The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-07
WATER PROBLEM
SOLVED BY GA.
Big Pumps al 1900 Level Will
Easily Handle Accumulation


continue high output of ore, ana th'
smeltcrs are taking excellent care o
il. Calumet X Arizona smelter pro-
duction of 6.NOO.0OO pounds for the
thirty days of April, tells its owl
story i'm that respect or this total
Shatmck Will have about 100000
pounds. Shattuck has not increased
output. but it's ore varies little each
month i'm richness. High grade is I'M
all the Shattuck mining area in
strcaks and pockets, and il does not
take much of IL To- make change of
a few hundred thousand pounds IN
copper output over "a month. with
the taking ON of custom ore, which
was commenced last month 10y Calu-
met x Arizona II is likely, too, 20 have
showing of some variations in each
month. Since deciding 10 do custom
work. by reason of the fact that its
smclter had demonstrated itself equal
To whatever might be- sent its way, and
also because IL had the capacity To
look after the work G. ~ \. has put
ON considerable of this business and
will steadily take care of more. There
are advantages i'm ii through the ac-
quiremeut of some ores that help with
the mixture. and of course there is
profit i'm the treatment charges.
Junction 1900 Station Started.
In connection with Calumet Il Ariz-
ona mining division operations, the
big thing at the present time is con-
tanned in the work that has begun on
the 500 level of Junction, where they
The pumps are to go on this station
when Il is made ready and from ii
viii he delivered the water of the
Bsbee basin; for the Junction shaft
will take care of the water of the
mines of the district. II is going to be
a year and possibly a little longer.
before the pumps on the 1,SOO are lift !
ing the water. but when they do COM
mencc they will conquer and put i'm
harness "a vast amount OF |
new and rich territory.
Means Clearing of Levels.
In Junction operations, it has been
that as the drifting
'hortcns. So does the water. The lat
er reoedes gradually from the time it
is opened into. New Openings, i'm
other words. alone produce new water.
I'm this connection. there used To- be a
Young river ON the tenth level with
opening and pumping down TO the L.
800. this 1000 water disappeared and
hat level is now as dry as 0 board.
So it will be with the pumping started
IN the lSoo. II will clear the levels
.bovo and let them i'm on the 700. the
500 and the 300 with heavy drifting
'reratious which it has been detcrm-
ned are Justified and must Yield large
.eturns In new ore thpt is simply
waiting blocking out To this time
he water has held this ore from de-
.elopment ana mining. The water i'm
'risonmcut will soon bee done away
With, The pumps ON the 500 will free
he cor" through taking thc water from
he higher levels.
Mny Years Work Ahead.
10 the vast ore domain which this {
reeing from water viii make available ,
or mining, there are many years work ,
head y great deal Of it has been ,
TANNED. Much moro cannot bc plan 4,
'd until they have got into the work /
10" mapped. But they know the ore I
there and the work To- be done. J.
'riiI holes and other manner of cx- c
i'r'ii"n has demonstrated this There &
nothing uncertain about IT, The /
inner cam look forward with security f
the employment and the stockhold- Il
with security 60 returns from it up II
Do the investment he has made. and ],
me" {. \. has only begun To pay Is
r"Ils upon, Notwithstanding the Is
r'ai dividend returns it has made 7.
the past. l..
Pumping is Big Job. N
u is Hcrculoan ioh even as min n
.E goes lhat the are tank'jng I'm gu- NJ