Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-01-19
:, Sme1ters s. Stock Quotations
DOUGLAS SHELTERS
INCREASE OUTPUT
Work Preliminary To Extensive Improvements at Caumet
Arizona About Completed, Meaning Early Doubling
of Output Capacty-Copper Queen Again In
Market For Custom Ores.

DOUGLAS, Jan. 1S.-(SpeciaI. 81
Since the recent new ore strikes
in the Hoatson and Junction shafts,
both Superior and Pittsburg proper
ties, there have been signs of renewed
activity at the Calumet and Arizona
smelter and the four furnaces now
in commission are booked for a record
production this month.
No. 2 furnace is now undergoing
needed repairs and when this work is
completed No 2 will go into COM
mission and No. will be shut down
for repairs, after a continuous run
since January 4, 1907. This is claimed
as a marvellous record for a furnace.
A close estimate places the number
of tons of ore which have been fed in
to this furnace since it was started
up during the first days of last year
'st 100000.
New Power installation.
The installation of machinery n
the new powerhouse built this year
at the c. and A. smelter is about
complete, only one Norberg blowing
engine remaining to be put in posi-
ton Since the completion of the
new powerhouse which was really an
extension of the old one, there has
been installed in it two new Corners
vile engines, one 500 k. W. electric
turbine of the Parsons type, an addi-
tional condenser, a new Prescott tri-
ple-expansion circulating pump and
The large Nordberg blowing engine
mentioned above, which has not yet
been connected. Thus has been
provided all the power which viii be
required to operate the smelter when
| it has been enlarged according to the
plans decided upon just about one
year ago. In the meantime there has
been other important work done m
preparation for the increased capaci-
| ty of this smelter; two steel frame
buildings have been completed-one
| for machine and the other for black
smith shop.
Will Move Converter Stand.
Now that all the preparatory work
necessary 10 the enlargement of the
Calumet and Arizona smelter to more
than double its present capacity has
been completed, the work of build
| ing new furnace converter stands and
ether requirements will go forward
and no doubt with the intention of in
creasing the production of copper in
the near future The converter stanGs
are to be moved to the opposite size
of the smelter building and an addi-
tional converter stand has been or
dered constructed.
To Start New Furnaces.
AS soon as the converters have
been moved over to their new posi-
ton work on the first of the two new
furnaces will begin and for its con-
struction much of the required ma
t-rial has been received. When the
new furnace is completed then it viii
be put into commission and the work
of lengthening each of the five old
furnaces will be taken up and as one
is completed it will increase the ca
pacity of the plant something like
| $50 tons per day. When all the old
furnaces have been completed then
the work of building the second new
| 500-ton furnace will be started and
| hurried to completion as soon as pos
sible.
The Increased Capacity.
When the present plan of enlarge
ment has been completed the Calu-
met and Arizona smelter win have a
capacity of 5000 tons of ore per day
as against capacity of 1900 tons at
| the present time. 1t now has five fur
naces of 300 tons capacity each, which
are TO be enlarged in capacity at least