Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-11

water cn the 1500-foot level will doubt less increase very rapidly when we begin active development work there. We are now handling larger volumes of water than ever before and con sequently are draining our ground very much more rapidly. While we are pumping our water from a great CT depth, we are able with the more economical pumps to do it at a much lower cost.
 Al of our former ideas as to the character of ground. status Of the water problem and the means of han ding it seems to have been justified during the past year and we hope 10 see the Junction entirely dry on the 1400-foot level and very much re duced volume of water on the l5Oo- foot level from what we are now pumping from both these levels py the end of the year 1909. In spite of the large amount of water which we have pumped during the year We nave had no break downs resulting Tn any serious interruptions of mining op- erations. but of course have n sev- eral cases been compelled to slow up on cur work until the quantity or flow drained down.
 
 considerable development on the 130O-foot level and nave made start on both the l4OO- and 15O0-foct levels. The de- yelopment of ore has been up to our highest expectations and has justi- fled all of our prophecies of last year. We have opened up ore bodies along the west siGS of the Del Norte claim
 a diCfnnHa over TOO feet and on the 1300foot level on the east side of the claim we have opened approximately 250 feet in length of high grade oxide ore in one ore body alone, and there is every indication that this ore will stope across the claim ieiween the 1900 and 1200-fot levels.
 "The satisfactory results from this development have a most vital bear icg on the future of Superior & Pitts i burg and prove the continuity of the ere along the same trend as has been | developed through aE the big mines of the Copper Queen and Calumet x Arizona with no apparent diminution of either size or richness in the ore bodies. We call particular atten- | ton to the trend of this development | in our report of last year and as all of | the ground lying in the direction or i this general development is owned by | the Superior 6 Pittsburg with the ex- | cepton of one claim. and as ore on ! this claim has already been found to | exist, it Is not hard to draw deduc- | tions as to the great possibilities or ! this property. This Is the ground ! winch will be developed by the drift 1 being driven southwest from our June l ton shaft. referred to under report l above of that shaft.
 Towards the north end of the Del l Norte claim we have developed sul- i phide ore on the HOO and 1300-foot levels and have also during the year developed in that portion Of the claim, | further east, some very rich oxide ore, on the 11e0-fot level, which indicates
 well and has the appearance of being
 another ore body
 At cananea.
 Cananea was visited during the past week by President Thomas Cole, president of the Greene Cananea and
 of the Cole-Ryan interests. Mir. Cole
 found many important improvements in the camp since his last visit. Six furnaces are now in blast at Cananea
 and the output makes a remarkably i, good showing, both in quantity and in ] the cost of production. The cost oi : copper prduction at Cananea has beer | lowered by Dr. l.. D. Ricketts to 10 1-9 , cents. the extreme minimum in the , history of the camp. The mines oi [ the Greene-Cananea are yelling ar ! abundance of ore and the develop ment continues to give assurance oi l an extended longevity of the district , There is some work, other than that , of the Greene-CaDanea, going on iI ! ] the district. but it is not extensive "A sixteen hundred foot tunnel is be ? ing cut by the Copper Queen on its
 Sierra de Cobre property. this wori f being done under contract. Besides i this the Copper Queen is doing de , velopment work on the West Can , anea. on which this company holds g , purchasing bond. This development work includes diamond drill explora tions as well as surface work. s About Nscozari.
 In the vicinity of Nacozari therC are evidences of renewed activity II | the mining district. J. c. Alexandel
 continues work on his lease on the 2 San Pedro and besides he is pushing forward his big tunnel on the Naco
 zari Consolidated property which ad ; joins the Pilares. The Harris Copper , company is continuing its develop , ment of the Caradad property and tht ' Fl Van Copper company is gettins
 good results from the work on th'
 property which lies between the Car
 adad and the Pilares. On this prop
 erty a contract for one thousand fee
 of work was let and about half ha!
 been completed. An advance of twC , or three cents a pound in eoppel would bring many promising coppel properties in the Nacozari distric , under development.
 i, The Heffern Mine.
 The HefferR Mining company il the Swisshelms mountains north O Douglas is gradually increasing thu
 scope of the development of the lief
 fern property Mir Heffern was il
 Douglas this week and stated tha
 favorable indications were becoming
 more apparent as work proceeds considerable ore has already been en
 countered and he is confident that h. will see the Heffern a producer dur
 ing the next year. The hoist ana
 other machinery equipment added
 during the present year is doing it'
 work well.
 Paradise District.
 There is nothing of importance tC | 4rfr