The copper era., 1901-11-28

. A third rail is being laid on the Shannon railroad to accommodate tho
 narrow gauge ore cars from Long
 fellow.
 Several new mining deals are on tho
 tapis in this district which will mos' likely be consummated in the Deai
 future.
 Dr. 5. N. Rohr, president ot the
 Pacific Union Mining and Smelling
 company, spent Tuesday in Clifton
 among the miners. The new smelteI
 will be ready for business in few days.
 A warehouse is being erected for
 the machine shops Of the A. C. com
 pany. It will be 5OxlJO feet, built of
 stone, one-story, with basement and
 attic. The master mechanic, Dave Clark, will have an office ia the build
 ing.
 Jacob King, a well-known mining 2 engineer, has been made superintend- ent of the New England Copper com pany. Mr. King has had much ex- perience in mining iD Colorado and New Mexico.
 John Coomer, recently from Cananea, who is taking q lay-oif for his health, and who has been spending few weeks in Clifton, left Monday last for Fay wood Springs, New Mexico, where he will spend few weeks, after which he , will return to Cananea.
 | C. A. Ross of the Standard mines, left yesterday for his home in England. | He goes by way Of Denver to spend q 1 few days there. Mir. Ross spent about 1 six weeks at Clifton and at the mines, and leaves for home elated at the prospects of the company. He ordered many improvements made at the mines while here.
 i James Wardner arrived from tho east Sunday last, aud the ERA is in l formed that he has made deal with Wm. Keeting for his valuable property near Morenci, and that force of men will be put to work on the property at once. The property is showing much rich glance ore, and it is likely that it will soon become regular shipper. Steve Corley, d well-known mining man of the Mayflower district, spent q few days in Clifton this week, Mr. Corley is really the pioneer man in the district, since its rejuyenation some two years since, and has done more work on his property than any other one man in that section. He has some well-develoded property, and much good ore on the dump.
 The Standard mines afforded another surprise this week, in the way of d new strike-two and one-half feet-of ore which will average about 10 per cent. Shipments of ore from the Standard have been delayed, awaiting the arriv- al of ore sacks. Five cars of ore will be shipped as soon as the sacks arrive, and regular weekly shipments will be made from that date.
 Charles Hill, superin tendcnt of the Markeen Copper company, returned this week from Lordsburg and Shakes peare district, where he spent some days looking over the mining interests of that section. He went down 10 meet and consult with R. H. Bachelor, of New York, who also has mining in tercsts in this section. Mir. Bac helor Copper company, now operating exten- sively in the Virginia district near Lordsburg. Mr. Hill reports that the company is doing Il great deal of work on their claims, and now have 2000 tons of good ore on their dump. They have steam boisting plant on one of their claims and machinery and lumber on the ground for reduction plant at the mines. The mines furnish an ample supply of water for the plant. The company has about 40 claims and are working about fifty men, but expect to increase their force in the near future. He also reports that the Miners Chest company is doing much work, and have 5000 tons of ore on their dumps. This company is also putting up con- centrating and smelling plant in the town of Lordsburg, which will soon be ready for business. Mir. Hill was most favorably impressed with that section of the country, and predicts bright future for it.
 The following concerning the Cliff ton Copper company's property at Santa Rita, New Mexico, in which Clifton and Morenci people are largely interested, is from Mr. Hulet, the Sil- yer City assayer, who is considered re- liable authority on mining. The article appeared in the Deming Head- ! light: He found immense bodies Of fine concentrating ore in every drift, level, crosscut, winze and stope, throughout the entire workings, large bodies of ore everywhere, with rich stringers from two to twelve inches running through the mass at intervals and all dipping toward the foot wall 1 He further found one of the most com plete, up-to-date, modern mills which he has seen anywhere in his travels in the Southwest The company have in complete electric light plant, by which the mill and mines are fully