El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-08

in a few days. The 10 by is double
drum hoist at the Colorado shaft IS
being moved to the Scorpion SHAFT
which is now 215 feet deep and viii be
sunk by contract an additional 900 feet.
Another $50 D. D. boiler viii be added
TO the equipment Of the power mouse
at the portal of the main tunnel, and
II is possible that a new air compressor
will be installed. as il is thought that
the one now in use viii not be able TO
furnish air for all the drills necessary
TO be used in the Development of the
ore body. Until the new equipment Is
installed at the Scorpion shaft, the
gasoline hoist now at that shaft viii be
used in sinking
A force of men has been put TO work
reDa irinE the wagon road IN webster
RIlch from the Inspirat ton mine office
and camp to the Black Warrior camp
At the Live Oak mine, the boilers have
been blown in at No shaft and the
hosting and air COMPRISING machinery
placed in commission A contract has
been let to Jack McIver for sinking TINS
shaft from its present depth OF SzS
feet TO a point below the LOO foot
level. No. ] shaft near the eastern end
Of the property viii also be sunk $50
feet deeper, its present depth being 40
feet It is expected that the develop
ment of the mine TO the producing
stage will now RAPIDLY proceed through
the four development shafts and tun-
mel above mentioned The plans Tor
the working shafts viii not be COM
plete until the location Of the cOncen-
traitor has been decided upon
Exploration Continues.
The exploration of the Barney group
by churndrilling continues. Hole No.
was discontinued at a depth Of 500
feet while in the schlst fOrma ton, and
hereafter only one machine VIII be OPP
Grated. This machine IS now working
on hole No. s, which is. being drilled at
the junction OF the Barney group with
the Southwestern Miami and Live Oak
properties
on the Southwestern Miami three holes
are now being drilled, but they have
not yet passed through the ella con-
glOmerate that OVerlles the Ore-bear-
ing schist formation Drilling is pro
ceeding satisfactorily in spite of the
generally uufaVOrable character Of the
cOnglOmerate formation, but no i'm
DOrtant developments are expected for
six or eight weeks, by which time the
holes are expected to be in the ore
body
Inspiration May Get Keystone.
It is rumOred that negotiations are
being carried on for the acquisition OF
the keystone mine by the Inspiration
Consolidated Copper company, on q
basis Of 100000 tons of developed ore.
j. Parke Claiming, consulting engin-
eer to the General Development com
panV. which owns the controlling in
teresU in Keystone, declines to either
affairm or deny the truth Of the report
They keystone mine lies between the
inspiration anu Live YAK mines and
might logically have gone into the con-
solidatiOn Of those properties. and from
the standpoint Of economy, its acQuisf-
ton and operation by the Inspiration
Consolidated company is considered by
some TO be the proper thing. The last
report gave an estimate Of 1000 600
tons OF ore averaging 2.25 percent COP
per and Mr. Channing says there has
been no official report of any increase.
Machinery Is Arriving.
The machinery and SuDDliaS for the
South Live Oak Development company
are beginning TO arrive at Miami and
are being unloaded from the cars and
hauled 10 the camp three miles west
of Miami The camp IS now fully
equipped, the roads to some Of the
drill-hOle locations are completed and
the water tanks have been erected and
pipe lines laid so that as soon as all
the machinery. tools, etc, have ar
rived and the drilling rig has been set
I'D. the exploration by churn-drilling
can begin at once. Harry Willard. a
well known drill operator who has had
many years experience in this and
other districts viii have direct charge
of the drilling operations.
In the superior court at Globe. the
CordOva Copper company is suing
Miami Towusite company, for $1,000
alleged TO have been loaned to him for
the promotion Of the Miami townsite.
Henry B. HOvland, president Of the
company. and David l. Fairchild a di-
rector both Of Duluth, are present as
witnesses in the case