The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1902-06-12
MAYFLOWER DISTRICT
Some Big Mines-Good Field for
Capitalists.

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20 To The COrrrR ERA
9 Nessrs. Hor-elman * HiDkly. bette
known as Old Bill and ned. have re
: turned from an extensive trip through
D the eastern and northern states. wher.
\ they have been spending most Of thei
= time since they sold their mining prop
: erty at Clear Lake, New Mexico
: They have taken full charge OF the
property again, a. the parties 20 whom
they sold failed TO make the last nav.
ment, though it is said they have an.
til the first or January, 1901 10 make
this payment, but Bill and Ned seem.
70 think that the property rightly be-
longs 70 them and all the Improvements
including a ten stamp mill. They
came and demanded the KEYS to every
thing. saying they were the owners.
and the party looking after the prop
erty, not knowing any better, gave
them tho keys, so they walked right
in, and We are told. that they say that
they will die with the keys in their
pockets. Mr.. A. W. Tenant. one Of
the parties who bought this property
about year and half ago, sent his
nephew, Mr.. True. TO look about the
matter. He demanded the KEYS back
from them, and told them to get out
but Bill and Ned would not stand his
work. They say that the property be-
I longs to them, and that they are going
to hold il, and we believe ii. as they
/ have possession aud that is nine points
/ in law. Old Bill and Ned as we all call
them, are old timers in this country,
/ came here about the time that Carlisle
started up, 50 | suppose they know
! their business.
Mr.. Frank Morris, from the two
Thumbs. i in the city looking around
to see what he can find He says that
Geo. w. Phillips has the biggest cop
per mine he has ever seen in tho coun-
try, and OF course we agree with him,
as he has two well defined lodges that
are from - to 20 feet vide and all ore
that will run from > to H. per cent
copper and its only a matter of very
short time we think. when the May
flower district will be shown up to be
the richest district in the territory.
According to our judgment its not go
ing to take As much money to develop
this district as it has other districts,
where they now have paying mines.
We have been all oyer this district
time and time again, and have found
that there is more copper on top Of the
ground, than we ever saw in any dis
trict before.
The Gotta and Berkeley property on
Apache creek, is Il big proposition.
Tho Copper Hill property, owned by |
Silver City parties is another.
Messrs. Williams and Anderson of |
Clifton and Frank Morris Of Duncan /
hayc group Of twelve claims at the I
two Thumbs mountains, which shows /
to be very large body OF rich ore I
Steve Corley, OF Silver City. has nine
locations on the east end of the Gotta ~
Barklcy property. upon which he has
done considerable developing work,
showing good ore all along.
Mr. J. F. Kelly has moved over to
his property ON Apache creek, near
Winchester Park, where he is taking
out some very fine glance ore. Mr..
Kelly says that he is going to ship his
ore by the car load lots, which shows
that his head is not as Hat on top As
you heard it was. Mr.. Kelly has the /
best poor mans mine in the country,
and we can't sec why some one that
has fifteen or twenty thousand dollars,
don't come along and buy him out.
They could probably develop the prop
crty into Il big paying proposition, and
make the ore they take ont pay
expenses.
Now the Phillips and Hill property
which Is only twelve miles from Dun
can, in the same district, shows so far /
to be the largest deposit OF ore that .
has ever been discovered in the coun-
try. We find copper over space from
one to two miles in width, that the as
says shows to be from TO So per cent.
copper, not saying anything about the /
gold and silver and other valuable .
metals that it may contain. AS 20 the /
lime and iron. there is no end to it, 50
Il company would not be short Of fnX
ing in case they take hold of this prop
crty. It is only eight miles from the
ella river, with good roads. No
mountains to climb or cut through.
They have Is claims located in Il group
known as the Vanderbilt" group.
There is not claim in the group
that you can't drive over in 4 buggy.
Good wagon road from Duncan and
only twelve miles distance.
MIR. Joe Hill of Duncan, and Mr..
John Brown and MIR. McCullon of
Lordsburg were out exporting this
property and they say that there Is
bound to be a large body of rich ore
here, aud not very far down to it,
which is the same opinion OF every one
that has been over the ground.
Mr.. K. II. Keesee and Pete Torrance
are interested in some very fine gold
and silver property which also carries
considerable copper. They have
seven claims all showing good ore. On
some of these claims they have free
a.N.n IL