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Arizona republican., 1917-06-17
INSPIRATION MINE A WONDER WORKER IN Low GRADE

The next step in the operation is to under
cut the ore body lying above the sub level and
this IS accomplished by the blasting out Of
horizontal slice Of ore about seven feet thick
under the whole extent of the block to be
caved. The broken ore obtained from this
operation is drawn off to the haulage level be-
low by way Of the main raises, and hence the
block of ore being deprived of its under-pin-
ming cracks, brushes and falls, and as soon as
it does this, the drawing from the raises is con-
tinued until such time as the whole of the block
of ore under consideration has been extracted.
The end of the operation is evidenced bv the
appearance of the capping-the miner name
Of the OXidized rock everything the ore body
at each Of the shutes, one Of which is at the
top of every raise of the ore to be caved In
the process of underwriting the whole block
does not fall at once but gradually along the
line Of retreat OF the group of machine men
who are employed in blasting out the thin hor-
iZontal slice Of ore
On one side Of the men is solid ground per-
forated with drift conlmllncatorial, while on
the other side from which they are working
away the ore is falling, and crushing The
more the ore brushes the more efficient is the
mine operation. For when the rock is broken
TO a convenient size the more easily can it be
drawn from the shutes and loaded into the
mine cars.
With the complete extraction of the upper
most block Of ore, underwriting is again re-
sorted to on sub-evel 20 feet below the top
sub-level, and the same operations are then
repeated as in the extraction of the upper
block. This extraction Of ore continues III sue
cessve blocks downward until the whole Of the
ore has been removed.
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17

The latest member OF the pOrphvry copper
class to enter the producing ranks IN the
GlobeMia district is the Inspiration Con-
soldated Copper company Ii is now mining
and milling in excess OF 1900 tons day The
Inspiration with this output is the greatest
underground producer in the world III point
Of tonnage.
The history Of the Inspiration is one of the
most interesting in the annals of copper min
ing On March t, 1912, the company was or
ganized by the merging Of the Live Oak De-
yelopment company and the Inspiration Cop
per company. These properties consisted of a
number Of adjoining claims. They were pur-
chased from companies and from individuals.
\ churn drilling campaign began IN 1909 UNI
der the management of Thomas r. Drummand,
and the supervision of Henry Krumb, con
sultng engineer. The controlling interest of
the Inspiration was the Gunn-Thompson com
pany Of Salt Lake City, Utah. This company
was able to supply the necessary capital to
carry on the prospect work of the churn drills
to the finish At the same time shaft sinking
and drifting was being done on a fairly extern
sive scale
This work in the beginning was somewhat
discomaging to the management and the
stockholders. Then suddenly the Joe Bush
shaft entered the zone Of enrichment With
each foot sunk in this shaft the prospects be-
came brighter and brighter until the managers
were convinced they had the making of a great
copper mine.
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17
Gazing System Described

This system consists of getting under the
ore haulage level, from which raises are driven
to within 80 or 60 feet of the top of the ore
means of a sub-level drift, and from these
raises at level of about 25 feet below the sub
level, groups of small tributary raises are
driven up to the elevation of the sub-level in
such manner that on this level the ore above
it is tapped by raise at the end of the four
corners of 121l2-foot squares throughout of its
horizontal area at this elevation
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17
Waste Rock Removed

When these connections were made it was
possible to take all waste rock from develop
ment work i'll the barren country underlying
the ore, through the incline shaft and the tln-
nel level with which this shaft is likewise con-
nected) out to the tunnel yard, where it is
used IN filling up the basin-like ground de-
preston at the tunnel siding in order to make
more yard space contiguous to this railroad
siding. About this yard are situated the
warehouse, Understanding mill, blacksmith
and machine shops and the powder magazine
While there is very little waste rock coming
from the underground workings at the present
time at later date there will be considerable
it is estimated and this will be used in increas-
ing the area of the yard fill
Part of the ore body of the Joe Bush had
been fairly we'll blocked by the spring of 1913,
by means of raises and sub-evel drifts for the
purpose Of mining by the Ohio caving system
From this point until August, 13, 1913, but lit
tie work was done in blocking out ore, and all
energy was directed toward completing the
haulage ways to the main shafts Drummand
remained with the company as superintend-
ent from July, 1912, until August, 1913. He
was succeeded by Felix Mcdonald, who came
to the Inspiration from the Ohio Copper COM
pany Of Bingham, Utah Mr.. Mcdonald, at
the Ohio property, developed and perfected
the system Of caving that is now being en-
ployed at the Inspiration.
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17
keystone Stock Absorbed

