Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-29
Arizona Commercial

ArlZOnd
 The property of the Arizona Conner eial Copper company is the scene of mueh activity at the present time. \ large force of men is busy finishing inc installing of the new plant, includ- ing q large shelter, power house, ma chine shop, converter equipment and other lesser accessories to a first class mining and smelting plant. The ex eellent and complete equipment which the company is putting into its ncN smelter is already the object of much aattering comment in Globe mining circles and the day in late September when the big shelter is blown in will hs memorable one in the industrial annals of the city and it's surrounding mining district.
 Assistant Manager John E. Pember- tbv of the Arizona Commercial Cop per company, who is in immediate charge of activities at the big plant, says that generally speaking, the mne is now in excellent condition.
 A strong force of men is now at work on the sixth level preparing to do ex- tensive stoping work all along the drift. The preparatory work is now almost done and in few days the miners will begin breaking down the ore and taking it from the mine to have it in readiness for the new smclt- CT when it blows in. The drift on the sixth level between the Eureka ana Black Hawk shafts is about $50 feet long and stoping will be done for the entire distance. This drift follows a vein that yields good grade of com mereial ore and much of it runs as high as 10 per cent in copper. The com pany, in order to be in readiness for the blowing in of its shelter, is ob- taining large stock of ore, lime and Aux and storing 1t away in- bins.
 In about month, a new Prescott pump with capacity of 1000 gallons will be installed on the seventh level, and then the work of opening up this level for ore extraction will be rushed.
 The building of dozen new cot tages new hospital, several bunk houses and a boarding house will be begun on the Arizona Commercial land within few days. A new house of the bungalow type has just been finished and will be occupied by Assistant Man ager John F. Pemberthy. All the resi- dential buildings of the company will be built along much more substantial lines than is usual in the making of mining camps, and when done should form very attractive little colony on the hillside above the plant.
 The Smelting Plant
 The facts given below, while of q rather technical nature, will clearly show the makeup and size of the Ari- zona Commercial plant now under con strueton.
 The shelter ore bins will be made of structural steel and will have an mi nal capacity of 2,000 tons. These bins will be used for the storage of ore, lux and limestone, all of which will, of course, be needed in forming the combinations of material for good Nmelting compound
 The coke storage bins will aceOmmo- date approximately 200 tons of coke.
 The blast furnace is designed for q capacity oF 1000 tons daily, Its length thirty feet. A present, this furnace Wul be built only onc-hah of it's full s'2e' Its capacity thus will be 800 tons 10 begin with.
 The dust chamber is of structural Neel with concrete foundations. The upper part will be of brickwork. The eaamber will he 32 feet wide by 54 '0et long and 2S feet high.
 The shelter smokestack, which is 'ow 'n position, is l25 feet high and eght feet in diameter. When the con. 'eT'er plant is installed and the fur mace enlarged, this stack will be used TOY carrying of tho converter gases. new stack will then be built l75 '~' nigh and 12 feet in diameter, to e'commodate the enlarged capacity of tho plant.
 me o'l tank for supplying fuel to uo boilers, will be located on the op- pO',,e slde of the hill from the plant o .nal 'n ease of fire, the oil can be @a,ned , away from the buildings. The
 S IS Of steel and will have capa- vty of l5O,OOO gallons.
 "a 'Se machine shop is 32 feet wide by
 rect long and provision has been
 e TOT future extension of this