The copper era., 1901-02-28


this section. and a good one, is now in
charge OF the Medler mines. vice AL
Rosecrans resigned. Dams old time
friends in the camp are pleased to have
him locate in Clifton.
B. F. Jossey, OF Tucson, who is in
terested in the Veil Prophet group,
accompanied by Mr.. Linzley, a mining
expert. spent few days here this
week looking over the various mines
OF the district. and returned TO Tucson
more than well pleased
Col. Henschel will soon commence
development work on the McAlpine
group, between Veil Prophet and the
/ Shannon mines A considerable
amount OF development word has al
ready been done on the property,
which is making an excellent showing.
a two hundred and fifty ton Corlis
engine arrived this week for the A. c.
! Co.'S new concentrating plant new be-
/ ing constructed at the Longfellow mine.
Another engine OF the same capacity
will arrive in a short time for the same
company's new steel smelter, which
will soon be under construction in Cliff
ton.
A specimen of veI3s fine ore was left
at this Office this week from the Yelled
Prophet group, which is located in the
neigh borhood OF the Shannon and
King mines. 1t came from the face of
an S5-loot tunnel, and is full OF copper
glance and su,phides. The group is
owned by Messrs. Frye, Jossey and
Clifford, who are pushing development
work.
Mrs. 5. a. Baker, upon whose prop
erty gold strike OF some Importance
was recently made, contemplates the
erection of a small stamp mill in the
near future. Her manager at the mine
is now arranging to put in an arrastra
for temporary use. Mrs Baker leaves
tomorrow for the mine, and will most
probably make her home there.
The ERA believes that it is not di-
vulging a secret by announcing that
the General Electric Co., one of the
largest corporations in America, is now
closing a deal, through its ageuts, for
large number OF prospects and par
TALLY developed copper mines in this
district. The particulars of the deal
are not yet attainable, but perhaps will
he given to the public, through the
ERA, next week. The General Electric
Co. is heavy consumer of copper,
which it will soon be producing from
its own mines and plant in this district.
The Standard Copper Mines
new corporation, has filed articles of
incorporation, designating its principal
place of business at Clifton. The cap
ital stock of the company is $4,000
each. The company has purchased a
group of copper prospects on Chase
Creek upon which it will commence de-
velopment work in a very short time,
the cash being now in bank for that
purpose. The local directors of the
corporation are w. A. Leonard, Arthur
F. Gray and Charles E. Stevens. The
company desires to bond, buy and de-
velop copper properties.
MOntana's eight-hour a day mining
law has passed the Legislature and
been signed by the governor of the
state, says the Los Angeles Mining
Review. All this has been done as
quietly as If the Amalgamated Copper
company had no existence. AS the bill
will, in all probability, be referred to
as the 'Quinn BILL" it may be as we'll
to at once state that such is its right.
full name. There is an Irish smack
about the name Quinn that is very
fascinating; it is quite possible that to
that may, in some measure be due its
easy passage. A few months ago-yes,
even up to few weeks ago, we were
all told that the Amalgamated people
would see all the mines in Montana in
the lowest depths of Hades before they
1.-THE Amalgamated) would subscribe to
or in anywise conform with bill max
ing eight hours a day days work in
mine; yet. somehow or another, they
have relented, and, as we now see, in
stead of RELOCATING the miners to I'M
known depths in the kingdom of Satan,
they are willing that the miners should
be elevated to the seventh circle of
Heaven. Mr.. Heinze has other vic
tories to his credit, but he has none to
equal the change of spirit that he has
been instrumental in bringing about in
the hearts of the vic ed Amalgamated.
Traction engines are being used to
haul ore and goods between La Cananea
and Naco in the southern part OF Ari-
iona. The Bisbee Review says OF them:
These wagons will answer the pur-
pose of the railroad for the present and
will carry coke and coal from Naco
going out to the Cananeas and on the
return trip viii be loaded with copper
bullion. The distance is fortv-five
miles and the roadway prepared for
these engines is eqlal TO city pave
ment. The machinery is marked
Overland Freighting Outfit 1t is the
oldest outfit that was ever seen in this
neck of the woods. 1t consists of three
big steel wagons aud traction engine