Bisbee daily review., 1907-05-22
BENSON SMELTERMEA
 LOOKING OVER PLANT
Board of Trade lnaugurateS Preparation for Fourth of
 July Celebration.

HENSON. Ariz.. May 21.-Cspecial correspondence)-T first of the week saw the arrival in Benson of Mir. R. A Boggess from New York and Mr. T. T. Booth of Worcester, Mass. These gentlemen are here ss connection with the Benson smelter property, which was taken over by the Boston and Ari. zona Smelling company last month.
 Messrs. Booth and Boggess were here all last week and will be here for several days yet. Everything per taining to the operation of the smelt- CT plant is being gone over thoroughly. as well as to the amount of ore that can be relied upon at present and what the probable increase of ore shipments will be within year, the object being to determine what addi- tional capacity will be needed for the plant.
 With Mir. Boggess. who is no strang. CT to the people of this district, the question of ore supply is assured, and more so than it was some two or three years ago. It is Mir. Booths first visit here and he is very much surprised to find conditions much bet ter than represented and is we'll satis- fled
 As to what plans are formulated for the early operation of the plant has not been given out, but the outlook means that Benson will be a lively town this fall.
 Strike at Empire Camp.
 One day this week at the bottom of the 1o0-foot vertical shaft of the Em- pire Gold Mining companys property at Johnson rich body of green car bonates were encountered which is thought will assay at least 20 per cent
 Later reports received state that since striking this ore they have driv- en a crosscut from the footwall into twenty-seven feet of ore. Also they have carried down the shaft twenty five feet further and are still in ore As they have not reached the hanging wall the width of the vein Is not known. The vein was struck between the lime and porhpyry. The formation is soft to such an extent that augur holes could be driven easily, the min CTS making four and five feet a day.
 While not much has been said of this camp in the past, they have things in first-class shape. Fourteen men are employed 4 horsewhip is used at present but new machinery will be installed before summer has past. The company have good frame buildings and about eight tents for the accommodation of the men em- ployed.
 Benson Will Celebrate.
 The special meeting of the board of trade convened at o'clock last Thurs day eyening b consider preparations for Fourth of July demonstration. The president appointed a commit 1 tee of three composed of Steve Roem- | CT, Sam Friedman, c. s. Stevens to l canvass the town with a subscription l list and see how much money would | be subscribed toward suitable eele- bration. The committee to go to work | immediately and report the result of !. their efforts to President Gerwein l who would, if the amount proved sufi- l cient, call a special meeting of the citizens to meet with the board of | trade at an early date and discuss a l program and appoint committees to l take charge of matters.
 Benson Water Company.
 Last Monday afternoon the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Benson Water company was held at the company's office
 Reports of the secretary and treas urer showed the business in flourish ing condition financially. The old officers were reelected with l the exception of Director D. Aery, who | has moved away. C. s. Stevens was elected in his place and also made | vice president The officers for the year are AIilt | Fairlee, president; c. s. Stevens. vice | president; Peter Jensen, manager; H. | W. Etz, treasurer; Frank Hereford, att | torney and fiscal agent
 Notes From Johnson Camp. c. R. Brenten, mining engineer, rep resenting eastern capital, was in i Johnson several days last week and reported very fayorably on the camp in general. He said that his company would begin operations here in the near future The Black Prince Copper company will raise their forty-foot gallows franc in few days which means that a force of men will soon be at work