El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-29
BREAKS RECORD
FOR ORE OUTPUT
Inspiration Is Getting 1000
Tons a Day From the
Scorpion Shaft.

Miami, Ariz-, May 29.-Underground
, work at the Inspiration is proceeding
regularly and during this month the
ore hOisted viii exceed any previous
months output. The Scorpion shaft,
the only shaft through which ore is
being hoisted at the present time. is
working to the limit Of its capacity,
about 1000 tons per day: and to do that
work in the cage department has to be
cut down TO the minimum to allow con-
tinuOus operation Of the skip.
Plans are under way for construction
OF an up to date miners change house.
The building Will be Of steel with con-
crete floors. and is to be located near
the main west shaft, through which
men viii be lowered into the mine.
There are TO be two floors and the
equipment viii consist of lockers.
showers. wash basins and flush toilets.
The coarse crushing plant has been
put in shape for running just as soon
as II is possible to deliver ore through
the main shafts and the machinery has
been running light during the past two
weeks.
Iron Cap Increases Force.
At the Iron Cap the force has been
slightly increased. the shipments TO
the FL Paso smelter are being kept up
TO four carloads weekly and the stock
pile Of high grade copper ore averag-
ing between rs and 80 percent is in
creasing. now containing more than 200
creasing. now containing more than sh
tons The stOpe on the 500 level has
reached the Arizona Commercial prop
erty line on the east. where il is still D
in ore OF good grade. and stopping up
ward is now proceeding all along the
ore body. 500 feet in extent The drift
ing on the 1900 level Of the western
group OF the Arizona Commercial I
where such excellent results have been /
obtained by the force under superin-
tendent R. r. Boyd during the present
regimes control Of the A. c.. is making 1
toward the old workings of the Iron
Can where the flow of formerly
proved more than they could cope with /
General manager Woodward. Of the /
Iron Cap, believes Jh:s work Of the /
Arizona Commercial Will reveal ore up /
TO the side lines of his COmpany's prop
erty-
Arizona Commercial Works 75.
The Arizona Commercial is still ship |
ping IFS tons OF good sulphide ore rally |
working force has been slightly in /
creased. now numbering about IS men |
Drifting on the vein on the 1900 and i
1900 levels continues to reveal more J
sulphide ore OF excellent character. and |
the property in general is in better /
condition than at any time since its ex- |
istence as mine
The Superior & Boston is still ship |
ping ore to the smelter at FL Paso and |
the working force remains the same. ]
Presi : mt William G. Rice is now at /
Hous. .son. Michigan.
savage Under Bond
The Savage property. west OF the I
Gibson. is now under bond and lease |
to Miami people and a force Of two /
men have begun preliminary work on /
the property. which has a general ap- !
pearance similar 10 the Gibson Its .
naturalization at the surface consists .
of a heavily mineralized vein in the .
schist, its strike similar TO that Of the I
two veins on the Gibson. but the dip &
just the reverse Of the other property's-
Slight development has revealed con-
siderable chalcopyrIte-
Demonstrate Richness Of Field
The recent shipment by lessees /
George ZapD and Lou Riddle Of 40 tons
Of 5S-lS percent copper ore from the
Gibson is an instance Of what may be
expected in the future from the extern
sive ore bearing zone south and west d
Of Miami. for although the Gibson is
now only a leasing proposition insofar
as its high grades streaks are con-
cerned. the whole vast mineraliZed
area generally bounded by Miami, Ray
and Superior. is full OF prospects that
in the operation OF the infallible law OF
possibilities will develop some mines Of
the general character OF the wonder
full Summit vein Of the Gibson prop
erty- Especially Is this so Of the
country contiguous to the Gibson.
where the surface naturalization and
the nature Of the country rock is iden-
teal with the famous producer. The
OF the region held il
back in the past. but the prosperous
future OF the copper market will result
in construction OF roadways in the
very near future that viii make posi-
bic exploration on an extensive and
efficient scale throughout the copper
country generally known as the sum
nit district
The Independence. the Cole-Goodwin. +
and a score OF smaller prospects are
now about 10 come into A period OF de-
velopment. AT present one Of the best
known mining engineers in the south
west. for years head Of his department
under the Phelps-DOdge people, is max
ing thorough examination OF property .
In that section
Besides the above mentioned ship Z
ment by Zapp and Riddle. they shipped {
q similar amount Of lower grade ore TO
Fl Paso. and will ship the same amount z
next week Feagle will ship this month
from his lease on the Gibson. as Will |
also Curtis & Co, Harrison and Braley.
Pete Breslin and Frank Lyons. All OF
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