El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-16
3HNTSG NEWS
WRECNAG Of SONORA ROADS IS
MENACE TO BIC SHELTER PLANTS
Material Falling Off in Pro
duetion Probable Unless
Roads Are Soon Repaired.

Bisbee, Ariz. Sept. 14-f the rail-
roads running from Naco to Cananea
and from Douglas to -Nacozari cannot
be speedily repaired, traffic reopened
and kept open. there will be a material
falling off IN production at the smell
ters both in Cananea and in Douglas,
since from both will be taken away
the concentrates that make up an IN
considerable part OF production In the
case of Cananea, a long suspension OF
traffic would mean the shutting down
of the smelter for lack Of fuel, while
in Douglas the disturbed Mexican stu
alton and suspension OF traffic on the
Nacozari railroad means merely an alb
sence Of supply for the reverberatories
of the Nacozari concentrates Cana
nea has been treating concentrates
from the north in connection with the
ore from its own mines. So long as
railroad communication is cut of the
addition to the output of the Cananea
mines from this source cannot be
counted upon Whether this will al
feet the handling of the ore from its
own working cannot be stated at TINS
time. 1t is likely that the reYerDera-
tories in Douglas will be smut down
unless the railroad between that CITY
and Nacozari, which brings up the con-
centrates to the Copper Queen smelter
shall be speedily repaired, which does
not now seem likely. There are about
80 bridges burned and even should the
rebels be at once driven or retire from
that section 4sG=SonOra, it would take
considerable 3ime to make the neces-
sary repairs
The output of the MOctezuma Copper
company's Pilares mine, which is con-
centrated at Nacozart Garcia is an i'm
Dortant figure in the monthly output
of Arizona'S greatest copper producer
Conditions at Nacozari and Cananea
L.. .1.rsf1 NJ a ~
their influence will be felt through the
mining world Already the demand
for copper is constantly exceeding the
supply, as has been shown by the
steady decrease OF a surplus thal was
-unwieldly into one that is a negligible
quantity in figuring copper prices
Last month the metal producers report
showed a decrease in the already small
reserve. Of upwards of S,0OOOOO, ana
with q further reduction In output
from two important sources, the Octo-
Der report would show a still further
decrease in surplus during the present
month. It brings much closer the pros
pect of Is cent. copper and makes more
apparent the danger Of a runaway
metal market which conservative pro-
ducers- fear
More Ore Encountered.
At the Junction shaft of the c. and
A company good ore has been encoun-
tered on both 1900 and 400 levels. The
extent is undetermined
At the Briggs shaft important deYel-
cpment work IS being done by the
same company of the large ore bodies
in those workings that have been de-
veIoped to some extent. Here raises
and crosscuts are being put In prepar-
atory to stopping out the ore and II IS
planned to bring this ore to the sur-
face from the collar OF IT'S own smart
instead of hosting from the Hoatson
shaft, as is now being done. spur
track is to be put in at the Briggs TO
make possible the hosting and ship
ping direct from this shaft If it shall
be. deemed advisable to make changes
in the present arrangements.
Contractors are About.
Contractors are TO be seen in Bisbee
and in Douglas who are looking over
the plans and specifications for the
proposed Shattuck smelter in Douglas,
preliminary to submitting bids on va
rfous lines of work. It is expected
that within a short time all bids will
be in and the announcement OF the
awarding OF contracts Will be made
Officials of the Copper Queen com
pany state that there have been no
Developments Of Importance during the
past week and that work with them
has continued along the usual lines
without increase or diminution IN the
tonnage shipped to Douglas from its
Many UndeveIOped Claims.
There is an impression that all OF
the mining claims of the Bisbee and
Warren district have been taken up by
the two big companies and other
smaller companies. That this is an er-
roneous idea IS being proved by the
Warren District Commercial club,
which has recently opened bureau
Of mines in connection with its other
work Already large number OF
claims, owned by individuals or part
nerships, have been listed with the
club, which makes no charge for such
listing nor for bringing together pros
pective investors and claim owners.
On most Of the claims listed only an
nual assessment work is about all that
has been done and the amount of this
Of course varies according to the
length of time upon which they have
been filed. Sufficient results have been
achieved by the club, however, to ef-
Eectua1ly dispense with the theory that
the mining claims of the district have
all been taken up by mining COM
panies-