Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-19

BISBEE, July l8.tP1-- Installation
of new hoist at the Cole shaft OF
the Calumet and Arizona; operation
of the new lead concentrator Of the
Phelps Dodge corporation: develop
I1ent work at the Bisbee Queen
shaft of the United Verde Exten-
sion; construction OF the sunp in
the Dem shaft of the Shattuck-
Denn, are high points in mining de-
velopment in the Bisbee district since
the first of the month. Without
anv fuss or hurrah, the whole OF
the Bisbee district is turning to the
greatest development program in
many years. And not one OF the
projects can be connected with a
stock selling campaign, because none
of the companies mentioned have
any stock for sale, all being operat-
ing companies OF long standing that
have never been "stock sellers
The installation of the new electro
driven motor hoist at the Cole shaft
of the Calumet and Arizona in
South Bisbee, was completed Fri
day, according to announcement by
E. F. Irving, master mechanic OF the
company This hoist is driven by a
$50 horsepower motor and is capable
of 1900 foot lift. Hosting cables,
bell robes, etc, are now being in
stalled, and the shaft will be in OPP
Grafton again early next week. The
Cole is a 4-compression shaft, two
compartments being used for the
main cage another for the dinkey,
and the fourth for ladders, air and
water pipes. The new hoist Will be
utilized in the two main compart-
ments, and upon completion, OF IN
stallation, men will be put to work
retimbering from $50 to 400 feet OF
the shaft.
DEVELOPMENT work at the Bisbee
Queen, located in Gold Gulch, is
progressing rapidly, three drifts on
the 200, 900 and 800 levels being
driven at rapid rate. Shaft sink
ing was recently discontinued at 825
feet, and stations cut on the 200.
400, 600 and 800 levels. The stock
of the Bisbee Queen company is
owned by the United Verde Exten-
sion, that company having appropri-
ated 100000 for initial development,
with additional appropriations auth
orized if development warrants IT.
This development is, the fartherest
south in the sBisbee district, being
over the hill from Warren on the
Country club side. Slight. splotches
!. Of sulphide have appeared in the
drift on the 900. foot, level; although
It is only SO feet from the station,
and NJ j. Elsing; who is in charge
of the operations, IS confident that
further work viii bring interesting
q The he Warren Shaft Of phelps Dodge
corporation, Copper Queen branch,
is again sinking after cutting q
station on the 1000 level and will
continue until below g50Os feet. The
shaft cut the limestone at 300 feet
2 but has no indication OF an ore
zone vet. 1.-THE drift from the Caiu
met and Cochise Shaft on the 1900
z loot level is rapidly approaching th1
Warren shaft, and is expected to
hole through in November.
Plans for further development OF
the Ivanhoe Copper company arc
being. laid, but work will not begin
until ample finances are in sight
Ivanhoe's property lies between the
Warren development claims of the
Copper Queen and the Bisbee. Queen
properties of the United Verde Ex-
tnsion, and some development work
was done on the claims several years
ago, shaft having been put down
375 feet below the largest unex>
plored silicouS outcropping in the
district.
The shaft OF the Denn mine OF
the Shattuck Dem Mining corpora7
ton is bottomed on The 1000 foot
level in solid ground. Lying in DIV
ident Fault, this shaft encountered
''ravelly" ground for about 400 feeS.
necessitating heavy tinbering and
solid cribbing, and making it one OF
the heaviest shaft jobs in the SOUTH
west. The stump will be cut during
the next few. weeks and a station
on the 1000 level established. from
which development work will be ul-
dertaken. Timbering in the levels
Immediately above has been going
on for some time, and outlook for
favorable development is good, ac-
cording to officials.
The lead concentrator of the Cop
per kkuGe.Il UIdIlC11, E1lCIHO 0OQSC
corporation, began operations last
week and is now running on Shat
tuck ore. Little trouble has been en-
countered and the mill is making a
high concentrate which is being sent
to the smelter at Douglas, sampled
and stored pending completion OF
the lead smelter. General Super
intendent Irwin is pleased with the
mills operations thus far, though
several adjustments will have to be
made before the production is salts
factory. Tt the present time the
mill is handling only Shattuck and
Copper Queen ores, but other Gus
tom ores are being contracted for
delivery in the near future
Canalea reports satisfactory pro-
gress in the development of their
new ore bodies and Nacozari con-
tinues steady. The new lead snelter
of the Phelps Dodge corporation at
Douglas, is rapidly nearing compile
ton and is expected to be in op-
Grafton next month. The charge
car left the factory Saturday and
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