El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-08
MINING NEWS
SHBTTOCK WORKS
225 MEN IN MINE
Continues Shipment Of Lead
Ores to 81 PasO; Warren
District Charted.

Bisbee. Ariz- Feb. 8-DevelOpment
work at the Shattuck is being pushed
with gratifying results. The develop
ment WORK IS on the 800, 400. 500 and
coo foot levels There are 225 men en-
ployed at the mine. of which $50 are
under ground. The company Is keeping
Up its average shipments OF 200 tons
a day 10 the Calumet & Arizona smelter
at Douglas. and is only awaiting the
double its shipments
SHIPMENTS of lead ore to the FL PasO
shelter continue This ore IS run
ming about 40 percent copper three
percent copper and nearly 81 ton in
gold and silver values On the 800
foot level ore has been cut for dis
tance Of so feet and has been found to
run very high in value, amounting TO
80 percent in copper and SO IN gold
and silver values Good results have
also been obtained in the development
Of the Leo claim. this being practically
untouched territory.
sinking New Shaft
Good reports are made by the Cop
per Queen The sinking Of the new
shaft near Don Louis which is to be
known as the Wade Hampton, is pro-
crossing faVOralDly, although II IS not
yet at q sufficient depth to accurately
determine the quality OF ore a drlIL
is being put in at the 200 foot level Of
the Silver Bear, and prophyTy develop
menJ at the Copper King, with salts
also being pushed by the company.
The foundation is being laid for the
new hoist at the Sacramento and work
is wen under way on the new change
house at the Southwest Considerable
excavation work had 10 be done at
this point. The production IS being
kept up by the Queen and 1t IS eX-
pected that an increase viii be shown
IL the February figures
ChartfnE the District
The mining committee OF the Com
mrcial club is now az Work on a com
Dlere chart showing all the claims OF
the Warren district
Berry Baxter, president Of the Prince
ton Copper company, located near mere
in the Huachuaca mountains IS IN the
CITY on his way to San Francisco While
here he has made trip to the prop
erty and reports that work IS progress
ing favorably. Twenty-Five men are
nents are now being made
COncretinE the junction Shaft.
Work on the coucreing of the
Junction shaft Of the Calumet q Ar
iona is now well under way. The shaft
is destined to become one OF the most
5mpOrtant O nthe whole Calumet & Ar
IONA property, as It mas great iatef4 y
area still Ito go into. From the shatt II
has several thousand feet to so before
it touches the property OF the DEM
Arizona in that direction and It Is tlg-
ured that a great series Of ore deposits
viii be discovered. as the miners cut
through the rocks in this field
Enough has already been done IN dla-
m0nd drilling to demonstrate that this
big tract is we'll m1nerallZed Besides
this. running down the valley towards
Don Louis is another big ore body that
is being proved by the junction and
Briggs shafts. The miners are now
going into these comparatively new de-
posts and good success is reported The
ores are giving good results IN the
comDauv's smelter at Douglas All
the big ore development is above the
400 foot level and above this point
towards the surface there is anywhere
from zoo to 900 feet Of ground holding
COPPER ore oxides and sulphtdes. carry
ing excellent values in gold and silver,
besides copper
The big limestone area IS being fol-
lowed lateriazIv so as to get an idea OF
the extent Of the plane and good ore IS
being continually encountered