El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-09
RAY-HERCULES
ALMOST READY
Plant on Which 100000
Is Being Spent to Be Pro
ducing bY Summer.

Ray. Ariz-. Dec. 9.-Ray- Hercules is
. progressing steadily toward its day
| Of copper production. expected to be
some time in the early summer It
viii be earlier If the present prohibit
ton by the government OF the pri-
waite use OF large timber can be re-
moved. Every bit Of needed metal
is on hand, most OF II ordered in
times when Il cost less than half the
present market price Of construction
material and machinery.
The task Of production preparation
IS an enormous one in any mine where
large ore bodies are 10 be handled
with necessary economy. The Her
cules is no exception and its task OF
getting ready has taken much time
and large sums Of money. The mine,
lying east Of Mineral creek and gen
orally east Of the Ray Consolidated
ground, already Is well developed on
plan expected TO work toward a
high degree OF efficiency in ore ex-
traction. A main haulage tunnel has
been driven, about north and south,
connected very lately between the
present main shafts, a drifting dis
tance OF about 1900 feet This con-
neCtiOn was q remarkable one, the
two drift headings exactly matching
At the meeting point The main haul
age drift is on the AS level, to han
die all Stopping Up TO the crest Of the
contemplated at q greater depth, but
not for some time TO come. There are
radical Stopping drifts. leaving the
main tunnel at slight angle. they
IN turn 10 connect that the ore cars
may be Kept travelling In one direc-
ton Tho haulaEe viii be electrical,
at low and safe voltage. ore de-
livery VIII be expedited by the use
OF pear shaped drift. completely
around the main shaft, giving ready
the rive ton skips are to be loaded
Surface Equipment Completed.
The surface equipment Of the main
shaft now is about complete. the
hoist haul rising impressively at the
edge OF Q high bluff Just behind the
business section Of the camp. capped
by 123 foot head frame. The hoist
is magnificent one, OF a new Nord-
berg electric type, OF 400 horsepower.
capable OF handling six ton skips at
lutU 1eet a minute Il has double
winding drums. each with its own oil
controlled friction brake and each
capable OF Independent operation IN
case OF trouble with the other. The
5l8 horsepower IngersOll-Rand com /
pressor. Of 2500 cubic feet capacity a 1
is operated by q novel syn (
erroneous type motor, set between the I
nigh and low pressure units Elec- {
tricity viii be used at 22O0 volts, I
stepped down at the hoist from a. I
coo.
Power House Ready.
The power house at BelEravia is I
complete, with three Mcintosh & Sey- ]
mOur Diesel engines, each Of lO45 4
horsepower direct coupled 10 cleo
trio generators. The mill viii have
three 500 ton units. II VIII have few
tables. using the Cal
low flotatiOn system direct on the
0re. which viii be delivered finely
powdered through Marcy and Hard
ngs mills. There is confidence in ex-
traction Of over 90 per cent OF the
contents OF the ore
The great work has been under
sole charge Of ". F. adams. who
came to Arizona after long expe-
renee in the mines Of Kimberly. and
he is installing q number Of feat
1res that have been proven in South
Africa He has carried on coiuci-
IDENTIFY the work Of mine development
and Of production preparation, eX-
-ectinE 10 finish all about the same
lime and confident that his system
viii be found efficient and econOmi-
al
s2,OoO.OOO spent. f.
4 couple OF million dollars viii
ave been expended By the time re-
Urns are received from the first con-
.entrates produced There has been
10 lack Of money, for finances have
leen supplied by group Of capital
SITS that lately took, as a flyer over
e, 100000 worth OF the stock OF the
Ray Consolidated Even now Il is
vident that Hercules viii be
ne OF the standard copper producers
Z Arizona.