El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-14
MINING NEWS
DELAY IN GETTING MACHINERY
DEFERS STARTING SIXTH UNIT

plans seems to be the inability Of the
officials of the Arizona Eastern rail-
road to come to an agreement Win
property owners along the. PROPOSED
right OF way for the extension OF the
railroad from its present terminus at
the town of Miami, near the Miami
mine, 70 the Inspiration and Live OAK
mines. a distance of about one ana a
half miles.
In the condemnation proceedings re-
Gently instituted In the territorial dis
trict court at Globe by the Arizona
Eastern Railroad company, the court
a bond Of S13.50O before it could pro-
coed with construction. This the
company declined TO do, and rather
than take the chance Of an excessive
award by jury when the case shan
have come to trial in the new state
court, is now conducting negotiations
with the property owners outside OF
court. " H. Aldridge. managing dl-
rector OF the Inspiration Copper COM
pany, is now at the mines.
The output OF the Old Dominion
smelter for January was z.Oz6,OOO
pounds Of fine copper. The company
is planning to put in skips for the
hosting of ore This will include a
remodelling Of the crushing plant and
sampling mill Some changes will be
made in the concentration which Will
increase its capacity to 200 tons per
day. At the shelter. q separate dust
cOnverters, and a machine installed for
cheap handling Of converted Stag, all
OF which will be resmelted. The Gray
shaft Of the United Globe IS shut down
for retimberinE and the work Of con-
creting the kingdom shaft is pro-
crossing satisfactorily The company
now has about 500 men in its employ.
The crosscut from the Meow shaft
on the twelfth level Of the Superior &
Boston mine is now breasted IN
hard dfabase formation. after passing
through about Is feet OF badly broken,
iron-stained diabase A stringer Of
chalcOpyrite ore was encountered in
this broken formation and drifting dis
closed width as great as four feet
in one place. but the country is SO
badly fractured and jumbled up that it
IS Impossible to give an average width
and assay for the vein It is thought
that this is the Great Eastern vein,
and that the drift which is now in
about 20 feet west from the crOsscut,
will soon leave the faulted zone ana
enter the unbrOken vein. Assays Of
some Of the ore are reported to run
as high as IS per cent copper
Copper Reef Election
At the annual meeting OF the share
holders of the Copper Reef CONSOLE
dated MINES company held in Globe,
the board of directors was reelected
with the exception Of J. W. Gillingham,
who was succeeded by W. A Griffith
Of Pittsburg. II J. Kennedy, Of Scott
dale Penn, was reelected president at
a meeting Of the directors and W. A.
Griffith was made secretary. Charles
Saxman WAS elected to the position Of
manager, succeeding John ". CLING
ham whose contract expires March /.
The property consists Of so claims
about II miles south Of San Carlos, re-
ported to have very favorable surface
shoWings Of copper
Excavation is completed for founda-
tions for the new hoist at No. shadt
OF the Live Oak mine and preparations
are being made to enlarge the shaft to
three compartments, after which IL will
be used for the further development
Of the orebOdy- An IngersOll-R Rand
compressor, capacity 1900 cubic feet OF
free air per minute, has been ordered
She eastern end Of the Orebody Is be-
ing developed from No. ! shaft
Hole No OF the Southwestern Nj
ami Development company IS down 500
feet and is still in the Gaping Of the
OrebOdy- Drilling IS progressing salts
factOrily- Ore is expected at 500 feet.
The churn-dril hole on the Barney
group is now over 500 feet deep and
continuing steadily. The hole is in the
schist formation and ore has not yet
been encountered.
P s Tate and Abe Lyle are leasing
on the 100-fOot level Of the Black War
riOr mine The Warrior Copper COM
pany has sold its teams and store sup
plies.
The Copper Hill shaft Of the Arizona
Commercial Is being retimbered pre-
paratOry TO starting development work
after the bonds Of the old company
have been foreclOsed and the new COM
pany has taken possession
The South Live Oak company has
been formed to develop the Schultze
group Of claim lying mile southwest
Of the Live Oak