El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-19
OLD DOMINION
ADDS FURNACE
Now Has Three, Producing
40 Tons of Copper a Day;
Iron Cap Is Shipping.


Miami, Ariz., June 1s.-The Old Do
minion smeIter has been running two
furnaces up to the 10th of June, when
a third furnace was started, and to
date the copper production in the plant
has been averaging over 40 tons per
day. The majority OF the smelling
tonnage has been from the old Domin-
ion and United Globe ore, hoisted
through the "A" shaft, but there Is an
ever increasing tonnage from custom
ores and from lessees. The basic con-
verter shell, II II runs the remainder
OF the month, will have completed a
campaign OF two years without nav
ing been off the stand. In the concen-
traitor a tonnage OF well over 500 tons
a day has been put through all OF this
month. Most OF this tonnage is from
the a" shaft, but there is also some
concentrating ore being received from
the Arizona Commercial. During me
present week a new type OF shaking
screen will be Installed below the from
mels at the head Of the mills and in
the near future extra compartments
will be added to the Woodbury. Jigs-
Recent changes made In the 1lotation
machine have allowed Of q considerable
larger tonnage being treated. In the
mine department the tonnage hoisted
this month has averaged between 800
and 1000 tons per day
Water Flow Decreases.
The flow OF water on the 18th level
has decreased to about 6,5OOOOO gallons
per day and this decrease has enabled
the mine to shut down the Prescott
pump on the 10th level, so that all OF
the water is now being handled on the
18th level. Considerable increased eN-
ploration work has been started since
the first Of June, the 10th level east
being pushed forward TO connect with
the Gray shaft and the 14th east foot
wall drift is also being advanced east
as rapidly as possible 10 explore new
country. The haulage shaft off the
Buffalo crosscut has been connected
from the 18th level Old Dominion 10 (
thu 18th level Gray, thereby greatly i'm
proving ventilation and expeditlng the
handling Of ore and waste IN thal Ter
ritory The work on the pocket below
the 18th level is progressing well and
the steel pocket is now being put IN
It is expected to have this work com
pIeted and ready for use early IN jury
All waste is now oelng holsteo III
skins and the new installation is work
ing very satisfactorily. A small churh
drill IS putting down hole from the
18th to the 18th level for Venulalloh-
It is expected to commence unWateFE-
ing the 18th level at the A smart
within the next two weeks.
The Buffalo mine is maintaining It's I
normal output and advantage is Delns
taken Of higher copper prices 10 sort
over and ship any ore still remaining IN I
che old surface dumps. On surface the I
water well west OF Plnai creek ~ J
nearing completion and an air mt VII Z
be installed in the near future 10 tIS (
ont the ouantity Of water in the hole !
The necessary air line has already
been laid to the hole. A new slime
pond. for settling out shines from the 4
concentration, is nearing completion /
west of Pinal creek below the Miami (
Iron Cap ships Regularly.
The Iron Cap is shipping 200 tons OF Z
10 percent ore weekly TO the sinelIeI
at FL Paso. June "A shipments 70 ny
same point was begun with a CARLOAD l
that averaged Is percent, % ounces sll-
yer. and carried a small amount OF golu- !
The mines force numbers ABOUT tAe
same. but development work no" De
ginning will uEObably result IN en-
pIoyment Of more miners IN the near
future.
W P French has recently purcnase1
Frank BestOn's interest in n group OF !
mining claims adjoining the Needles I
group on the north and east me prop
erty is similar to the Needles toWned
nv Dan Williamson. Of Globe), Its ior-
nation consisting mainly Of scnlst ana I
Granite. introduced in some instances by ]
Dorphvry. There is a well defined VEN I
running through the property contain !
ing copper ore that IN places runs %
good values. The strike Of the vein Is /
northwest and southeast and its dlp Is I
verv straight. being about y degrees /
inclination. There is good road, DulLl {
bvT Williamson, TO the edge OF the prop 4
ertv and French expects 10 begin ship I
ping ore in the near future.
At the Cole Development a small /
force Of men is being employed, me
work being devoted wholly to get
ting out shipping ore Work Is being 4
done on the first and fourth levels and I
.halcopyrite ore of excellent character I
Is being taken from the lower level
New Camp Is Being Built.
Baker, of Baker & Ferryman, has 4
been in Miami for several days pur-
chasing supplies for cable ferry that ]
he will install across the salt river 10 4
Sunset camp, at the mouth Of Buckhor1 4
canyon. about four and o2e-halt miles 4
below Roosevelt dam
Excavation and leyellng for the rev
camp site has been completed, and ]
site for blacksmith shop mas also been
provided for. Sufficient room for n
small planning mill also has been DrovI-
ded for. Work at Camp sunset to date
has been mostly Of . preparatory ma
ture, but after the ferry has been CON-
pleted regular development Of the gold I
and copper claims owned by them VIII
be prosecuted steadily The gold pros
poets owned by Baker and Ferryman In
BuckhOrn canyon have very encourag-
ing surface showing and have been
worked over an extensive area N a
superficial manner b. early miners.
Some Of the free gold brought in from
that section resulted in many locations
Of claims there by Globe and Miami
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