The border vidette., 1922-11-18
THE COPPER SITUATION.

an important body of conner cial ore on the 800 level, it is stated that although the copper occurs in the form of glance and the silver as native metal, the vein material is oxidized, indi eating possibility of better val nes at depth For this reason work will be started immediate ly on the 1000 level to get un der peath the discovery.
 Silver City-Shipments of ore from Silver City, outside of man ganese, are larger at the pres ent time, than they have been for many years, indicating a bealty condition in the mining industry in that district. Ship Inents of silver lead and copper ores are being made from five operating properties and man ganese mines are expected to re- sume shortly.
 Superior--Wor1 on the widen ing to standard guage of the Magma railway between Magma Junction and Superior is pro gressing rapidly, a large force being engaged in the work. The Magma Copper Co.,, owners of the road, are reported to have greatly increased the known de posits of ore atthe mine through recent development work. Free tion of the shelter will begin at an early date.
 Holbrool1--Oil drilling opera lions at the Adamana property are reported to be progressing satisfactorily. depth of 2,6l8 feet being attained at present. The drill is again in the hardest kind of gray lime with a trace of oil. This, according to the company's geologist, Is the best indication so far encountered in the well.
 Walker An outlet for ore from the Walker district to the Southwest Metals Company's smelter at Humboldt, will be provided through the Poland tunnel which IS being reopened. Built about twenty years ago for the Frank Murphy estate by w. F. Stanton, who IS now presi dent of the Verde Central near Jerome, the Poland tunnel was abandoned and for many years has been in diSuse. For the past several months, employees of the Sheldon Copper Company and laying 2o pound rails the entire $500 feet length of the tunnel.
 Winkleman--Contracts are be ing drawn up for diamond drill work on the Dripping Springs property of the Dripping Spring Mines Corporation and it is ex- pected that work will start in the near future. This work will be followed by three compart ment shaft to the underlying shales, according to A. T. Cop ley, manager of the company.
 Kingman--New directors ot the Oatman Combination Gold Mining Go. elected at recent meeting in Kingman, include w. H. Helm and G. Fletcher, both of Blairville, Pa, and James A. Hill of New York. Mr., Fletch CT was elected vice president oi the company, which is continu ing development of it's property at Oatman.
 Labor difficulties experienced by southwestern producers dur ing the resumption period have been largely overcome, common labor iu particular being abund ant iu most of the camps. Pro ducers elsewhere, however, com plain of shortage of labor o1 this class, placing the blame or the immigration laws as no enough foreigners are coming into the country to replace those who have left here to return tc their native countries.
 This is strikingly illustrated in connection with the Anacond; Copper Mining company. Ina organization recently had abou 6,OOO men employed. Of thi number 4.5O0 were American and the others foreigners. 1, normal times the company would have at least 75 per cent for eigners, whereas at present z; per cent are Americans.
 The recent wage advances which have spread to practical, all the leading mining district of this country, have added about one half per cent pc pound to the cost of producing copper. It had been the hop' rIanfal