutdowns and de-
! lays.
The shaft that was started Fl I'm the
lower level on the Copper lii lode.
and which resulted so favorabl I'm the
| developments disclosed will now be
continued down, opening at least two
new levels. With the coming spring
/ the plans Of the company will can for
! a largely increased tonnage from the
Copper Hill and Afterthought mines.
! Secretary Balmer states: The After
| thought mine is showing up we'll and
is in good running order. The holt
has just arrived here I'D on account
Of the roads and increased rains II
was impossible to bring II in sooner
/ We have not gone any lower in the
shaft, as we were waiting for the
hoist"