Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1912-09-29
GLOBE MINES
NEWS OF WEEK
Gibson Mine Increases Out
put; Inspiration Now
Uses Motor Truck
for Hauling
o. d. AUGUST PRODUCT

duced 1887 ,49s pounds OF fine copper
IN August with four furnaces in con
unuous operation. as compared with
three furnaces in July. Preparations
are being made 20 move the old build
ings near the main shaft TO make
room for the new crushing plant, sam
ping mill, ore bins, eOnveyOr houses,
etc, and excavation for the crushing
plant has been started A skip-pockst
is being cuI at the 14th level prepar-
atory TO replacing cages with skins
Cor hosting ore, and similar pockets
will be cut at the Sth. 18th and 18th
levels. This work must be done and
the change made in the method OF
hosting without delaying or inter
fering with the hosting Of ore. ana
therefore proceeds slowly, so that Il
will probably be eight months before
the change is effected About 1900
men are employed
The Gibson mine. nine miles west
OF Miami, is increasing its production
and shipments this month are ex-
pected TO amount TO five or six cars
OF about IS per cent copper ore. as
compared with four cars in August.
The ore is all coming from the fourth
level on the Pasquale vein. where five
or six slopes are being worked and
some new ore shoots recently opened
mp. Drifting south continues on the
NTH level and raise Is being driven
to the fourth, but no important ore
shoots have yet been opened up on
this level, though the vein is miner
allied and prospects are considered
very favorable for cutting ore m
both the drift and the raise. Three
eight hour teams are engaged in
hauling the ore TO Miami. whence II
is shipped by rail to the Old Domin.
ion smelter at Globe. About 35 men
are employed. Tip Henderson is su.
perintendent.
Pat Savage. owner of the Savage
group of nine claims near the Gibson
mine, has leased il to ". A. Thomp-
son. P. S. Carr and D. Prescott. who
have started work on the property.
The claims are traversed by several
veins in schist similar TO the forma-
ton at the Gibson mine, and the
ground is opened by several tunnels
and prospect shafts. Indications OF
copper ore occur
The Inspiration Consolidated Cop
per company has three Velie motor
trucks in continuous service hauling
SUPPLIES from the town of Miami To
the Inspiration and Live Oak mines,
distances OF from one to three miles.
One is OF 1850 pound capacity. oae
of l IL ton. and one of three ton.
A record was kept fer one month
of the performance OF the three ton
truck in hauling fuel oil from the
70
No shaft. distance of 81 miles
The load consisted of $40 gallons
OF oil, weighing $40 pounds. over
three tons. The road was in fair con.
dition, with less than three per cent
grade for most OF the distance, the
last 200 or 400 yards having a grade
of from three 10 eight per cent About
- minutes was required for a trim
loaded and 90 miHues for the return
trip empty The maximum number
of loaded trips per day was six. The
cost per ton-mile was As cents OF
which "A cents was for labor ami
depreciation, l3 cents for repairs and
II cents for fuel and oils. This was
nine cents per ton less than the cost
OF hauling by teams, saving OF 10
per cent.
This truck is now engaged exclu-.
sively in hauling oil 10 the two mines.
while the two lighter tracks are haul.
ing other supplies from Miami to the
mines and between various points Oh
the property. BESIDES the reduction II
cost, the motor trucks effect an ecoa.
omy. by virtue OF their greater speed
and convenience. that cannot readily
be measured in dollars and cents The
mine officials are satisfied with their
and they have apparent.
ly come to say.