El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-28
MINING NEWS
WORK Is STARTED ON ROAD TO
INSPIRATION COMMENTATOR SITE
Miami Is Producing 5000
Tons Daily and Working
1000 Men.

Globe, Ariz., Aug. 2S.-Construction
of the spur from the Arizona Eastern
with the oxide of iron Hole No. 8 is
the main working shafts of the In
spirauOn camp has been started and
about 90 men are at work at various
points, which force will be increased
as rapidly as possible c. e. Thinker
IS managing the job for the Macarthur
Brothers, while II, T Rittman is the
man directly in charge. The steam
shovel work will be done on subcon-
tract Dy Morris Ryan 1t is expected
tnat the extension of the main line up
Keystone gulch to the Inspiration tun-
mel and the Live Oak mine will also be
started in a few days
Churndriu hole No. of the South
Live Oak Development company, whose
claims lie to the southwest of and ad-
Join those of the southwestern Miami
development company, is over 125 feet
deep in silicified sch1st carrying con
siderable copper in the form OF the
stlicate and the oxide. The hole Is sit
uated on the high hill at the northern
end of the property near Needle noun
tain, and water for drilling is pumped
through 1000 feet of pipe through
vertical distance of about zoo feet
Favorable developments are occur
ring at the prof. 'ty of the Southwest
ern Miami Development company,
whose claims lie to the southwest of
and adjOin the Like Oak mine of the
Inspiration Consolidated Copper com
pany. Churndrill hole No. s, which is
bein drilled a few hundred feet from
the Live Oak line, entered chalcOciIe
bearing ground at a dept of 72O feet,
which is reported to have become Of
commercial grade at a depth OF $50
feet Hole No. is sos feet deep, in
silicified schist. While no copper mas
yet shown up in this hole, prospects
are considered favorable, as the sludge
from the hole is heavily stained RED
with the Divide of iron Hole No. Is
S25 feet deep in schiSt
REQUIRES Bond of Lessees.
To protect itself against probable re-
suits of the recently enacted miner
lien law, the Old Dominion company at
Globe has posted a notice requiring all
leSsees on its various mining claims 10
give a bond of $4,000, which Will work
a hardship in many cases Ine law
provides that q lien shall attach TO the
mining property for unpaid sums due
for labor or material furnished under
contract with the owner or his agents.
or persons working the property IN
der lease, or option, or contract 10 pur-
The Miami mine is turning out over
5000 tons of ore per day and IS en-
ploying about 1000 men, The two chile
an mills in the first unit of the con-
contractor are being replaced with
three eight foot Hardinge pebble mills
which will give a considerable lncr
in capacity. The fourth and sixth
units are already equipped with the
latter type of fine grinding machinery
and Hardinge mills will eventually re-
place chileans in all six units
Gibson Is shipping.
The Gibson mine, nine mile west OF
Miami, is making regular shipments or
chalcopyrite ore assaying about 10
percent copper The ore is hauled IN
wagons to Miami, where 1t is loaded
on Arizona Eastern cars and shlpped
TO the old Dominion smelter at Globe.
1t is expected that the production VIII
amount to four cars this month
Development of the Iron Cap mine
on Copper hill steadily continues
Drifts are being run east and west on
shaft in what is reported to be favor
able looking ground
Superior & Boston continues 10 snip
ore from the Limestone and Great
Eastern veins and is driving exploPa-
tory crosscuts on the eighth and iZtn
levels. from the McGaw shaft me
mine is making much less water than
formerly, the flow amounting to ao siSX
100000 gallons per day, which Is eastiy
handled by the station pump on the
10th level and the sinking pumps on
the 18th level, 1t being unnecessary 70
use the station pump on the latter level
About Is men are employed