After long period of negotiating the In
spiration absorbed the keystone stock on the
basis of exchanging one share Of Inspiration
for nine shares Of keystone, so that now the
connecting drift with the Live Oak workings
could be driven.
A large force of men were, in July, 1912, put
to work opening up the mine. The site for the
two main hosting shafts were determined on,
a contract was let for the sinking of them, and
every effort was put forth in driving haulage
drift to connect the Joe Bush and Colorado
ore bodies with these shafts. For the latter
purpose drifting was started on the 34oO-foot
level at both the Joe Bush and the Scorpion
shafts. By the end of 1912 direct connection
had been made on the level between the two
shafts and then the development on the Joe
Bush end Of the mine was practically confined
to the ore body there.
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17
Rich Ore Encountered

The Live Oak encountered rich ore body in
their sulphide tunnel. Then the management
decided on extensive churn drilling and shaft
sinking. With the prosecution of this work
the company found itself III possession of a
rich ore body. This work was done under the
SUPPLEMENTARY of Michael j. Mccarthy now
dead, man well known in the mine develop
ment affairs of the west
In the beginning of the Live Oak develop
ments as might be expected the stock Of the
company was OF small value, and the stock
holders had to keep things going by the paying
Of assessments. But their courage never
Tagged; that is many of them had faith in the
ultimate outcome of their investment, with the
result that they saw the stock advance from
s. share to over $40, in a short time.
In 1911 both the Inspiration and the Live
Oak were making plans for separate financing
for the carrying on Of their work, when W. 4.
Corey president of the United States Steel
corporation and John D. Ryan, general man.
ager OF the Amalgamated Copper company,
paid visit to the district which, among other
things, led to the vesting of the nominal con-
troll of the Live Oak in the hands Of RYAN.
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17
Done At Low Cost

This system of mining is effected at low
cost. 1t has proved great success financially
at the Inspiration. One of the most difficult
pieces Of construction the Inspiration had to
contend with was the placing Of a concrete lin
ing in the main shafts, and the excavation and
concreting of the stations and ship pockets at
these shafts. Each shaft contains three COM
partments, five feet six inches by five feet
eleven inches in the clear of the concrete and
just below the 3350-foot level in each shaft
there is pocket with an available storage ca
pacitv of 1900 tons. At the 34S0-foot level,
midway between the two shafts, which are To-
Gated about So feet apart, there is a single
pocket with a capacity of 375 tons. This
pocket is connected with the two lower pockets
by means of raise and all ore that is dumped
into the upper pocket runs down the connect
ing raise to either or both of the lower pockets
from which the hosting skips are loaded.
The difficulty in this shaft was that the
ground in which the openings were made were
more or less soft, shattered by minor fault
planes and sufficiently damp to make move
ment along the fault planes easy. Particular
care had to be exercised in eXcavating for these
pockets to prevent the ground overhead from
running, on account of the proximity to the
shafts ANY considerable run of the ground
would have meant the probable wrecking of a
part of the excavation, and consequently much
expensive work in repairing the damage
Also, forms had been built and concrete
poured and it was especially necessary to see
that no ground pressure whatever came
against the concrete until it had been given
ample time to take it's permanent set If, dur
ing the process of setting, ground pressure had
caused a movement of the body of this con-
crete that disrupted the bond formed between
the concrete and its steel reinforcement ma
terial, the whole mass would have been worth
less.
The excavations for the pockets, and the
stations above the pockets, were supported by
heavy square set timbering, and the miners
were usually two floors above the concrete
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17
Churn Drills Begin

The churn drills were started about the Joe
Bush ore body as focus. Drilling at four
corners of 200-foot squares were made by the
machines which were moved over the property
until continuous ore body, extending from
the west end Of the property Of the Miami Cop
ger company to the east end of the Keystone's
ground, was we'll developed The exploratory
and development work was brought to a con-
cusion in the summer Of 1911, because at that
time there was ample ore developed to war
rant the extensive financing that was neces-
sary to construct the works required in the
mining transportation and reduction Of the
ore body
The Live Oak Development company had
also been prospecting its territory most vigor
ously This company was backed by the money
of some of its stockholders and the energy Of
one Of its principal organizers Henry B. How
land, after having, like the Inspiration com
pany, grouped together number Of adjoining
claims purchased from various small holders.
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17

