Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-10-26
PHOENIX. ARIZONA, OCT. 20, 1903
Arizona Copper.


The New York Commercial of 0"to-
Der 90 has an exhaustive review of thu
Copper situation in which the coacln-
sion is reached that the production this
year will exceed that of last year by IS
million pounds. Arizona is credited
with more than one-third Of this in
crease. The Commercial admits that
new conditions are constantly
arising which make it necessary to re-
wise former estimates and as it hap
pens. since the article appeared the
sensational developments in Montana
have occurred, If. as at this writing
appears certain. no more copper is pro-
duced In Montana for considerable
time. the total production of the coun-
try for the year 1903 will be affected TO
a marked degree Montana stands first
IN the list of copper producers.
The Commercial. prints : table show
ing the output of copper for the last
nine wears. which shows an increase OF
100 per cent for the period. AS every
body knows. the consumption of the
metal has increased in even a greater
percentage. Arizona is second only to
Michigan in the matter Of increased
production 1t IS certain that Arizona.
Michigan. Utah Wyoming. Colorado
and New Mexico will show material
increases. while California, Idaho and
Washington will show about an aver
age output. As already noteu, Mon
tana is the uncertain quantity.
The largest increase. the Commercial
finds. will come from the Bisbee district
in this territory. the Lake mines in
Michigan. and the Bingham district in
Utah. Michigan's output this year is
estimated at a round 2OO.OOO.OCO pounds
as against $4,000, 600 pounds for last
year. The prediction is made that
Arizona's output Of 100000 pounds
for 1902 Will be exceeded by 27.0OO,00O
crd of 1902 II has required that num-
Der of new mines. should come into pre-
duction. and this is exactly what has
happened. While the output of the
great United Verde has fallen off ma
terially, pending the installation of new
equipment. and the output from Globe
was much less than in 1892 pending the
preparation Of the Old dominion ana
the United Globe to start up with mod
,rn equipment. the new rnincs in the
southern part of the territory have TAX
en- a prominent place in the list OF
steady producers Of copper. Among
the new mines mentioned by the COM
mercial are the Shannon az Clifton, the
Calumet & Arizona at Bisbee, and the
Black Diamond in the Dragons Ard
within another year. still another heavy
producer will be sw elling the volume OF
Arizora's output-the Imperial Copper
company, in Pima county. Indeed, it is
now a certainty that as soon as the
Improvements and equipment already
provided for by the Imperial company
are completed. it will be one Of the
largest and most steady producers in
the country
The Commercial article fixes the out
put of Arizona for 1903 ar 167, 100000
pounds. or within 1000. 0OC pounds Of
Michigan's outrlt for 1902. What this
means can be comprehended rnore
readily when it il recalled that in n
short seven years this territory has
more than doubled it's annual pIodt;,-
tion Of copper. 1t should be remember
ed also, that the life" of the average
copper mine IS longer than the life of
any human being and then one can
grasp the fun absurdity o. the sland-
ers which were uttered against Ari-
IONA IN the United States senate hast
winter Arizona's copper mines which
twenty years ago became numbered
with the producers are stnl growing
better every year. And tie new mines
which already have an assured future
warrant the prediction that within ten
years more both M..rtant and Michigan
will have taken a back seat in order to
maxi" foom 70" Arizona in tho nrss
!i.cc among the copper producers -
III. auT;d.