The copper era., 1901-01-10
GOLD, SILVER, COPPER.
An Estimate of Arizona's Produe-
 tion for 1900.

an important factor in the prod uctior
 Of gold, silver and copper, says tho
 Arizona Republican. The gains OI
 recent years in the annual output have
 been large and the comments Of min
 ing papers, as we'll as the mint reports,
 have all been highly creditable to the
 territory. Nevertheless, it is a fact easily demonstrated, that Arizona has
 been too modestly mentioned in this matter and that the official figures | given by mint reports are far too small 10 adequately represent either the : mining interests or the mineral out put Of the territory. The source of in i formation upon which the mint re- ports are based in a general way, is be- lieved to be made up from the books of Wells, Fargo and other express com panies which handle the prlncipa! part of the bullion produced. What other source of information the mint may have, Of course is not q public matter, but at the suggestion of some one interested in Arizona, officials of the mint requested Dr. Ford to for ward an estimate on the gold and silver product of this year, and his figures have been submitted by wire. Figures are always more readily un- derstood by comparison, so the mint report of the two years proceeding are | first given:
 Mint report-Gold production of Ari- zona, 1898, s2,5 900; 1899, s2, 59s, 900,
 Mint report-Siiver production of Arizona, 1898, coin value, S2,970, 800; 1899, Ss,4ll,0o0,
 Dr., Fords estimate for l900-Gold production, $i,9a6,0 GOO; silver produce ton, 4,95O, GOO ounces,
 It will he at once observed that Dr, Fords figures arc greatly tn eXeess of the mint report for last year. in fact, on gold almost double, This ia ae- counted for hy tho fact that tho mlRt Neures arc probably based, tor the mest part, on the repoPts of traRspor' latlon companies, Dr. Ford has utll, tsed the same source 0t Information and tn addition has made calculations from his pers0Hal Intimate knowledge ot the mlaes ot the territory,
 tt Ia welt known that nearly every big copper mine carries gold anu sllver as well, The product 0t tho copper mines Ia sent out 0t the territory, Ns copper bullion, matte, etc, aud the gold 10 contains Is aaved at the reIlner ies, This the transportation compe' nies have no knowledge ot tho amount Again, the product Ot many gold mines is scnt out tn tho form ot concentrates and only at tho reduction works Ia the
 real amount ot tho gold product Ot thcsc mines known, lt is recorded thcro ana probably credited to tho states wherein tho reduction works arc located, ln many ot tho coppcr mincs tho clNim is mado that gold exists tn sufficient quantities to pay tho cost ot operating the mtNcs, This ls no doubt trOc and it k a worry plausible oXplanN. ton for tho difference bctwocn tho tlgurcs ot Dr. Ford and tho previous mint wportlng,
 Asked 1T ho had mndo an estimate on tho coppcr production ot tho territory, ho sNid that ho had glvcn lt somo thought and had placed tho 1000 pros duet Nt SHO, ,ooOooO, which ho lpoldcn, tlNlly wmOrked Ia a good deNl ot money,
 Col w, R, Wallace roturpod to Prescott short tlme slnoe with Nn oil expert namod Kaufman, and tho two made q thorough examination ot tho alleged, but yet Wndeveloped oll fields near tho Hlaok Hills, Tho indications ot the eNisleuce ot oU 'a that section were considered so good that Kaufman has gone east to purchase machinery to prospeet the held, ile expressed the epinien that oil er gas er probably both might be found there, JourAals MtneN
 The Verde ktag eepper eempany, operating at jer0me, aud adieiHtag the great United Verde, owned hy W, A, Clark, have adopted the policy ot issus tag supplements every two weeks, showing how the work is progressing al their pGSperty and mating same to each steekholdeN This plan isa pleas. ing one te it's many shareholders, and gives entire satisfaction, By this means stockholders know exactly what work Is being done and where their money is going. It would be better if all companies would adopt some such l plau,-Los Angeles Mining Review The El Paso chamber of commerce, at recent meeting, passed resolu- tion offering s50.0o0 bonds for the ex- | tension of the Bisbee railroad to their city.
 Both makers and circulators of coun- l terfeits commit fraud. Honest men will not deceive you into buying worth ] less commercials of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. The original is infalli- ble for curing piles, injuries, eczema and skin diseases.-C. P. Dunn. 1 Abel Alvidrez, the secondhand man, has fine lot of heating stoves and