Arizona republican., 1900-10-01
CLIFTON AND VICINITY
Road Building, the Stock Range and
 Other Matters.

The affairs of the Clifton Commercial Company, doing business on Chase Creek, are now under the management of MT. Doane Merrill, of Jerome, an accomplished business man and agree able gentleman. Mr. Merrill. as Irus- tee, represents the creditors of the firm, having been selected by the board of trade of Los Angeles, and for the pres ent will continue to conduct the busi- ness. which is going on without inter ruption. The company believe that within short time the firm will be re- lieved from it's temporary embarrass- ment and resume business under more favorable auspices.
 Herman Douglass, foreman of con centrator No. 1, in the works of the A C. Co.,, had an experience last Friday which came near being fatal. He was attempting to throw a belt on a small pulley when the laider.upon which he was standing, slipped and he was thrown against wheel the se.-screW of which caught the sleeve of his jacket. which it ripped, and the should CTS and arm of MT. Douglass were con- siderably burned. He was saved from death by the fact that he was standing near the end of the shaft. Had he been alongside the shaft his whole body would. no doubt, have been drawn un- der the belt.
 The recent rains, although coming late in the season, will prove of inn mense value to the ranges, upon which vegetation had started with most promising results. If there is no frost for three or four weeks, grass will grow and mature and the cattle upon the plains and in the valleys and which roam upon d thousand hills will be in condition to successfully withstand the rigors of winter and ready for market in the spring. The hillsides and the mountain summits, in some localities where the early and later rains have been vouchsafed, are veritabe things of beauty, adorned with verdure and flowers which delight the eye of man and inspire the heart with trust and confidence in propitious future.
 Ex-Supervisor 4. II. Bennett. Jerome II. Vaughan and Angel Bilnes. of San Jose, have undertaken to construct wagon road from Stafford to Clifton, which, they claim, will be much short
 
 ed by way of Coronado. It is stated that by actual survey the distance from Salfurd to Clifton will not exceed thirty-fiVe miles, and from SolumOnVille to the crossing of the Gila at Pomroy's ranch twenty and one-half miles. PomerOy's ranch is three miles from the Detroit Copper Mining companys pump, and the grade is just sixteen per cent to the mile. There were 2.5O0 feet of solid blasting required on the route of the proposed road and already & 900 | have been expended by the promoters of the enterprise. From Clifton to the crossing of the Gila is about s miles There will probably be d depot one anI 1 Onc-half miles from the crossing. on the line of the Mcrenci Southern railroad. ] If the undertaking proves to be a sue | cess, and the new route from the val l ley to he mining camps demonstrated | 10 be feasible. the advantages resulting | therefrom will be great More produce | from the Gla valley will find market | in Clifton, Morenci and other camps in | the northeast part of our county at | greatly reduced cost, and all industries, | agricultural, horticultural and mining. | will be benefited thereby. Tn, parties f who have undertaken the enterprise are men of limited means and should | receive substantial assistance from the | public-spiritcd citizens of Clifton and | MOrenci.-COpper Era.