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SOCIETY
SECTION i
Edited by '
LEE BROWN
MINING
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Edited by 8
- WILLIAM T. OWEN
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOL. 21, NO. 117.
THE BLSBEE DAILY REVIEW, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1918.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
MINES, MINING, LOCAL STOCKS. AND COPPER
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INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC EFFECT
WILL BE FELT IN PRODUCTION
OF COPPER IN THIS DISTRICT
Thousands of Workers III From Disease Means Necessary
Slackening of Output Not Only From Mines but in Other
Parts of Arizona; Labor Shortage Which Was Increased by
Taking of Men for Government Work Elsewhere Will Have
Draft Pyramided on Top of
Factor
While nothing authoraitative has been given out on the subject, there
can be no doubt that practically every property in the Warren district will
reflect in its October production the ill effects of the Spanish influenza,
which, far the last three weeks has raged with increasing intensity. The
shortage cannot be estimated off-hand, but it is certain to be noticeable.
So prevalent have been the ravages of influenza that many men have
been compelled to stay away from work several days at a time on account
of it. In many instances this was because they themselves were ill. At
other times it was because their famiies were sick and needed tbir at
tntion. The dearth of experienced nurses which made itself felt in the epi
demic has become more acute latterly.
Even where men were working regularly, in not a few instances, mild
forms of the epidemic designated by them as "bad colds" decreased efficieney
to a marked extent.
Add to this the effect of the withdrawal of many men for government
work elsewhere, has a depressing effect upon ore production.
This situation is not local by any means, every mining camp- in Ari
zona probably will be found to be affected similarly. From Globe-Miami,
Jerome and other mining centers, bad news connected with the influenza
epidemic, with its necessary oss in efficiency, have been reaching Bisbee.
Th September production of Arizona mines reached a trifle over seventy
eight and a half-million pounds, showing a decrease of almost three mil
lion pounds from the previous month of August. But one large producer in the
state, the Calumet & Arizona company showed material gain, making almost
half a million pounds more metal in September than in August. United
Verde Extentlon was another which Bhowed no Iobb, due, probably, to the
fact that its new smelter was only beginning to reach the stage of efficient
production. , . - -
The clhnax in the present labor sithation is seen in . the fact that the
calling of class one men in the new draft Is expecte to be started early
next month.
Promises of some degree of alleviation is seen in the published report
that there has been reached practical agreement btween the managers of
the principal southern Arizona mines and the southern exemption board
under which it has been settled that every man who works in or around a
mine is engaged in a war and essential industry. It is understood, however,
that the men are not to have exemption in bulk, but that a separate exemp
tion claim must be presented for each. There is a different considration of
emeltermen, who, save of the expert class, are likely to be left to the ordi
nary operations cf the draft.
Due to stocks of ore ahead in the bedding plants and bins at the begin
ning of September, the full loss caused by decreased labor was not shown in
the September results. They were carried forward into the present month.
Some relief in labor has ben coming about through the voluntary return
of some of the workmen who registered for distant jobs and did not find
conditions as agreeable as those in the mining districts. However, it is not
likely that the October output will be as large as September, inasmuch
as losses sustained in the latter month and the breaking in of new help can
not be wholly overcome in so short a time without regard to other deterrents.
CONDITIONS ARE
BETTERED MUCH
AROUND LAKES
Labor Situation Improving
and Ore Output Likely to
Show Gain Until Next
Spring at Least
CALUMET. Mich., Oct. 26. Ton
nages, the barometor of the Lake la
bor problem, indicate during the past
week that the outflow of workmen has
temporarily ceased and from now on,
until spring at least, increased out
puts are looked for "-by the big pro
ducers. The closing of the smaller
properties in Ontonagon county, the
shut down at New Arcadian and New
Baltic and the cessation of operations
at other development mines are con
tributing toward the forces of the big
"ger companies while the higher wages
that went into effect have tended to
bring a considerable number of skill
ed men back to the district.
An illustration of the inroads made
into the mining companies' forces
during the past six months is the
statement that on Detroit plant alone
is employing 2000 copper country
men.
Mass has curtailed operations, due
to the labor shortage and now is ope
rating only one shift.
Franklin is shipping about 70 tons
of rock a day from No. 2 shaft, practi
cally all of Its rock being hoisted from
No. 1. There is no material change
in the physical condition of the mine
but it is expected that a mill test on
rock from No. 2 will reveal some ex
ceptional values.
Michigan is again sending rock to
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It As Production Deterrent
GOLD CONSERVATION
DICTATES PLAN OF
DEMANDING LIGENSE
IN ORDER TO CONSERVE IT FOR
USE IN COINAGE MANUFACTUR
ING JEWELERS MUST FIRST OB
TAIN LICENSES
OATMAN, Ariz., Oct. 26. Dr.
