Arizona republican., 1911-03-27


 of silver.
 Electric Shelter.
 Representatives of New York daily and technical papers recently wit messed a test of the Reid electric shelter at the company's plant at Newark, N. J. The inventor, J. H. Reid. was in charge of the experi- ment and explained to those present how the process worked. He claims tbat by the use of this process all by-products can be saved, and that great economies can be introduced in the operation of a smelter of this kind. By this new process many mines which today cannot ship ore at all on account of smelter pen altes for refractories and deleterants can be made to pay. If this new in vention proves to be all that is claimed for it, a revolution in mining is close at hand.
 Little Daisy Strike.
 Confirmation of the reported big strike made last Sunday night in the Little Daisy mine at Jerome, was ob- tained from l.. F. Whicher, president of the United verde Extension Mining company. who arrived direct from the works, and without question. he states, it is the most important determination that has ever been made in the his tory of the proposition, says the Pres colt Journal Miner. Mir Whicher in freely expressing himself. says that d 5-foot body of copper glance ore was cut on the 7O0-foot level, in the east drift. and sample assays gave results that reached to practically 50 per cent in copper. with nominal values in gold and silver This body of ore was astounding to him and his associates from it's mineralogical character. and occurring at a time while several of the officers and stockholders were en route from the east to make their an nual examination of the property, is a peculiarly pleasing occurrence. By way of a coincidence. he says that on March IF. 1910. he received advices of the dis covery of the first big ore bodies in the Daisy, while in the east. and Is now firmly cemented to the belief that March is a fateful month in the life of the enterprise The discovery has also created considerable discussion in Jerome mining circles, and repetition of sentiment was prevailing when the initial discovery was made over one year ago.
 He also states that the good show ing on the 7O0-foOt level is not the only favorable one. mentioning specifically what has been developed on the SOO- foot level in a winZe sunk seventy feet. where a good grade of pyritic ores is established In fact, the general out look was never so encouraging or at tended with such attractive conditions as are in evidence at all points. Speaking of the purpose of the com pany to begin shipping ore. he says that the shelter of the Clara Consoli- dated at swansea is to blow in on April 18th. and coincident with that event his company is ready to ship twenty five tons of ore daily and to maintain that volume for treatment
 Mother Lode.
 Predicting d great future for the Ash Canyon district, thirty-five miles southwest of Bisbee. Oliver Zane and Jimmie Nichols returned to Bisbee. after spending several days in that vicinity. says the Review. Already. MT. Zane states, the mother lode of the placer deposits. which first caused the excitement, has been discovered. This ledge. in which he is interested. pans s1OO and more to the ton, across its | face, he states.
 There are several placer claims of undoubted worth in the new district. Mir. Zane believes These have plenty of water for washing the sand and re- covery of the precious contents. The majority of locations will have to be | worked by dry process, however. and | in the present view of the situation. ! their value is purely problematical Whether values recovered would repay | the outlay and labor of dry washing still remains to be discovered. Zane believes that the new district is one that will be heard from in no modest manner and predicts an un- precedented rush into the district dur | ing tAe late spring and early summer | However, he states, practically the whole district is now located. | Gusher.
 That the Rockville Oil Company's well | in Davidson's canyon will develop into a gusher and will shoot" at the SOO- foot depth, is the opinion of William Reid. president of the company, gained
 from the company's drillers, says the
 Tucson Citizen. The drillers came in to
 get 1.20O feet of pipe to pipe the wa ter away from the well.
 The well is now 400 feet deep and 1.-the drillers expect to encounter oil be- fore they have sunk the we'll more than 100 feet further They state that the i water which the bailers bring up con- tinues to show good oil indications.