Arizona state miner., 1926-06-05

m0nI OOupduy, II. Ii. WOOCCOn, SOCT6-
tary-treasurer, Bisbee, Arizona, is
still inactive. This company, which
holds 25 patented mining claims in
the Warren district, is controlled by
33 people, who hold the stock.
The Manila Mining Company, Jul
ius Simon, superintendent, Huachuca,
Arizona, has suspended mining opera
tions until the mill is completed.
when mining of silver and lead ores
will be resumed. The 85-ton mill will
be ready early, production to start
on 50-ton daily basis. The mill
is operated by electricity furnished
by a 50-horsepower fuel engine A
separate motor is attached to each
unit of the mill A 15-horsepower
engine operates the crusher. The
shaft of the company will be enlarged
to two full compartments.
The old Gunsite mine, at Juniper
Flats, Bisbee, Arizona, is being op-
Grated by G. S. Hancock and John
w. Daily. A truck road is being
built from the highway to the shaft,
two miles distant. A hoist will be
installed as soon as the road is com
pleted.
Contracts for the structural steel
work at the Copper Queen Smelter
of the Phelps Dodge Corporation,
Douglas, Arizona, have been awarded
to the Kansas City Structural Steel
Company, according to G. H. Dowell,
manager of the Copper Queen
branch. The first steel will be on
the ground early in May The re-
modelling of the smelter was started
several months ago, but was held UP
because of new metalIurgical discov-
cries. Construction was resumed
about a month ago. A contract for
brick stack to be 800 feet high and
Is feet inside top diameter will be
awarded very shortly.
The Four Horse Mining Company,
Robert Randall, superintendent. FL
trlda, Arizona, is shipping ore from
the Webb station to Ell Paso. Frank
Rickard is doing the hauling.
Miami Copper Company has de-
clared its regular quarterly dividend
of 25 cents a share, payable May Is
to stock of record May 1.
The Inspiration Consolidated Cop
per Company, T. H. O'Brien, general
manager, Inspiration, Arizona has
ordered a cast iron revolving screen
for cleaning scrap iron from the cop
per precipitating plant from the
LleWellyn Iron Works of Los An
geles, California This will be in
stalled in the new plant now in the
course of construction
1t is reported that the Pinto Val
ley Company, Garrett Mott, presi-
dent, Globe, Arizona, is to sink a
hree-compartment shaft on it's mines
and construct leatching plant for
the handling of ore T. R. Drum
mond Of Globe is general manager.
The Aravaipa Mining Company,
Aravaipa, Arizona, is shipping about
25 tons daily of zinc and lead ore to
Mineral Point, Wisconsin, for smelt-
ing
An order for foreclosure against
the properties of the Gibson Consoli-
dated Copper Company has been Ell
tered in the superior court on the
motion of counsel for the Old Do
minion Commercial Company Cf
Globe, Arizona. Suit was brought by
the commercial company as trustee
for the bondholders who lent money
on an issue of 100000 bonds. The
amount invested by the bondholdare
was S146,0OO.
The JohnsManville Co., which is
just completing a million dollar fac
tory at Pittsburg, California, will soon
begin to draw its supply of raw ma
terial for the plant from its mines
in ella County Arizona. The mines
a"a located at Chrvsotile north OF
Rice, and have been operated inter
mittently for many years. Activity
of the Johns-Manville plant will
nrobahlv stimulate mining at other
properties in Gila county.
The International Asbestos Com
nanv with Dronerties 40 miles north
oF Globe. Arizona. has purchased a
Model az" Aonew Centripact mill,
manufactured bv the Centripact Ma
chinerv Comnany of Los Angeles
Tho "''ll will have caDacitv Of 15n
IONS dailv and will bn euuiDDed with
the most modern machinery in the
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