Bisbee daily review., 1902-11-21
CLlFT0N-M -M0RENCI
 MINING DISTRICT
MANY VALUABLE PROPERTIES IN DISTRICT SHOWING WELL
Information Concerning the Standard Copper Mines-Great Activity is Apparent on Every Hand
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Copper Era.)
 The Standard Copper mines are fast coming to the front as producers and promise within another year Id be something of factor in the output of copper in this district. This com pany was organized about eighteen months ago. and has been pushing de velopment work ever since. c. P. Rosecrans, the general manager of the company, was down from the mines this week and informed the Era that from January 1. 1902, up to and in cluding October 24. S75.39 tons of cop per ore had been shipped, for which ne: returns had been received amount ing to slS,3S7.34. The ore made q general average of 24.39 per cent. When it is remembered that all of this ore was shipped after the decline in the price of copper. it will be seen that the company is doing remarkably well In fact the mine has paid all expenses of development for the pres ent year. besides purchasing a hoist ing plant. The company now has sev- eral thousand dollars in its treasury to be expended in betterment of the property A new twelve horse power gasoline hoisting plant is now en route from Chicago, which will be placed in tunnel No. 2, making two hoists in operation on the property, which will materially increase the out put. The company has commenced the erection of ore bins on the line of the Coronado railroad. about three quarters of a mile from the mines, to which the ore is conveyed by burro trains. The company will soon under take the erection of an incline tramway from the mines to the ore bins, which will prove a great saving in expense on transportation. The output as chronicled above does not include the second class ore, which averages from $ to z per cent, and of which there is now about 5000 tons on the dump. The company has been employing about sixteen men for the past year, bus the force will be doubled as soon as the new hoist is in place. But few mines in Arizona, or any other country, have made a bet ter showing than the Standard dur ing the past year, and it's career as producer has only just commenced.
 J. A. Lewandoraski, manufacturers agent, with headquarters at Lords burg, spent several days of the past week in this city. He represents houses manufacturing mining machin- cry and mining supplies. He has tray- eled extensively throughout the min ing sections of the west, and is famil- jar with all of the camps, and is of the opinion that the Clifton Morenci district has about the brightest future of any of them. He states that more real. solid development has been done here in the past two years than in any other section with which he is famil- jar
 P. F. Crowley, who was down last week from his bonanza mine near Metcalf, states that his entire work ings are Tn sulphide ore that will aver age from 10 to Is per cent. He is pushing development work, and within a short time he will be able to produce large amount of first class ore. He is opening up a property which promises to be a payer from the grass roots. Crowley is one of in the camp Men of his energy and mining intelligence are the pioneers who open the way for successful com panies.
 The Morenci Gold Belt is at presert the scene of great activity, as all the owners of claims out there from the Home Copper company north and west to the Malpais are busy doing annual labor and development. Geo. Stevens has his Bonanza mountain group under bond, Lakenan and Depee are hopeful, Thomas Campbell indus trious, Parker & Co. have good thing, J. G. Hopkins property is under consideration by a well known com pany, and the Home Copper company is rushing the work of development of their great gold lodges.
 V. L. Lewis, who has a group of most promising prospects in the Greenlee district, spent a few days in town this week MT Lewis has been steadily at work on his proper ties for the past year, and is greatly encouraged with results.
 George Chapman, who has been en- ployed at the Standard mines on car penter work for some weeks past, is taking lay of and spending the time in Clifton. As soon as material can be had he will commence the erection | Of ore bins for the company.
 4 new company has just been form cd in Maine for the purchase and de of 8 large group of copper claims in the Greenlee. district The | is . ctrong one, and will soon l