Bisbee daily review., 1902-12-07
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ARlZONA'S CLAIM
 TO STATEHOOD.

stone. famous as silver producer, is about to be worked again extensively; Clifton and Morenci. in the eastern end of the territory, are stable camps; Jerome, which has been shut down on account of a disastrous fire raging in the working. will be opened soon for operations. and there are many other copper mines which are fast becoming known in the mining world as pro- ducers. The gold mines of the ter ritory are increasing in number and prominence. Notable among these is the Commonwealth at Pearce; the King of Arizona at Kofa; the Con- gress, Octave; the Orc Grande, at present without reduction works; La Fortuna in Yuma county, and a num- Der of other rich mines which are scattered throughout the territory. There are many producing mines in Yavapai county, such as Crown King, McCabe. the Henrietta, the Upper Hassayampa county. Big Bug, Lynx lCreek, Chaparral, Castle Creek and | other districts. It is rather hard to keep up with the gold prospects that promise in the future, to make big mines. Copper and gold are the chief | metals which lead in production iD the territory. although there are a number of excellent silver and lead mines which are constantly producing ore. In the mining districts of both | southern and northern Arizona re duction plants have been erected dur | ing the year, anG at the new town of Douglas a large smelting plant has been constructed for smelting ores from a copper mine close at hand. At | this same town, also, new works of the Copper Queen, I understand. will | be built.
 Railway building" said the gover- | nor, has been active, particularly in | Cochise and .avapai counties. In the former county the line of the Fl Paso and South Western road has been ex- | tended 150 miles in Arizona, and a branch line is being constructed from Fairbank to Tombstone and on to Col | lege peak. where it will connect with the main line of this road. The South ern Pacific, am told, will soon begin to build a branch road from Cochise to Pearce and other railway projects are receiving attention in the terri tory. Work is now under way on the Phoenix and Eastern from Phoenix tC Benson. and in Yavapai county con siderable work has been done in rail
 way construction by the Santa Fe
 Phoenix and Prescott Railway com pany On the whole the activity in
 railway building has been very con siderable in Arizona in the past year and when railways are being built iI a country you can rest assured that
 resources have been developed to war
 ant the expenditure and further, that
 there are new and greater undevelop
 ed resources which these roads, will
 bring to the notice of capital.
 What is the population of Arizona
 Well. l shon d estimate it at 10000
 and in the territory there are at pres
 ent about 25 900 Indians. The increase
 in population has been steady. and the porous. The inhabitants of Arizona
 as a whole, are a law-abiding. ener
 getic and progressive class. Almost
 every state in the Union. and perhaps
 every foreign country. has contributed
 towards the population, of this terri
 tory You find all of them loyal tC
 their adopted country. and anxious tr
 promote its peace and prosperity.
 | There are many fourishing cities in Arizona. Phoenix, the capital; Tue
 son. Prescott, Yuma, Florence. Stafford
 Globe. Clifton, Jerome, Morenci. Bis
 bee, NogaIes. Douglas and Naco on the line, Flagstaff. Williams and Holbrook
 Winslow. St. John. Kingman and many