El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-05
MINING NEWS
NEW DEMOCRATIC
SHELTER DAMAGED
Buildings Destroyed and OPP
eratiOns Suspended Tenn
pOrarily; Loss $4,000.

Cananea, Son, Mex, Feb 5--After
having run steadily almost two months,
the Democrats company's smelter was
forced TO close down as the result Of
a fire caused by molten matte splash
ing against wooden portions of the
smelter building and causing them to
burn down to the ground A loss Of be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 U 5. currency
was suffered The actual damage TO the
smelter was not so great, save the COW
ering up OF the furnace by debris. The
ore bins were also destroyed. Immedl-
ately after the fire was eXtinguished,
the company began work clearing up
the debris and recOnstructlng OF the
buildings This old furnace was not
damaged by the fire and this portion
Of the smelter will probably be placed
in commission the first of the coming
week. The old furnace is Of 125 tons
capacity, while the new furnace was
twice that amount The new furnace
viii probabIv again be in operation BY
the first of march During the time
the new furnace was In use It was
making copper at the rate Of about
10000 pounds daily. and the old 1ur-
mace viii be able to make about half
that amount It is understood that
when the new furnace is again ready
for use. both furnaces will be placed
"a operation steadily, thereby permit
ting daily output of $4,000 pounds
The company had only recently COM
pleted the installation of an amount Of
y
iugs etc. and brought up its plant M
10 date in every respect. Underground
cOndiuOns at the proPerty are excellent
BabieOnOra Mine Sold.
The old Babicanora mine, located in
the Chispas district, close to the mine
of that name, has been sold to a Penn
sy1Tania organization by the former
owners a PlattSmOuth. Neb-, syndicate
The new owners will begin at once to
fully develop the property and operate
j. on a larger scale than ever hereto
commenced in cleaning out the old
workings, the work being In charge
Of W T. Frasier, Of san Francisco who
recently arrived in the city and went
To the property During the present
week about five wagon loads Of sup
niles were shipped out OF Cananea to
the property. The BabicanOra mine IS
one of the most generally known OF any
sonora property, having a history dat
ing back to the early days. At one
time q French syndicate was Operat-
ing it and, instead Of using dynamite
10 break the rOck, lime was used, pow
der being unknown in those days The
tunnel driven by the French company
is still known as the French tunnel
If is over 1000 feet in length and is
sufficiently large TO permit a wagon
md team TO be driven through it. High
Grade silver ore has been mined in the
past but the lead seemed TO have been
lost as others who operated the prop
ertv did so at a loss. The new owners
have had a thorough examination made
ri the property. The ChispaS property,
which is only about half a mile from
the property. is noted for its high grade
The new portion Of the mill Of the
zFocfezuuaa-A riZpe company consist
fDg of four Whitley tables and
fbe same number of Callow tanks,
has been placed in operation and
Inc mill is now turning out be-
tween u and Is tons Of cOncen-
rates daily. which are being shipped
20 fhe III Paso smelter- The property
is situated about IS miles southeast Of
Cenanea. and has been working steadily
since operations were resumed last
-ear bv the Mexican Metals company
11-bich now control the company.
ELIAS Strikes Zinc-Lead Ore.
Rafael Elias is reported to have en-
countered some high grade zinc-lead
ore IN his Cobriza property, located be-
fwaen the properties Of the Cananea-
aston and Calumet and Sonora com
Danies- During the past week consld-
liable ore Carrying high percentages in
INC and lead, together with some sill
- values was encountered on the
150 foot level, and it is believed that
i+ Is the top OF an ore body, as II car
75as considerable tale and lime crys-
ais Two shifts are being worked in
si1l-ine the incline slasft while q drift