Arizona republican., 1904-04-11
ACTIVITY AT CLIFTON
Merit of Coal FieIds-OiI Prospects
 New Concentrators.

The Clifton Copper Era announces that for several years pastsit has been known that oil oozed from the ground along the Frisco below the Detroit Copper company's pump house. Since the finding of coal in this section the oil discovery has taken on additional importance, as it is now generally be- iieved that a good. strong flow of oil can be had there by development.
 The Detroit Copper company has commenced development work on t.le'r coal property near Morenci. Individ- uals interested in that section have also commenced development work. Rep resentatives of the Colorado Iron and Fuel company were recently on the ground, and pronounced jhe field one of great promise. Development work will soon test the matter.
 The Era is informed by Manager Bennie of the Shannon company that he expects to have the new concentrat- ing plant running by the 18th instant. About 400 tons per day will then be put through the concentrating plant, and 200 tons will be smelted direct. This will materially increase the output of the Shannon plant, but it will not be run at its full capacity for some time. vet. The Shannon company is making most enviabl- reputation this year. Its total output for the year will sure ly be a surprise for some of tte oICer companies of the territory.
 c. c. Burger, consulting engineer for the New England and Clifton Copper company, arrived last week to lay out plans for the erection by the company of concentrating plant, and also for n nf ax-;tr convey the ore from the mines to the millsite. Surveying for the tramway site and for the concentrating plant will commence at once. The develop ment work in the mines is being pushed as rapidly as possible It IS expected that connections will be made from the mine with the tunnel of the old Clifton Consolidate company within six months. When these connections are made the company will commence to take out ore for the new plant Which, If not in operation at that time
 Will be in readiness soon thereafter. The company already has a large tton- mage Of high grade ore on its dumps
 which was taken out while doing devsl- opment work. MT. Burger stated that he was not prepared at the present l tune to announce the full plars of the company as to its future equipment and plant. He stated, however, that It was the policy of the company to 90 Slow with it's plant until it had cevel- oped it's property for some consider able time yet. The company has been developing its property for more than three years, and is today operating at a greater depth from the surface than any other company in the carnp It's main working shaft has reached a | depth Of S09 feet, wrich is incersected with tunnels from the surface at diff ferent levels. The Era is informed thar the mine has made a wonderful show Ing TO" the amount of develoDment done, and aside from it's rich ore. for Whlch the mine was always famous, it has large body of sulphide ores av- eraglng from g to 12 per cent, from
 Whlch the new concentrating plant will De supplied. High grande ore and con centrates will be shipped and sold upon the completion of the tramway and con centratins plant until such time as the company erects smelling plant of US own. It is safe to say that the
 New England will be a large and steadv producer before the close of the present year.