Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1901-07-07
GRAHAM COUNTY MINES
Activity Along the Line Between
Arizona and New Mexico.

The Copper Era says: The Clifton
Copper company has no !et-up. The
ore bodies continue large and improve
every foot as depth is gained, The
building for their big concentrator ~
completed and the machinery is being
set up as fast as possible, This COM
pany has the ore and needs only to
start it's mill to get fine results at once.
. The mill will be completed in a few
weeks. The stock Of this company will
be advanced to 81 per share immed-
ately after the mill is in operation
All advertisements for sale of stock
have been ordered withdrawn after the
lst of July.
The purchase of the old Hanover
group and other good properties at
Hanover and Fierro. has been n ten
strike for that already well know.
camp. TIL name of Phelps. Dodge &
/. Co. (the purchasers Is tower Of
strength and the fact that these b..
nanza copper people have gone into
this camp inspires the greatest conf
denCe among all classes Of mire owners
hereabouts.
William Keetlng. who has some ex-
cellert mining property on Coronado
mountain. came in yesterday to get
supplies. He Is one of tho most fortu-
nate owners in the country as he can
take out enough rich ore TO pay for
7 development work
Eggeston d Matthews have been
given a contract by l.. \. Durham,
superintendent OF the Clifton Consoli-
dated Copper mines. for the construc-
tion Of a good wagon road to the mines.
, The road will be about mile and a
half in length. The contractors have
a number of men and teams at work
on the road.
Colonel D. c. Casey, who has been in
charge Of the Standard Copper mines.
has resigned his position, and Is now
taking a short rest. The colonel re-
ports that In running one OF the drifts
a fourteen foot body of good ore was
struck ard that in another drift a
fourteen inch streak OF sulphides was
cut. which averages about Is per cent.
4 The colonel says that the property Is
opening up remarkably well. and SO
far shows no lack OF ore.
Another rich strike IL reported from
the gold discovery recently made on
w HltNdltl tlteh III lHt vicinity OF
Central. ID. T.. Butler and George San
ders. who have a lease and bond on the
GC.d Finch mine, owned by the Cop
yer Box Mining company. Colorado
corporation, have opened up some fine
ground at the depth OF six feet. plent.-
fully streaked. which gives assays Of
$500 to the ton. The character OF the
ground would Indicate that it will prove
a very profitable cyanide proposition
and If future tests subHtantiate the
surface finds, negotiations will be en-
( tered into tor the erection of a plant.
4 The discovery of gold in this locality
has attracted considerable attention
and twenty-five men are seeking the
hidden wealth within a radius OK O
mile. The deepest working is only fifty
feet. Considerable quantities of ore
have already been extracted. Some Of
q the ore Is found i'm streaks and string
K ers, but several rich pockets have been
Uncovered. The best values are OBJ
Gained b. panning. but a shipment II
milling ore recently made gave net re-
( turns OF $40 to the ton. The ground
was worked in years gone by by the
Spanish and Indians, but all of the old
Workings have been filed up. and the
appearance of the same would indicate