Mohave County miner., 1916-12-30

Humboldt SmelJer ana the blue Dell and De Soto mines. The current year the company has treated 100000 tons of ore-a generous tonnage coming from the mines before mentioned. The reclamation was 100000 pounds of copper, 587O ounces of
 gold and 145, 200 ounces of silver. The copper, at 25 cents per pound, had a total value of S9,OOO,OOO; the gold, at S19 per ounce, a total value of S111,- 53O, and the silver, at 6215 cents per
 ounce, a total value of S90,750. A
 rumor, generally credited here, is to the effect that the Consolidated Ari-
 zona directors will declare a dividend
 at it's meeting in January. G. M. Col vocoresses, general manager, to whose
 efficient administration the satisfac-
 tory financial condition of the com pany is largely due, is, however, non commital on that point. The present capacity of the plant is as follows:
 Concentrator, 25O tons of ore daily; smelter, 500 tons of ore daily. The of the concentrator is to be
 increased within short time to 500 tons daily. Two additional wedge
 roasters are now under construction at the smelter When completed they will increase the plants smelting ca pacity to at least 600 tons daily. These
 additions will enable the company to take on a large ore tonnage during 1917, both from it's own mines and from those of customers. The com pany's plans for next year provide for an increased production from the Blue Bell and De Soto mines.
 The plant of the Bradshaw Reduc- tion company, formerly the Randolph Gemmill, has also scored a success the current year. Prior to last March it was run only experimentally. From then until September 26, when it was closed down, pending mechanical changes and an increase in capacity | from 70 to 15O tons daily, the plant | treated $500 tons of tailings from the Crown King dump. Fifty-fve carloads of iron concentrates were shipped | from the plant to the Humboldt smell ter during that period. The concen- trates carried about SIS in gold, S6 in silver and S10 in copper to the ton and netted about s45,OOO. In addition, 800 | tons of zinc concentrates were shipped to smelting points in Kansas and Ok lahoma at a net profit of more than 3O,OOO.
 The plant will resume operations about March l, and after treating the remaining 25OO tons of Crown King tailings will handle ores from the Crown King, War Eagle-Gladiator, and other mines of the Crown King section The properties specifically mentioned are held under lease and option by the Bradshaw Re duction company. The Crown King | mine is one of a number in Yavapai | county and other sections of Arizona | formerly worked with financial success by Frank M. Murphy and associates. It has a production record of upward | of s2,OOO,OOO.
 The Commercial and Copper Chief | mines produced considerable tonnage of ore during 1916, and may be count ed on to increase their tonnage during 1917. The first mentioned, located in Copper Basin about eight miles from Prescott, is owned by the Phelps Dodge interests. Its present capacity | is 100 tons of per cent copper-oxide ore daily. This ore is used as a flux by the local and outside smelters. The shaft at the Commercial is to be deep ened during 1917 with the object of opening ore in the copper-sulphide levels.
 The Copper Chief mine, located near Jerome, is shipping three carloads of copper ore per week to outside smelt- ing points, and in addition is sending an average of 100 tons of quicksilver ore daily to the mill erected near the main shaft. The ore reserves in the mine are, however, somewhat depleted owing to the fact that they have been drawn upon extensively the current year and that no effort has been made to follow the ore bodies to deeper evels. It is understood that the shaft is to be deepened during 1917.
 In the latter part of 1916 the 150- ton mill of the Stoddard Mining & l