Charles A. L. Gehrmann, president
of the Record Lode Mining company,
write from Washington, D. C, that
he is In the nation's capital doing
what he can to help the gold interests
which seek government relief. He
expresses the belief that the greater
l aemanas tor guiu aunug me coming
I year will hasten federal aid. but
' doubts if anything substantial will be
! done Immediately. The first step of
, any importance was taken when gold
: was put under a license. The follow
i Ing was taken from the Washing
ton Post:
" To conserve gold for essential
monetary purposes, the government
yesterday forbade issuance of gold
bullion from the mints at Philadel
phia, Denver and San Francisco and
from the New York assay office with
out license from the war industries
board or the secretary of the treaes
ury. "Raymond T. Baker's instructions
will virtually shut down on the use
of gold except for purposes covered
by regulations now being drafted.
Manufacture of jewelry and use of
gold for other arts and crafts pur
poses will be curtailed to increase the
supply of war-time credit.
"Manufacturers desiring to obtain
gold for use within the United States
or its possession may apply for li
cense to the war industries board.
Applications for gold to be export
ed must go to the federal reserve
board and in other special caseB
Secretary McArtoo will exercise juris
diction."
BRITISH GIVE GOOD CARE TO THEIR WOUNDED FIGHTERS
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Brit, h sold.er being taken -nto afl-
vence dressing station and wound-
ed British and German soldiers
lances
Great Britain mates' every ef
fort, as do the other allies, to cive
its wounded soldiers prompt atten- !
tion on ti:e batileneld. Dressing t
stations are established just be-
hind the zor.e of fire, sometimes in j
ruined buildings, and first aid r.t- j
tention is ' given ths wounded, i
COPPER CHIEF NOW
CLOSED FOR PERIOD
OF THEGREAT WAR
BECAUSE OF HIGH COSTS AND
DIFFICULTY OF SECURING MA
TERIAL, HAYDEN DEVELOP
MENT COMPANY DECIDES TO
SUSPEND OPERATIONS
JEROME, Ariz., Oct. 25. Because
of high costs and the difficulty of
securing material, the Hayden Devel
opment company, the is planning to
suspend operations at the Copper
Chief mine for the period of the war.
The mill is still operating and prob
ably the ore that is broken dotfn will
not be cleaned up till the end of this
month. Then the plant will be put in
shape for a period of inactivity.
Most of tho miners have already
been laid off and at present only
about 25 men are working at the Cop
per Chief.
'Costs have mounted to such a
height that we simply cannot operate
a gold mine at a profit." explained
Superintendent J. T. Ma'son this
morning. "Therefore the Hayden
company has decided not to attempt
to do anything till after the yar The
mine itself, though, is better than it
ever was. Recent operations have
disclosed some unusually rich ore in
the upper luvels. For a long time we
have been treating only the best ore
as we would have lost money by hand
ling the low grade material."
One of the auer-ine-war possibil
ities is a new mill. Recently the Hay
den company installed a one-ton ex
perimental mill using a combination
acid and cyanide process. That plant
has been running about two months
now and the experiment has been a
great success. When the Hayden
company resumes it may bo with a
big mill using this process. The old
mill Is a cyanide plant of 100 tons
daily capacity.
ARIZONA COMMERCIAL DIVIDEND
The Arizona Commercial company
has declared a quarterly dividend of
50 cents a share payable October 31
to holders of record October 1. This
is the same rate paid since April. 1IU7.
Jerome: A report of an Important
strike in the Gadsden is declared by
the management a mistaken rumor.
Cross-cutting from the 12oO station is
being pushed at the rate nf 12 feet a
day.
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into a dressing station. The lower
photo shows a proup of British
and German prisoners waiting to
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TUNNEL WILL BE
USE ii MARCH
Twelve Thousand Foot Work
ing Now Being Pushed for
All It Is Worth and With
Good Progress Recorded
JEROME. Ariz., Oct. 25. It is not
improbable that the 12,0i0 foot United
Verde Extension tunnel will be in use
by next March. Latterly good pro
gress has been had on the four head
ings and less than 400 feet of driving
ia to be done between the main head
ing, from the surface, and the east
heading from the Texas shaft.
The west Texas leading has passed
the Dundee and is progressing in bet
ter ground and without any especial
increase in the quantity of water en
countered, thout-'h there is no assur
ance that another water f"am may
not be encountered, snch as that
which drained the Dundee. This
would be of little Importance, how
ever, after the portal heading is
broken through, giving gravity drain
ape, instead of pumping throng the
Texas.
