The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1901-07-18
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taxat' ooi''N ,1erty as caused by the
creati6r- Luna county, based upon
the 1900 assessment, are as follows:
Dcming, 1892, 10; Cooks, s32, 400;
Southern Pacific railroad, 1912, 665;
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad
49, 42O; Western Union Telegraph
company, 9495; Lower Mimbres, $780,
80; making Il total OF $911, 300.
The Bank OF Bisbee has proven such
a success, having with a capital OF S25,
900 a balance Of over 5000, 900. that it
is reported Phelps, Dodge & Co. intend
to oxtcnd their banking interests, along
with their smelling and railroad inter-
csts. The first new bank will probably
be instituted at Silver City about the
time the company gets the Hanover
properties in working order.-Liberal.
J. w. Bible, the Hanover merchant
and mining man, met with what might
have proven to be very serious acct
dent last Friday while inspecting one
Of his mines He fell about thirty feet
down one of the air shafts, striking the
side Of his face Us he fell, and bruising
it considerable. He fortunately lit on
his feet at the bottom and was not seri-
ously hurt, though considerably shak-
on up.
John G. CuretOn brought down from
Colfax county last week 113 head OF
high grade Hereford bulls. or these
60 will be placed upon the ranges of
the G.. o. S. Cattle company, and the
remainder go to other cattle owners on
the Mimbres river. The cattlemen of
Grant county are doing more this sum-
mer to breed up their herds than ever
before. Not less than $50 bulls have
--'een shipped in the past few weeks.
The wisdom of their action is beyond
question.-independent.
Judge Parker announced his decision
in the Middle ella ditch cases last
Tuesday evening, granting the tenn
porary injunction asked for by the
plaintiff, the Lyons & Campbell Ranch
n Cattle company. This enioins the
defendants from the use of the bitches
across the lands owned by the plaintiff
and will in effect cut off the water sup
ply for irrigation. While portion of
the crops will likely be destroyed in
consequence, il the rain sets in soon,
the defendants hope to save at least a
portion of their labor of tho past sew
cral months.-Independent.
Jones x Downcs, one OF the most
prominent business firms of Silver
City, has struck it rich in the Burro
mountains. The ore they have so far
taken out assays from p to rs per cent
copper. They are of the opinion that
this prospect will make one of the bes.
showings of any yet struck in that dis
trict, and from indications, and at the
rate the vein is widening the prospect
should turn out to be the best copper
producing property that has been dis
covered in the Burros. They will COM
mcncc shipments to the SILVER City
Reduction Works this week.
The old Bremen mill, one OF
the landmarks of Silver CITY,
which was erected in the spring of 1873,
was burned to the ground last week
The mill in past years has treated
thousands of dollars of ore, and had
roaped several fortunes to its owners.
The machinery had all been sold and
carried away, and the building was
practically valueless, although it is re-
ported that the mill and site could not
be purchased from the present owners
for less than $4,000, as the ground
around and under the mill is full OF
quicksilver, which was used in tire at
ing the ores.