El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-30
MINING NEWS
AND MIAMI
ENJOYS ERA OF
Mines Active, Prospectors
Numerous and Scene Re
sembles Fat Days of Old.

Globe, Ariz, Oct. 30.-Improved con
ditions in the copper industry are re-
Elected in the increase in prospecting
and mine development, and in general
business, that has occurred in the past
few months and that is still contin-
uing in the Globe and the Miami dis
tricts Of ella county, Arizona.
The Globe hotels are filled nightly
with mining and commercial men; the
merchants all report increasing bust
ness, and the amount Of freight hauled
in by the Arizona & Eastern railroad
last month is nearly 40 percent greater
than for the corresponding month last
year most Of the increase going to
Miami, seven miles west of Globe. The
town is looking livelier than ii has
for over. two years, and one is re-
minded of the good old days prev
iOus to the sad years Of 1910 and 1911
Heavy SmeIter Production.
The Old Dominion smelter is pro-
ducing at the rate Of about 30,OO0,O0O
pounds Of copper per year, including
production from ores from the Glib
son and Black Warrior mines in the
Miami district and from the Iron Cap
and Superior & Boston mines near
Globe, besides intermittent shipments
from smaller properties. Most Of this
production, however is from the mines
of the Old Dominion company. The
company is employing about 1900
men and is spending half a million
dollars in new construction work in
and around the mine and smelter.
Retimbering Copper Hill Shaft.
Arizona Commercial is retimbering
its Copper Hill shaft preparatory to
reSuming development work. Iron Cap
is exploring and developing through
the Williams shaft, and Superior &
Boston continues its persistent cam
paign of exploration of the lower lev
els, with recently favorable results.
Conditions at the two latter mines are
more favorable than they have been
for years and both are making regu-
lar shipments OF ore to Old Dominion.
The old McMOrris and Irene silver
mines are being reOpened and many
smaller copper and silver prospects
are being developed.
It is in the comparatively new
Miami district. however. and in the
three year old town of Miami that
the greatest activity is found. and
mining history is hot in the making.
Desert Converted Into City.
Where three years ago was a desert
waste, there now stands the town of
Miami with several hundred houses
variOusly estimated at from 5000 70
1000. The town is growing more rap
idly than ever before and new build
ings are going up in every block.
Concrete is used in the construction of
most of the business blocks, giving
the town an air of permanency un-
common to mining communities.
Dwelling houses are in great demand
and men working in the mines find II
difficult to get a place to room.
Miami was started on its career by
the Miami TOwnsite company. which is
still selling lots and helping build up
the town 1t is corporation in no
way connected with mining cOmpan-
les and the town is an iudeDeDdeut
one. distinguished in that respect from
Ray. Morenci and other copper camps
of Arizona. It's foundation and the
cause of its being is the 70,0OO,00O ton
ore body, averaging over . percent
copper, that has been developed with
in a radius of two miles to the north
and west by the Miami and the In
spiratiOn Consolidated Copper com