Fiy spring the smelter at Verde will
have capacity for over 1000 tons a
day, and great holdings of sulphide,
running from 10 to 15 per cent cop
per, are ready in the mine for the
cheap transportation that the tunnel
will afford. The Verde blast furnace
is turning out more than 4.000,000
pounds of copped a month.
Dundee has resumed sinking, with
a drv shaft, and now is down to about
000 fret, on the way to the 9(10 mark,
from which a connecting drift is to
lie run to the Extension tunnel.
Douclr.-i: Ore and concentrates im
ported last month from Sonora
through Douglas aggregated a Mex
ican gold value of J2.236,(hh). Most of
the value was in concentrates from
the .tiortnzuma mill at N'acezari. The
Kstre'.la shipped 41 carloads and the
, Tigre 11 carloads.
Pearce: Three miles east cf I'earee.
the Central Butte company has drift
ed on the 175 level into ore sampling
$ a ton.
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tion in ambulances. A temporary
shelter has been erected over them
to protect them fro mthe wind and
rain. German wounded are given
the same treatment as the allies
victims.
ALLIED LEADERS HAVE
SUPREME DISDAIN OF
SHELL-FIRE'S TERROR
KING ALBERT AND PREMIER
CLE MENCEAU CONVERSE
WHILE SHELLS BURST ALL
i AROUND THEM, EXCITING SOL
DIERS' ADMIRATION
LONDON. Oct. 26. (Correspond
ence of the Associated Press.) King
Albert of P.el'ium and Premier Clem
enceau of France were apparently so
indifferent to shi 11 fire to which they
were exposed while the premier was
visiting the Beliguiu front recently as
to arouse the admiration of the Bel
gian soldiers.
One of them describes the incident
thus:
"The scene is laid among the ruins
of a part of the Belgian front daily
shattered by shells, bombs, or aerial
torpedoes. In the street parallel to
the church a little group of persons
are walking. A tall khaki figure
seems to be guiding a civilian and
some French officers. It Is a Belgian
general wandering leisurely up and
down answering questions and giving
explanations to his guests. From our
dupoiit we soldiers watch with curi
osity. '"Suddenly a whistle, an explosion
and a burst of smoke but thirty yards
from the visitors. Not one of them
took any notice. Another. It falls
quite rear. The Belgian general, the
civilian and their suite have not
turned their heads, merely continue
their walk as slowly as before. While
the lire continues, the visitors are
gettiiiit nearer our dugout and we
stand at attention. .
"The Belgian general is King Al
bert, the civilian M. Clemenceau.
FOOD PRICES SOAR.
STOCKHOLM. Oct. 26 Restaurant
prices have reached such proportions
tin.', only very wealthy people can af
forJ to eat in the restaurants of the
better class, and even in tecond and
third-class places it is difficult to eat
propei ly at a price within the reach
nt the person of nv:dcr" means. The
iM.theriries have hegnn an iuvestiga
ir. and "'ay r-'gulate thrm.
The tiagens Nyheter publishes a list
I of the profits of 21 restaurants for
j 191 1 and for last year showing in
i creases running from :'S to 200 per
J cent
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Epidemic Adjusts Itself
By Decreasing Both Output
And Consumption of Metal
INFLUNEZA RAVAGES HAVE BEEN MORE THAN OFFSET BY THE CUT
IN THE USE OF COPPER IS BELIEF OF BOSTON FINANCIAL NEWS:
SAYS COPPER CONFERENCE DUE TO HAVE BEEN HELD FRIDAY
WAS THE CHIEF CONSIDERATION OF PRODUCERS IN COUNTRY
AT THIS TIME AS IT MAY BRING HIGHGER PRICE IN NEAR FUTURE
AND WILL AFFECT NEW PRICES TO BE FIXED EARLY NEXT MONTH
The f pidemic of influenza which is raging throughout the country has an
appreciable effect upon copper production but at the same time this has been
offset by the cut in consumption occasioned by the same conditions. The
effect of the epidemic has been felt in the manufacturing industry on the
same scale and reports from the plants show that the slackening tendency
has been about equal with that in producing lines. There is no shortage of
copper locked for as the result of the epidemic but this branch of the war
program will suffer a setback, says the Boston Financial News.
The chief consideration In the copper industry is the conference with the
War Industries Board which has been set for Oct. 25. The purpose of this
gathering is to permit the producers to submit data upon which the price of
copper after Nov. 1 will be fixed.
Though costs of production continue to mount, there is less agitation
than heretofore for an advance in the fixed price. Some of the high cost
producers adhere to the stand that they are entitled to a higher figure an1
that the additional profits accruing to the low cost producers would be offset
by the excess profits tax. The agitation for two prices has to all appearances
been abandoned.
The labor situation continues decidedly unsatisfactory. This condition,
together with the influenza epidemic has caused the producers to look for
little if any gain ia October over the production in September.
