Arizona silver belt., 1903-12-10

company will erect on the ground
 when developments justify it. MT
 AlSdorf is greatly encouraged over the
 outl, ok of the property Copper Era
 Al Brockman, one of the oldest
 mining men in Arizona came into
 Douglas to fit out for the winter for
 an extended prospecting trip. He has
 been in the ChiricahuaS for some
 months and is very much in earnest
 over the future of that district, says
 the Douglas Dispatch. If I am not
 very much mistaken this will be the
 greatest copper district in the entire
 sou invest" said he laSt evening.
 "There is copper everywhere, and
 every place that has been developed
 has made wonderful showings"
 After several years of litigation the
 Indiana mine at Sierra de Cobra, a
 few miles distant from Cananea is to
 be worked to its fullest capacity. The
 mine is owned by the Copper Queen
 Mining company of BiSbee but owing
 to the disagreeable litigation that has
 been going on, only superficial work
 has been done on the mine. On Satur-
 day last Mir. F L. Harrington, super | intendent of the mine returned to the
 property, and this week 1t was started up. About three or four hundred
 miners will be placed at work at once
 besides many laborers and skilled
 mechanics in order to make up for
 lost time. The mine is known to be
 rich one and in short time will be producer. The company has some
 fine buildings erected there, including d store, boarding house and large
 hOiSting works, fitted up with the latest and best improved machinery. Tucson Post.
 At the annual meeting of the shan non Copper company held in Boston, about thirty-tve stockholders were present The following were reelected directors: E. A. Carter, John F. Afford, J. K. Erskine, Jr., Leonard Wheeler, James Nirden, George c. Gill(presidenU, J. w. Hazsn treasurer, William B. Thompson, Charles kimb- ley and j. W. BelcheS. The report shows a gross profit of $l5S,97l, and after deducting loss of previous year, decline in value of copper last year after iuyen tory was taken, and interest on bonds, there was a surplus of $sS, ,l6S. President Gill says in his report that there is enough ore in sight in the Shannon to run the SmClt- ing plant five years, and in addition three very promising ore bodies have been discovered on other claims of the company. September the Shan non Copper company retired $6O,OOO bonds.
 A test run was made at the new mill of the property of the Sorel Top Min ing company last Saturday and the re- suit was very satisfactory. This mine is located in Santa Cruz county, forty miles vest of NogaleS and seven miles south of Gro BIanco, at what is known as the Tres Amigos camp. They re- gently installed an Fl PasO rolling mill of thirty five tons capacity. The result of a days run Of twenty tons was bar of gold bullion worth sl9O Concentrating tables will be installed | next week and it is the intention of the company to triple their present | plant. J. P. Owens, manager Of the | has gone to Washington and 1 New York to confer with eastern | stockholders. T. J. Purdy, attorney for the eastern stockholders, was here | the past two weeks and just. returned i with an excellent report. c. s. Whip pie, treasurer of the company, is at | the mine to stay. Seventy men are i now employed by the company and | the camp is being rapidly improved Tucson Post.
 Speaking to Tucson Citizen repre- of the New England Copper Clifton district, Dell NJ. Potter said that this company had | raised a million dollars in the sale of their stock, with which to develop their extensive properties. In a re- cent merger of the New England and Clifton copper companies, the com bine makes enc of the best financially equipped corporations in the district. The management of the New England Copper company will be in the hands of A. P. Ayling, who came to the district in 1901 to take charge of the company $ interests The New Eng land mpany, Mr. Potter added, will build a short railway from their and along the river to Clifton where transfers will be made under traffic arrangement wlll be made with the Arizona & New Mexico railway. Referring to the shannon, and Detroit Copper com. panies, Mir. Potter said these mining