The Clifton clarion., 1886-12-15
A Prosperous Arizona County.

Oi1 ANROh Oi4 th0 A.CoOuANNo and wealth of Gila county and computation of the business, past and present, of Globe and San Carlos, prepared by c. T. Connell and submitted to Messrs. Walker and Wagstaff, of tho Marrow Gauge Company, we have made the following interesting extracts, giving information never before collated and made public.
 AS "a straw" showing the busi ness of Globe formerly (during the greatest activity in m,ning,l and how we have suffered by reason of our isolation from railroads and consequent exorbitant freight charges, the yearly amounts of freight received by E r. Kellner x Co.,, cue of our leading mercan tile firms, is given. In 1880 they received 1,130,GoO lbs; 1881, 965,- GOO; 1882, S5O,OOO; 1883, 72O,OOO; 1884, 67O,0OO; 1885; 61O,OOO; 1886, 3S0,O00
 In 1883 the assessed value of real and personal property in the county was s1,OS9,3O6. The credit of the county is evidenced by the fact that Gils county scrip has never been below par. A railroad would quickly restore values and make our taxable wealth far great CT than what it was in 1883.
 There were fourteen gold and silver quartz or stamp mills in this and adjacent districts, most of them still being servicesble, VIZ; Centen nial mill, 10 stamps; Golden Eagle, 10; Mack Morris, 10; Pioneer, 10; Howard, 5; Champion, 5; Globe City, 5; Mineral Creek 5; Silver Nugget, 5; McMillen, 5; Middle ton. 3; Neffe's 8. Total, SC.
 The production of the various gold and Silver mines could not be accurately ascertaired.
 When it is considered that the cost of material used in working silver ores is almost trebled by req son of the heavy charges for haul ing from Wilcox to Globe, it is ap parent why none but high grade ores can be proftably worked here. There are large quantities of ore on the dumps of various mines in this district, thrown. aside as val ueless with the present expensive methods of reduction which would yield handsome profits, with the cheaper transportation that railroad would afford.
 There are six copper (water jack et) furnaces in this district, with a total daily capacity of 1S0 tons. The Old Dominion Co.,, produced from 1882 to September 1886 with stoppages of from one to four month yearly 22,SOc, O pounds oi copper, or Il, 400 tons. During that period the company consumed 25, 5OO,OOO pounds Q2,650 tons) coke The yearly consumption of wood was 1,500 cords, of lumber for tim- bering, 340,000 feet; candles, oil, powder, and other supplies s tens, and extra machinery per year, 15 tons. The total amount of freight l received and shipped by the com pany during the past four and one half years was 4S,600,O00 pounds (24,300 tons) per year, 5,40O tons per day, 15a tons. In addition to what is here enumerated, a large amount of other freight was re- ceived by the company. New ma chinery will be required next year and two plants will be put in oper- ation instead of one. Dr. Trippel, superintendent, says: With two furnaces going ten months and one going two months, we can produce and consume 50 per cent. of the above figures fifty per cent. of 4S,- 600,000 lbs.) yearly.
 Four other copper mining com panies ran for time and prodnc- ed 1000 tons of copper but owing to the decline in the price of cop per, the high freights and their ore not being higher than 12 per cent. they were compelled to close down and await cheaper transpor- tation. It is generally understood and believed that these companies stand ready to resume operations as soon ss the cheepening of the freights will justify it.
 The amount of merchandise re- ceived by Globe merchants, during the present year 1SS6) WAS ir round numbers, 2,533,000 pounds The total receipts of Wells, Fargo & Go, for the past four years fol freight and valuation, amounted to s25,791.