El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-10
MINING NEWS
DEVELOP MENT IS
BEING CROWDED
Water Handicaps Calumet &
Arizona; HeadwaY Is
Made on Ajax.

BIaimi, Ariz-, Sept 1e.-Tne Calumet
& Arizona property, south Of Superior,
is crowding development work through
at a rapid rate, superintendent Cooper
being credited with making several
records in sinking ana other expIora-
ton. The shaft is now $50 feet deep
and the new electric pump is in place
on the 500 level and working satisfac-
torily, but a heavy flow OF water was
encountered in the shaft September /
The small sinker pump is incapable OF
handling it, but a larger sinker VIII
soon be delivered at the plant
A crOsscuC is being driven from the
500 level of the shaft TO cut the main
vein, and should reach its objective
point within another 500 Feet The
main working tunnel IS now about
1900 feet long and drifts on the lode
are being driven north and south from
the tunnel With exception Of the
increased flow Of water in the shaft
everything at the C. & A is encOur-
aging.
At the Reymert, the Gunn-ThompsOn
people are going after their develop
ment in a businessliHe manner, sup
erintendent Tighe having increased his
shaft force to three shifts. The shaft
is now 10 feet deep and sinking at
the rate of 20 feet per day At present
the shaft work is being done by ham
mer work. It is being sunk on the
property's largest vein, 90 to 20 feet in
width, and considerable silver and lead
ore has already been encountered dur
ing the past 20 feet cut
In some places along the surface the
vein shows much iron and some cop
per. The new 40 horsepower gasoline
hoist is proving equal 10 the work IN
every respect
The Reymert is ten miles beyond the
frontier town of Superior, but the
miners coming here from that section
praise the manner in which the min
ers are cared for.
Have n Fine Cook.
A letter from Jack McKinnOn's camp,
two and One-half miles south Of Su-
periOr, conveys some Interesting inTOr-
nation about the Superior district He
saws that everything is moving for
ward at a prosperous clip throughout
the Superior country and that the
Reymert, Ajax and other properties
beyond Pickett Post mountain also are
busy at development work. McKin-
non SAYS in the course of his letter:
There are % men on the payroll. They
have a cook who is a wonder at com
piIfng good things to eat. She used to
be the prOprietress OF the Shamrock
restaurant in Miami Under Thomas
Tighes management the Reymert is
rounding into shape at a rapid rate"
Ajax Makes Roadway.
Inc AJAX property south OF the
Reymert, is making good Roadway in
its shaft work. now being about 1gU
feet deep. although considerable water
is being encountered and heavier
pumping equipment viii be needed in
the near future. Recently a report
was circulated to the effect that the
Ajax had been closed down, but the
rumor was without foundation, as the
owners have planned an increase Of
development.
No Feud, Says Claiming.
Vice president J. Parke Charming of
the Miami Copper company. and gen
eraI manager B. BrittOn GOttsberger. of
the company, in an interview Just be-
fore Claiming left for New York. when
told there was a local impression that
there was a feud in progress between
the Miami and Inspiration companies,
said there was no foundation for any
such report and that on the contrary
the Miami company stiu continues
ready TO help the Inspiration in any
manner possible, as formerly. Both
said they were now considering the
problem presented by Inspirations re-
quest for enough water to operate the
test mill. and hoped they would find