The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1901-06-13

ore. 1t is also stated tnat production
is now in excess of 100000 pounds OF
copper a month, and that the property
is earning between $4,000 and sS0,0oO
per month and is in 2 position to de-
clare dividends OF 81 per share per
aunum. And in addition to all that
there is said TO be 100000 in cash in
the treasury. All Of which things
clearly demonstrate that Old Dominion
stockholders have nothing to worry
about.
The sinking pump at the c. o. D.
mine got out of order the early part of
the week. which necessitated the or
dering of a new pump from Los Ange-
les. The pump was taken out Wednes-
day and installed in the mine the fol-
lowing day The breakage in the pump
delayed work in the winze be-
low the 200 level for several days. The
ore body in the mine is immense, the
yefn being cut for twel<gfeet and the
!. JIerage OF the ore forfsnat width is
said to be so ounces in silver. In its
formation the ore resembles that OF
Cripple Creek. with the exception that
this ore is quartz, instead of volcanic.
-Kingman Miner.
The Lowell & Arizona company has
sold its mines and machinery to Phelps
Dodge 81 Co. of New York and the
same has passed under the manage
ment of the Copper Queen company.
This property was recently under bond
to an eastern syndicate, which was
represented here by w. L. Clark.
Water was encountered in the shaft
and an extension was asked for by the
eastern syndicate which was refused.
A compromise was made in the east
and now comes the news from Boston
OF the sale of the property to Phelps
Dodge & Co. Parker Woodman, an
old employe of the Copper Queen COM
pany, is at present foreman of the
mine.-Bisbee Review.
Justice Burnett issued warrants yes
terday for the arrest of Constable Frank
De Vinney and d. Z. Wintermute,
prominentmerchant, both OF Gila Bend.
They are charged with having forcibly
taken liberties with Mrs. Louise K.
Cuellar, who is only Il years of age.
| With her hus band, the injured woman
came to Gila Bend few days ago.
She alleges that the two men accused
came to her home on the night of May
81 and at the point of a pistol forced
her to yield to their demands. While
the outrage was taking place her hus-
| band came to the house but was told
! to go away or be shot. The accused
are said to have been drunk. Sheriff
Stout left last night f1s~Gila Bend to
take them into custody.
| Gazette.
George Mitchell, superintendent for
the Cananea Consolidated Copper COM
pany, was in Bisbee yesterday on busi-
ness connected with his company. Mr..
Mitchell has become we'll known
| throughout the west in connection with
the Mitchell Hot Air blast furnace,
upon which he holds some patents.
One of these furnaces is now in use
here by the Copper Queen Consolidated
Mining company. Mr. Mitchell said
the smelters at Cananea turned out last
month 1000, 600 pounds of fine copper.
The present capacity of the smelters
is 500 tons of ore per day, and this will
shortly be increased to 900 tons by the
addition of more machinery, the order
/ e., nh; ;oI "a, ,o1ooaI
Mr.. Mitchell remained for few hours
in Bisbee and left in the afternoon for
Naco.--Bisbee Review.
DR. ]. NJ. Evans has but recently
finished careful examination of the
ORC Grande property, OF the Wicken-
burg district, made for his own person
al satisfaction, and saws that his views
coincide fully With the opinion OF many
mining experts with whom he has
talked, that while it is possible that
the big discovery may prove to be only
a large chimney or pocket Of rich ore,
the indications are sufficient to warrant
the belief that the contrary is the case
and that eventually it will prove to be
one OF the greatest OF mines. They
are now down IFS feet in the perpen-
dicular shaft, and when the 200-foot
level is reached drifting will be done
IN both directior9ssil they ascertain
fully what they have got in the mine.
Even if the discovery should prove
to be only pocket the present owners
have made for themselves a fortune of
from 5000, 900 to $500, 900 each, and if
the deposit proves to be a ledge of the
dimensions indicated the mine will
eventually be the biggest thing in
North America.-Coconino Sun.
The mining interests of Arizona in
the most prosperous condition that
they have ever been. Every camp is
on the boom. New money is coming
in by the millions, The wonderful
success of all mining districts has had
much to do with this new development,
and it is now com paratively easy mat
ter to raise money for legitimate min
ing in this territory. One OF the most
important movements that has been
taken in the mining circles of Arizona,
is the preliminary steps looking to the /
reopening of the mines at Tombstone. /
As is well known, some of the greatest !
mines in the country were developed /
here. Millions upon millions of dollars |