Arizona daily citizen., 1901-03-16
THE SITUATION.
An Increasing Demand
Every Day for Good
Copper Mines.
SOME LATE
ARIZONA NEWS.
IctisitJ of ihe DIG Copper Pro.
dueiag Camps and the Rise Of
New Copper Camps in the South.
vest During the Past Year. The
Copete Deal.

In commenting upon the copper stu.
alton II viii prove Of interest to those
engaged in mining TO learn the progress
that copper smelling is making in the
Pacific coast distriets. In California it
10 conceded that at present Shasta eoun-
ty leads in production owing TO the COM
pletion OF the Bully Hill plant that lie
handling the ores from the De Ia Mar
properties. and the steady output OF the
smelters that are in operation. In Ore
gon the people Of Grant Pass are devils
ing means to make that place the copper
center of the northwest. The intention
lie TO raise 81 .0Oo, 600 for smeiter and
bald roads to the Gallice mining dis
trict. that 10 the big copper section Of
oregon. Great thIngssare expeetAd ~
Utah 10 the way OF copper snelters for
1901, while many papers predict that
Salt Lake City finally may surpass Den
yer and Pueblo in handling the red met
al. This bright outlook arises from the
fact that new sI00, 600 smelter ia being
erected by the copper trus. that alb
sorbed the Hanacnr. the Germanis and
the Pennsylvania plants: also that the
United States plant eventually viii han
die its own ores and that custom plant
Il projected, the new State Smelling and
Refining company being behind the en-
terprise. At the United Verde smelter
In Arizona the big production is not de-
crossing and this can be said OF the Mo-
renci, Globe and Risbee camps. Al
Phoenix and Prescott efforts are being
made TO establish smeiters TO handle the
ORES that are found fn close proximity
20 their doors. What will prove Of ben
EFT TO the southwestern part Of Nevada
10 the proposed Doak emelter at Spring
pass, where large copper deposits exist.
AZ d. r. Doak has long been associated
with smelling enterprises, bis choice OF
location has been made after close in
wessigation. In bic list the smelter at
Needles must be included rs we'll ~ the
reduction plant at the Peacock mines,
near Lavic, that will be in operation
during the next sixty days.
CDPrRR IN DEMAND.
According 10 reports the consumption
Of copper for 1901 win be very great.
The doubt In Official copper circles exists
whether The production during 1891 will
ny i
keep pace with the promised increase in
consumption. This iiattering onilos X
70, increased consumption mainly IN d; 9
to the Development In electricity ~ APP
piled TO traction and power purposes:
the sapplanting ofelectricaI power for
steam and that 81. 0o0, 900 pounds are
annually used In the form OF snlphate
for combating vine and vegetable para
sitee. The requirements for annual
ton now are greater than at any other
previous period.
corrRa STATISTICS.
10 compiling their annual circular.
james Lewis & Son oil London, whose
statistics are accepted by the industry
as true reflex OF the situasion, say that
during 1900 the consumption Of copper
exceeded production by ~ $50 tons. The
following additional facts win prove Of
interest:
Copper production In the United States
ID 100 increased 1890 tons 10 per