El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-17

and dust chamber for the converter
plant Plans are being prepared for
the enlargement OF the present con-
centratOr whereby the capacity will be
increased 80 percent, and the classifi-
cation and metallurKy improved.
The payroll has been considerably
increased during the past three months
until at the present time the number
OF men working, including lessees, is
approximately 1900 While the pro-
duction shows a considerable increase
over the February production. the ton
mage mined was more than correspond
lngly increased, due TO the fact that
with the higher price Of copper obtain
ing it is possible TO prOfitably mine
ore OF lower grade than formerly The
cOncreting of the kingdom shaft at the
United Globe mine is progressing sat
isfactorialy- The work has been com
pleted for a distance OF sos feet be-
low the collar and the third section
has been started at a depth OF 525 feet
and is well under way.
Superior and Boston Work.
At the Superior and Boston mine on
copper Hin, development work on tnl
l2UU-fOOt level continues. The cross
cut being driven southeast through
the dlasase formation in the foot-wau
Great eastern vein IS now l. lSU feet
from the shaIt. The west drift on rEis
vein has been advanced to a distance
OF go feet from the north crosscut
and the east drlIC is in about 100 feet.
IN this DRIFT, at a distance Of $50
feet from the crossCut a cross vein
called the iron vein, was encountered
and drifting has been started on this
north and south Preparations are be-
ing made to resume shipments Of ore
from the fifth level
Progress At Southwestern Miami
At the Southwestern Miami, adJOin-
ing the Live oak mine on the south
west. churn drill hole NO. is 1865
feet ana still IN cnalcolite- bearing
schist as Is also mole No. o. when
is $40 feet deep. Hole No l passed
through 1t5 Ieet OF similar lorna
ton without reaching bottom. Hole
No. ?. has thus Tar disclosed Z2O feet
OF it ana hole No. 3, IS feet How much
Of il is Of nign enough grade TO De
called ore is not MADE public. but IL
is known that some Of the samples
from hole No. aSsayed nearly two
and one half percent copper. Hole.
No 4 has Just been started and is 80
feet deep IN the cOnglOmerate fOrmd-
ton that overlles the schlst at that
point. hole No. ., which is the Joint
mole being drilled on the Barney group
a rev feet from the southwestern Nj
ami line IS 40 feet deep IN the con-
glOmerate formation Hole No. Will
be started in a few DAYS, making a
total Of four drills working, not count
ing the one on the Barney group.
Southwestern Miami now ranks as the
most important prospect in the Miami
district.
Churn drill hole NO. on the Barney
group Is $50 feet deep ana is apparent
~ getting out Of the cOnglomerate in
10 Inc scnisI formation but the ground
Is still badly broken and drllung pro-
ceeds with great Difficulty. The sludge
from this mole is now heavily iron
stained Hole No. s. belnB drilled joint
" by Barney, southwestern Miami and
Live Oak and designated by South
western Miami as us hole NO. 8, has
just been started and is now 40 feet
ueep-
Managing director L. D, Mcclure and
manager h. L. Dunn, Of the South Live
oak development Co. are superlnJend-
ing the work preparatory TO exploring,
by churndrllling, the Scnultze group OF
10 claims southwest Of and adjoining
the Southwestern Miami. About 10
/ men are employed in building a camp,
constructing roads to drill-nOle loca-
tiOns, putting in pipe lines, hauling
supplies, etc. Five carloads OF ma
/ chlnery, tools. and supplies are on the
road and 1t is expected tnat drilling
viii begin about May ]. 1t is pro-
posed 10 drill the first hole near the
south end of the property In the
! granite-porphy formation which is
thought to be underlain with schlsJ.
The first payment. Of Sl2,5OO viii be
made on the property TO the Schultze
brothers on April 10. The company is
capitalized at 10000 snaTes par $40 OF
which 10000 shares. full paid, were
given to the option holders, 10000 re-
main in the treasury, and $4,000 were
] issued at 50, affordlng $4,000 with
] which TO make the tlrst payment on
| the property and conduct churn-drill-
/ ing operations during the coming
year.
Miner Buried Alive; Rescued.
AT the Five Points mine Of the Man
I itou Copper Co eight miles west OF
! Miami the Cracker Jim shaft caved
! in, burying, under % rect OF rock and
! timbers. henry Peryam. d miner. who
! was rescued alive and unhurt after
/ four days and nights Of untiring effort.
1 The shaft was $50 feet deep and all
/ in heavy ground The caving started
/ near the bottom and worked upward
! bringing down two sets Of timbers.
/ When the caving started Peryam took
! refuge in a shot crosscut near the bot
! tom OF the shaft and thus escaped
] death. Miners from the Old Dominica
/ and Gibson mines assisted IN the work
] Of rescue which was most dangeTOus
and difficult on account Of The con-