The copper era., 1901-08-29

railroad is progressing rapidly, Trains
 will be running by Saturday or Sun- day.
 ] F. NJ. Weaver is doing some work on an extension of the Territory Com pany's property, and is taking out some good ore.
 Mir. Fletcher of Butte, Montana. ar rived this week to take charge of the erection of the Shannon shelter. which will soon be in course Of con- struction.
 Chas. Hill, who is in charge Of the Markeen Copper company, visited the Mayf1ower district last week, and was most favorably impressed with what he saw. He thinks it will soon see an era of rapid development.
 Gus A Overstrom of Anaconda, Mon- tana arrived in Clifton this week to draw plans for the new concentrator for the Shannon Copper Go. Mir. Overstrom is the inventor of the Overstrom con centrating table, a new machine which is now being extensively used at Butte and Anaconda.
 Padro Michelena, who has been giv- ing his personal attention to the de- velopment of his mining property near Metcalf, left this morning for his home in Solomonville, where he will spend a couple of weeks. His property is look ing remarkably we'll, and is now pro- ducing some first-class ore.
 Colonel Holmes, ot.Ioplin, Missouri, who spent the sumu&5 at San Diego, came to Clifton saturday last and spent Sunday and MQ Qhday at his mines trict. The Colonel was instrumental in securing capital Ito open up the property. The wok under the man. agement of Superintendent Lawyer, is progressing rapidly.
 The Fl Paso Independent reports that c. l.. Ashton, a prominent citizen of Silver City, we'll known in this sec tion, recently consummated a sale for the Montoyah mine, in the Mogollons, for S150, 900, of which he receives $40,- 900. This is the second big sale made by MT. Ashton this year Of property in which he was largely interested. Charley's many friends here rejoice at his good for tune.
 C. E. Johnson, who had charge of the Queen and Last Chance mills in the Mogollons, arrived in Clifton this week. He reports the Mogollons as rather quiet at the present time. w. F. Hogan, superintendent of the Maud S., is making quite success of the property under his management. He is now shipping two silver bricks of 125 pounds each, which also run we'll in gold. The Mogollons need more men of MT. HOgan's experience and capacity.
 O. J. Cotey was in Clifton yesterday from the Mayflower district and re- ports that Col. Dan Casey, L. c. Mor row and C. l.. Elliot, arrived at his camp on Apache creek last week, and at once went to work prospecting in earnest. Mir. Cotey reports that they found native copper in some immense leads, upon which they made several locations. The boys expect to organ ize theApache Mining company for the purpose of developing their property. The ERA cOngratulates them on their good fortune.
 The Salt Lake Herald is making a great to-do about shipment of ten car loads of copper ore which averaged 10 per cent. copper, and also carried some gold and siluHS- isn't so bad, but at the same time it is the low grade camps which supply the markets of the world. Utah's total output of copper last year was 1S,354,- 726 pounds, which was exceeded by the output of the A. c. Go. The output of Idaho last year was 290,l62 which ad ded to the output of Utah would still be less than the output of the company mentioned. Clifton and Morenci pro- duce more Copper than Utah, Idaho, New Mexico and Colorado combined, and yet this district is in its infancy. When it comes to copper, Utahi is not in it little bit with Arizona.
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