El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-09
MINING NEWS
SUPERIOR MINERS
MIGRATE TO BI5BEE
Find Work In Warren Dis
trict; Assessment Work
Starts.

Bisbee, Ariz., Aug. 9.--During the
past week a large number Of miners
from the Lake superior region, shut
out by the strike there, have come
to Bisbee. Immediately following the
calling of the strike many of the min
ers began leaving, and the exodus now
seems to have become general me
miners from the Superior district ma
turally gravitated to the warren as
trict as the class of mining mere Is
the same as that in the lake region
Although the pay rolls are larger Ihan
the mines continue taking on new men
and the new corners have no dlf1lcuIly
Expect II Cent Copper.
As forecasted by mining men here
some months ago, the price OF copper
metal is rapidly climbing to the 10
cents a pound figure and there are
many here who believe that 1t VIII
continue on up to II cents by winter
The general rise was not looked for by
BiSbee mining men until later IN Ihe
season and probably would not nave
come about until fall had it not been
for the closing down OF the Lake Su-
periOr properties.
With the metal at its present level
il is sure that even more leases VIII
be taken in the district and that by
the middle of winter the amount Of
ground being worked in the warren
district will be larger than ever be-
fore.
Assessment work is beginning in
general way about the district Many
will delay starting this class OF WoLh
considerably later along, but the
amount now under way IS up 10 the
average for this season
In Tombstone canyon the Copper
Queen has started forces on some OF us
properties for assessment WORK A oV
foot shaft has been started on the
claims next TO the Frazee property ana
this shaft will do the work Tor sew
eral contiguous claims
A highly important recent develop
ment OF the Calumet & Arizona is the
connecting of the Briggs and Junction
shafts, the last piece of ground having
been broken through a snort time ago
This connection will be made the main
haulage way. 1t will enable the dis
posing of all material moved IN the
1900 foot level in the Briggs with econ
! omy and without croWdlng the capa-
about worked to the limit for some
time in carrying its necessary tra11lc
and is not in a position to take over
the additional work that the 14OV AOOO
level campaign contemplates.
Finds Good Ore Shoots.
While the Calumet and Arizona mas
recently brought IN no new large ore
bodies its development work mas Deen
attended with the usual finding OF
good ore shoots a notable example OF
the encountering of numerous hlSh
grade ore bearing shoots IS SHOWN III
the case of the Cole shaft. In the ear
lier period of the history of this smart
it was not considered to have what the
mana cement looked upon as an ore
punches which il was profitable TO
reach and mine, and which Kept run
ming into one another AFTER a WINE
il was realized that the Cole after an,
had a very considerable ore tonnage and
had produced decidedly worth WnlIe
amount of rock.
The Cole is now continuing along the
old lines. Lately the development
work. particularly to the south, along
the Ions axis of the ore, has been
very encouraging. The Cole shaft has
been producing for a little more than
five years and during that time It's
DrinciDal ore territory has been open
ed for 300 feet in one direction ana
I 100 feet in another.
The Calumet and Arizona IS also
finding a good many buncheS OF sui
] phides in the Oliver shaft that have
/ recently been claiming attention Ihe
territory is of considerable extent ana
! a large amount of very good ore IS be
{ ing secured In TINS mine, as IN lEe
/ Cole and many of the other Calulnet
| and Arizona properties. these punches
! come in much the same way Each
/ strike has the possibilities OF WoIhlnS
I into a large ore body, although almost
| invariably the expectation is the oIher
] way about and when the big ore BODY
/ is developed IL is more OF less OF
r. H. Whiteside. in charge of work
/ in the Ajo district, is in the city ana
! reports that there is much work be-
I ing crowded along in the district by
| way of determining the ore resources
| on several properties. The AJos as
| trict is the Oldest mining district IN
| the state, having been shipping, off
I and on, for the past 100 years, and
/ the bonding of extensive properties
| there by the Calumet and Arizona IS
1 one of the most important mining deals
| that has been made by Bisbee COM
| panY in wears.