Bisbee daily review., 1914-02-22

state These foundations show no sign of weakness
 sags Show Little in Values.
 The shelter waste slags are very clean, averaging not to exceed four. tenths one per cent copper, which is excellent. In the years 10 come there will be one slag dump that will have no attractions for smeltermen looking Ay something fat in this line
 The Old Shelter Material
 The material from the old shelter that could not be utilized in the new Is being salvaged. Much of it is as valuable as new and will be used in tho company's industries wherever there can be place for it Some of it will undoubtedly go to Ajo to be used in the New Cornelia mine. It Is all of value to some of the com. pany's many departments. The smelt. CT grounds will be smoothed up and made very neat in appearance as fast as the old material can be removed. There will be slag filling in many places throughout the plant, and cor crete surfaces will be common. It will all be very pleasing to the eye aRd agreeable under foot when the finishing touches have been all ap- piled.
 The Consumption of Fuel
 oil Is employed here for fuel and eigattenths of barrel is consumed for every ton of ore treated, in which this fuel Is used, the barrel costing sl.30 with the price going up recently. Tais Is a very low fuel consumption. It wul probably average a little bet. ter than We have given it. We took the higher figures from several tables We examined. Then there is a credit of over 40 per cent that goes to the oil for the surplus power generated, which is commbnly figured by all smelling plants where surplus is made. So that the showing is a very fine one from the standpoint of fuel cost
 Handling Custom Ores Calumet & Arizona Is doing custom smelting for several mines the prin- cipal customer at this time being the Shattuck-Arizona company, with mine located at Bisbee. These ores are high grade oxides and sulphides. Other customers nre supplying silicious sulphides. The company is prepared to take a considerably larger tonnage ! than now received and is equipped to give the very best returns on any grade. Its new plant Is remarkably flexible in this respect being de- signed to cover a w.de range fin ore variety.
 Last Was the Best Month | The month just closed was the best in tho history cf the company so far as copper production goes, amounting to about 7.OOO,OOO pounds. The fur aace is averaging about 6.7OOiO0O pounds of copper monthly as now operated. It is not being forced at any point but it Is being warmed into its stride gradually and carefully. It has stood all tests finely. Calumet x Arizona can easily produce 65,000.- GOO pounds of its own copper this year in addition to which there will | be the copper from its custom ores. i This will be altogether the best year in the company's history in produc' ton of the metal. Costs should be cor respondingly low. Already the com pany enjoys an enviable distinction in this important feature.
 Buys All the Ores
 i The shelter is being conducted du' ferently from the past in that 1t buys the ores from all the mines of the company. It does this to know exact ly what part the shelter plays in this industrial scheme. Heretofore no such strict account was kept. 1t all going into the general account The new plan separates the shelter from the mines and puts each department on it's own feet. At the end Of the quar- | ter or year, or at any other time, the ] relative earnings oi mines and smelt' CT can be seen. Of course 1t Is all | Calumet & Arizona, but 1t is good practice to make the separation as | las been done. MT. Henry E. Paul auditor for this and other associate companies, and then some net asso ciated, who was in the district this week on his regular rounds, compli- ments the plan and believes it to be thd right one.
 Tie Shelter Grounds Enclosed
 The new smeltery has been enclosed by an eight-foot board fence, whlcA has been creosoted to preserve the word. The enclosure Is very large one. embracing many acres. At the principal entrance a watchman's tow CT has been built and guards will be posted here day and night. It's not far from the Mexican border and there's good values within this en- closure that must be protected from thieves and those who might want to cause damage. It is the proper thing under the conditions here prevailing. although now there is no sign of any thing other than tranquility. There are about 70U men engaged in and about the shelter and the company