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Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-25

cent copper, and ts blown up to 99 1-4 per cent TheDe are six of these conyerters and two stands, each of which is provided with a 25-hp. motor. An average of one converter is in con tinuous operation. The blister cop per is cast into bars of 300 ID. each, and hauled in the moulds by an cleo tric locomotive to a platform, from
 which It is loaded into 50-ton railroad ears.
 The custom ore is all sent through the sampler, which has Q 10 by 20- in Blake crusher. by sin. Dodge crusher. 24 by 14-in. rolls, and two Vezin samplers. A 40-hp motor oper- ates the machinery.
 The Silica for lining the converters. comes from the Imperial Copper Co.'S property, and carries about 1 per cent copper. It is passed through a by 15-fn. Blake crusher. and 10 by 16-in. Dodge crusher and mixed in 7- ft. Carlin mixer, with 15 per cent clay
 moistened and tamped in the shell by an air tamping machine hung from a swinging crane. A 40-hp. motor : handles the mixer; 30-hp. the crush CTS and elevators.
 Air for the blast furnaces is fur ] CTS each having a capacity of 200 GU. ! 1t. per revolution and are running at ' 65 r. D. m. Each blower is direct 1 connected to a tandem compound II | by 22 by 36-in. Nordberg engine, run condensing.
 1 Air for the converters is furnished
 at 13.5 ID. by a Nordberg cross com
 pound condensing compressor. Is by 30 by 42 in, with two cylinders, each | 36 by 42 in.
 An Ingersoil-Rand cross compound 1 compressor with steam cylinders 1o | by 16 by 12 in, and air cylinders If i by by F in, furnishes air for the
 machine shop and other places where fhigh pressure air is needed.
 A Westinghouse-Parso 500-kw ! steam turbine, running at $500 r. ?. m., and directly connected to a Westing- house. 3-phase, 60-cycle dynamo, gener- ates electricity at a voltage of 40. A 2O0-hp Westinghouse vertical en- I zine l4 by 24 by II in, running at 300 rpm. and directly connected 10 150-
 kw.. 3-phase. 69-cycle generator, is held in reserve. For starting the l dynamos. a 17.5-kw. direct current I generator driven by a Westinghouse ! s by Tin. engine. runing at 390 rpm, is used. A 75-hp. motor, direct con nected to a 50-kw. 20-volt generator, ] is employed to provide the direct cur fl rent necessary about the plant. An AIBerger condenser of 1900 so. 1t. caracity. operated by a No. Alberg- CT engine and pump. handles the eN- haust steam from the Nordberg en- i zine. and condenser of the same make. 20O0 sq. 1t capacity, with No. ! : Alberger engine and centrifugal ) pump. handles the exhaust from the i 500-kw. turbine.
 Four 350-hp. Freeman boilers. two of
 which are now in service, generate steam at I50 ID. pressure. Five hun ! dred horse power can be obtained
 from each boiler when necessary i These boilers use oil for fuel.
 About 700 tons of ore are smelted
 per day. the figures for January being
 23.G44 tons of ore and 2543 tons of
 charge. Present production is in ex-
 cess of 100000 lbs. of copper per
 month
Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-25
PAINE. WEBER 6 co.

Special Wire to L. J. Overlock.)
 BOSTON. April 24.-In the face Of a strong New York market eoppers were inclined to weakness. General liquidation in North Butte was in evi- dence and the market position of the stock does not look good. Holders were extremely nervous in regard to the condition of the lower levels and any further break in the price will bring in a great deal of frightened selling. Contrary to general opinion. it is the belief that the deal with the East Butte company just made will prove of benefit and we have no hes. itation in advising the purchase of the stock. The two point reaction We have had since the announcement was caused by scattered selling and we think that the bottom has about been reached. Stockholders who held their stock will have rights soon worth from fifty cents to one dollar and pos sibly more if the stock has the rally which we anticipate.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-25
OVER THE GRADE

