El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-05
MINING NEWS
COPPER QUEEN HAS
IMPROVE MENT5
Shattuck Production Main
tanned and Several New
Discoveries Made.

Rfsbee. AriZ.. July 5.-Ihe end OF the
fiscal year marks the bringing to con-
cIusion of much Importance surface
work by the Copper Queen This Work
largely represents ImprOF emenLS Wnlcn
make better working conditions for
the employees OF the company under
ground as their principal object COM
pletiOn Of the erection Of the new tUUU
foot compressor has pracIlcally Deen
made at the power house It IS a ou-
plicate Of the One.lnstalled three years
ago and brings the capacity OF the
equipment to 10000 cubic feet OF ar
per minute. This new compressor VIII
be held as a reserve plant 10 a con-
siderable extent Also during the week
completion was made Of the WOrk IA
shiftfng the waterway to the south
side of NacO canyon thus relieving
Car workings from seepage during
rainy seasons, and consequently
much lettering the conditions OF en-
plOyment in these workings
A retaining wall is now being built
at the point Of re-entry to the cham
mel below the old STAG dump to pro-
tect the railway and street railway
tracks installation OF aQQl uOndl Doll
ished and greatly increases lne ga
pacity of the big plant To equallze
air distribution preparations are now
being made for the installation OF q
hydraulic accumulation plant This viii
consist Of a shallow tank placed on
an elevation, connecting with six tanks
of lower elevation water storage IN
the upper tank and air in the lower
tanks win combine in equallzlng air
pressure in the air mains rms Sys-
TEN has been IN use at Butte Tor
sufficient time to demonstrate its en-
tire practiCabilltg- some oJner I'M
pOrtaut installations are under way or
being prepared, which viii mean FUR
Their large expenditures on the part OF
the company Tor bettermen1s-
ShattucI Makes Strikes
General progress with excellent re
suits attending all development work,
while production figures continue az
the normal, is the general report OF
the district for the week Shautuck
was alone during the week IN the an
nounCement Of important new dlscON-
cries. The best OF these IS cOnSlQereQ
in crOsscut II Of the 500 foot level
The working is in a good grade Of
oxide ore and in the opinion OF SUI
periutendent HOule this ore IS con-
nected with the ore in crosScuL 40, on
the 500 foot level, indicating a nlSnlL
profitable mineral zone OF some zUU
feet in depth. This development has
an added Importance, as II is IN the
Leo claim. q heretofore undeveloped
territory Of Shattuck- On crosscut a
of the 500 foot level a continuation OF
the previously opened up oxide ore
body between Slopes Il and on the
600 foot level IS shown Ihls ore IS
q mixture Of rich cuprite and azurlLe
in an iron gangue, and IS especially
desirabl for smelling CrOsscut Il
on the 400 foot level is in percent
copper ore and crOsScuL A on the 5yU
foot level IS eight IesF IN nlgn 5g, L[l5
carbonate ore averaging 10 percent
copper. This ore is continuous from
crosscut Is TO Is on this level, dis
lance Of $50 feet
View shaft made Main Entry.
The new shaft of the Sacramento mas
been organized as the main entry LCE
vision Of the Copper Queen me low
ell shaft which has previously been
used as entry TO the workings, thus
loses q traffic OF several hundred men
daily. The new Sacramento shaft pro-
vides safety and convenience for the
handling OF men Of its DIVISION On
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change house has also been opened
This change house IS the largest yer
erected by the Copper Queen and IS
one Of the finest in the country IL IS
of concrete throughout and will en-
able maintenance at all times Of strict
sanitation. The lifting Of all clothing
removed from the floor TO the ceiling
for air ventilation and drying IS the
last word IN scientific appointments
for the maintenance Of the best pos
New Methods work Changes.
New methods Of copper recovery or
rather the broader use Of old prlncl-
ries into practice are working great
changes for all the western copper
mines and this is nowhere more no
ticeable than IN the warren ulslI-CL l
improvements in the last 10 years in
smelling and concentrating equipment
have operated to the end Of reducing
the present time, Is cent copper IS
better in point Of earning on output
than 90 cent copper used 10 be com
paratively short time ago The cost
Of equipment has, OF curse, been
greater with the many improvements
installed, particularly in the smelter
division Of the industry, but plant cost
IS now turning to the downward side
The maximum, mining men here state,
has been reached, and hencefOrth
there IS the promise Of the employ
ment Of ingenuity in the reduction Of
this original cost and maintenance
that viii bring g steady decrease and
that viii make the output Of copper
come to a cost figure within the next
decade that viii be as much below
present cost as the present Is below
The standard Of 10 years ago.
August Fritsche, Of the Mexican
Metals company, is in the city looking
after the shipment Of new machinery
recently purchased by the company.
He reports that the sinking in one
shaft has already reached the 400 and
that work has begun dropping to the
coo. The machinery purchased in
cludes a 400 belt driven IngersOIl
compressor with two 165 horsepower
oil burning engines. The whole plant
Will be in operation within so days.
N Curley, a mining man Of the
AjOs is in the city He reports much
activity since the announcements Of
the recent acquisitions by the Calumet
& Arizona in the district.
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