Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1912-10-27

Visits by the heads OF both the
Copper Queen and the c. a. 4. com
panies TO the prospects of the dis
tricts and a meeting OF biologists
which has lasted throughout the week
have been the matters Of local inter
est in mining affairs during the past
week. DIR. James Douglas, head of
the Phelps-Dodge interests was in
Bisbee early in the week returning
here Sunday. He showed the usual
deep interest which he has always felt
in the Copper Queen property and II
may be that after his departure some
new plans, matured while he has been
here will be given out by the COM
pany. His visits are always Of es-
pecial interest to the district and his
published interview relative to the
stability Of present copper prices has
given an added feeling of security.
c. & A. heads also arrived in the
city the first OF the week these being
President Charles Briggs and Captain
James Hoatson of the directorate
These men have spent most of their
time at the Office and properties Of
the company and have made a num-
Der of trips underground personally
to familiarize themselves with condi-
tions, which they declare to be sat
isfactory.
Biologists Meet important.
Each evening during the week there
have been meetings of the association
of biologists of the mining companies
OF the state and northern Sonora, in
Guiding representatives Of the Copper
Queen, c. & A., Greene ananea, the
Moctezuma Copper company and 9TH
,rs. Each day these men have been
out inspecting surface and under
ground geological conditions. Friday
and Saturday being devoted to the
c. & A. properties when the Junction
and Cole shafts were visited. Each
nieht there have been meetings to dis
cuss geological conditions and papers
on various subjects of interest have
been -ead and al iresses have been
made. One OF the most Interesting
of these and the one which attracted
the most attention was that OF Dr.
James Douglas Which was delivered TO
he association At the Thursday night
mes.its.
Still Cutting Ore.
The Copper Q1csn company reports
that they are still cutting good ore in
the Uncle Sam workings, in the South
west country adjacent to the Shat
tuck property AMI thai this Ore body
has now been cut for upwGrds OF 20
feet and is continuous. Eacn week
the Importance Of tbs new ore body
is made more clear.
Development and exploration work
hn
Sacramento workings is being con-
tinued with highly satisfactory results.
u Is early yet to expect any detailed
statements OF the results that are be
ing obtained by this interesting ex-
plOration hut it is certain that the
value OF the work is very great.
Further exploration work IS being
done in drifts from the Dallas shaft
and in a tunnel into the Copper King
and churn drilling in the same prop
erty. No announcement Of results OF
this work have yet been made.
Construction work on the new
change room and the working out OF
ventilation plans are being continued
AS yet no announcements of expected
new work has been officially '1ade
Encounter Ore eUnches.
The c. & A. company reports dur
ing the past week the cutting Of num-
erous punches OF good ore from the
1900 and 1900 levels of both the
Junction and the Briggs in a south
easteriy direction. the furthest in that
particular section that ore has bsen
encountered. These are said to lie
nothing large. but they may be indi-
cative OF an approach upon an impor-
tant ore body.