The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1902-02-20
WEEK BY WEEK.
Late Territorial General and Mining
News.

B. T. Graham returned from his
property in the Dragon mountains
where he went Sunday with load OF
supplies. The property is large lodge
running 40 feet wide aud carrying
well in copper, some gold and silver.
The company is running crew OF six
men with the expectation OF increasing
the force in short time or as soon as
the property warrants. Those who
have seen the properties speak very
enthusiastically over Us prospects.
The camp il over 500 feet high and is
very favorably situated naturally in
respect TO wood. water, etc. The
Black Diamond, owned by the Calu-
met & Hecla is one OF the big proper
lies in this district who are now put
ting in a POO ton shelter. The machiu-
cry is now being placed on the ground.
The Middle-march, about two mile.
from Mr.. Graham's property, has a
slnelter ia operation, having 10 or 90
claims in this group. This property is
all situated about ten miles west Of
Pierce. There is general activity
manifested throughout this district
known as the Dragon mining district.
Review.
The Calumet and Arizona company
has recently added nine claims to its
already extensive properties at this
place and have begun extensive develop
ment work. These claims will be
worked under the names of The Calu-
met & Pittsburg company, which is
simply another name for the Calumet
and Hecla. The properties recently
purchased by the Calumet company
was owned by residents OF Bisbee, who
have held the claims for some years
past. Four OF the claims were bought
OF Mike Brophy and Martin O'Hare for
100000, ten per cent of which was
paid down. The other Ave claims were
owned by Messrs. Shattuck and Letson,
and the purchase price was $4,000.
The work was begun in earnest this
week and a shaft will at once be sunk
to depth of 1000 feet. The location
is very deirable one and is in every
way convenient one.-Revicw.
The Southern Pacific railroad COM
yany will build forty Of the largest oil
storage tanks in the world. The tanks
that will be distributed at points over
the entire system of the road, will
have a capacity of 5000 barrels OF oil
each. The largest tanks that have
ever been erected in California, that
also are owned by the railroad, have
a capacity OF but 30, 900 barrels. The
new tanks will be 115 feet in diameter
by 80 feet high. Four of them will be
situated in the Los Angeles division
one in this city, one at Cotton, another
at Beaumont and the fourth at Indio.
The tanks will be used to hold oil for
fuel for locomotives and the steamships
and ferry boats owned by the COM,
pany.-Los Angeles Herald.
The mining organization in the west
are manifesting much interest in the
bill introduced by superintendent
Wood of California, creating q depart
ment of mining, under cabinet officer.
Large gatherings of mining interests
held at Cripple Creek, Colorado. Boise,
Idaho, and at other places have urged
the adoption of the measure. The Cal
ifornia Mining association is also in
teresied, and the mine workers are ex-
pected 20 speak through their organ
ization, the United Mine Workers.
The Golden Rule Mining company,
operating in the Black Rock district
in Arizona, is otlicered entirely by wo-
men. the only man connected with it
being w. 7. Hutchinson, the superin-
tendent. His wife is the general
and not long ago work was
begun to develop the Laura B., Helen
Gould, Graudview and Sulphuret min
ing claims.