Bisbee daily review., 1913-02-02
DEMOCRATA SHELTER
BURNED At CAkAhEA
CAUSES SHUT DOWN
Machinery Is Not Seriously
Damaged But Covering
Gone and Also Ore Bins =
Old Property Resumes
MOCTEZUMA-ARIZPE
HAS STARTED MILL

CANANEA, Son, Mex. Jan. 3l-Aft'
er having run steadily almost two
months. the Democrata company s
smelter was forced to close down on
last Sunday the result of a fire cans
ed by molten matte splashing against
wooden portions Of the smelter build
ing and causing same to burn down
TO the ground. A loss of between SlO,-
GOO and $4,000 L. 5. cy. was suffer
ed The actual damage to the smelter
was not so great save the covering III
of the furnace BY debris. The ore
bins were also destroyed. Immediate
" after the fire was extinguished the
company began work clearing up the
charred reminders of the smelter
building and bins and began the re-
constructing of same The old fur
mace was not damaged by the IRE ana
this portion OF the smeiter' will prob
ably be placed in commission the urst
OF the coming week The old furnace
is of 1875 ton capacity, while the new
furnace was twice that amount. The
new furnace will probably again be III
operation By the hrst OF March. Dur
ing the time the new furnace was III
use it was making copper at the rate
OF about 10000 pounds daily and the
old furnace will be able to make a5ea,
half that amount. II is understood
that when the new furnace Is AGAIN
ready for use that both furnaces VII
be placed i'm operation steadily, tnei e
by permitting a daily output oil y
coo pounds The company had ohly
recently completed the installation OF
an amount of new machinery, erected
new buildings, etc, and brought Jus
plant up TO date in every respect. Tn
derground conditions at the p:opert!
are excellent.
The Babieanora
The old Babicanora. mine. located
in the Chispas district, close 70 the
mine of that name, has been sold to
A PENNSYLVANIA organization by the
former owners. a Plattsmouta, NeO.'
syndicate. The new owners Viii De
gin at once to fully develop the prop
ertv and operate it on larger scale
than ever heretofore. In taCl Wofk
has already been commenced IN eieau-
inc cut the old workings, the work be-
inc in charge OF w. T. Frasier OF san
Francisco. who recently arrived in the
CITY and went to the property. dur
ing the present week about five wagon
leads of supplies were shipped out OF
Cauanea to the property. The Baul-
camera mine is one of the most gen
orally known OF any Sonora property
having a history dating back 10 The
carly DAYS. At one time a Fcslch
sv-dicate was operating II and lrstehd
cf Il. mo dynamite to break the rock,
line was used, powder being unknown
in those DAYS. The tunnel driven by
tho French companT is still known
as the French tu2lel Il 10 over
1000 feet in length and is Sufficiently
large 70 Kermit a Wagon AID team 10
Jc u-i-en through T. IiisE grade s!f
YER ore has been mined in the pas'
bur The Ieau seemed 70 have Teen lca'
as others who operated the proper ~
did sn at a loss. The new corners
have had thorough examination
made of the property and feel reason
ably certain of again getting INTO 'h'
ore which at one time made the prop
crtv so famous. The Chispas prop
crty is only about half mile iFo1
the prOperty. is noted for It's hlsi
grade silver deposits.
Mill In Operation
is now turning out between IL ana l.
Uoctezuma.Arizpe company consist
inc of four Whitley tables and tn
same number of Callow tanks, ma
Leen nIaced in operation and the mil
= nov turning out between u an
,cne Of concentrates daily which ar
faina shipped 10 the FL Paso smelteI
.rrbs Drouerty is situated about Is mile
.oIItbaast of Cananea and has bee
,rorlxin- steadily since operation
vere resumed last year by the Me'
lean Metals company Wh.ch ho" 'o'
irCI the company.
Hioh Grade Zinc-leso
Rafael Elias is reported TO nave q