The copper era., 1902-12-25
THE outlook for mining in the

THE outlook for mining in the
 Clifton Morcnci district at the begin
 ing of the present year was not bright.
 in fact feeling of unca7ines5 pre-
 vailed, many fearing that the low
 price Of copper would be the means of
 closing down some Of the companies
 that had not vet arrived at the stage
 of production. Such fears are now
 happily Of the past, for affairs have
 moved on in the even tenor Of their
 way. and while the district as a whole
 has been rather quiet, still tremen- dous amount of development work has
 been done throughout the entire mir cral belt, and many strikes of rich
 orc have been made, which prove con- clusively that all of the good mines are not confined to any one section. The facts are that the Clifton MOrenci district is out-putting more copper, and doing less blowing about it, than any other camp in the west. The hur- rah and glamour disappcard with r cent copper, but it put mining on a legitimate and conservative basis. The old panies-the A. C. and the D. C.-have gone quietly but steadily ahead developing their ore bodies and increasing their plants, until they are now prepared to make almost fl not quite onc-third more copper than one year ago, and at but slight increase of expenditure. But they are not satisfied even with this, for both com panics are spending large sums in the bcttcrmcnt of plants, and increased facilities of handling ore. During the year now closing the Clifton-MO- rcnci district moved up d notch and Is now easily the second outputter Of copper in the territory, and with the increased facilities under contempla- ton, she will next year press Bisbee close for first place, and it is well with in the range of possibilities that she will be in the lead before the closing Of the new year. While it is fact that this district has not produced as much copper as some of them in the past, it is also d fact, and one worthy of note, that she has produced copper at d good profit from lower grade ores than any of them, and also with a much less loss in tailings and slag. Dividends, and good ores, too, have been steady and sure in this section, and will continue to be, while many other camps of which great tO-dO was made in tho papers, have been closed down indefinitely. This section is a success, and as nothing succeeds like success, it is not unreasonable to eX- poet one success to follow another in rapid succession until this section will be recognized as the greatest copper producing camp in the United States. Tho mines are here and they arc being rapidly developed, and with most en- couraging results. The new compa- nics which have commenced doing business during the past few years
 are, almost without exception, doing remarkably well. The shannon company have developed tremendous ore bodies, and as soon a. their new conccntrator is completed
 will become factor in the output o
 copper for this section. The shannon has proven itself q remarkably strong company, and will soon have one o
 the best concentrating and smelling plants of it's size in. the southwest The Clifton Con. company have kept d large force of men on development work during the entire year, as wei as three electrical drills running steadily. The New England company havc q considerable force of men al work, and now have two of their mair shafts nearing the five hundred foo
 level. The Polaris company in the same section of the camp, have beer doing considerable amount of de vclopment work, and arc now in q DO sition to commence work on more extensive scale than heretofore. The Standard company have been shipping steadily during the entire year, the output moro than paying all expenses
 The Stevens company have been work ing steadily during the entire year, and will double their force next year. The Home Copper company have been working with small force during the entire year and are now arranging for ample finances for next year, when the force will be largely increased. The Santa Rosa company have also had 6 few men at work during the entire year, and will soon be shipping ore
 The Coronado company commenced operations only a few months ago with a good force Of men and arc going into the earth at lively rate. It is strong company and will make bis showing during the coming year. Int work being done by r. F. Crowley an( associates is also Of much importanc, to the district, and shows what can b, done on limited means backed by in domnitable emery. Almost single handed Mir. Crowley has developed onC of the largest bodies Of rich sulphide. in the camp, and has brought to the front a section of the district whicl for several years has been noted chief. for its inactivity. Crowley is nov
 ready to ship ore, and with goo,
 hoisting plant his property would b
 self-supporting. The Chase Creel
 company, which was only recent
 formed, promises to be a mos