El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-21
MINING NEWS
DEVELOP MENT At
MIAMI IS ACTIVE
ManitOu Company to Re
sumo; Inspiration Pre-
pares to Start Mill

Miami, Ariz, Oct 21-The Manitou
Copper company, which bought the
Five Points property seven miles south
west of here, is going to resume devel-
opment work on November on large
scale.
Bunk and mess houses will be built,
a carpenter and blacksmith shop erect
ed and new roads constructed.
The sinking Of the shaft viii be con-
tinued 100 feet with crOsscuts. 1t is
now down $50 feet.
The ore so far opened up assays so
percent and better in copper and lib
eral amount in gold and silver.
j. p. Moyle will be superintendent.
Missouri capitalists are backing the en-
terprise.
Preparing to start Mill.
The Inspiration Copper company is
pushing preparations to start the 100
ton experimental mill to try out the
new flow sheet proposed by engineer
Gallon
This flow sheet is practically a copy
Of the Utah copper practice, but is an
Improvement in the rOughings which
increases the revenues from pOrphyry
cOppers.
The plans for the new 5000 ton mill
are being pushed as rapidly as possible.
The location probably viii be on the
old COrdova property which was re-
Gently bought by the company.
The ore now blocked out by the COM
pany is approximately $4,000, 600 tons,
which viii average about two percent
copper. The company has options on
several properties which expire about
the first Of the month.
Churn DrfIIa Moved.
The Live oaks Copper company has
moved all four churn drills to the
southwestern end Of the property, adj
Joining the Barney group After these
holes are drilled 1t viii probably END
the drilling, as the property viii then
D.
lmately l2,00O,O00 tons of GRE which
VIII average Z.25 percent copper nave
been exploited, and when the dr1Ilng
ceases approximately 100000 tons OF
up. While this alone is large enough TO |
make a good sized Independent mining
enterprise, it is considered almost GER [
tain that the Live Oaks and Inspiration
viii consolidate in the near future
The Sleeping Beauty Copper company I
is pushing development work. super /
intendent RObt. Palmer reports the |
tunnel In $50 feet, also ledge in the I
crosscut % feet wide. and which as
says $50 ounces Of silver, "A IN gold [
and six percent copper He viii drive ]
the tunnel 100 feet further.
Summit Lays OFF Men.
The Summit Development company /
has laid off ali its men. This was not /
a surprise to those who were informed /
as the owners. Henderson and Gibson, [
claimed that the property was not be-
ing worked according TO the bond ana l
lease. 1t is understood that Mr. Glib /
son is in Boston arranging TO organize I
a company and resume operations on the I
VIII ReorganiEe.
The Arizona Commercial company re- (
committee announces that I
a majority of the bonds and $1,000 !
shares Of stock have been deposited I
with the American Trust company OF I
Boston, Mass. A new company will be /
formed with 100000 shares of nonas- ]
sessable stock, par value IS; 100000 I
shares ere to be exchanged for $1,000, I
600 bonds The stockholders are to re-
ceive 10000 shares, the shares in the !
old company TO be exchanged for the l
new on the payment Of So a share This /
amount has been underWritten by BOs- J
ton and New York brokers.
The Southwestern Miami Development
is continuing drilling with its I
"a Star churn drill on hole No. !. The =
hole is now down 100 feet and il IS
expected that ore viii be encountered Z
at not more than 1900 feet.
The Ray Central Copper company has I
decided TO take steps toward the build I
ing Of a 1900 ton mill and the perma- 4
neut equipment Of the properties in or I
der to bring them to a producing stage /
az an early date.