Arizona republican., 1911-03-17

twelfth level of the United Globe for
furnishing ventilation on the four
teenth level until connection can be
made with the Kingdom shaft. This
shaft is being sunk on the Lady
Eagin claim, in the southeastern por-
ton of the property. and is now near
ly 40 feet deep
The Old Dominion now is pumping
about 3.5e0,oeO gallons daily. The
hoist installed last August at shaft
has proven satisfactory in every re-
spect.
An electric hoist soon will be in
place at the Kingdom shaft When
finished il will be the third electric
hosting engine to be installed by
this company. which is now operating
the Cray and Buckeye shafts by cleo
trio power. The electric power fur
nished by the low pressure turbine
installed last July has resulted in
large conservation of power.
General Manager Dowell will not
give an estimate of the actual saving
until he is certain that his figures
will be accurate The turbine is driv-
en- by the exhaust steam from three
compressors furnishing mine power
and ventilation. three blowers that
supply the furnaces and two that fur
nish the blast for the converters.
The work of constructing piers and
grading for the Old Dominion spur
that will connect the reduction plant
Of the company with the Arizona
Eastern railroad by direct line is
employing a large force of men, but
it is not yet near completion.
important Sale.
Negotiations have been completed
for the taking over OF the Comaro
group OF copper and gold mines. in the
French Gulch country. near Placeritas.
Captain J. W. Lind and George Cooper
transferring their interests to investors
of Lehigh, Oklahoma. The purchasing
syndicate was represented by Judge
Wicks of that city, and the formal
transfer took place at the camp, says
the Prescott Journal Miner.
Captain Lind returned to Los Angeles
where he is permanently located. In a
few days arrangements arc TO be per-
fected for the beginning OF work. and
tho plan is TO establish a permanent
camp and to develop extensively. The
ComarO mines show considerable depth
at different points, and since the Mines
Development company entered that
field, interest has been revived in the
district. warranting the immediate
closing of the above deal Captain Lind
states that he contemplates returning
to this section soon, and will look over
other interests he is identified with
He was the original locator of the CO.
marc mines, over a quarter of century
ago. and performed the only develop
ment on the ground, with muscle az his
only capital.
Ray Consolidated Concentrstor.
Limbering up the machinery OF the
big concentrating plant at Hayden has
begun, says the Ray Copper Camp.
Fires were built Tuesday and the
wheels of the plant turned for the first
time Thursday.
The power line to the mines at Ray
has been completed and by Saturday it
expected that connection will be com
pleted so that the power plant can OPP
crate not only the concentrating plant.
but the machinery of the mines at Ray.
a distance of twenty miles. as well.
The turning on of power does not
mean that actual work is being done. |
1t is merely for the purpose of timber |
ing up and testing out the machinery. |
The Goth OF this month is set for the |
beginning of actual work on that day !
General Manager ID. c. Jackling is to |
be back and he will witness the actual |
starting up Of the treatment IF ore.
An average of fourteen cars OF ore |
a day ia now being hauled from the
mines to the mill and there will be
an ample quantity of ore in the bins |
to start on.
2ismuth Ores.
As far back as the fifteenth century |
is found the name of bismuth. which |
was received from Basilino Valentine
and was described in the sixteenth cen
fury by Agricola. one of the peculiar |
qualities of bismuth is its diamagnetic |
property. that is. it is repealed by the /
poles of a strong magnet. A bar of |
bismuth balanced between the two
poles and not diasonally. as other met
ais. Bismuth is usually found in quartz
and also in streaks of granite. gneiss,
mica schist. in cobalt and silver lodes
II is one OF the poorest metallic heat
found. 1t appears rarely as
oxide Bismuthenite was found COM
bined with chalcocite in the Daniel
mine in Wittichen in the Black Forest.
md was given the name OF Wittiche-
mite
Bismuth Is used in medicine and for
purposes. II is extracted by
with iron and Stag. or else is
roasted first. yielding Stag which may
contain some uranium, together with
itharge. After leaving the refining
furnace il is treated with diluted hydro
,hloric acid. and a precipitate of bis
nuth oxy- chloride is obtained. which
s smelted in iron crucibles with a