Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-07
GLOBE DISTRICT. F0R WEEK Business For Month of April
 Was Quite Satisfactory All Around
 The Old Dominion 0utpu Is Placed at Three Million Pounds
(Globe Silver Belt)


 lent results of development, togeth- CT with the better inquiry for Globe mining property, had a stimulating effect upon business of all kinds. No change of consequence has taken place in the operations of the Old Dominion. The production of copper for the month was about 5000 900 pounds, and development was On the same comprehensive scale as in pre- vious months. most important being the driving of the west drift on the fourteenth level which has advanced well beyond block 1. and has opened some excellent sulphide ore. and the east drifts on the tenth and twei levels. which are nearing the old Hoosier mine, and have opened ground rich in copper. The Inspira- ton. Gibson. Cactus, Live Oak. Globe Consolidated, Superior and Boston and Arizona Commercial made i'm portant ore developments. which ma. terially improved their already good prospects. The camp has been full of mining men for several weeks and two or three big deals are pend. ing.
 Another Strike in Gibson Mine.
 The deal for financing the Gibson Copper company is still pending, awaiting the working nut of a few important cetails. Meanwhile. the mine is steadily improving. Another discovery of ore. and tfc nrst On the s00-foot level, was mace few dcys ago in the south drift. 220 feet from the shaft. The drift had GU. two feet of tale in which is embedded large nodules of chalcopyrite. going about 25 per cent in copper It is probable that the drift after cutting through the tale will cut a stratum of solid ore. The drift on the 60O-foot level will have to be driven about 300 feet below the 400 level and is still 22O feet to reach the locality where they are expected to encounter the ore shoot that has been opened to con siderable depth by 8 winze from the 400-foot level. The high grade chal- copyrite struck six weeks ago on the footwall of the vein, in a drift from the crosscut on the 400-foot level. is holding out well. This ore has been drifted on forty-five feet and has maintained an average width Of two feet and value in copper of from A per cent to 90 per cent Along the side of this high grade ore is body of per cent to g per cent ore, vary ing from three to four feet in thick ness. These developments are high ly important and encourage the ex. pectation that the Gibson mine will soon repeat its former record as a producer of high grade sulphide ore.
 Construction at Miami
 The Miami Copper company is busy grading for mill. power house and ore bins. constructing roads and erecting additional buildings. Also the big shaft is being sunk rapidly and is now about 400 feet deep. We understand there has been some changes made in the plans for the companys reduction works The first unit of the concentrator will be I500 tons capacity instead of 200O as at first contemplated. Although the com pany has considerable water in it's Red Springs shaft. and has purchased water rights in Miami valley. never 'theless. as further precaution it has obtained an option on the surplus water from the Old Dominion mine, and 1t has been suggested that the Miami company may decide to divide it's reduction works. placing one con centrator unit on Pinal creek. north of Globe.
 The Cactus is making good head way in the development of the Ari- zona National property. The shaft, which is down over 425 feet, has gone through the ore, some of which is high grade and apparently of great size. The grading has been finished and all is in readiness to start sink ing on the Pinto Copper property, al so controlled by the Cactus Develop ment company. shaft will be sunk on the Pinto 500 feet
 cordova Copper Company.
 Within a few days it is expected that sinking will be started at both the Gem and Eureka. The Gem shaft. now 1900 feet deep: will be sunk 400 feet to the 1600-foot level. On the 1900 level over 1900 feet of drifting has been done, all in commercial ore. good deal of which is a very de- sirable quality of sulphide The shaft on the Eureka will be sunk within 250 feet of the Miami company's south side line. The Eureka Is one of the best located properties in the Miami section. with a good surface oboW anu ittoiu VI pioNuttioaA approaching s400. .0e0: and confidence Is felt that sulphides will be struck in the Eureka at depth between 200 and 300 feet.
 Arizona Commercial.
 Several carloads of structural steel for the Arizona Commercial smelter and power house arrived within the past few days: construction work will now advance rapidly and August 15 will undoubtedly see the shelter completed and in operation. General Manager J. W. Bennie will soon come to Globe to personally supervise the erection of the plant and mine devel- opment. relieving Superintendent Pemberiy of part of the burden. The work of unwatering the Eureka shaft below the 600-foot level was begun Saturday with good success. A miilion-gallon pump for the 700 foot station has been shipped from the east and should arrive here with in the next three weeks. Whh this ol 41 fto .ffn. the