There is but a moderate inquiry for metal at present. It is believed that
consumers are holding off pending the decision of the War Industries board on
the fixed price. As soon as the decision of the War Industries board is an
ncunced. it is expected that buying will show a marked increase. In the
meantime. All efforts are being made to maintain production at a high rate.
TILLIE STARBUCK IN
PRODUCING CLASS IS
WORD FROM JEROME
PROPERTY PROVES UP TO HOPES
AND EXPECTATIONS OF ITS
MANAGER-PROMOTER AND IS
EXPECTED SOON TO COM
MENCE PAYING DIVIDENDS
JEROME. Ariz., Oct. 25. After a
stay of several days in the district,
Major A. J. Pickrell. who was manag
ing director cf the United States Ex
tension at the time the big strike was
made, left today for Prescott. He ex
pressed himself as highly gratified
with everything that he observed at
both mine and smelter.
Major Pickrell's home is now on
the coast but he is devoting much
of his time to the Tillie Stnrbuck
property, three miles south of Sen
ator, which he hopes soon to bring
to the dividend paying stage.
The Tillie Starbuck company was
incorporated with 125.000 shares,
par value $1. Major Pickrell and
his friends subscribed for 50.000
shares at par. With $15,000 of that
money over a mile of road has been
built, patent suiveys have been made
and patent secured, and the main tun
nel has been driven In 1000 feet.
The company has $35,000 in the
treasury and the gold-silver ore block
ed out is worth more than the entire
capitalization.
At the present time the face of the
tunnel is only 40 feet from the point
where it is expected to cut the second
great outcrop. There are ore body
may be much larger and richer. That
so far opened averages between $30
and $40 a ton.
Production will be commenced at
an early date, according to Major
Pickrell. and he feels sure that soon
after production begins the Tillie
Starbuck will lie on a steady dividend
paying basis.
EXCELLENT PROFIT
WOLVERINE COMPANY
CONTINUES TO MAKE
Wolverine & Arizona company re
ports continued profits on a compara
tively small amount of ore shipped to
the smelter.
Shipments of ore, at the rate ot
10O0 tons a month are made, coming
from the Broken Premise claim, at a
point between the second and third
levels.
This property comprising in all but
60 aeres. was organized at the time
of the Bisbee boom. I'nlike some oth
ers which fell by the wayside. Wol
verine & Arizona has maintained its
corporate existence and has paid divi
dends at irregular intervals. The com
pany now has approximately $140.HOO
in the treasury.
ANACONDA
BUYS
INSPIRATION
Investment of Great Company
in Stocks Gives It Substan
tial Recommendation; Is
Strong Financially
The best recommendation which can
be given the stock of the Inspiration
Consolidated is the investment which
the Anaconda has made in the com
pany. To the close of last year the big
company had bought a total of 25O.0o
shares and it is understood that addi
tional purchases have been made dur
ing the current year. That such pur
chases have been made purely for the
stability ot the issue as an investment
is shown by the denial of the Anacon
da oificials recently that thee was no
possibility of a consolidation taking
place. Furthermore there would be no
advantage in putting the two proper
ties together as they are in no way
co-related on the operating end.
Despite the high price which has
prevailed for copper the management
of the Inspiration has not pursued the
policy ot taking out the richest ores to
take advantage of the high price but
are so regulating the ores that go to
the smelter that the yield pe: ton
shall not be above 20 pounds. This
policy will not only prolong the life of
the mine but will also give an even
ness to the operations so that the pro
duction will come along at regulate
rate. It will also tend to regulate the
cost of production at an even figure
from year to year, and thus Inspira
tion should remain one of the lowest
cost producers in the country. The
discovery which the New Cornelia
Copper company has made in the
treatment of its oxide ores opens the
way for the Inspiration to treat its
oxide deposits and removes what had
been heretofore an uncertainty.
Like all the other copper compan
ies. Inspiration is having difficulty in
securing sufficient lalior but with the
passing of the war this adversity will
also pass. The production is now run
ning at about l.OOO.OoO pounds per
month under capacity but in spite of
this it is safe to say that the $S divi
dend paid this year will be substan-
tially earned. Last year with the pro
duction in the second six months al
most nil the earnings per share were
S9.3S.
The largest surplus of over $12,000,
000 after dividends in 1918. however,
warranted the maintenance ot the $2
quarterly rate. With the .output now
running between 9.000.000 and 10.000.
000 pounds per month the current
year should show a surplus for the
stock equal to at least $12 per share,
or $1 more than paid to stockholders.
And with the previous surplus equal
to $12 per share the current year
close with an accumulation after divi
dends of about $16 per share. On an
$H dividend basis and m market price
of 55 the yield on the investment is
15 per cent.
COMPANY SHARES