El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-10
Has Three Chu1n Drills in
Live Oak Gulch Devel-
Opment Work.

Miami, Ariz., Dec. 10.-The South
western Miami Development company
Is continuing its exploration Of the
MOnteZuma group and Of its other
claims along Live Oak gUlch with three
churn drills in steady operation.
Hole No. 16 is 1898 feet deep in min
eralized schist and hole No. II is 715
feet deep in the same formation Hole
No is, which was started recently, Is
14o feet deep and has not yet passed
through the ella conglomerate that
covers the schist in that area
Iron Cap Mountain Record.
The Iron Cap is maintaining its rec
ord as a producer Of copper ore and
manager Woodward states the mine
was never in better shape and that the
future looks most promising.
The drift on the $50 foot level, from
which most Of the ore is being ex-
tIacted at the present time, was hOled
through on the sixth level of the old
Eureka shaft Of the Arizona CONNER
Cial mine This very important con-
uectiOn was made during the past
week and now affords excellent venti-
latiOn to the Iron Cap mine In fact
the connection was made almost en-
1frely for ventilation purposes and
more work and increased efficiency
viii be the result.
In addition TO the mining operations
on the $50 foot level, drifting and
stopping are being done on the 500 foot
level, though the greater part Of the
ore comes from the upper level
Shipments to the Old Dominion
shelter are being maintained at the
rate Of Is to Is so ton cars per month
and the ore averages about s percent
copper. In addition to this there is be-
ing shipped one car a month of very
high grade ore averaging 25 to 80
percent copper and also carrying about
. ounces Of silver per ton
About 40 men are employed and the
mine is obviously in prosperous con-
To Connect With Main East Shaft.
Development work at the Inspiration
Consolidated Copper company's mine
IS being carried ahead at a rapidly in
creasing rate Within a few days con-
nection should be made with the main
east shaft on the sixth lever ana con-
nection should be made with the main
west shaft on the same level about five
DAYS later
A new hauIaEe drift is being opened
I'D on the sixth level on a coordinate
at least so feet east OF the present
uOrth-sOuth haulage drift IN the Colo
rado OrebOdy-
on the subIevels Of the Joe Bush
orebOdy work is in progress in order
10 provide adequate manWays ana
openings for ventilation, which VIII be
necessary in the course Of mining that
orebodv. The two long raises from the
fourth level up to the Joe Bush ore
dump are approximately go feet long
and viii soon be hOled through to the
surface. and from these branch raises
VIII be put up so that the whole stock
70 the mill with practically no shovel
ing
Is Assembling Material.
The American Bridge company Is
now unloading steel at the site Of the
main shafts for the double head frame
and all OF the employees have been put
10 work again The foundations are
All in readiness and steel is now being
distributed for the incline cOnveyOr
and within a few days erection work
vii be in progress
Grading continues at the smelter site
by Macarthur Brothers company Two
spurs have been put in from the main
line TO the smelter site. The steam
shovel is now digging for sidetrack
and the wagon road viii be changed
70 the other side Of the site, as it has
been cut off from the former route.
House BIO, located near the tele-
phone office in Inspiration camp, IS
now being remOdeled and viii be Oc-
cupied by Dr. Erwin, as well as used
aS a diSDenSary for emergency cases.
c, +. Mills. general manager of the
7 c. c company. who is now in Los
Angeles on business and viii return
soon.
H. W Barron, cashier Of the 7. c. c.
company, has been on the sick list for
the past few days suffering an attack
Of lumbago.
Castle Dome Work Proceeds.
At the Castle Dome a distance Of so
feet has been driven which gives the
tunnel at the face a vertical depth Of
approximately 125 feet The last 50
feet has been continuously passing
through high grade stringers of lead, !
silver ard copper Hefner and Harri- |
son. who have been working on the
relinquished their lease re-
Gently. Henry Mccormick, who IS
heavily Interested in the Castle Dome,
Is now at the property.