El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-23
MINING NEWS
DAVIS SELLS TO
INSPIRATION co.
Ell PasOan Closes Deal III
Miami Mining District;
Merger Still Pending

Miami. Ariz.. Dec. 23.-John II. Davis,
Charles Davis and John skies nave re-
turned to their home in FL Paso. MI
Davis has sold his property lying SCUM
of Skies to the Inspiration Copper
company for $4,000 and received the
final payment on December To- he let
the contract to move his four dwelling
houses to DaViSTille, which IS located
between Skies avenue and sullivan
street to contractor Armstrong he
will keep his water plant in operation
indefinitely.
spiration. Miami and New Keystone are
busy estimating the merger OF IheSe
great porphyry properties.
Regardless Of the consummatlon OF
the merger. it is believed that the IN
spiration will go ahead with its mllt
and instead Of one Of 5000 tons VIII
build one Of 5000 tons. The CorooVa
site, recently purchased by them, IS an
ideal one, as it leaves ample room TOT
the tailings for years to come.
Tt is understood that the property
of the Southwestern Miami Develop
ment company, consisting OF zoo acres,
located south OF the Live oaks. viii be
included in the merger of the Live
Oaks, New Keystone, Inspiration and
Miami properties.
Completes Assessment.
c. y. Greer, who had the contract
for the assessment work on the Orphan
group of 10 claims, situated southeast
OF the Keystone. has completed the
A
be put to work after the first Of the
year and development work viii be
pushed on a large scale
Equipment for Inspiration.
Every freight train brings additional
supplies for the Inspiration Copper
company. Among the recent arrivals
are two car loads 0f pipe and one OF
nails. Consulting metallurgist !. NJ.
Gallon is supervising the test Of his
method at the cOmpany's 150 ton test
mill 1t is said that the company has
let contract f. the erection of a
l9rge cement warehouse on the John
H. Davis property fCr which il made
the final payment on December IS.
Ten Men at WOrlz.
The ManitOu Copper company which
recently acquired control OF the Five
Points Copper cOmDauy'S property.
which is located u miles south Of here,
has 10 men doing development work
and has purchased a new gasoline hoist
and other machinery.
The main tunnel on the Sleeping
Beauty Copper cOmpany's proDerty. sit
Uated miles worth west Of CLONE ,-,T
consisting Of 20 claims. is now in 2OT
feet and the men are engaged in cross
silver
The Castle Dome property. N miles
southwest of here. is being steadily de-
Eeloped- Superintendent Oscar Scott
mas purchased five stomp mill and
gasoline engine E-hieh he VIII install or
the prOper ty. Nh..u this is done he
plans to treat 20 tons of ore a day
The New state Copper Mining e
Smelurg company. which owns 30
claims in the Pinto district. 10 miles
southwest 81 here, is driving jim a tun-
mel ~ the Republic CHIN. opposite the
castle Dome.
Shulze brothers have Completed the
assessment work on their is claims
situated three miles south Of Miami
ana adjoining the Southwestern and
M property on the Augustus claim
70 and August ShuIze viii continue
development work indefinitely.
The Douglas Copper company lo-
Gated IN the Ray district and owning
= claims adjoining the RAY Console
dated, has completed assessment work
ana is pushing development work
frank Carper has been appOirtel Su-
perintendent and has a force of men At
work..