Show ARIZONA the kingman copper ening milling company has ceased drilling operations at mineral park and is now drifting on some good copper showings on its property near kingman the surface equipment has faias been placed on new foundations at the junction shaft of the calumet arizona at bisbee and the shaft will probably soon be extended below the 1500 foot level the arizona southwestern copper company has placed its big hoist in commission at cedar and will start deepening the shaft the is large at the lowest level and it is expected that much more ore will be put in sight the octave mines near stanton are to be reopened they have been idle some years having been sold to H C gibbs under bankruptcy proceedings arrangements have been made to float a bond issue the property formerly produced rich gold ores and is equipped with a mill the drift on the level of the copper hill mine of the arizona commercial company at globe is being driven rapid rapidly another crosscut will soon be started from this drift the last crosscut showed eighteen feet of sulphide ore and a similar discovery by the new crosscut would open the vein for feet on the intermediate between the ath and ath levels the ore has widened from two to six feet the company should begin regular shipments of ore in a short time the no I 1 furnace of the arizona copper company at clifton has been frozen up this was the first furnace to be blown in in the new the bottom of the furnace was built of clay glazed over with molten matte when the first charge of some tons of flue dust was put in the matte formed floated up the bottom and disappeared below the furnace fires were drawn and the furnace allowed to freeze several months must pass before the furnace can again go into commission and dynamite daml ite will be resorted to to loosen up the mass of matte faulty design has been as signed as the reason for the accident and many thousands of dollars will be lost on account of it meanwhile the old plant may have to go into commission again until the other ies in the new plant are ready to blow in it is hoped to have another furnace in commission soon |