Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-09-02

affords the hnest pasture, enabling the
bee to make superior article of honey,
which can be marketed at an average
price OF 9 cents per pound.
The valleys ard mesas were in pro-
historic ages occupied by an agricul-
tural people. Old canals and mounds
and ruins Of villages are thickly scat
tered over the land, attesting that q
dense population once supported
themselves here.
Land can be purchased now at
nominal pr.ce, all improved and pro-
vided with water for irrigation. at from
$40 to $50.
All the cereals and corn grow in
profusion.
Alfalfa sells from 81 to $40 per ton;
whest, S1.25 to 1.50 per hundred; corn,
about same as wheat; barley, 81 to s140
per hundred.
There are now nineteen different
irrigating canals In the ella vail. ".
aggregating 118 miles in length. They
are all OF small size, more being over II
feet in width on the bottom.
These canals are all owned by the
farmers who own the lands under them.
The owners usually incorporate them
selves as stock companies as they find 1t
much easier to manage their affairs
that way.
The est OF maintaining these canals
varies according to the amount of flood
waters coming down from the mountains,
but the cost OF water to those owning
water-rlghts IN the canals will not
exceed 20 cents per acre in any year and
the average Is less than so cents per
acre.
Alfalfa 10 about the only hay crop
r. Used. 1t is very profitable. 1t is cut
hive and six times a year and yields
about L a tons to the acre at each
cutting. The price ranges from So to $40
per too.
Much wild hay is aDso cut on the
ranges during rainy seasons. This wild
hay is tirst-class and is r. ceived at the
government military poets.
About the only mining enterprises,
worthy of mention in the county now,
are IN the Clifton mining district. The
plant OF the Arizona Copper Company
consists OF four blast furnaces, having a
maximum capacity of 300 tons per day.
IL is equipped with bowers and pumps
and all the conveniences of a first class
plant. 1t has also a very complete
crushing and sampling house. For the
treatment OF its low grade ores it has
one Of the best concentrating mills in
the country; the Capacity of the mill
is $50 tons per day. The company is now
adding to its plant q sulphuric acid
works with q capacity Of 10 tons of
strongest sui phuric acid per day-this
being the first of its kind IN the country.
Also lesching plant equipped with
lead lined tanks and the latest
improvements WITH q capacity of 100
tons Of low grade ore per day. This
plant alone will yield 120 tons of copper
per month. The works of the Arizona
copper Company are situated on the
San Francisco river at Clifton, and the
mines are from four to nine miles
distant. An elaborate system of mining
tramways and gravity inclines. connect
the mines with the metsllurgical plant,
three loo motives being constantly
employed in feeding the plant with raw
ores, and transporting the coke,
merchandise and copper Of tho Detroit
Copper Company. The principal mines
IN operation are the Longfellow, Detroit,
Joy, and Metcalf. OF these the Long
fellow is the most famous, having been
steady producer for over eighteen yeers.
The more profitable ores occur in lime
and pOrphyry contact TIL company
gives employment to 600 men. 1t pays
out in wages over $4,000 annually, it
treats no tons of ore per day, and is
producing $40 tons of copper per month;
iG pays about one-fifth of the entire
taxes of the county, $4,000 year.
The Arizona and New Mexico railroad
belongs to the same owners runs from
Clifton to Lordsbutg, on the Southern
Pacific railroad; distance of II miles,
Al miles being in Graham county 1t is
q narrow gusge and is employed
exclusively in the work of the copper
camp. 1t gives employ ment to seventy
men. Without this road il would be
impossible for tae copper mines to
continue operations.
The Detroit Copper Company has a
plant consisting of four blast furnaces
with capacity OF 900 tons per day;
also q concentrating mill of 100 tons
capacity. The plant and mines are all
located at Morenci. The water supply
10 pumped from the ella river, distance
Of seven miles. The Detroit Copper
Company has been large producer of
copper for ten or twelve years.
In the last seven years the copper
output FOR both companit hes been as
follows:
Arizona Copper Co.,. 100000 lbs.
Detroit Copper Co. 80, 100000
Total. 81, 100000 lbs.
During the sams pc iod ths output Of
Others camps in the territory has been
as follows,
Risbee minas from nOO Inc
GloDe mines. .46,UOO,OUO
United Verde mines 26,OOO,OOO -
There are many good mines in the
vicinity Of Clifton, other than the ores
owned and operated by the above
At Metcalf is lcca.ed what
is known as the Shannon and Hughes
mines which is believed to be fine
property. The Copper King Mining
Company have small smelling plant
four miles above Clifton on the San
francisco river and the mines Of this
it Is believed when properly
can be worked to good profit.
Copper is not the only minersl found
in the Gil ton district Many good
silver and gold properties are located in
this vicinity. The Gold Bullion Mining
Company are nov erecting plant for
the treatment of gold ores which they
claim to be rich and PROMISING. Placer
gold is also found along Chase creek
which empties into the San Francisco
river at Clifton.
Nor is Clifton the only mineral dis
t-lct in the county. The Lone Star
District, ten miles north Of Solomon
Vile, the Aravalps district, and the
Clarke district, ali are fayorably located
and prospects in all of them have gwen
evidence of mineral
wealth, in gold, silver lead, and copper.
The taxable wealth of Graham county
8 steadily increasing and now foots up
'ver 81, 200, 900, property being assessed
It fr' m one-half to two-thirds Of It's
cal value.
There are twenty -one school districts
q the county, all maintaining public
rec schools. Teachers wages range
rom $50 to $50 per mouth.-Bulletin.