Bisbee daily review., 1908-05-10
\ NEW SHAFT
 IS ID BE SUNK
 AT TOMBSTONE
By the Consolidated Company, Work On Which Has Been Started-ShipmentS 0f Ore To Fl PaSo.
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 TOMBSTONE, May 9.-The most interesting piece of mining news from the Tombstone district this week is the fact that Ehe Consolidated com pany have begun active operations toward the sinkink Of the new sha1t that is to open up the immense cop per ore bodies that have been un- covered in the Emerald property during the past few months the eX- tent Of which have not as yet been fully determined. When the survey ors were at work endeavoring to find a suitable place to sink the new shalt it was discovered that the shaft on the Silver Plume mine belonging to the company was about as desirable location as could be found and the location was decided upon. The shaft on the Silver Plume was sunk sometime since to a depth of about I60 feet, the first 100 feet of the shaft is perpendicular and the bal ance an incline The first 100 feet will be used by the company Tor the new saaTt. It being but one-com- partment it will be enlarged to two compartments besides a man-way.
 The work was started on Monday on the enlarging of the shalt and the work was started below and as the raisers are made the rock and dirt from the shots will be ailawed to fall inaO the incline to fill it up
 that rapid work can be made. it not being necessary to handle the dirt at til. At present a windless is being used on the new shaft but during the coming week a hoist will be install ed. A force of men are at work removing the boiler and hoist from the Toughnut property to the new shaft and it is expected thatit will be in operation within a short time. Machine drills are being used by the miners at work in enlarging the shaft,. the air being forced up IIUm the compressor aE the Emerald which is about 300 feet south. The new shalt lies south of the Eincralo property between five and six hun dred feet. It is expected that the connections win be made with the workings of the Emerald within a short time, as a force of men will be put at work making raises from the various levels of that property to connect with the shaft as it is sunk, so that the entire shaft will be sunk to a depth of 800 feet within a few months. The construction of spur to the new w6rkings will be started within a short time so that the mater ial can be handled without much trouble.
 The work d lowering the new pumps to the 1,000-foot level Is pro gressing most favorably under the di- rection of Master Mechanic Sam Garrett and the work will be com pleted within a short time. During the week the water and steam col , umns have arrived and are being un- loaded and will be stored until the pumps have all been lowered, when the work of placing the columns fin the shaft will be started. The punp shaft is being used entirely in the lowering Of the big pieces of the pump some of which weigh as much as eight tons, but no difficulty has been encountered, the big hoist handling the largest pieces withoun the slightest hitch. The work is necessarily slow, however, as the pieces have to be lowered slowly so as to not disturb the water anT -st>am columns in the shaft that are hing used in keeping the water down on the S00IfoOt level The mechanics are putting the massive pumps to- gether as fast as they reach the level and as soon as a piece is lowered it is immediately placed in position connected up.
 Regular shipments of ore 7Fud con centrates have been made to -sne Fl Paso smelters during the past week and the output of the company is in creasing considerable during the past few months There has been no attempt as yet to ship any O1 the copper ore that has been taken UII of the Emerald The ore is being talk en out and dumped on the surface and will eveEtualiy run through some of the tables in the mill and concen- trated and the concentrates shipped to the smefters at Sasco. ..