El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-24


roasters and six reverberatories, but
only one section has been put in as yet
The cost of the new addition was over
100000.
Production of Copper Queen.
The total ore extracted from the
Phelps-Dodge mines the past year was
IS4121O tons The concentrates treat
ed was 1.OI7,352 tons. producing 49,
234 tons OF concentrates.
The smelteries treated 9SO,331 tons OF
new copper bearing material Inc S0 9PPo
per Queen plant produced III, 44o,zzS
At the Copper Queen mines 62,150
feet of development work was done the
past year, and SS4 feet of diamond drill
holes were put down In the spray
mine sulphide ores were found
New Smelter for United Verde.
Ex-senator w A Clark, OF Montana
mines at Jerome. Arizona, and looked
over the plans which have been maze
for the erection of the new Smelter. II
will be of the most modern design and
viii cost $4,000, 600. 1t will be in the
Verde valley in more advantageous
locality than the present old plant
which is near the mine Chief engln-
Ger Mcclure, of the Salt Lake railroad,
was locating engineer of the new
railroad, to be built from the mouth
of the tunnel of the United Verde mine
to the site of the new smelter IN the
valley.
Plans have just been prepared for
the new SEQ ton stamp mill and TUBE
mills and cyanide plant for the COM
monWealth mine at Pearce, CochlSe
county, Arizona, when was Iece M
acquired by the Montana-Tonaph Min
ing company, of Nevada The new
rIant will consist of 80 stamps, Two
tube mills, and cyanide plant, and VAL
cost $4,000 The purchasers Just
made the final payment OF $9S'Sfo
which completes the purchase money
paid Work on the foundaIiO-4 Ior the
new plant will begin the MIDDLE OF
The new mill will be the third one
that has been erected on the common
wealth mine, the other two having
been destroyed by accidental IlIeS, oo
The mine has produced over S2O,OOU,-
200 and recent new Developments Dy
the new owners have shown large Doo-
les of good milling ores, ..,.,,
In the same camp ne common edIlIl
Extension mines have been deVeloplns
some large bodies of milling ores, run
ring from 81 to $50 per ton.
Activity in johnson Camp.
Active mining operations began four
months ago in the Johnson SoPpS q
camp in the Dragon mountains IN
Cochise county, Arizona The Ieader IN
tits new movement was the RedcoCA
mine of the Bonanza Belt Copper COM
pany. owned by judge l. 7. Dl Ta p
New York, and associates. rom p.
Johnson is general manager ana mas
a force of As men at work and is snip
ming about a carload OF ore daily, Iuu-
9ing about Is percent copper and net
ting about $1,000 per carload The oth nfs
properties at work are: The Peacock,
Black Prince, Arizona copper SnlpPlnS;
Arizona & Michigan, United MINES OF
Arizona, keystone Copper, Coehlse De
7eIonment Magazine, Sims Mountain
Ce1fnrio1 and Empire. The 125 ton
smelter of the United Mines COMPANY ny.
which has been closed, VIII prooatoly
start again soon. 1t is rumored thal
one of the big Bisbee companies mas
invaded the Johnson camp ana mas
closed a lead to purchase one OF the
above named mines.
There are other great developments ei1ts
End improvements making all oyer
Arizona in Pima. Yavapai and No
have counties. which deserve ment lon
hut SPACE and lack Of data prevent, ne
Mascot mines and those OF win
Suites. Tombstone. Dragon, PaTaulse
and around Wilcox, Bowie and court -,,
land and Gleason are all starting ~
again on account of the high price OF
copper.