The Tombstone End" of the Warren mining district is at present the cen ter of interest in this position of the mining world. The very fact that it is uudeveloped is the reason for it's interest-compellins status. The law os probabilities, or element of chance. is as fascinating in mines as in poker With geological conditions identical
 with those that have characterized
 Bisbeo's world-famed copper mines, aud sufficient surface mineralization 10 make the present of ore beneath certain. the Bisbee Extension. Boston. Bisbec and adjacent ground is poten- tially 2 copper belt-the only element of uncertainty remaining being the size and number of ore bodies that will be encountered in the carbonifer- ous lime beds where they are intrud- ed by the porphyry. The Bisbee-Ex- tension is working a large force Of men and is receiving encoura cement in the form O. mineralized Assures in both it's north and south drifts. The Boston-Bisbee. which includes the ground of the former Modern mining company, will not resume active de velopment until July 1st On that date the company will begin opera tions that will include 500 feet extra depth in it's main shaft. increased deuth in other shafts and much drift ing. Tom HCoshe exhibited a speci-
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MINING OUTLOOK.

On the subject of mining generally, Mir Murphy said the outlook was bet ter than it had been for a long time and he believed that there would be great developments in the fall.
 He is especially pleased with re ports from the south. where he is in terested At Tombstone. crosscutting is going on on the 1,0o0-foot level -uithout interruption from water. There is a steadily increasing output at Imperial, with a prospect of the early enlargement of the smelter at Sasco.
 Mir. Murphy was asked regarding the rumor of the early completion of the Phoenix & Eastern railroad to the Gila Valiev. Globe. & Northern. He replied that information regarding that would have to be sought from Colonel Randolph, the representative of MT. Hartman. but he believed that the line would be completed with little de lay. Nothing. he said. was of greater importance to Phoenix and this valley than the establishment of a connec- ton on the south. and he thought that the peope of Phoenix ought to i'm press that fact on those in control of the situation.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-25
LOGAN S BRYAN.

Special Wire to L. J. Overlock)
 BOSTON. April 24.-Utah Copper made a new high record of production in March. it's output being estimated at more than 4,500.000 pounds of cop per. which is at the rate of 5.O0O,000 pounds annually. It made an average of over 1000 tons of ore daily, which is within 1000 tons of it's total present concentrator capacity. This company has iast made a report to the New York Stock Exchange which states that it produced 43.S73.91S pounds of copper last year, at cost of S-S5 cents per pound and earned s1.697. .I35 6f better than $2.30 per share Near ly an of its outstanding bonds have been converted into stock and retired. The company closed the year with a surplus of quick assets amounting to nearly S1.590, GOO. With It's lower production, Utsh's cost undoubtedly is lower than the average of last year. It must be earning at present over g per share on a 12 3-4 cent copper market and 15 cent copper, it would be able to earn approximately $5 per share.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-25

Judge Peter L. Somers of the district court of Nevada is to be congratulated upon the sensible deci- sion recently handed down in a case in which the ownership of mining claims was attacked upon the ground that sufficient work had not been done to properly comply with the assessment act, says the Los Angeles Mining Review, Briefly, the chief points in the case were as follows: A nonresident owned four claims in the GoIdfeid district and sent $409 to certain contractors with the instruc- tfons that $100 worth of work be performed upon each claim The con tractors did a certain amount of work but the claims were subsequently re- located by other parties upon the plea that sufficient work had not been done. With a proportion of common sense. which is so often lacking in judicial decisions. it was ruled that the good faith of the owner must be taken into consideration and that as the greater part of the money went into the ground, the exact measure ments of the excavation could not be taken as the only evidence bearing upon the case
 It must be apparent to all that such a decision is eminently just. Any other ruling would let down the bars 10 conspirators, who might be in Ieague with contractors, receiving such sums as would. at the same time. furnish further cause for temerity on the part of nonresident investors. While it does not remove the neces- sity for extreme caution on the part of. the owners, it does carry assur- ance that the courts of Nevada stand ready where possible to protect the investor against roguery when he has shown his bona fide by endeavoring to comply with the law under which | the property is held.
 Judge Somer's decision is in strik- ing contrast to that of Colorado fed eral judge who recently decided that the laws were not made for the pro lection of fools, and It is also refresh Ing in comparison with the rulings Of |, Judge Willis of the superior court oi Los Angeles county, who recently
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CBy Frank AIey.)

