El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-18
MINING NEWS
CALUMET & SONORA
TO RESUME OPERATION
Extensive Development Work Done on I
Property Near Cananea; New Com
pauy Enters Field.

Extensive Development Work Done on
Property Near Cananea; New Com
Pany Enters Field.
Cananea, Sonora, Mex, Dec. 1S.-Dr.
Walter Harvey Weed. general manager
and consulting engineer OF the Calu-
met & Sonora company, is in the city
looking after the new work being done
al the cOmpanyS property two miles
northwest of Cananea- The property
IS at present the scene of much activity
much development work being done and
extensive preparations being made
prior TO the resUming of production
For the past few months the company
has been giving all its attention to de-
Velopment work and il has allowed its
mills to remain idle, all the work hav-
ing BEEN confined 10 underground op-
erations- This was begun on the 500
foot level, where, during the past
month or so, $50 feet of work has been
done with good results. Ore pockets
have been cut on the 500 foot level and
placed in readiness for use and on the
surface the old ore bins nave been torn
down TO make room for a new set and
the ore prior TO passing to a picking
belt. which is to be installed.
At the wet mill, which has been idle
for some time. all the wood work has
been replaced, with the exception of
the jigs proper, and it is now operat-
ing on the tailings, which average s2.75
y, ;. currency ton New ore bins have
also been erected at the mill.
The dry mill, which contains Huff
electrostatic separators, will be again
placed in operation during the week
shipments viii probably be resumed
the first of the year The lead is
shipped to the FL Paso smelter, zinc TO
BartlesV1le, Okla. and the copper to
the Cananea smeIter.
The company viii eIectrify every
thing. receiving its power from the
Cananea Consolidated Copper company
A new hoist, double drum and with a
capacity of 1000 feet, is now being IN
loaded from the cars. 1t is made by
the Denver Engineering company
Another new company which will Oh
crate northern Sonora property viii
soon be organized by some Bisbee.
Arizz, parties The property is located
On the eastern slopes of the Aio noun
tains and is about so miles southwest
Of Douglas, Ariz II is known as the
Reina de Sonora, and comprises 20 per-
tenencias, or so acres Several strong
lodges traverse the ground and the
minerals are copper. lead and silver As
soon as the company is organized de-
Yelopment work is to be commenced
The owners of the ground are A F.
Borrego, J. c. Dale and A. Mccall, Of
Bisbee.
The Minneapolis Copper company is
rushing work on its new smelter and it
IS expected that it VIII be blown in by
January Is. Manager William Kemp
says that when everything is running
smoothly the company viii be Droduc-
ing at the annual rate of IS, 900 900
pounds OF copper At present the COM
pany is shipping TO the Copper Queen
smelter at Douglas at the rate of 200
tons monthly. Naturally the ores are
fairly high grade because of the great
expense of freighting. which averages
Sl4 ton. but with the use OF electric
trucks. which are to be used for
freighting the ore, it, can be done at a
cost of between $3.50 and 81. The new
trucks carry 80 horsepower. six cylin-
der gasoline engines, which generate
electricity for storage batteries.