The copper era., 1901-01-17
COLQUHOUN DINNER.
An Elaborate Affair in Which Many
 Participated.

about ninety gentlemen, mostly resi-
 dents of this section, assembled at Ii
 brsry Hall Saturday evening last a
 o'clock, prepared 10 do full justice tC
 bOunteous repas'
 The hall wP Autifully decorated with the nal al colors. cut flower,
 and evergreens. There were two long tables paraIleling each other the full
 length of the hall, which were con,
 nected by a third table at the head oi the hall. The tables presented beau
 tiful sigb<, sparkling with cut glass
 and rare China brought by Mrs. Col qGhOun from her home. The spacious
 hall was illuminated by myriads of in-
 candescent lights, some Of which were assembled in bouquets Of variegated colors on the tables, lending a very
 pretty effect to brilliant scene. The name of each guest was printed, on 8 card which was laid at the side of his plate. They were assisted, however, in finding the places assigned them, by Messrs. Thomson and Mole, who as- sisted in looking to the comfort oi the guests throughout the evening. When the guests were all seated the band played America" It was then that the real business-as we'll as pleasure Of the evening commenced. For two hours or more the guests were busy fl in hn hiGh ss list of choice wines placed before them, to which all acquitted them selves with credit. Then Mr. !. G. Hopkins, as toastmaster, took charge, and toasts were proposed and respond ed to as follows:
 America. a.---..-....--.-. MT. James Colquhoun
 Response. .....-....-.......-........ MT. Carter The Copper Companies MT. Gordon Mclean
 Response ---.... ........ Mr James Douglas The Arizona Copper Company.
 of Edinburgh. Mir. James ColqnhOun
 Response. ..... .............M Mir. J. G. Hopkins Mines and Mining. ...........Mr. K. NJ. Williams
 Response ...-.-.....-... Mir Paul Nicholas The Railroads s.................. MT C. R Temple
 Response -...---.-... ..... Mir. II. J. Simmons The Northern End Of Graham..
 IT.
 Response. ....-......-.... Mir Dan Lynch The Prospector. .........-......M MT Jas Cromb
 Response. MT. J. D. A. Smith The Ladies MT. Benj. Titus
 Response ...... .....,.... Mir. C. NJ. Shannon The Arizona Copper Co-RespOnse
 .--....... .......-. ....... MT. Jas ColquhOun Tine Medical Profession-Response
 -.--..-.-..-..-----.-.--- Dr. Davis The shannon Copper Co-Response
 .'.......---..-.....-.. MT. w. B. Thompson The Citizens of Clifton . Mr. Neil Munro The American Mechanic-RespOnse
 ....-....-..-...-.. -......... MT. Geo. thase A. c. Mole. George Fraser. J.
 Sidebotham,J. c. Cooper and A. Morrison
 THE ERA will not attempt to refer to the speeches as made by each indi- but will confine its report to those who spoke of the affairs of the and the mines of the camp.
 In proposing the toast to the Copper Mines Of Clifton and Morenci, Mir. Gordon Mclean, mining superintend- ent Of the Detroit copper company, made some very appropriate remarks. He has been in this section about twenty years, and is one of the best miners in Arizona, hence his remarks aneut the mines were listened to with marked attention.
 The toast was responded to by Pro- lessor Douglas, president of the Irsti- ute of American Engineers. The Pro- lessor is one of the most prominent mining men in America He came to this district first in 1881, and has been identified with the mining interests here since that time. He graphically described the commencement of opera tious by the Detroit and Arizona con- panies, and referred to the crude. homemade water jackets made by the Leziusky's out of native copper, which were the evolution of many experi- ments. Fire brick cost S1 each, and were imported from Germany, but soon melted down. Charcoal, burned In the hills, was used in the smelters, but later coke was hauled in by wagons from Lordsburg. He attributed the great success of the camp to the har- mony which had always existed be- tween the two old companies. Had they engaged in legal battles, as did the companies Of other camps, it would have resulted in fat lawyers and an over grown SOlomouville, but a depopulated Clifton and Moreuci. What one com pany ascertained as an advantage in mining or treating the ores, the other company knew, and they thus assisted each other through those dark and trying days when mining was expens- i've and the price Of copper low. Those days were happily gone forever. but>the Detroit company was putting its earn iugs all back into the country in build ing railroads. improving their plant and in preparing to treat their ores in a more scientific manner. He attrib- uted much of the success of the Ari- zona Copper company to the practi- cal, conservative and business manage ment of its present general superin- James Colquhoun. When he came to the camp the only ores that could be treated proftably must aver age from fifteen to twenty Der cent, but now by the best methods they were able to treat very low grade ores at a profit. The vast and permanent i'm provements now being made by the was sufficient guarantee Of their confidence in the permanency of the ore bodies. He was glad to note that other companies were coming in, and if they would profit by the exper-