The copper era., 1903-01-08
MINES AND MINING.
ARIZONA nrrPur FOR 1902.

: The Los Angeles Times, is authority
 for the following, which statement oi
 output for last year, which is perhaps
 reasonably correct:
 l. is probable that the metal pro- duction of Arizona during 1902 Will more than equal that Of the previous
 year. though copper has dropped ln value. and labor troubles have some
 what cut down the output. The great
 smelter of the United Verde, at Jerome has just resumed work after a shut down of couple Of months due 10 fire in the mine, and 10 trouble
 with the workmen. The Old Domin-
 ion works. at Globe, also tried con-
 clusions with it. hands and won,
 though its furnaces were left cold Tor
 four months. or more. The bIacK Warrior company, near Globe. ran its
 lc aching plant for a couple of months only this year. The output of the i Congress mine was lessened by d strike Of it's 300 miners. The Blsoee copper shelter. soon to be moved to Douglas. has been doing even better
 than in the previous year. and the pro-
 duct of copper at Clifton and Morencl has been heavier, as well. The new Shannon sme.ter, near Clifton, ran only four mouths, and closed down after produ:irg 1000, 0O0 pounds Of
 bullion, Q a7Iait the completion Of a concentra5cr. The Troy shelter in the Plnal ' | ntainS. had only a short run, as hi1 ~also the new shelter at Gleeson, Cocnise county. The new
 Val Verde snelter, in Big Bug dis trict, south I Prescott, has been sue cessfully operated on custom ores, largely copper, the better part of the year. 4 custom smelter has also been
 blown in at Chloride, mainly for silver ores. The Calumet and Arizona smell ter, at Douglas, of 600 tons daily ca pacity, was blown in about Novemb Der l, and is now in successful operation, running through 300 tons Of ore d day This ore is secured from the proper ties of the company near Bisbee, twsn- weight miles distant. At Douglas, also, is being erected the new l500-ton shelter of the Copper Queen com pany. plant designed to be the finest and most convenient in the west.
 The suspension Of operation. at the United Verde mine gave opportunity for the Oyerhauling Of the shelter. The old 250-ton water jackets are be- ing replaced with 5OO-ton furnaces, and it is believed that the bullion pro- duction Of 1903 will be fully double that of the present year. The works of the Arizona Copper company at Clifton are new, five 350-ton jackets having replaced seven eighty-ton furnaces. Production is aided by con- centrators, with united capacity for HOO tons day. The works of the Detroit Copper company at MOrenci are also new, and of remarkable etfici- ency. The Silver Bell company, Oper- ating in Pima county, reports pro- duction for the year of 2,6O0, 900 pounds of copper bullion. Two furnaces, one Of the.- Tor pyritic ores, have been running for part of the year in the Val Verde shelter, south of Prescott. A concentrating mill is attached to this plant. A new oil-burning shelter has been erected in the same locality for the Treadwell company. New GUS tom smelte-s are projected for Wick enburg. Yuma, Benson and Wilcox.
 According to the best information to be had the copper product of the year approximates the following fig ur.s n hounds