This movement proved to be the forerunner
of the merger of the Live Oak and the Inspira-
ton under the present title OF the Inspiration
Consolidated Copper company. 1t was headed
bv board-of directors containing the names
Of some of the foremost copper INNING opera
tors in the country. The company ISSUED So
100000 of six per cent convertible bonds, the
issue being umderwritten by j. p Morgan &
Co. With TIE money thus obtained the In
spilation began three-year period Of strenu-
Gus construction and mine development work.
Dr. L. d. Ricketts, was appointed as consulting
engineer With him was associated {. +.
Mills, formerly general manager OF the Detroit
Copper company of Morenci He became gen
eral manager of the Inspiration The result
OF this combination Of men is seen III the In
spiration today Success is in evidence every
where about the premises.
AS a preliminary measure large sums OF
money were spent in acquiring additional land
to provide for railroad rights of way, mill
site, smelter. ground for the disposal OF mil
failing and smelter Stag, and for ground upon
which to drill wells to provide large volume
of water in conformity with the plans drawn.
H. Kenyon Burch, formerly chief engineer of
the Miami Copper company, was employed as
chief engineer, and in July, 1912 he organized
construction! force and began an extensive
campaign of designing, grading and building.
Since that time the only important purchase
Of additional land has been that at the end OF
1914 Of all the property of the New Keystone
Copper company, concern that owned large
group of patented claims lying between and
effectually separating the Inspiration and the
Live Oak properties.
The keystone had within its group de-
veloped ore body containing but small ton
mage, yet on account of the property s strate-
Gle position it proved under its organized
ownership, to be a genuine stumbling block to
the Inspiration plans for driving a haulage
drift for the purpose of transporting ore I'M
derground from the Live Oak to the company's
main hosting shafts located in Webster's
gulch
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-08
FRISCO SHOPS
ARE REMOVED
Company Spends 100000 on
Improvements Here,

Removal OF the Frisco yard and ma
chine shop equipment TO the new looa-
ton in the east par, OF the city is prao-
,ically completed. II. {. Coppagc, OF
Springfield, superintendent OF this diyi-
sion, said today
The yards and shops with the. engine
stalls. have cost the company approx
ma,ely 100000. Construction was start
ed last summer.
The shops are the equal OF any in
the Southwest, Mr.. Coppage said. They
are equipped TO rebuild and overhaul
locomotives, besides repairing cars for
this division
The payroll locally with the increased
force that has been put on, now runs
about $4,000 a month. This includes
the road crews, switch engine crews as
we'll as the shop and yard employees.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-08
Tomorrow's Euents

Mrs. e. r.. Close, matinee party In
compliment to Mr-. Lee Roberts.
Lsdie. Golf Match. Country club,
Daughters of the American He'o'n-
uou. Mrs. Thomas &. Chambers.
Now Century club. Mrs. W. VI. boz
toms.
Pierisn club. Mrs. G. II. shubert.
=, fortniHhuy Research club. Mr'' T. w.
Moore,
e. l.. \. g., Mrs. A. \. Phelps.
tNirthis club, Mrs. W. A. Moore.
Music departme soroais club, lunch
con In the home Of Mrs' D. "'e""
Poihomus.
Hostess. bay club. Mrs. sno~ds" Par
wednesday Luncheon club. Mrs, wal
lace &. Lee.
Imperial Auction club. Mrs. Y. =.
Rowland, Mrs. W. H. ChurrhlH and Mre'
e. ". DurMnd In tne home OF Mrs
Rowland.
Luncheon club, Mrs. 4. X. Iern.tein.
Alpha I,~ta club. Mrs. II. A. Markham
Pleasant Hour club. Mrs. T. H. hos-
Auction p,nner club. Mrs. A. II. Park
saturday Evening Dinner club. Mr. ana
W. 4. club. matinee party. Mrs A.
Younger Glrls' Bridge club. Miss LII
Ian Edwards.
n. q. o. club. Mrs, Charles Der
Remington Embroidery club MrH' W.
Industrial Art club. Mr.. q. X. Hs{s.
Arments Crochet club, Mrs. q. W.
Elite Eunbro,d.ry club. Mrs.. H. r.
Eoyai Mstrou. club. Mrs. link.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-08
By Aletha Barr TAFT.

