Bisbee daily review., 1912-02-27
NEW UNITED
 VERDE PLANT
Capacity to Be Double That of Present and Latest
 Design
SITE IS IN THE VALLEY

SITE IS IN THE VALLEY PRESCOTT Feb, 26-ln an inter view with General Eanager Chas. w. Clark on Wednesday afternoon, tho editor was informed that 1t was the intention of the contractors on the Cedar Glade and Verde Valley rail rUed to have the road completed 10 the shelter site by Septev'ber. En- giHeer Mcguire Of tue Salt Lake road was here last week, and three Iocat. Ing engineers arrived yesterday. The hrst work will begin at the 1000 foor tunnel and the roaq will be built from thls point 10 the shelter site . dis tance of about six miles. broad guage. ~lth a maximum grade of about Der cent. Shea engines will be used on this branch, and it is hoped to S"Snpiete this six miles ol road within six months.
 Bids for this work will be asked as soon as the locating engineers haye completed this wors Subsequent to this will follow the confirmation Of this road to the town of Jerome.
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 Tn speaking Of the Cedar Glade and Verde Valley railroad Mir. Clark said 'l do not think that the road will stop al the smelteT site, but will be continued on down through the valley. giving the farmers a market for their produce With a road con. yenient for the farmers the great haul so detrimental to fruits would be avoided and the fruits would reach the markets iE better condition. Ware houses and cold storage plants can be erected and the magnificent fruits reach the market oi the world in prime condition
 In speaking uf the smoke problem the gentleman said he did not antici. pate any trouble from this cause Every precaution will be taken to do away with all poisonous elements. The smoke from the ores Of the Unit ed Verde contain no antmony and arsenic. as do those of Montana. and which cause so much disaster. The stack at the valley shelter will bs zoo feet in height. All modern ap- pliances for the destruction of pois onous gases will be installed at the plant, and he confidently believes that the beautiful orchards will not suffei
 The farms of the Sheas. the JOr. dans. Humberts, Petchaus, Haskells, etc. have all been placed under the supervision of Will A. Jordan, and he will, with a large force of men en- ployed bring them into a higher state Of cultivation than ever before.
 Of the present shelter and it's con tinuance Mir. Clark said it would con- tinue in operation for two years.
 Speaking Of Jerome and her future, he did not think it would make any difference for with the increased smelter capacity a larger force O, men would be put to work in and about the mine, Jerome will continue to have about the same number Of men employed as at this time
 The shelter and shops will be To- cated in the valley, and will employ from tour to five hundred men, says the Copper Belt.
 The capacity of the new shelter will be 6.C00,000 pounds per month, or more than twice that Of the pres ent plant, which has been running short the past year, owing to the settling Of some of the machinery which has caused d shortage of pow CT for production.
 The new s'nelter will be primarily for the United Verde ores, but there will De a complete sampling plant III order to sample aud treat ores froIl outside districts, which might be ad- vantageous. This will apply partic ularly to silicious ores or precious met als which they will treat in connec- tiOn with ferTuginOus copper ores.
 Mir Clark said he felt confident that this shelter would open up mines in the BradshaWs and Mohave cour.- ty and generally throughout the state.
 The United Verde is now treating 100 tons of ore per day from Ludlow, Cal, and will soon be treating 150 tons per day. This ore is treated ct rectly in the basic lined cOnverters, the ore having the effect of protecting the lining Of the converters by taking up and combining with the large eX- cess Of iron and sulphur in the mt, leaving ias own copper, silver and gold values to be recovered in the converter.
 C. Y. Repath is designing the plans for the new smelter. This gentleman has worldwide reputation in his line, having been associated with oth- CTS in designing the Washoe smelJer at Anaconda, Mont. the largest plan, in the world, the Cerro de Pasco in Chill, and has himself designed and completed the International at Tooele, Utah and has designed the Calumet & Arizona and the Arizona Copper in this state. Mir. Repath hopes to have his final plans ready to submit in about ninety days.
 There are many improvements and substantial repairs about the present shelter. including much new machin- cry. The third furnace was blown in yesterday.