El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-15
MINING NEWS
NINE MERGER IS
RUNORED At BISBEE
CORTLAND District Has Rec
ord Years Production
and Big Payroll.

Bisbee, Ariz., Jan. 15.-Continual ru-
mOrs regarding the absorption of the
Saginaw, DEM and Warren mines by
larger companies are now aflOat here,
but to date nothing definite looking
towards an absorption has TRANSFERRED
The Saginaw is controlled by the G. *
A, Dem by the ShattUck and the War
rem is an independent mine One of the
most current rumOrs about the Sagi-
nav is that the c. & A. is about to run
a drift from the Junction shaft to the
Saginaw shaft. The DEM property lies
between the G. & A and Saginaw prop
critics and this has given rise to the re-
pert that the c. & A viii take over
the Dem.
The Copper Queen is very busy in
new development work and cOnstruc-
ton work. Besides the extensive work
now under way. officials say that more
is planned for the new year and will
soon be announced. The mine is con-
tlnuing its record breaking production
and is working Sunday shifts on the
new smelter at Douglas. Another unit
to the reyerberatory plant is being
built at the smelter.
In the CORTLAND District.
Reports Of the years work at the
CORTLAND district have been received
by mining men in this city and show
that that camp has made an excellent
III cars of ore were shipped,
I'll going out since the first day
of July. For the year 1911 the pro-
ductiOn of the camp was but 462 cars
and the gross production of the Great
Western Copper company 1928 4OS, or
an average of 500 a car. During the
early part of last year, however, the
price of copper advanced nearly 80
cents so the statement, made at the
close of 1911, that the production in
1872 would be more than million
dollars is amply justified The pay roll
of the camp in 1911 was $500 a month,
while now it is close to $4,000. The
camp looks forward to a prosperous
year. The new Commonwealth EX-
lions, as the stock of the company has
been successfully flOated here A Chi
caSo syndicate has recently purchased
IA claims at a cost of $4,000 and ex-
poets soon to start development work
The LeadTille company is preparing for
extensive work. There is not a vacant
house in the camp and all the hotels
santa ROsaIia to Resume.
Charles L. EdmOndsOn, or Cananea,
was in the city and stated that the
Santa ROsalia, which has been shut
down for some time, will soon com
mence operations again Henry Hill, of
the Calumet and Hecla, has been placed
In charge A meeting of the stock
holders was held last week and the
same board of directors was reelected.
BIsbee Mines Have Record Year.
Although the final figures for the
year just ended have not yet been COM
piled it is estimated that the 1912 out
put of the Copper Queen was 49,
600, 600 pounds of copper. The c. & A
comes next in the district with an es-
timated output of 5S,0O0,00O. The fig
ures, in both cases, are record break
ers.
Parker Woodman, president, and J. S.
Williams, a director, of the newly or
gained Commonwealth Extension
Mining company, have returned to the
city after an inspection of the prop
erty, which adJOins the Commonwealth
mine property. Mr.. Williams gave it
as his opinion that the property is an
exceptionally good one. II is the opinion
C0mDeTnnT rich
veins Of the Commonwealth mine, |
which have produced millions, continue
into the Extension property.
The officials of the new company
have not yet decided when the work of
developing the property will begin, but !
1t will be in short time.
The Copper Queen is continuing ex-
ovation work for the foundation of /
the new hoist at the Sacramento shaft !
and for the new compressors and boil
erS. Work on the new change house at |
the Southwest shart Is well under way
as is that for new change house at
Sacramento. The construction work on |
the new tool shops is also progressing |
Development Continues.
Development work is being, continued |
in number of shafts of the Copper |
queen In the Sacramento porphyry
development work is still being pushed .
with satisfactory results. Drills are !
working and other development work 4
is underway on the Copper King prop
erty. The Silver Bear shaft has been 1
sunk 200 feet further and the sinking I
there is being continued. The plugger I
drill Is being used in this work and 1
IS proving very successful. The timber I
shaft at the Gar is being sunk pre- |
iminary to the introduction of the top /
Sucing system. big ore body in the |
Uncle Sam is being explored. The body
Is SAID to be one of the largest in the /
camp, but indications are that it twists
and winds TO some extent.
A number of rumOrs. apparently !
originating in the east have been heard /
concerning the amalgamation of the
g q A and the Saginaw. The rumOr
has II that the stock Of the latter is
to be taken over for that of the former
on a basis of seven shares of Saginaw
Tor one Q. q A No confirma ton of