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Copper Mining In Bisbee Arizona Described In Detail
A reporter describes Bisbee Arizona copper mining methods, shaft depths of 1800 to 2000 feet, and drift and room workings with electric and mule haulage. Miners drill and shoot using dynamite, with cages too small for coal landers. Wages are 4.96 for eight hours and muckers earn 4.50, mines operate daily, pay semi monthly, with copper gold and silver ore smelted into bars.
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