El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-26
MIAMI PRODUCING
300 TONS DAILY
All of Miami Ore Now Being
Concentrated Comes From
Underground.

Miami, Ariz., Nov. 26.-At the Miami
mine, production is at the rate of about
800 tons per day and this rate will
be maintained with possibly a slight
increase, until about July. by which
time it is expected that the capacity Of
the mill will be increased to 1000 tons
per day cOincident with the develop
ment Of the mine to that capacity.
All the ore being concentrated now
comes from underground, the stock pile
having been entirely cleaned up.
Development work IS at the rate OF
about 1900 feet per month The 420
foot level is being extended in the
Captain ore body and concrete electric
distribution stations are being built on
the $40 foot level and 720 foot haulage
levels.
There are now about 1900 men en-
plOyed in and around the mine, mill,
etc, OF whom zoo to 500 are under
ground
Get Old Hat Properties
The silent acquisition of mining prop
erty in the Old Hat district by the
Phelps Dodge people and the surveying
Of a line by the FL Paso & Southwestern
Railroad company to reach the district.
is Of marked Importance to the region
The Old Hat district is located in Pinal
county, about &c miles in a nOrtherly
direction from Tucson Considerable
ore has been shipped in the past to the
Rains Interfere With Work
On account Of the recent rains the
American bridge company has been
compelled to discontinue work at the
Inspiration concentration a great deal
Of the time. However, superintendent
Webster states this has not affected
the progress OF the work to any great
extent, inasmuch as there is no i'm
mediate rush for the work now in pro-
gress. The ore storage bins are now
nearing completion, rapid progress IS
being made with the riVetng machines
and only a few days more will be re-
quired to have all the steel in place.
The floatatiOn machine, which has
been In transit for some time has
reached here and will soon be in place
in the new test mill Apparently the
company will be unable to begin opera
ton Of this mill on December 1, as
originally intended, and it is now
thought the mill will be ready for op-
GRAFTON on January l. 1914
Excavation is just about complete
for the hoist house and transformer
house near the main shafts, and it is
probable concrete pouring will be
viii be 1SS feet by % feet, while the
transformer house will be 20 feet by
p feet, both structures being under
the same roof
Continue Work in Main Shafts.
Work continues in the main shafts,
shaft should be in condition for con-
cretlng. The underground forces are
gradually being increased owing to the
Increase in development Raises are
being started southeast Of the Colorado
shaft in order to outline the ore body, (
and viii be raised TO the surface in the [
Of $50 feet above the |
fourth level
The crushing plant and conVeyor belt |
have been completed and the belt is
loW In operation, delivering the waste I
from the Scorpion shaft to the bin, |
which has been in use heretofore, and !
The same work continues on the fill !
near the dormitOry, except that hand
-ramming has been discontinued be-
tween the shaft and the chute
". G. Finch, who has been shift boss I
n the mines for the past year, has re- 4
Gently resigned to take a position as 4
nine foreman for the Superior & Bos- |
-on Mining company.
Iron Cap Development
At the Iron Cap development is be-
ng carried on at a good rate Of speed. !
The drift that is being driven to make :
connections with the old Eureka shaft 4
S expected to hole through within
he next couple of days. The raise from
he 500 to the $50 is almost completed |
Ind should be finished within three
lays. The raise is being put up on
he footwall and is to be used as an
re chute.
+, Shipments are being maintained at
ne usual rate.