Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-14
ADDITIONAL MINING,
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 For the first nine months of inc c,r. rent year the three mines Of the Cop per Range Consclidatzd Co. raport a decrease of 2,132,OO0 pounds of min elaL The falling off is the result chiefly of the operations of Fri mountain, whicA reports production of 2,072,000 pounds smaller than for the rine months of 1907, where as Champion has increased it's output by i4O.000 and the Baltic 1.100, IA pounds during the same period In view of the fact that the price of copper has not advanced above II cents. togzther with another month of election uneer- tainty, it Is quite unlikely that the Copper Range properties will return so large an output of the niinsral for the current year as in 190T However. the smaller total may be attributed to the Trimountain, for as stated above this mine has not shown up as well as the other two, and in fact would ap- pear to be more or less of a disap- pointment in it's general development especially when comparison is made with the other two
 Except for the past two months the Trimountain has reported a steady falling off in output both as compared with previous months and also with the same month of the preceding year, while the Baltic ard the Champion have shown almost the reverse record. Because of the smaller figures of the Trimountain there has been only one quarter, the second, that the trio have been able to show a larger production hn r.,y.,se.=Y,xsyz q months of 1907.
 The cost of production this year is about 112 cents at the Baltic and the Champion and 10 cents at the Fri mountain. That the latter mine has not shown up so we'll as the other properties is clear from the record which each has made Six years ago It was costing the Baltic 9.46 cents end the Champion 11.51 cents per pound to mine its copper, not iIclud- ing construction. The cost to the Champion this year, therefore, is 1 cents lower and to the Baltic about cents. The Trimountain on the other hand has made little or no progress in lowering the cost during the past six years, the figure remaining at around 10 cents.
 During this period, nevertheless, the Trimountain has increased it's Droduc- ton of refined copper from 3,S23,000 pounds to S,200,000, or lis per cert, in 1907. The Baltic has increased it's production about 57 per cent and the Champion about the same ratio during the five year period But as stated above the latter two properties have reduced cost substantially, while there has been no change in the former
 From present indications the Cop per Range Consolidated will earn something over s4.O0 per share for the current year.
 Nipissing.
 Cobalt, Ont-During the month of September the Nipissing Mines Co. shipped ore on an estimated value of S127,3S Briefly stated the more i'm portant facts follow.
 The Meyer vein continues to show very satisfactory condition, maintain ing an average width of four inches with an assay value of $2,o00 to 2,500 ounces silver per ton. The country rock surrounding this vein carries ap- preciable silver values. Sinking on the vein will be resumed during the coming winter.
 The Fourth of July shaft is now completed and cross cutting north and south will be continued. Drifting on the vein will be undertaken when the new ore house is completed.
 On the 210 foot level of Vein No. 26 the face of the north drift shows two to four inches of ore assaying 2.000 to 2,500 ounces silver per ton.
 At the Kendall a three inch cross vein of high grade ore was struck in the east drift on the 145 foot level This is new vein and great import ance attaches to its discovery at this depth.
 A further important development during Septejnber was the discovery of native silver sn the diabase near the eastern boundary of R. l.. No. 40S. Some leasers working short dssta-ce east of this point uncovered a two inca vein showing leaf silver running into Nipissing property.