Tombstone epitaph., 1921-06-12
LOCAL MAN DISCUSSES
TonesroNE MINING STATUS.
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rates. is simply out of the question a,
that
i is a well known fact, at least To-
oaily, that all of the silicious ore in
the camp yields readily to ordinary
water concentration. IL must be re-
mem berei that practically all Of the
silicious ores carry lead values rang
ing from per cent to per cent. The
Douglas smelter cannot pay for this
lead content. as that smelter was de
signed for copper smelling solely.
The Il Paso smelter can only pay
fo- lead when the lead content is
per cent and over. The lead in the ST.
formal this lead can all be saved
by ordinary water concentration. as
may be seen in any OF the three mill
ing plants now operating here success
fully.
II is a wonderful sight. even 10
those who are not familiar with the
milling OF lead and silver ores. TO oh
serve the beautiful band nj lead car
Donates coming over the water concen-
tratine table This very same band of
lead concentrates means money and
success 10 many of us here. Accom-
panying the lead concentrates on the
table is the gold ard silver Between
the lead carbonate concentrate and the
manganese concentrate can be seen
the silver chloride concentrate CHorn
silver most Of which is recovered
even with water concentration. Ores
running as low in silver as three and
four ounces per ton and lead con-
tent as low as three per cent are be-
ing concentrated into an ore worth
over a hundred doll ~ per ton. On
the other hand. high grade concen-
trates are being made on the better
grades Of ore where the original ores
run from ten to twenty and thirty ozs.
per ton. The high grade concentrates
can easily be worked up to $500 and
$1,000 per ton, and even more. this, Of
course, being dependent on the class
OF ore.
Tombstone is famous for its high
grade silver ore. Even today new
strikes of the same famous horn sill
yer ore are being made. The writer
was given very high grade piece Of
this ore few days ago by one of our
operators 1t was so rich in silver
that if the ~. S Eagle" were stamped
on it he believes the ore would have
passed for legal tender So much for
the high grade ore.
Sometimes these high grade ores
are really detriment TO a camp for
it takes away attention that should be
given to the really more valuable low
grade ores.
4 successful mining camp is as
much dependent on its low grade
commercial ore as large successful
city is dependent on prosperous
farming community. If a mining
camp depends on its high grade ore
for its success it is foregone conclu-
sion that its hopes will never be re-
allied. Tombstone has been like that
and there are enthusiastic operators
here even today who let their enthusi-
asm run riot whenever they uncover
any OF this famous horn silver ore.
But, on the other hand, there are a
number of us here who realize that
our entire future, at least insofar as
our Tombstone mining operations are
concerned, is not to be based on that
kind of mining We realize only too
well that our success is absolutely de-
pendent on the low grade ores. We
know these ores can be handled at
first-class profit. We know there is
an unlimited tonnage of ore that runs
from IS to Sc and up TO much higher
values. We also know that We have
unlimited quantities Of water and we
are fully aware of the fact that this
low grade product can be manafactur-
ed into a high grade marketable pro-
duct. A manufacturing proposition,
il you please, for that is really what
it is, converting low grade product
into a high grade product. We all
know that we have the ore. Even the
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