El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-03
MINING NEWS
INSPIRATION TO
BUILD BIC DAM
Construction Work InvOlv-
ing Millions to Begin Soon
in Globe District


creek near WheatfieIds by the Inspira-
ton Copper company would begin inn
The dam is designed to store the
floOdWaters Of Pinal creek incident
TO the rainy season and viii be the
chief source Of water supply Tor lhe
proposed new concentration.
A small temporary diverting dam
was built a few weeks ago and test
pits sunk in the bed of the creek 10
determine the depth below surface and
character of the underlying bedrock,
and its suitability for a foundation Tor
the large 1am-
These pits showed the bedrock to lie
about y feet below the surface and to
consist Of a dacite formation OF
character that would insure a IlrIn-
The Initiation Of construction work
on the dam is taken to mean that
the beginning Of work on the big con-
centrator is a matter of the very near
future.
Early Activity Promised.
All signs point TO an early activity
in construction work by the Inspira-
ton Copper company.
The announcement that work viii
Immediately be begun on the dam
across Pina1 creek shows that the long
period Of construction involving the
expenditure of millions OF dollars IN
this district is about 10 begin
Preparations are also being made to
put down a well on the Inspiration
ranch few miles from the mine for
the purpose Of developing an additional
water supply
The construction of the telephone
line from the dam site to the mine IS
rapidly progressing The poles are all
up and wires viii be strung at once.
The lumber for the construction Of
the temporary warehouse near the
mouth of the main tunnel has arrived
and the building will be erected i'm
mediaJelys.
Excavation work for the new steel
warehouse a few yards distant is viz
tually completed and 1t viii be erected
as soon as the structural steel has ar
rived The experimental mill is in
steady operation and J. NJ CalloW, con-
sulting metallurgist to the company,
and who is supervising the tests.
states that it is running smoothly and
that the results thus far obtained have
been very satisfactory.
Takes Option On Barney Claims.
It is officially announced that the
General Development company.
LewisOhn corporation, had taken an Op-
ton on the claims Of the Barney Cop
per company and would Immediately
begin churn drilling operations.
Detailed terms Of the option VIII not
be made public until after mayor Cop
lens return from the east but it is
believed that the purchase price IS
$500. 600.
The Barney group consists Of &c
claims west and northwest OF the Live !
Oak and adjoining that property
Two churn drill holes have been I
drilled by the Barney Copper company, /
one Of which passed through 20 feet /
of commercial chalcoclJe ore before II I
had to be abandoned on account Of I
caving
The Miami Copper company is main
tanning its daily tonnage Of 2500 tons !
and its production Of refined copper |
is at the rate of 2,5OO,000 pounds per
month or about 100000 pounds more /
than the output Of the Old Dominion
The mill is reported to be doing eX- (
celient work. The sixth unit is ready /
for operation with the exception Of
the Hardinge mills which will be
shipped early in January and should 1
arrive in time TO start the unit by
February i.
The crosscut to the ore body on the
$40 foot level is being steadily ad-
Tanced and considerable development /
work is being done.
Development Work Progresses.
Development work at the Superior & I
Boston mine on Copper Hill continues
steadily. All work is at present con-
fined to the 18th level in the McGaW
shaft The crOsscut to the Great East J
eru and Old Dominion veins IS being
steadily advanced and should cut the
Great Eastern vein sometime in jan
uary-
A water stump is being cUt out Of the
solid rock east Of the shaft and a Pres /
colt station pump is being moved down
The 18th level station. This pump is
rated at 1000 gallons Of water per min
ute, and IS thought to be able to handle
any flow OF water that may be en-
cOUntered when the veins are cut in
addition to the water from the shaft
A similar pump is in continuous opera
ton on the 10th level
Developing Five Points Group.
The ManitOu Copper company, under
the management of a. T. lannon's, Of
Globe is developing the Five Points
group Of claims. ID miles west Of
Globe
A camp has been established. three
new cabins having been recently COM
pleted, and the road to the property
the cook for the OUTFIT and have
charge Of the company mess
A small hoist has been installed at
the Cracker Jim shaft which is now
being unWaJeTed When this IS done
a larger gasoline hoist viii be installed
and sinking of the shaft resumed.
This shaft is now 125 feet deep and ;
VIII be sunk to the 20O-fOOt level and I
q croSscut VIII then be driven at that
depth TO the Maverick vein on which
some high-grade copper ore was dis
closed at depth Of 90 feet in drift
from the Maverick shaft
Work On Live Oak Property.
Development Of the Live Oak mine
continues steadily. Churn drilling is
in progress and one of the drills is (
now In very good ore.
No . shaft is not vet completed. When /
this is finished it is proposed to drift I
on the ore on both the 900-foOt and the I
So0-foOt level.
A drift is being driven from no. / 4
shaft on the fourth level, near the I
western end Of the Orebody and is 4
breasted in a good grade of ore Raises I
are also being driven up from tits level I
on some Of the churn drill holes
Southwestern Miami DevelODtnent.
The Southwestern Miami Develop I
ment company is conducting IA vigor- Z
Gus exploration and development Of its I
property lying southwest of and adj 4
joining the Live Oak
The ground is being developed by 1
cnurn drilling, there being. one drill 1
WORKING at present though apOther may
oe added In the near future
Inc drill is now working on hole /
no :, which is down about $50 feet in 1
the schist formation
rom information obtained from hole
10 and from Live Oak drill holes. a (
rev hundred feet distant, it is esti-
mated by the management that ore
~ De encountered in hole No at a
uepJl OF approximately 900 feet.
Producing High Grade Silver.
Inc copper and Silver Zone group Of
Inns Two miles east Of Globe, con-
llhues 70 produce high grade silver