Arizona daily citizen., 1901-08-14
ARIZONA
News, Views and
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the books, was: Mining expense. in
cluding development work, l.79 cents,
smelling expense, including coke and
fuxes, 3.41 cents; general and Office ex-
pense. 0.5l cents; total cost per pound
copper produced, 5.61 cent?. The fgur-
es cover the average cost for twenty.four
months to June, 1896. The records OF
the old company show that the average
ore smelted carried from 10 per cent to
l2 per cent copper and that the loss in
the Stag was from 7-l0 per cent to 2
per cent copper. The present company
smelts ore averaging about per cent
copper and the loss in the alag is about
the same, that is from 710 per cent to
2 per cent copper. The present man
agement, however, is now savinga least
per cent copper from the Stag, which,
with the reduced cost OF coke OF oyer 80
per cent, puts the present company in
position to produce copper for less than
cents per pound at the mines.-Mining
and Scientific Press.
~ Last Saturday the mining camp OF La
Fortuna was somewhat enliyened by
drunken Mexican shooting through
the window into the crowd saloon, and
was only prevented by piece OF good
fortune from furnishing real material
for q coroner's inquest. As coon as
there was a chance to slip out OF
the saloon between the flying bullets,
Jack Robinson, with gun in his hand,
started after the murderous Mexican.
When just outside the door. in some un-
explained manner, the gun was dis
charged by accident, the bullet entering
his leg just above the knee passed down
ward through the calf Of the leg and
came out just above the ankle. Robin
con is now at the city hospital under
the care OF DR.. Moller. Two others,
whose names we could not learn, receiv-
ed slight wounds-ope turned aside a
bullet with an unusually hard head,
and another had. finger broken by
shot. The Mexican who did the wild
shooting was not arrested.-Yuma Sem
tinel.
Quite rich strike was made in the
Homestake mine near Constellation on
Friday, large deposit OF red oxide ore
being encountered on the 400 foot level.
A large cable has been ordered and as
soon .as 1t arrives work will be com.
menced sinking 10 the 800 foot level,
the drifting and cross cutting being con-
tinued at the same time. A large num-
Der OF very rich pockets Of ore have
been encountered in the Homestake
and it lie to be hoped that the rich ore
recently encountered will continue
Wi.kenburg News.
A distinguished party OF New Workers
headed by Lieutenant Governor Wood. |
ruff, passed through Florence Saturday |
morning about two O'Clock on their way
to the Troy mines, in which thev are in
terested. They had teams 10 meet them
at Casa Grande on the arrival OF the
Westbound train, and drove through
without stopping except for short time
here, they had lunch prepared at the
Florence Hotel. There were six solid
capitalists in the party, but their names
could not be obtained owing to the late
ness OF the hour. Their visit is thought
TO be fraught with much interest.to the
Troy minea. 1t may mean reduction
works and it may mean railroad. Only
time can tell.--Florence Tribune.
Here is another story from the Phoe-
nix Republican which readers may do
as they please about believing. For
some time the members Of the family OF
George W. Brown, says the Republican,
have been hearing what they thought
was the song Of bird. They were cer-
tain 1t was somewhere in the house but
thev couldn't find 1t. So they, finally
called in some neighbors and instituted
a determined search for the songster.
They found him and caught him in the
act. He was lizard.
Ten million flying ants attacked the
Phoenix court house last Saturday af-
ternoon. according to the Republican.
II is TO be supposed that the Republi-
can juet estimated the number. Where
they came from is not known, but they
grouped themselves on the east side.
They were piled up at the foot OF the
wall along the entire length OF the build
ing and covered the ground out from the
building to distance of thirty feet.
They gave out peculiar and sickening
odor. They first settled on the tower
and flag pole and descended to the
ground where they remained until
night. Sunday morning they were gone.
The Lordsburg & Hachita railroad
company was organized here last Mon
day. The object of the company ia to
build a railroad from Lordsburg to
Hachita, distance OF some forty miles.
The road will be built by the AriEona &
New Mexico road, and will be contin-
uation OF it, while at Hachita 1t will con-
meet with the FL Paso Il Southwestern.
The road will be standard guage, with
seventy five pound rails, ballasted with
Stag from the copper smelters at Clifton,
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