El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-16
MINING NEWS
BISBEE MEN co
TO HUNT WEALTH
More Than 80 Are Pros
pecting in Mountains of
The District.

Bfsbee, Ariz, Aug 1.-THE prospect
ing season in Bisbee is now in full
swing and dozens OF local men are
spending their vacations in the nearby
mountains. Among those who have
recently left on prospecting trips are
Pete and Jack Harrison. to the Chiri-
cahua; warren Taylor, to the Dragons,
n Homer Hardinson, who will pros
pect across the Tombstone divide. The
particular reason for going at this time
Is on account of the rains, which nave
washed the rocks clean on the sides Of
gulches and raYines, and this makes the
search easier. At least 90 Blsbeeites
are now in the adjacent territory look
ing over prospects
Samples Show Rich Ore.
Samples Of ore received by the gen
eral offices of the Patagonia Mines and
Development company here continue
to return high assays The drift is now
in about $50 feet at the Wolftone
claim, the most important ground yet
developed. and is solid ore, apparently
right in the center of a ledge that ex-
tends up to the surface. as outcrop-
pings have been found. It is expected
that shipments will be started in a
week or two. Arrangements are now
under way for the signing OF a con-
tract either with the FL Paso or Can
anea Smelter for treating the ore. The
sales Of stock here have been encour-
aging and the company expects TO
shortly increase its working force. 4
IuouSdnQ IeeL OF track ana q SGpDly OF
dump cars have recently been Secured
and are now being installed. Other
machinery will begin arriving shortly
and Following the first shipments an
extensive development campaign on
the h claims of the company Will be
l~naugurated. President homas Ew-
ing, of the company, is here on busi-
ness.
To Finish BY End of Month,
Work on the concreting of the juno
ton shaft has now progressed so far
and there ave been so few delays that
the CaIumet and Arizona expects to
have the big job completed by the end
of this month With its completion the
Junction will become the big delivery
shaft for the adjacent Calumet and
Arizona shafts and there Will be a
considerable increase in production,
which has been cut down pending the
connecting of a number of the shafts.
A factor in the early completion of
the cOncreting of the shaft has been
the fact that much Of the material has
been found available LEI at hand. It
was at first thought that the necessary
rock and sand would have to be i'm
ported, but investigation showed that
there was an excellent grade of rock
that could be used near the Briggs
shaft, a short distance from the juno
ton. 4 quarry was established, and a
spur track installed and the rock is
now delivered direct from the quarry
much time. The cement is piped
down to the level that is being worked
and has cut out the necessity of in
~stalatiOn of special hoists.
Cooling Tower Rebuilt.
The cooling tower at the Copper
Queen power house, which collapsed in
a recent storm, has been reconstructed,
and the entire plant is again back in
service. The rebuilding vas rushed, so
men being put to work
With the return of 16 cent copper,
mining men here are jubilant and pre-
dict the biggest winter the Warren dis
trict has ever experienced. Already the
large number of miner who go north
in the summer are beginning to return
and the payrolls are constantly increas-
ing. There are now over 5000 men en-
ployed in the district, not counting the
many who nave been working leases
Independently, and there is every rea-
son to believe that this number will in
rec to 5000 by winter. There is
hardly an unoccupied house in the
camp and building activity is unprece-
dented. The demand for copper in the
big eastern markets continues una
bated and the mines here are being
kept right up to the mar in filling
orders.
The Higgins Leasing company cOntin.
ues to make regular shipments and
good returns are being received,
though the shaft is not yet in the big
lead-silver vein that Is indicated by
ShattUck. and Uncle Sam development.
With the recent Inauguration of the
day and night shifts the work is pro-
crossing much more rapidly and it is
expected that the big vein Will be en-
cOUntered any day.