Mining has it's fascinating phases aside from the multitude of ordina-y details and it's mighty results.
 A man can very nearly starve hap pily in pursuit of the golden goddess in the form of minins ventures, espec- ially in the placer field.
 Since the beginning of the metal age. reaching in it's scope from iron 70 gold, evidences of human efforts in the direction of developing. extract ing and reducing ores and endeavor to improve on methods of mechanical science ss applying to the industry, are in prolific evidence the world over.
 The subject Is too broad to admi. of an elaborate attempt in this con tribution. The province of this paper is to bear lightly. but accurately on the history of Antigua work. crumb- ling monuments of which still appear in profusion in our own door yard
 This mighty work was the result of the far-famed fiction, the Fl Dorado which led the early Spanish explorers across mountain and cesert and deer into the unconquerable fastnesses of nature. from Panama to Portland where superstition reigned jointly with Spanish greed. where it was but one step from the crucifix to the dripping blade of the buccaneer, from the sacred taper of the sanctuary to the torch of destrutiSn1 from piety to piracy.
 Fl Dorado. ~EI- Masculine. The Dorado" past tense Of ~DOrar" tc guild. the land guided with gold
 Cortez. Coronado. and score oi others led the way with the sword the Jesuits followed with the crucifix the marvellous daring, the dauntles: courage. the superhuman enduranct Of the first. were entirely surpassed by the patience. the persistence, tho determination and the immortal de
Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-25
COPPER OUTLOOK BEST IN
 MONTHS SAYS JNO. ]. RYAN

the benefits Of his broad policies and able administration.
 T think We are bound to see de- cided improvement in the country s prosperity before the end of the year. There are many industrial and man ufacturing centers in the east and mid die west which are still partially run ming and many men in these places are still out of employment, but things are getting better right along- Things will get better as soon as the tariff bill is passed. whatever the bill may be. and I think. when the year comes to a close. it will be reckoned ore of the country's good years"
Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-25

BUTTE. Mont, April 2f-John D. Ryan. president of the International Smelling and Refining Company, and managing directo rof the Amaigamated Copper Company. has returned 10 Butte and expects to remain in Mon tana some time. He says:
 As to copper. our business IS bet fer that 1t has been at any previous time for months. The price is stiil law, but demand is increasing Pro duction of copper Is very large, but accumulation of stocks is not such as to delay prosperity for the copper industry. as soon as general business of the country improves. I expect that in the latter half of the year we will he getting better prices for copper and will have no delay in selling all that we are producing
 aAs far as our companies here are concerned. and l think the same IS true of most companies, we have less unsola copper on hand today than we had af the close of 1908. All that VIC have sold has not gone into general consumption. but the fact that we have been able 10 sell shows pre11. healthy condition of trade
 T am glad Go find Butte prosper our and everything going along her' in inc normal way. There IS no taih of cultailmeut of productien Of butt' T,ining properties or any interference with operations of any Montana mines and smclters.
 sI expect that we will run aloni .t,ovt as we are doing now, making normal production at as low prices al possible -,oas,,r, of calling on President Taft m Mash fngton. found him a big, .,a oroaa guaced. able man. and l am well satis fIed that this country Is going to Tee
Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-25

