Bisbee daily review., 1912-12-01
BRIGGS SHIPS DIRECT


 The interesting information is ob. tained from the c. x A. offices that ore is to be shipped direct from the Briggs shaft. Heretofore that mine has been a producer but its output was taken up through the Hoatson. Now it's ore will be shipped direct from shaft to smelter and through it's own outlet. Further it is learned that the output from the Briggs is 10 be increased and that of the Junction somewhat curtailed while the work of concreting the latter is in progress. For that work preparations are com pleted and the actual work will be started this week.
 Has interesting History
 No mine in the Warren district has a more varied or interesting and eyentful history than has the Briggs shaft, which now becomes one of the most expensive holdings of the coIa- pany.
 lt is now about ten years ago that it was decided by the C. and A. di- rectors to go out into the unknown and the uneXplored and to put down a new shaft, far away from the other workings of the district The idea was met with ridicule and was term ed foolhardy. but it's wisdom at length stands proved. Work was started and was continued for five years in the face of almost unconquerable difficut- ties. After depth had been obtained a great water flow was encountered and the solving of this water prob lem brought costs that mounted up hy leaps and bounds. At the end Q i've years work and great expenditure of money, sinking ceased with the water problem unsolved and with hardly more ore in sight than when sinR ing was first started But under ground work was continued and push ed into the Briggs country from other workings and ore was encountered. Then sinking was resumed. the wa ter problem was finally solved and at an expense of millions a mine was developed
 In tbe Briggs shaft ore is scattered in all directions but has never been at all extensively stoped out. Now tEe company can select it's own locations for stoping, can go in and take out ore wherever it is desired. now what once was termed foolhardy project has been developed into a great mine and it's wealth will daily go 10 the Te- duction works at Douglas. The Wis dom of those who looked ahead into the future and who persevered in the face of all difficulties has al length been fully vindicated. They achiey- ed even better than they had hoped to do.
 Other Changes Necessary
 Changes in the sending down of men and the points from which orc shipments will be made have been necessitated by the concrete work at the Junction which has been. the maR; shipping shaft Of the C. and A. Coz The junction men have been trans ferred and will now all enter tae workings through the Hoatson shatt' The workmen for the Briggs shalt who have heretofore entered from the Hoatson will go over to the Briggs itself and enter there where the worK will be independent instead Of in cor nection with the HOatson as formerly.
 Use More Cars
 Recently the C. and A. company has been shipping twenty-eight car loads per day to Douglas and three to El Paso. to furnish a character or ore especiaIly needed there. Another fur mace has been blown in at the smelter and the shipments from the mines here have been increased two cars per day. 100 tons. In addition 10 this there are the five cars per day from Shsttnck and Courtland daily sends three cars. This makes tbe ore handE ed at the Douglas smeiter amount 10 2350 tons. from the Shattuck 25O toas from Courtlapd i50 tops and added two carloads daily brings the daily ore receipts now to be handled up 10 l 800 tons.
 The new furnace blown in will largely handle Shattuck ore and 10