Bisbee daily review., 1903-11-08
IhE CLIFTON DiSGniC
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 (Copper kra.D
 A large amount or development work and assessment work is now be ing done throughout the district.
 Deve4opmeAt work IS being pushel i2piciy Dy the Sierra de OrJ company GU It's group Of claims in the Greene zee district.
 Meige.s in the mining field seem tc be the order of the day. One strong co mpany is more likely to mako a sue cess than a half dozen small ones.
 Harry Wright Is doing a large amount of development work on his claims on the southern slope of the coronado mountains. He has some very valuable claims.
 E. U. Beauchamp. manager of the Polaris Gold Mining and Milling com I. ny, is doing a considerable amount Of development work on the compa. nys mine. and is well pleased with lhe results
 The George Stevens group of claims adjoining the Hopkins c.aims are re- ported practically sold to w. R. Thompson. That the latter wants lhem ;s an excellent cer,.Acate of good character for the claims. A 100 foot shaft is .iown.-Standard
 The closing down of the mines ot he Amalsamated compiny at Butte has had the effect of strengthening the copper market, which will be of great benefit 10 other producers. Now if the threatened strike of the coal miners don't interfere with the price of coal, the copper companies will be in a position tn mako good money.
 Ambrose Burke was in this week fl on his camp On the Copper Plate group, near Eagle ,iver. where he is Coing large amount of assessment work for different people MT. Burke, who is one of the best judges of cop Ter claims in the camp, is of the opin- ion that that particular section will surprise the territory one Of these days.
 J. c. Hopkins is reported 10 have sold his group of twenty copper claims letween here and Coronado. There is 100 foot shaft on the property in which there is a good showing of ore. According to report extensive devel- opment IS to be done by the nev own CTS, with whom Mir Hopkins is said to retain an interest,"
 Owing b the scarcity of cars, which are now being used in hauling the i'm mense gram crops oi me western states, the inning companIes are ex- troubie in getung coal anC coke. For some time past all of the companies oi the souIn west have been GIa"iag on tneir reserve supplies, wnicn m some sections wIil soon be eAhaus.eu An smeiter managers nave been hustilng TOT some weeks past. IL IS not iIneiy tnat any snuI- uo"Hs wIli occur, as coal and coke can De Aad nom the soulnein states, where inele IS EJt sucn Q pressing denanu Tor cars. but Ine iong haul wIii maIerI- ally advance ;he cost, winch managers aIe anXlous to avoid, 1T possible.
 ii. ,. Anuerson, who Has been the genera. manager or the shannon Cop per company for the past two years, mas TesIsned his pOsltioI, in Crcer to ness. He will make f4l faso his head quarters, ana wlil doubtless become in e. esJed Tn mining n aiexIco, when he considers oners more inducements al the present time TOT the investment of capital than Arizona J. W. Benny, who has been h charge of the smeiter for the past two years. has been pro noted to the position or general man ageT, for which he is exceptionally well qualified, as he has had many years experience in all departments of mnng. Mir. Benny has the reputa- ton of being one of the best and most thorough metallulgIsts in the south west
 John Molder. manager of the Home Copper company, was in Clifton yes terday from his mines. He reports that the D. C. company b building a .ailroad to the head of Pinckarc .,uIch, 2 hich will be of great adv antafe to all of the mines on the south side of the Coronado mountains. The D. C. com rany completed a tunnel through Cop Der mountain about two years ago, since which time they have been de veloping their properties along Pinck- ard gulch, winch ar now in a sufficient stage of development 10 produce con siderable tonnage. The comoietion of the railroad will bring in as it were, large mineral belt, which here tofore has been inaccessible ezcp; by ,.- ~.- ~~@1-- a-6 t~ails. The Err ~ poets 10 see that section of the district cc-lC :" -t~ f~c~' ~-'-H -reh
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