voticn e. the Fathers who followed.
 mere handful of men, unarmed except with that indefinable and ir- Ycsistale principle of devotion to a certain object, they impressed their religion on the hearts of a hundred tribes. and grafted their language on millions of strange uncivilized tongues and impressed their precepts to eter- nity on a motley multitude which be- fore their advent, gloried fin barbar- ity and practiced human sacrifice.
 To this day, almost every savage tongue from Patagonia to Oregon speaks plain practical Spanish and the cross looms up everywhere
 A few miles south east of Altata one snltry day last July. while passing time by shooting the omnipresent par aquet, your contributor stumbled onto solitary grave ia a cluster of bushes which he has never been able to name There was no stone. nor cross or mark of any character at the head of the lowiy resting place of this poor native but on the body of every bush within a radius of fifty feet from that grave, a cross was neatly carved in tho bark.
 They have never forgotten the Ian guage, they have never forgotten the faith. h their barbarous hearts with their misty conception of right and wrong, they may murder syou, then cross themselves and consider them selves the beneficiaries of absoiution, but they never forget the cross
 The occupation Of this vast field by the Jesuit fathers and the tremend ous mining oT.srations conducted m der their direction reach back approx 1 imately BOG years.
 Failing to find fabulous treasure easily accessible in available conner cial form and without limit, as CT pected, they descend to the laboricus system. millions of monuments C which are still remaining.
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ABOUT ANTIGUA MINES IN MEXICO

Tn central and lower Mexico, mining was in many instances carried down as much as 400 feet, the poor peon bringing the ore to the surface on the chicken ladder plan in raw hide "apparajos-"
 Their work. as suspended eau be observed by citizens Of Bisbee. Doug las and surrounding communities with a minimum of expense of means and time.
 In the Huachucas, on the Texas. a property bonded to the Mitchell De velopment company and subsequently, reverting to the original locator. Gus Barron. their "Gambusino' work is peculiarly interesting
 There they were working on ore carrying lead. zinc and silver
 In this instance they drilled with steel bars, holes about 10 inches deep by inches in diameter. and as smooth and accurate as the inside of the barrel of shot gun. They then loaded the holes and broke the ground with lime. Hundreds of these holes are still to be seen on this property. some full depth which were never loaded, others partially broken. and others again broken to the bottom with the lime left in sight.
 Their ores were invariably reduced to a high grade matte in primitive 'dobe furnaces heated with charcoal. and the ore was usually ground in an arastra before being treated in the furnace.
 The ore was comparatively low grade, as was the case in other in stances herein mentioned, and it Is absolutely inexriicable. how these peo Dlo could mine it in their way, grind it. reduce 1t to matte. then transport 1t thousands of miles on pack animals, finally shipping 1t to Spain for re fining-
 i The average ores handled by ths (Continued on Page Twelve.l
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LOCAL MINING RESUME FUR WEEK

There has been nothing of great i'm. portance in connection with mine work in the Warren district during the past week. If the reported agree ment for general curtailment in cop per production has been made there is little evidence of it either here or at the big smelters at Douglas It is understood that the Queen produc- ton Of copper for April will be slight ly less than for the month of March when it was, approximately. nine millions pounds; il may not go over S.50O.o00 pounds this month. How ever, such variation is not signifi- cant of any policy regarding produc- ton. The Qneen is now employing seven of the battery of ten blast fur naces and the quality of the ore charge would account for variation in pro- duction of half million pounds. more or less
 The Queen continues to push work on its underground improvement and it will require several economical plans which were agreed upon by the management last year. It is the in tention to begin work within the next few days sinking the Sacramento shaft from the 1900 to the 1400 level. The mines of the Queen are now pro ducing about thirty-five cars of ore daily and sending it to the shelter work on the machine drills employed by the Queen have all been repaired at local shops at each shaft. This system has been abandoned and now all this repair work is done in the big machine shop near the Sacramento shaft.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-25
coPPER NEAR sYLvANITe

