El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-12
NOW SHIPPING TO
Ell PASO SHELTER
Warrior Development Co.
Changes From Old Do
minion to the Local
Smelter.

Globe. Ariz, Jan 1.-THE Warrior
Development company is now shipping
its ore to the smelter at Ell Paso, in
stead of the Old Dominion at Globe as
heretofore The daily shipments amount
To about 100 tons. but 1t is the inten-
ton of the management to increase
this by about % percent in the near
future. The ore being shipped is the
usual high grade chrysocolla that aver
ages ten percent copper. The ore body
il block 40, that was opened up some
time ago. and in which development
work has been carried on lately, shows
d considerable body of commercial ore
of the same high grade chrysocoila for
which this mine has become noted
General manager NJ z. Mccarthy is IN
charge OF the work at the property and
has about Is men employed.
Tunnel Down 10 $50 Feet.
The California tunnel on the proper
" of the Copper Reef Consolidated
Mining company, is now in $50 feet.
From indications it Is expected that
With the driving Of the tunnel 25 feet
further that the California ledge will
Re cut. In the inclined shaft on the
North Star claim, depth of 425 feet
las been reached, the last 25 feet of
sinking was IL the hanging wall
Putting CO -,entratOr in shape.
The concentration of the Miami Cop
per company is rapidly being put in
shape, and to the casual observer there
seems to be no question but that ev-
erything will be in readiness for the
beginning of operations about Februa-
~ 1. The road up to the mouth of the
tunnel, through which the concentrates
viii be hauled, is in readiness and the
tramway from the railroad in Miami
should be in shape inside of the next
two weeks.
The Inspiration Copper company con-
tlnues its program of exploration work
both with it's churn drills and in the
Underground workings. This company
is probably getting better results than
any other company that is operating in
he Miami district, since practically all
the work with the churn drills and the
development under ground is continu-
ally opening up new ore bodies and
adding materially TO the valuation. of
the property. In all the holes recently
drilled the average grade of ore found
has been much higher than when drill
ing was first started.
To Degin Shipping.
The Summit Copper company, which
/ urchased the Gibson property, eight
miles west of town of Miami, with the
intention of working it as a low grade
are in position to ship ore
averag ing 80 percent copper Inside of
the next six weeks shipping will be
started. At the present rate of extrac-
ton an average daily shipment of
about ten tons can be made.
In the underground workings "a sta
ton is being cut on the 200 foot level
ind when 1t is completed drift will
ee driven to the east and raise cut
10 connect with the old workings
The most significant development on
he property of the Live Oak Develop
nent company in the last few days was
he finding of ore in churn drill hole
No. SO, at 705 feet, and it's continuation
TO aedpth of 905 feet, where the drill
{ at the present time. This drill hole
s the deepest that has yet been sunk in
he Miami district. One of the encour-
ging features of the finding of ore in
this drill hole is that when the ore
BODY was first penetrated assays show
ID it to be run 215 percent copper.
While samples taken and assayed from
he 900 foot mark showed that with
says running percent copper.
Apache Starts Work.
The Apache Copper company has
started work on its property located
about six miles northeast of the Old
dominion mine at the foot of the ;
Apache mountains. Considerable work
vas done on these claims few years
go and a number of shipments of ore
hat averaged as high as 10 percent
Upper were made to the Old Dominion !
.melter. A resumption of work on
hese claims may result IN a new pro-
for he Glnha