El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-05
INSPIRATION IS
READY FOR MILL
Grading Of Site Is Completed
and Mill Construction
Is Expected Soon.

tween the mine and mill site is COM
plete, and the beginning Of the con-
crete work on the mill foundations
should begin shortly
Preparatory work for IOcklng out
! the vast ore body is well under way,
but beyond admitting that the colorado
ore body is to be handled by the cav
ing system employed at Ray, differing
somewhat from that used by the MI
ami the Inspiration management has
not vet announced its plans for min
ing the reserves Although the lnSplra-
ton has developed a good water sup
ply in wells below Miami, II mas also
contracted with the Old Dominion for
the surplus water from Its mine, which
probably viii be handled as the Miami
handles the water from the same mine,
pumping il from a point IN Plnal creek
about five miles below and northwest
of Globe
The request of Inspirations attorney
for calling of a special yenlre that
jury might be selected therefrOm for
trial of the Observation-Disclosures suit,
makes it probable that the case viii
not 90 over to the September term of
court as a trial will be possible this
month if a special venire be called.
Castle Dome Development.
At the Castle Dome property west of
Miami O. c. Scott is engaged in devel-
Opment work on the group A tunnel
that has recently cut one or the ledSeS
shows some unusually rich ore con-
tanning copper silver, lead, small
amount Of gold and considerable iron.
However the tunnel has cut the ledge
too near the surface as the ledge at
the present point where it is exposed
is filled with limOnite and other leached
material.
Old Dominion Construction.
At the Old Dominion the steel erect
ing gang is working on the new sam
ping mill, adjacent TO the big concrete
concentrating ore bins The main erect
ing work is almost complete, but some
riVeting remains to be done
> Al n#
has been delayed because Of. the late
arrival of the steel building columns,
but these are now IN sight and the
contractors viii 80 ahead with the
erection of the building Immediately.
All the steel erecting work is being
done by the DarbySh Iron
and Machine company of FL Paso-
All necessary excavation work IN
connection with the new concentration
has been completed and forms are now
being put in place TO receive the con-
crete. The foundations for the rolls
are already IN place. The steel WOrk
on the new concentration viii not be
started before the crusher plant. sam
ping mill and various COnveyOrs are all
complete.
steps are being taken to double the
present capacity OF the custom ore
bins above the a" shaft to give more
storage capacity at that point
The tim bering and lining of the peck
cts of the 1900 and 500 levels has been
completed and a pocket is now being
cut for concentrating and smelling ore
on the 1900 level, the lowest level OF
the shaft at the present time Several
changes are being made in various sta
items near the shaft in connection with
the new skip hosting arrangements,
and the tracks viii be changed later
Ore production and development IN
the mine continues about normal The
sinking Of the k SHAFT for jump
below the 400 level is finished and in
a few days all umberIng viii be In
place and the shaft viii be ready for
hosting ore at any time that IL may
be necessary It is expected that the
raise from the 1900 level of the Old
Dominion TO connect with the present
bottom of the Gray shaft viii hole
through about July >, and the shaft viii
then be timbered with shaft sets down
TO the 1900 level.
A new slime pond has been completed
near Pinal creek on the old Hamm
ground, and viii be used for settling
shines from the concentration
Progress at the Miami Mine.
At the Miami mine and mill every
thing is moving ahead at a normal rate
and the mine is steadily overcoming the
unsettled conditions brought about Dy
the cavein Of April IT, The fact that
the Miami mine contains a million tons
Of nOnOZide ores never listed In the es-
Inmates Of its reserves, and the pres
cnce Of One-fifLh Of one per cent OF
iron oxide, so desirable in smelling,
make it imperative that some effect
i've process Of teaching be evolved to
that the two holes recently drilled
would be the last but two more have
been started.
Gibson Getting Ready.
At the Gibson, Sultan and Wayne are
still engaged IN work Of a preparatory
nature. although the various smaller
leasers are shipping about so tons Of
% percent ore monthly. The condition
in which the mine was left by former
operators was such that considerable
retimbering is necessary and a raise IS
being lifted from the zOO-tOOt level
from a point $50 feet northerly from
the PasquaIe shaft to secure ventila-
ton for that level, where considerable
ore is being uncovered. The manage
ment realizes that the low grade ore
must be concentrated to insure a SUI
ficient tonnage Of commercial ore, but
whether It viii adopt the flOtatiOn
method of concentration or begin with
jigs has not yet been decided. How
ard Wayne is in direct charge Of the
Iron Cap Producing Steadily.
During May the Iron Cap shipped Il
cars Of copper ore averaging Il per
cent copper with a heavy content Of
iron. This output was maintained with
an average underground force OF 10
men and all the ore was taken from
the drifts, no Stopping OF any kind nav
ing vet been attempted Manager +. A.
Woodward has brought the property
out Of the doubtful class by capable
mana cement in the course Of a few
months ana mas LllQS Tor All accounts
and good balance" Drifting is being
continued on the cross vein on the SCI
foot level and has been in good ore for
the distance traverseds Is or 20 feet
each way
The main drift on the same level con-
tinues in the same excellent copper
ore with a high percentage of iron 1t
will be continued eastward until the
Eureka shaft Of the Arizona CONNER
ciaI is reached that sufficient ven
tilation may be furnished the Iron Cap
workings. As the face of the drift is
now about $50 feet east of the Williams
shaft ii still has 1S5 feet to travel, 20
feet in the Iron Cap ground and 10
in the Arizona Commercial property
On the 500 foot level the vein has been
followed about 20 feet and is Of eE-
actly the same size and nature as found
on the SCI foot level making it seem
probable that the ore viii be Of the
same general extent and quality on the
lower level
s. & B. Ships to FL PasO-
The Superior and Boston is shipping
slightly less than three carloads daily
to the Ell PasO shelter and viii main
tain that output and probably increase
it. The ore is coming from the sub
level ha10vv the 500 foot level both IFS