Charles Gerdes is in town after sey- erai months spent in assessment work on his ground west of the Sylvanite gold zone. This property and that ad- joining is one of the most remarkable found in several years. Although the ore is a low grade sulphide copper it lies near the surface and seems a bodp as extensive as the worlds most celebrated ore bodies of like nature. The ore occurs in a lime belt and is found everywhere beneath the surface at a depth varying from 50 10 70. feet. In one shoot, sunk years ago by miners searching for gold. the sulphide was penetrated depth Of 45 feet. the ore forming q dump of sulphide in which net single piece of waste occurs The above men tioned sulphide belt is a tremendous showing as far as it mas been dis closed by half dozen shafts.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-25
NEVADA MINING DECISION
 FAR REACHING IN IS EFFECT

turned loose two of the worst fakirs in the history by opening to them the backdoor of trivial technicality. What the mining business needs is a series Of such decisions, along the line or. common sense. We should then hear less of the fool who is barred from the law in Colorado and we should be nauseated less by the fakir who now stalks unmolested through the streets of this city to prey upon whom he may devour.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-25
LOGAN 6 BRYAN

(Special Wire to L. J. Overlock)
 NEW YORK. April 24.-Stocks open. ed higher and gained strength stead fly as the session progressed. News of the last few days has but little bearing on market conditions. There seems to be good support on all the breaks and offerings are readily ab- sorbed. Think the market will do bet ter but would wait for fair setback.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-25
HUMBOLDT sMELTER.

To the Arizona Republican in Phoe- nix, Mr. Murphy said that before leav- ing Prescott he met Consulting engin- ger Dwight of New York, who had come to inspect the Humboldt shelter. with Q view to it's overhauling and early rehabilitation. In the opinion of Mir. Murphy. the shelter will be in operation within sixty days, when mining throughout the north will be given a stimulus which has for some time been lacking.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-25
PARKER COUNTRY

Director F. H. Newell. of the re- clamation department of the govern ment left Phoenix yesterday to pay a visit to the Parker Country, along the line of the A. & c. railroad, for the purpose Of looking into the irri- gation possibilities of that section, of the territory He was accompanied by Frank Murphy. of the Santa Fe railroad.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-25
VISITING IN couRTLAND

Mrs. Mary McKenna, accompanied by her daughter, Miss Loretto, left yesterday morning for Courtland, where they will make two weeks visit to Mrs. McKenna's daughter. Mrs. Cornelius Lynch.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-25
THREE KILLED WHEN
 TRAIN HITS DITCH

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, April 24.- A washout sent 8 Grand Trunk freight train from Grand Haven. eastbound into the ditch one miles west of this city early today. Three men were killed and one fatally injured. All were residents of Durand. Mich.
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THE FL TIeRE MINE.

Friday Of last week was the ad- journed date for the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Lucky Tiger Combination company at Dousas. W H. Brophy and other local stockhold- CTS were present in Douglas for the meeting. but owning to the non-ar rival of the principal stockholders. who reside in Kansas City the annual meeting was again adjourned until May :. when 1t will be held. The Fl Tigre mine is rated as one of the richest gold properties in the Repub- lie of Mexico and for a year there have been frequent rumors of pending negotiations for it's purchase. English capitalists had an option on the prop- erty for a stated price of 6,500,e00 last year. bat when the time came for pay ments they threw up tho option. Had this sale been consummated the stock holders would have received about S10G per share for their holdings.
 Since this option was voided other rumors have beea current of probable
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eIssEE eILn POSSIBILITIES.

News Of the recent gold discovery near the Easter Sunday brings to mind the rich gold specimens of rare value that characterized the deyel. orment of the above named mine a few years ago. Gold Bulch. an al. most forgotten name by which the basin east of Warren was grown years age, always yields gold after a rain
 Mexicans used to gaina sporadic in. come from its creeks and many thou- sands of dollars have been expended il attempts 10 locate the ledges from which it was supposed the placer gold came. In time a theory was evolved to the effect that the entire water shed east of the gulch was i'm pregnatsd with geld but that it was disseminated sc thoroughly through the ground that 10 particular spot was rich enough to yield profitable re turns. Nevertheless there is no ex- catherdra law in gold mining. and is Is within the realm of possibility that an auriferous ledge or lodges may some day be disclosed in that vicinity.