El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-12
MINING NEWS
MIAMI MINE To
Be NORMAL soon
Work Of Restoring Portion
Of Mine Damaged by Cave
In Is Progressing Well.

Of Mine Damaged by Cave
In Is Progressing Well.
Miami, Ariz., July 12-At the Miami
mine satisfactory progress is being
made in the work of reopeHing the
caved ground in the northwest section
of the orebody. superintendent Law
ton thinks he viii have it restored to
normal condition by August As there
are 100000 tons of ore in that block
of ground the discovery that the pillars
have not been materially damaged has
been a cheerful one 20 the manage
menL Although some of the drifts and
Slopes were wholly closed and many OF
them partially filled the majority OF
the former development work there
was found intact
The greatest bar Lawton has found
to steady progress in his work Of re-
Mobilization is the condition Of many
of the raises, where they are found
filled with loose ground Despite the
fact that all the new work now being
carried forward in the caved ground IS
charged to mining expense, the de
yelOpment in the mine during July
reached 1926 feet The mine is fur
nishing more than $500 tons Of ore TO
the mill daily.
REMEMBERING Captain SHAFT.
The Captain shaft is again the scene
' of considerable work. A raise was
lifted from the 42O-fOOt level to con-
meet with the bottom Of the shaft ~
feet below the surface. Now the shaft
is being timbered and the narrow raise
from the 220-fOOt depth is being en-
larEed as the umbering IS carried
downward. At the bottom the Captain
shaft viii be well below the Captain
OrebOdy, about 100000 tons in size,
insUring permanency of the Training
level as il viii be when completed at
that point. The shaft viii be used to
lift the waste rock taken from that
section of the mine during working OF
the Captain OreDOdy. 1t viii also serve
as a needed air channel and an extra
outlet for men in emergencies
Inspiration Development.
Beyond the grading for the mill site,
which Will be done about the middle Of
August, there is little surface work In
progress at the Inspiration at present
and underground work has slackened
considerably since institution Of the
keystOne's suit TO restrain the Inspira-
ton from driving its main transporta-
tiOn drift through the former COM
pany's ground On the fourth level the
laterals or ''turnOUts, are being
started westward through the Colorado
OrebOdy, and considerable drifting to-
ward the main east and west shafts IS
in progress. Last months underground
inclined shaft 212 feet were cut in
June. Tt is now 80 feet below the
fourth level, being carried three com
partments wide from the tunnel level
downward. It viii be sunk to a depth
of 80 feet below the sixth level, the
extra 80 feet of depth to be used as q
1SO-tOn pocket West of the concen-
tartOr site the rock crusher to be used
in supplying material for the concrete
construction work is finished. Al
work may be begun early next month
there viii be no material construction
begun until all grading is finished
Southwestern Miami Drilling.
At the Southwestern Miami hole No
4 is at q standstilL il having been
found necessary to fill the hole with
cement in an effort to recover a string
Of tools When the cement sets the
hole will be redrilled- Hole Il A Is
still drilling in Schist- No. 10 has been
caving and 100 feet Of casing has been
Withdrawn until the hole is reamed
with a 16-inch bit for reception of cas-
ing TO a point below the caving ground,
224 feet deep. The bottom Of the hole
is 800 feet deep
Inspiration Extension Ready.
At the Inspiration Extension prop
erty, adjoining the Inspiration COnsOl-
idated on the north and west, work IS
finished on erection of a 40-fOOt head
frame. building of a hoist building and
installation Of % b. p. gasoline engine.
The roadway between the hoist and the
Inspiration ranch, whence the new
shaft viii secure its water supply, has
been thoroughly repaired, and work on
the shaft viii begin within a few days.
Work on the Castle Dome group has
revealed some very high-grade ore dur
ing the past few weeks.
Copper Hill District.
At the Superior & Boston the output
of about two and One-half cars Of cop
per ore is being maintained, the ore
coming mostly from the east and west
faces of the intermediate drift below
the 60O-fOOt level.
The excellent showing on the SOL
foot level remains good both in the
main lead and in the cross-vein
and the drifting On the S00-fOot level is
showing the same vein OF ore tnat
widened into the present body on the
higher level.
At the old McAiillen preparations for
the resumption Of work are almost con-
cluded and arrival Of diamond equip
ment is being awaited
In PinaI County.
At the Reymert property, recently
bonded by the Gum. Thompson mining
interests, superintendent Thomas Tighe
is getting ready for an active campaign
of development a 40 horsepower gas
oline hosting engine is being installed
and a crew Of shaft men have gone to
the property. Road building and other
preliminary work has been finished
and the water supply of the property
has been developed sufficiently to
serve all present needs.
The Calument & Arizona shaft is
now nearing the 500-fOOt mark and the
pump station at the 400 level is COM
pleted. Drifting eastward into the
mountain viii be begun from the shaft
soon The shaft and the main tunnel
have been connected at the lSO-foot
level
Smelling Building Indefinite.
Despite continual rumOrs and news
paper accounts of the international
Smelling & Refining cOmpany's decis-
ion to begin building a smeIter here in
the near future to smelt the Inspiration
and Miami ores, and custom ores from
the Globe and Miami districts, the
managers of the two mining companies
most concerned profess ignorance of
any such program
General manager P. G. Beckett Of the
Old Dominion Copper Mining & Smelt-
ing company, is on the coast