by hRtnd bdlt ini'
E1HAT group OF young women
who compose the war service
league" crowned their INITIAL
q effort for service with success
TO be both enved and emula'ed
when they gave their war bridge yes
terday afternoon in the Sk'rVln hole'
The cause. Of course, is one close 10 INC
hearts OF all Oklahoma City women
each OF whom has a son, bro'her or
friend in the Oklahoma unit Tor whose
benefit the proceeds will be used "
brilliant assemblage socially II was
also a wonderful. financial success, WIN
n net fund OF over 500 gained. ne
members of the Chatting Dish club aoten
as sponsors OF the occasion and prao-
ticaily every club postponed its meeting
in order to attend There were also
a number OF ut-of town guests. -Four
teen handsome prizes were donated ~
the patriotic merchants OF the city as
was also the use OF the ballroom oi the
hotel and the refreshments American
flags. the symbol OF the hour, were the
fitting decorations Despite the great
number OF guests who numbered around
.37s. and who filled both the ba l'room
and entire me1lanine balcony, the al
fair was so beautifully managed that
az no time was there a crush. The per
sonnet OF the league responsible Tor the
most enjoyable and successful affair in
cludes Miss Bess Stewart president
Mrs. James F. Sharpe. Mrs. Harrison
NJ. Smith Mrs Joseph Hoffman, Mrs
Roy Bledsoe. the Misses Caroline and
Marguerite Colcord. Blanche Clagge't
Blanche Bowman. Madeline Cotiing
ham, Margaret Pe,tee, Edith Miller
Helen Ledbetter. Rosa and Laura
Enochs, Helen Gloyd, Myrtle Brewer
Fannie Warrington, Dorothy Craycroft
. Olive and Elgin Herring.
n
Dr.. and Mrs. r, N. Howard Of 7ls
West Nineteenth street. will give at
informal family dinner party this eve
ming for Mrs. Davenport Richardson o
Buenos Aires. South America, havinl
as their guests DR.. and Mrs j. w
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-08
HOMES FOR 20
BABIES WANTED
ChildrenS' Home Has Difficult.
ty Finding Places,

The Oklahoma Children's Home So
ciety is having a Difficult, time find.
ing homes for children left in its care.
according to Charles G.. putney the
superintendent During the month OF
March ,wen,y.,hree children were given
homes and during the month Of April
thirty children were placed in homes
During the present month the average
has been one a day
Al present there are twenty children
in the home ranging from weeks "a
Is years Of age and the superintendent
is anxious for the people Of Oklhaoms
City who wish TO adopt children ,c
call a, the home. ~ West Sixth
street There are two girls in the hom,
II wears old. one L. wears old. ,evera
boys Q and 10 wears old, aud two bab,
bols 1 month old, :
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-08

Relrert Pleads oull,y-ln county cour,
this morning Jake Rcinert pleaded guilty
10 a charge of carrying concealed
weapons and wns fined $50 and costs.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-08
22!eG.Q{ sE0 MA

Sharp, Mrs. I, = Newell, Mrs II O.
Ellis and Mrs Minnie Davis, the place
10 be announced later
Mr. and Mrs { J. Foreaker 40
East Seventh street, had as their guests
for the week end Mr.. and Mrs +. +.
McCallon and little daughter, Dor
othy OF Bartlcsyllic.
Mrs Robert Naryel. ~ South Dewey
avenue, entertained the O. {. club yes
terday with Mrs K { West Mrs W
II Wyckoii and Mrs + J. Rlnker as
additional guests The hos,e" re
ceiyed the club favor Mrs Charles
Earl Of 100 Llnwood boulevard, is
hostess for the club IN two weeks.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-08
Colorado Tourists
to Oklahoma City

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, MAY
s-Eisls automobiles carrying total
Of y pxststyers, left here today on a
l2-day sociabili,y tour over the Alber,
pike highway to Tulsa, Okla, and back
to Colorado Springs via Joplin, Mo
The tourists will cover q total of lSOp
miles and will travel by way OF Lamar
Colo; Dodge City. Kan; Enid, Okla
Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Okla; Joplin
Mo. and Independence and Wichita
Kan
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-08

