The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-07
INTERNATIONAL LETS
SME[TER CONTRACT
Plant to Be Erected at Miami
to Cost Over Two Mil
lion Dollars.

MIAMI, Ariz., Feb, 6.-The Interna-
tional Smelling and Refining Company
of New York City has just awarded to
tho American Bridge company the con-
tract for the erection Of its smelter at
Miami, at q cost estimated at between
100000 and S2,5OO,000. The bids
were opened IL the Rcpath & McGregor
offices in Globe
Ton or twelve buildings will comprise
the plant. lt Will cover many acres.
Just how large will be the acreage has
not yet been determined. The cXten-
sive character Of the grading which has
been in progress for some time, how
ever, is an indication that tho plant will
cover very large area. The grading
considerably preceded the awarding OF
the contract
The total cost Of the smclter may ex-
ceed the top figure given above. This
depends on future ore developments in
the Miami district The plant is des,
tined to handle the ores Of the district
ally-particular those of the
Miami Copper company.
There will be one 500 foot smole
stack, twenty-five feet In diameter, and
one 200 feet in height and fifteen feet
across. Because the management IN
tends to make this smelter the very last
word in sInelter construction. and since
this may necessitate changes in plans
as tho work progresses. the management
is reluctant to give details of the pro-
sent plans. For this reason il is diff
flcult to say whether there will be ten
buildings or twelve.
Under the terms Of the contract the
American Bridge company will furnish
the structural steel framework, CORFU
gated iron coverings, and erect the
tag .>f ha
pany have already telegraphed to the
east their orders for shipment of
materials 1t is estimated that the
company will be able to finish the
larger portions Of the smelter before the
close of the present year
The American Bridge company is now
building the Inspiration company g
1900 ton concentrator. When this great
plant is completed it is believed that
the Miami district will become the
second greatest producer among the dis
seminated porphyries.
The Inspiration is now driving all its
underground headings in ore instead OF
in waste as heretofore. Drifts to the
main shafts on the sixth level have
been driven for a distance of about
300 feet north of the shafts for rail-
drifts for the purpose of handling
trains.
Work is about to start in drift forty
one and one half north TO open up drift
forty-four and one-half north and raises
These have been stopped up on account
OF entering ore. Drift ninety and one
half east on the sixth level, is being
driven to connect with tho Colorado
shaft. Raises 105 and l07 have been
started under the Joe Bush ore body,
At present practically no work is be-
ing done on the forth level, as this ore
is all blockn0 out eyccpt drift FORTY
seven and three fourths north to the Joe
Bush. All waste is now being hoistod
at the Colorado shaft and will be until
connection has been made with the in
cline shaft on the sixth level. AT that
time the waste will be taken up tho in
cline to the third level and there
dumped into the pocket and hauled out
through the tunnel for filing in around
the machine shop and warehouse.