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

In the Cole shaft of the same com
pany there has been some excellent
oxide ore encountered on the 900 lev
el. This ore body was first encountered
in the 1000 level of the Cole and a
raise has been put in TO above the
900 level As the raise continues the
body grows bigger and its consequent
importance increases.
AT the Junction onlv preliminary
work to the concretins shaft has as
sot been zone and everything is hein-
put into shape for the real work of
putting in the blocks, such prelimi-
nary work will soon be completed,
however
1'oduetiUl f:ut decreased.
While many Slavonian laborers
have 7efJ the employ of the c. & A.
company and gone back To their for
mer countries . light FOR the EalkCn
States against Turkey. their places
have teen pretty well filed ana in
general with American laEor, the pref
erence of the company lying in this
direction when all things are equal
There is still complaint however that
skilled labor is not so plentiful as
the company could desire. Il was
stated at the Office of the company
that the exodus OF MontenegTans,
Seryians and others would have no
effect on the production OF the mines
Of the company for the month. This
being maintained at practically the
same figure as for several months
past
Work at Shattuck
The Shattuck company is continu-
ing preparations for the shipment OF
200 tons per day from its mine here
to the c. & A. smelter. It is expected
this ore in Douglas win have been
completed about the first OF the month
and regular daily shipments begun
about November >.
Superintendent Arthur Houle states
that the shipping VIII be from the
Eighth and Ninth levels where ere
has been blocked out and is being
prepared for stopping and shipping
These levels have been systematically
developed especially for the past year
and the resources Of the property
there are great
Development work in the Shattuck
is being continued especially on the
Fourth and Fifth levels and some nice
ore finds are reported Among these
was the strike OF some rich lead
copper ore on the Fourth level last
week which has not been proven as
10 extent as yet but which is reported
as highly promising,
The same force as before is working
at this property but a largely in
creased force win be put on with the
beginning OF regular shipmpts TO the
c. & A smelter, it being expected that
at least twice the present force viii
be required.
Discuss Mine Taxation.
An important meeting is to be held
at Phoenix this week when Tepresen-
tatives of the mining companies OF
the state viii meet with the Tax com
mission TO discuss methods of assess
ment of the producing Mines The
Copper Queen company win be rep
resented at this meeting by Walter
Douglas. manager of the Phelps-Dodge
interests in the southwest and the c.
& A. by Captain John G. Greenway.
l. c. Skattuck has written a letter
to the commission expressing his
views on the subject but will not be
present at the meeting.
The change of methods of assessing
mining properties has been productive
OF much dissaR sfaction and is al
ready responsible for some litigation.
All the companies were satisfied with
The old method of assessing under a
bullion tax system. Had the amornt
Of valuation under such a system
been raised considerably over the
former figures there would have been