El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-09
MIXING NEWS
BI5BEE DISTRICT
CLOSES GOOD YEAR
Important Mining Deal Is
Reported Made in
Northern Sonora.

Bisbee, Ariz. July 9.-Wfth the close
, Of the fiscal year considerable inter
/ est is being manifested in the forth
coming reports of the mining COM
panies here All Of the large COM
! panies are expected to show a ma
terial increase both IN earnings and
production In the case of Copper
{ Queen Calumet and Arizona and Shat
tuck Arizona exceptionally good re-
ports are expected. The Copper Queen
has opened up much new ground and
both the shipments and number of men
employed have been materially in
creased In the case of Calumet and
Arizona the new smelter Will. of
course, show large extra expense
but this is q permanent addition and
one that viii greatly add to the earn
lngs- The statement of Shattuck VIII
probably show the best record in the
history of the company.
As q whole the year has been fine
enc for the district. Except for a few
days in the winter full forces have
been working at all the shafts all of
the time and the shipments of ore have
been continuous Besides this. num-
Der of new important companies have
been organized and general develop
ment work both 10 the north up Tomb
stone canyon and to the south down
NacO road, has been large. As a whole
the district is now in better condition
than ever before.
Important sonora Deal.
An important mining deal in north
crn Sonora has just been closed by the
local firm OF Edwards q Daily. where
by c. r. PeltOn, of North Chicago,
takes over IL perteneucies from j.
Creiga- Under the terms of the deal,
PeltOn paid $4,000 cash on a total
price Of $4,000. The balance, it IS
understood, is to be paid out of earn
Ings of the property Another import
amt feature of the purchase contract
~ nma H-
equipment for the operation of the
property 10 cost not less than $4,000
Hoist and other equipment tC the value
of $4,000 is TO so in at once, while
the remainder is TO be installed as the
need develops The Creiga property
IS said to have excellent lead-siIvCr
shOWings in the limited workings that
have been prOspected to date. The
Gent TO enthuse Mr. PeltOn and his en-
gineer- The property is located about
40 miles southeast of NacO.
ID. w. r. Davis of the Seattle Cop
borne, a few miles from BlSbee, is q l
business visitor He brought with MIN J
specimens of lime tale threaded with |
malachIte seams, which were obtained ]
at the - foot level of the prospecting I
shaft Following this discovery q drift /
was started TO the east and after il Z
had gone in a dozen feet a VIM was I
started and about four feet down the 4
ore was caught again. The ore /.
is dipping TO the north. in the dirCc- /
ton of the Warren district Numerous F.
finds of this kind have lead mining T.
men here to believe that the ore bod /
les of the Warren district and Cananea !
are the same anC that the whole dis /
lance between the two points is praC- /
ucauy one long highly mineralizcd /
strip
That the ore in the district dips /
strongly to the south has been amply /
way by the large companies of the /
district and in a comparatively few I
years. it is indicated that the prln- /
Cipal shafts of the district viii be far I
south of their present location.
Lem Stallings, of the Commonwealth !
extension, at Pearce. is in the city. He 4
reports everything as favorable at the 3
mine.
August Fritchie. Of the Mexican Met /
ais company, at Cananea, is here max !
ing arrangements for the shipment of !
much new machinery to the property. Z
To Build Big Concentration
One of the most important announce
meuts of the year has been made by {
the Copper queen general offices that (
ne company is TO erect large. up to /
date concentration here. 1t has been /
rUmOred for some time that the con- /
centratOr was to be built and like /
many other rumOrs of the past year
regarding improvements or cOnSolida- I
tons In the district, II mas proved I
true. The increased output of ore and [
the employment of many more men are
two important features of this an
lOuncement. but more important still I
IS the fact that the building of the
concentration shows there are available
here millions of tons of low grade ore
that in times past were considered
Jf insufficient value to mine, but
which viii now be treated at the con-
contractor at a handsome profit
Mining men here say that the an
is probably the most i'm
]ortant that has been made in that it
means the adding of at least so years
20 the life of the camp. The Copper
queen. before deciding to erect the
concentration, made the most exhaustive
IF tests of all low grade ore. Much
iata was secured on the cost of treat I
neut and experts in low grade ores
we're consulted When all this infOr-
nation proved that the ore could be !
reated at a profit it meant that vast
.reas of copper heretofore regarded
Is useless were now on the credit side
IF the account of the Warren dis
Tict's wonderful resources.
The building OF the concentrator by
he Copper Queen, which Will bring
asst amount more of that compauy's