Arizona republican., 1901-01-29

traorlinary development as copper producer. and will show further in- crease in 1900. At Blsbae the Copper Queen has somewhat enlarged it's product. while the other concerns in the district have not yet entered the ranks of producers. In the Ciiftln district the Detroit has completed its converter plant and has mod arately increased the capacity. A large con centrating mill has been erected 10 handle low grade ores.
 1.-The Arizona Copper company, in the same district, is controlled by a scotch corporation, whose report for 1899 shows total receipts of GC12Sl3, including c555, 1T from the sale of copper. C1l5.539 fror, the Arizona and New Mexico railroad, and cl,559 from miscellaneous sources. The eXpend- lturcs include eSl1,T27 for mining. eS7,- SiD for railroad and E1,1%4 for general purposes. For interest, preferred divi- dends. etc. ci2l.j17 were expended and Ci5OOO were assigned to reserve. Of l he balance of Cti9 iSj, swollen to elG6,- lG5 by e16,610 br.ught forward from the previous year, dividends aggregat- | ing cl19,Gff on the common stock were paid, and of which ei6,5I9 were carried l to surrlus. The company is producing | close to 1O,OOO short tons of copper per annum The company is building spec | ial w rlss for treating the tailings from | the two sulphide concentrating mills which are being operated. The works are to have capacity of 400 tons per | day, and it is calculated that an eX- | traction of one-half of 1 per cent of | copper will be obtained. No serious or | comprehensive addition to the product | of the gene ral concentrating and smelt- | ing plant is yet contemplated,
 "The United Verde during 1899, ac- | cordng to published reports, reached total avelopment f i3,S9O, 80 pounds of coTPar. The receipts Were $5,T5, 62l for copper $293.22 for silver, $2Ss,. | I9S for gold, $l6,719 for anodes and | S2l 7OS from miscellaneous sources, Q | total of $6,395, ,S67. Since the expend' itures reached S2 2,6S0SiG, there was q mining pr,ft of $3. .TSj,52l, out of whicf | $S. GOO coo were paid In dividends. In cluded in the expenses were $555,l47 foi mine development, $l02,916 for orC roasting, Sl,O36,191 for converter ex' penses. S427, ,412 for frcigh; and S2lS,9N for depreciation. The construction ex' penses paid out e surplus profit were $SOl .11O.
 At Globe the old Dominion contrib | uted in modest degree to the total O
 the territory. Improvements and de
 velOpments were inaugurated fin 1899
 which when completed will raise tho output to about SO,OOOOOO pounds pc
 annum. This company has purchases
 the Continetal mine.
 ''The smelting plant at Williams | built by Lombard. GrJde & Co.,, is nov owned by the Anita Consolidated Cop
 per company, which also owns mos
 of the mines, the development of whlcl
 has been continued. They are located in the Grand canyon district, and hav
 been made more accessible by the ney | Santa Fe x Grand Canyon railroad
 The smelter has not been in operation ali rne ore mined in the course of tn
 development having been shipped t the Fl PasO works. It Ia possibl
 that it may be moved to the mines.
 The Helveta Copper company be
 gan smelting operations late in 1898
 and has become a regular, although a
 yet small, contributor to the coppe
 supply.
 "A number of smaller smelters hay
 either started in 1899 or are under con
 struction.'