El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-23

The United Verde Copper compan
is buIldlug 100 ore cars at it's foundr
in Jerome.
The Copper Queen company has re
centlv,ere cted a furnace with capat
ity 80 tons per day, which will effec
ar important increase in the output {
copper by that company.
The outlook around Crittenden
brighter than for years; large nun Der
of teams are loading for both ways
hauling ore from the N mes to tn
smelter and for shipment over the roat
and returning loaded with supplies fol
the mines.
The past few weeks have witnessed
p material decline in copper stocks OF
the Boston market. The entire list
has been more or less affected. Ii
most cases, however, the slump ap
pears TO be the natural reaction from
| The recent abnormal advance in prices
OF copper stocks.
| In the Cliff mine at Pearce on the
| 200-foot level where the crossscut Wa;
recently run, the ledge remains uni
form in 5 ze and assays give bitter re-
| turns than heretofore. At that depth
Il new parallel ledge was encountered,
which was entire y uneXpected- Fully
four f-eJ Of shipping ore has been un-
covered and shipments will soon CON-
mence.
The act passed by the late leoisla-
turc entitled to encourage mining and
prospec ing in Arizona, is Liable to
drive every assayer out of the business.
From ten 10 thirty more assays are
bsiug made daily at the university
whereas local as>ayerS do not average
a half dozen a week. There is Meth n
VISION nor jus tice in such legislation.
-CiIZen.
1t is currently reported that the
Common Wealth Mining company is
eXcavating for the location of the mill
at Pearce have uncovered another we'll
defined ledge of good pay ore. 1t is
also said that John Ianley has struck
it rich in his claim at the new camp
and this has encouraged others to re-
newed energy in the development of
their claims in this ocality.-Prospec-
tor.
Robert Campbell was down from Pin
os Altos yesterday with samples of ore
from a rich gold lead, which he had
struck just below the Aztec mine.
The samples run nearly half gold and
be says there is at least SOC. 900 in sight
MIR. Campbell is an old timer in these
parts and everyone congrdtulates him
on his good luck. La our next issue
we will give full particulars.-Enter
prise.
The Hercules property in Jalisco.
owned and operated by Denver and
parties, is doing remark |
lble well. After eight weeks work |
hey have shipped to the smelter at
\ gua5 Galleries four car loads of high
grade ore. The prospects were never ,
brighter in that district ForcigS cap
tai In abundance is seeking investment |
n properties now being worked or en-
ragged in developing new mines.
The total copper production of the |
World is estimated by Messrs. Henry
3 Merton & Co., in their annual cir |
ular just issued at 373. POS long tons, |
he greatest ever reported. In 1888, |
according TO the same authority, the |
oral supply was 25S, ops tons, and in |
S92 it had increased to 31O,472 tons
n 1893 here was a slight decrease to |
O3 534 tons, but since there has sen
ntinued eaiu, the figures being |
24 ,505 tons in 1894 and 334 1885 tons 10
S95, with a gain of 50. 923 tous. or III
,er cent 10 the quantity above given
or 1896.
The recent purchase of the Morenci
pppCI ~ tiIOl OICo ~ buC OOPPCi RuOCh
ON pany, is deserving of more than a
easing notice This company now
wn- and operates more N ming pro-
rites, and do business on larger
ca {. than any olhsr company in the
uIted States. Tneir three plants now
q successful operations in Arizona
he Copper Queen at Bisbee, employ
NC l 800 men: the Detroit Cop er COM
any at More CT, emp Dying about l.
and tbs I'm fla n = annl .,yj m |
90 men-giye employ ment to as many
zen as the com bined mines in the ter
itory.
In Cuba. while god and silver have /
ct be n found in paying quantit es,
upper was mined at c ,bre by the na-
ives before Colum BUS d ecovered the
Stand. Early in this century Enelish
capitalists purchased mines near San
iagO, a1d tEe books of tue consulate /
how that from 1923 to 1910 an average
f from 81. 900 600 TO So, QUO, 900 worth of
opper was Skipped annually to the
Jnire1 S d es fron these mines. They
Onrinued in successful operation until
S97, when cOmbina ion of circnm-
auces, and not The uogerty OF tne
nj es. closed them up, and the various
h a fits, from 900 l 200 feet deep, fill
d with wafer all save 800 feet below
he level of the sea. In later years
considerable copper was taken from
hese mines by pumping the water
rom shafts to tanks into which iron
craps were thrown,
The Globe Silver Belt says: Prof.
)ougla~ and party, representing Phelps,
Dodge & Co., while at Morenci, con-
luGet negotiations with VIM. Church
or the purchase of his interest 80 per
ent of the stOck) in the Detro Copper
Ompanv. They now own all of the
tocS and viii take charge of the pro-
'erty at early date. Charles Mills,
rmerly in charge of the Copper
queen at Btsbee, Wul be supsrin end
MT 1T Morenci. The company con-
e nnlates making some improvem ents
o The plant, aud what is equ 4llv i'm
Ortant, Il change in the methods
mpl0yed at Moreuci, especially in the
treatment of employees may be expect
d. All the companies controlled by
Phelps, Do ge & Co., are renowned for
heir liberality toward the men in their
mp'Oy, and we hope to see a revou-
ION effected at MOreI eli that will
ase it from its present moral degree
alton into one of the ord rlv |