Bisbee daily review., 1916-12-31

at Clarkoale and with the southern racine at Mesa. haiIToad ana snlelter Wlii be completed wIInin two years. " of at least 5,0UO.0OO pounos oI cop per per month and will De so con structed that additional smelung un- its can be added as needed.
 Another 1910 Winner
 Another mining and smelting cor poration that has scored successfully the current year is the Consolidated Arizona Smelting company, owner Of the Humboldt -smelter and the Blue Bell and De Soto mines. The current year the company has treated l6O,O0O tons of ore-a generous proportion of the tonnage coming from the mines refore mentioned. The reclamation was 12,0o0.000 pounds of copper, 5S1O ounces Of gold and 145,000 ounces of silver The copper, at 25 cents per pound, had total value of SS,000,0OO; the gold, at S19 per ounce a total val ue of $1l1, ,530, and the silver, at 6212 cents per ounce, a total value of S9O. 750. A rumor, generally credited nere, is to the effect that the Consoli- oated Arizona directorate will declare a dividend at it's meeting in January. Mir U. M Colvocoresses, general man. aser, to whose efficient administra- ton the satisfactory financial condi- tion of the company is largely due, is, however, non-committal on that point inc present capacity of the plant is as follows:
 Concentrator, 250 tons of ore daily; shelter. 800 tons of ore daily. The capacity of the concentrator is to be increased within short time to 800 tons daily. Two additional wedge coasters are now under construction at the shelter. When completed they will increase the plants smelling ca pacity to at least 500 tons daily. Those will enable the company to take On a larger ore tonnage during 1917, both from its own mines and from those of customers. The com pany's plans for next year provide for an increased production from the D.ue Bell and De Soto mines.
 Yet Another 1916 Winner
 The plant of the Bradshaw Reduc- ton company Qormerly the Randolph Gemmill has also scored success the current year. Prior to last March 1t was run only experilnentally. From then until September 26th, when it sas closed down, pending mechanical changes and an increase in capacity from 70 to 150 tons daily, the plant truafed $500 tons Of tailings rrom.the Grown King dump. Flfty-tive car loads of iron concentrates were ship ped from the plant to the Humboldt shelter during that period. The con centrates carried about SIS in gold, i ;6 iii silver and S10 in copper to the 1 ton and netted about S45,000. In addi- ton, SU0 tons ol zinc concentrates were shipped to smelling points in and Oklahoma at a net profit of more than s30,000.
 The plant will resume operations about March 1st, and after treating the remaining 2500 tons of Crown King tailings will handle ores from ne Crown King, War Eagle-GladiatOr l and other mines of the ! Crown King section. The properties | specifically mentioned are held under 1 ease and option by the Bradshaw Re iuction company. The Crown King mine is one of a number in Yavapai county and other sections of Arizona formerly worked with financial sue cess by Frank M. Murphy and asso- ,iates. It has a production record of upwards of S2,OO0,0OO.
 A Pair of Producers
 The Commercial and Copper Chief hines produced considerable ton lage of ore during 1916, and may be depended upon to increase their ton lage during 1917. The first mention sd, located in Copper Basin. about eight miles from Prescott, is owned ,y the Phelps-Dodge interests. Its present capacity is 100 tons of per .ent copper-oxide ore daily. This ore $ used as a fiuX by the local and out ide smelters. The shaft at the Com nercial is to be deepened during 1917 with the object of opening ore in the levels.
 The Copper Chief mine, located near Jerome, is shipping three car loads of opper ore per week to outside smelt- ng points, and in addition is sending Tn average of 100 tons of gold-silver Ire daily to the mill near the main haft The ore reserves in the mine Ire, however, somewhat depleted Ow- ng to the fact that they were drawn