All the winsome grace a
bodied in these exceptionally
for girls-ages s to 16 years
newest styles feature every {
here from a pretty Lingerie
pretty embroidered Voiles anC
Beautiful Sheer White Dresses at
SAYS Something that viii delight
any girl Made OF fine quality batiStc
along straight lines with tucks and
hand embroidered front and back
Braided ribbon used effectively IN
forming the waiStlne Skirt has hem
stitched graduated tucks The fancy
met collar and cuffs trimmed with in
serrlon and lace Very hand,ome
Novelty Wolfe Dresses at S575 49,
These are made with sports spots OF
pink. blue or green. and have empire
waistlinc. Extra large collars are
most becoming and the trimmings con
SIS, OF hemsttohlng, wide bands of
white volle and crochet buttons.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-08
Brest Gets u. S.
Flags to Greet
First Warship

NRESr. France, NAV 8 Brest is
lm laying in a supply OF American
~ flags to hang out when the first
American watship Neam' up the
"Goulet" for mo Bresto,' is al.
owed TO doub, for a minute the i'm.
minent arrival OF an American
squadron In fact the proposed use
OF the port by the United States
navy is no, only atden,ly approved
here and advocated by all the de?-
u,ies OF the department Of ministers,
but has been iavotably considered
in official circles
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-08
LYON SUIT IS
BEFORE COURT
People Are Not Sufferingr
Says State Secretary
JURISDICTION QUESTIONED
Official Must Mail Out Com
missions, Harrison Says,

Argument in the case on the state
cx rel $ Prince Freezing, attorney
general versus ] J.. Lyon. secretary OF
state began today The plaintiff by
direction OF the governor, seek to have
writ of mandamuS issued compelling
Lyon TO mail out a number OF notafiAl
commissions
No Suffering
Sharp qu,stloning Of attorneys Tor
Lyon by different Justices occurred
during the argument One Of Lyon $
contentious IS that the public IS not
suffering because OF failure TO mail
out the commissions. / he attorney
general had stated IN his petition that
such was the case.
Since the present secretary has hel1
m a number Of the commissions, would
IT not be possible for the next secre
tary to hold up all the commissions tor
the entire state Justice Owen asked
Harrison In Case.
John p. Harrison, assistant attorney
general, who opened the argument
stated that the supreme court OF the
United State, has held that the Chief
executive could not be limited as 'c
his discretionary powers.
One OF the chief points involved IS
the question OF jurisdiction. Lyon con.
tends that the case should H trIed be
fore a district court jury, and should
come TO the supreme court only IN tho
regular way. Assistant Harrison stat
ed that the supreme court IS not bound
| either BY statute or the constitution a.
| =, ,,s criminal npuere
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-08
1925 for $500 Silk Petticoats
Special Purchase and Sale
Wednesday Only

These brand pctticoal', Just taken out OF the
boxes and offered s325 another striking exam
pie OF tIalIburon economic, that result from large
scale buying
pecoats Of rich taiicas in all colors, black and
ChangeabeS made IN the newest modes t0lors luCud.
rose, green gray, tan gold blue ~isara and others. I'm
the styles Of much hlghcrprccd garment, these pet
coatS that represent splendid value, at $500 They
made with ilouncc and peangS ruiilc and possess
every good feature oi quality material and inc work
mausblp A remarkable value because We bought from
house from which purchase thousands Of dollars
worth Of merchandise every year
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-08
The NEW EDISON

Direct comparisons as shown in this Photography have
proved concusvey that the living voice Of the golden
hroaed Mstlenaur is gushabe from Edisons Re
Creation Of It by his latest and greatest invention
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-08
Harrison In Case.
Suit Against State.

Lyon states that the suit is really di-
rec,ed against the state, and that Meth
er the governor nor the attorney general
has the power to waive the immunity
possessed by the state, this being a
matter for legislative action. Lyon
states that he must spend public money
in defending the action, and tina, no APP
preparation has been made for this.
The court recessed at noon to resume
the argument at o'clock II is though,
that the case will be taken under ad
visement.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-08
SPANIEL Obtains
Freedom on Bond

COLEMAN. Texas. May 8-Harry
!. Spaniel. convicted Saturday and
sentenced to five years for the killing
OF Lieut. Col NJ. C. Butler U. 8, A.
was released yesterday on 5000 bone
pending appeal to the state court o.
criminal appeals Release on bond FOL
lowed Immediately after Spanelfs mo
ton for new trial had been overreulet
by the court,