Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-09
BIG SHELTER GOES
IN CONF MISSION
At OR0GRANDE
IMPORTANT EVENT IN
HISTORY OF CAMP
Work of Blowing in Big Plant
is Successfully Accomplished
and the Town is CeIebrat-
ing.
Especial Correspondence Morning Journal

Especial Correspondence Morning Journal
Orogrande, N. NJ, Nov. THE
most important event i'm the history OF
this mining district occurred yester-
day afternoon when the new smelter
Of the Southwest Smelling and Rein
ing company blew in. This is the big
event for which all of the citizens of
the camp have been eagerly looking
forward for the past several months.
For several weeks constant rumors
have been in the air as to the date or
blowing in but neither the general
manager, Mr.. ]. j. Murray, nor Mr..
King. the snlelter superintendent, gave
out any advance Information. presum-
ably because they could not them
selves tell just when all details could
be arranged for the final action. There
were no ceremonies of any KIND
except the Joyous expressions of the
citizens.
The arrangements for the blowing
in had all been so carefully made that
the event proved to be most success
ful in every way. A slow IRE had been
started Monday morning for The pur-
pose of warming up the furnace but II
was not until Immediately after the
big whistle had sounded at l o'clock
Yesterday that the actual work OF
charging the furnace began and the
blasts were turned on. Soon the fuf-
mace was roaring like an old-timer
and at $3.50 the plugs were pulled ana
the red metal began pouring out mo
the settling reservoirs. -.
The officials of the Southwest
Smelling and Refining company are as
follows: George j. Greene, president
T.. G. Travis secretary treasurer j. j..
Murray, general manager; y. KING
smclter superintendent; II. p. Grabill'
foreman sampling plant; Albion Berg
man. master mechanic; II. Reynolds,
chief assayer c. c.. Cockrell and j. v.
Shirts, assistant assayers.
This Is also the largest
mine operator of the district, CHER
among its properties being the BY
Chance, the Lucky n the Mamie
Baird. They also own n have on
lease numerous other properties which
will be developed. The company also
built and owns the big reservoir and
the pin line from the sacramento
river, making this by far the most M
portant company of the district MT.
]. Murray. as general superintendent,
and Mr.. T.. G. King, as SIN elter super
intendent, are both men of experience
in their work and have splen lid exec
utivc ability and both are thorough
business men and pushers.
The plant Is of 500 tons capacity
with the ~tAGeUllODs vi lnG nay
There has so far been Installed but
one $50 ton furnace but the other FUR
mace will be Installed as soon as the
ore production Of the camp Is sur
fcient TO Justify the installation and 1t
is now thought that his viii be but
a short time.
The plant is equipped with the most
modern machinery made anu the plant
AS a whole down to Me last detail is
one OF the most complete n modern
ever constructed in the southwest.
The ore from the smelter will be
brought down from the mines by the
way of the railway spur now heins
operated by q local switch engine. This
spur runs up into the hills about three
miles. From this point a tramwaN
runs through the Lucky Hin ana
around the fiat above. connecting with
the various mines In the central part
of the district. The ore is dumred
from the tram cars into the ore bins
at the head of the spur from which
II Is automatically loaded into the
dunn cars and run to tn smelter.
After reaching the smeiter IL all pass
es through the sampler which Is en-
tirely automatic and "a model of Us
kind. -,
Two shifts Of thirty men each will
he worked. each shift working twelve
hours.
The mining men OF the dlstrie- arc
very much encouraged with the OPEN
ing Of the smelter and with the up
ward tency OF copper there seems 10
be every reason for the prediction that
this is going TO make one of the I'VE
lest camps in the territory. h min
ing facilities are certainly as good as
can be found anywhere. With a
trunk line OF railrJa J running through
Orogrande. with fine local wagon
roads. with the smelter now in oper-
alton. Win cool schools and chu'ches
and with a superior class OF citizens
and business men, and finally. win
the best surface indications OF any
'ramp IN tho entire southwest 1t would
be hard 10 see why the camp should
not have a very nattering future be-
fore *.