Bisbee daily review., 1918-01-20
RAY HERCULES WILL BEGIN PRODUCTION
 0f COPPER IN 1918

RAY, Jan 1S.-Ray Hercules is progressing steadily toward its day of copper production. expected to be some time early in the summer It will be earlier if the present prohibi tion by the government of the use of large timber can be removed Every bit of needed metal is on hand. most of it ordered in times when it 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 to be handled with efficiency The Hercules is no exception. and its task of getting ready has taken much time and large sums of money. The mine, lying east of the Ray Consolidated ground. is already well developed on a plan expected 10 work toward a high de gree of efficiency in ore extraction A main haulage tunnel has been driT- en, about north and south, connect ing very lately between the present main shafts. a drifting. distance Of about 1900 feet This connection was a remarkable one. the two drift headings exactly matching at the meeting point The main haulage drift is on the 475 level. to handle all StOping up to the crest of the sulphide deposit 4 second level is contem- plated at a greater depth. but not for some time to come There are radial stOPing drifts. leaving the main tun- nel It a slight angle. they in turn to connect, that the ore cars may be kept travelling in one direction. The haulage will be electrical. at a low and safe voltage Ore delivery will be expedited by the use of a pear shaped drift completely around the main shaft, giving ready access to the ore pockets from which the five ton skips are to be loaded
 Surface Equipment Completed
 The surface equipment of the main shaft is now about complete. the hoist haul rising impressively at the edge of a high blufT. just behind the business section of the camp. capped by a 12S-fOot head frame. The hoist is a magnificent one of a new Nord- berg electric type. 400 horsepower. capable of handling six-tOn skips 1000 feet minute. It has double winding drums. each with its own oil controi.- ing friction brake, and each capable of independent operation in case of trouble with the other. The SIS horse power IngersollRand compressor. of 25O0 cubic feet capacity a minute. is operated by a novel synchrinoGs typo motor set between the high and low pressure units Electricity viii be used at the hoist from 45,00O
 Power House Ready
 The power house at Belgravia Is complete. with three Mcintosh & Sey- mOur Deisel engines, each of IO45 horsepower. direct coupled to elec- tric generators. The mill will have three 5OO-ton units IL will have few concentration tables, using the Cal low Notation system direct on the ore. which will be delivered finely pow dered through Marcy & Harding mills. There is confidence in extraction of over 90 per cent of the metallic con tents of the ore
 The great work has been under sole charge of W E. Adams. who came to Arizona after long experience in the mines of Kimberly. and he is install ing a number of features that have been proven in South Africa He has carried on cOincidentiy the work Of mine development and of production preparation, expecting 10 finish all about the same time and confident that his system will be found efficient and economical
 S2.oOo 900 Spent.
 A couple of million dollars will have heen expended by the tlne re turns are received from the first con centrstes produced There has been no lack of money. for finances have been supplied by a group of capitai- ists that lately took. as a flyer. over S6,Veo.0Oo worth Of the stock of the Ray Consolidated Even now il is evi- dent that Ray Hercules will be one Of the standard copper producers of Ari- ZOna-