Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-02-18

gold, lead and iron. In order to still
obtain a further separation, the con-
centrate is fed to No. IL concen-
traitor, which gives a final and clean
product.
In the center of the mill building
there is a belt conveyor twenty inches
wide and seventyfive feet long. Tins
conveyOr is so situated as to permit
all of the waste material from the mill
TO drop on it and remove it out of
doors. The three COMMENTATORS. belt
convcyor elevators ana shaftings are
driven by senarate power consisting
of an International gas engine, using
distillate.
Several hundred feet from the tall
.ings pile, and on an elevation there Is
.enother OF the oaue, man drl5 line
dredging outfits operated by a sixty
horse power Bessemcr engine, which
drags the tailinss away to vacant
ground. This is also run by one man,
at the rate of fifty cubic yards per
hour.
The total cost of the whole operation
is fifteen cents per yard. The plant
was designed and built by the writer.
Arizona Mining Notes
A mill Of one hundred ton capacity
is to be erected at the Elkhart mine
-.
and r. E. Whtcomb are largely inter
ested.
The 1l00-foot level of the Tennessee
mine is yielding over 500 ore, accord
ing to samples from mine cars
The chamber of commerce has is
sued 30-page booklet describing the
Chloride mining district. A frontis-
piece is a panorama of the principal
mines, which are briefly described.
Two cross cuts 400 feet apart have
penetrated II to IA Eeet of ore in the
north branch of the vein in the Gold
Road mine. A third oross-cut is be-
ing driven on the level 200 feet below
the adit where the vein was first open
ed.
A machinist wiping oil from the Dit
beneath the large fly wheel of the hoist
at the Nellie mine last week accident
ally cauSh the old overalls he was us
ing for the work in the gears, result
! ing i'm smashing the wheel The mine
is shut down until a new wheel car
be cast and shipped to the property.
Within a few days the cross -cul
from No. shaft of the United Eastern
win have been completed to the weir
on the 66jfoot level. The company
will install a smadl auXlliary MOIST anC
resume sinking. The vein should bt
cut on KS up DIT ABOUT sou IteL- lie
mill is working satisfactorily.
The Big Jim shaft is now 5S5 feel
deep, and will be sunk TO $40 feet A
station is to be cut at 600 feet. where
Il cross-cIt will be driven to the vein
The Tom Reed Gold Mines company
employees a fiVeton auto truck L
transport ore to its mill from the Az
tee shaft, distant one mile vein o.
good milling ore II feet wide has beer
opened at the Gold ore mine. The
company Will build a mill soon.
Oatman. January 80.
/ Extracts from latest market lettel
/ by Charles A Stoneham and company
, concerning some Arizona properties
Inspiration Consolidated
| January production Of the Inspira
ton Consolidated Copper company
was 100000. an increase of 10000
over the December outpu; and onl,
! $4,000 pounds under the high record
I of September. The January record il
4 remarkable in that il was made during
a month OF unreasonable weather anC
! may be expected to be substantial
better in succeeding months. During
/ 1915 Inspiration produced l01, 34S.92I
I pounds OF copper, but its record fol
| the year will probably be broken il
/
/ the basis nj nearly l40. 000. 900 annual
| ~, but il is currently expected tina
not less than 5000, 900 pounds o
| copper will be produced on whicl
! Inspirations profits should be some
what in excess of S25, 10000 or prac
I tically three times its current dividen,
requirements.
Calumet and jerome
{. NJ. Garrison, vice president of tn
| Calumet and Jerome company. has re
ceived Geographic advices from tn
property indicating that the tire
compartment shaft being sunk vii
shortly pass through a body of com
merciaI ore. While il is not believe,
that the Daisy vein will be found a
shallow depth still it is the Opinion
OF the consulting engineers of tn
company that the present Indication
are the same as shown by Unite
Verde Extension at a depth of 80
feet A considerable pressure of waite
is noticeable in the shaft which
being ably handled by means o
pumps and the management feel tina
this flow must be caused by tn
presence of a large vein at depth
Raw Consolidated