The copper era., 1904-12-01
I[om AnnuaI RenoLL of Gonornor R1.d-n

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 From Annual Report of fGovcrnor Brodic
 In my report for the year 1903 I e
 dedvorcd to give an accurate idea
 the progress of mining by subrnittir
 statements from mine ownc
 throughout the territory. but foun
 that scarcely one-fourth of the con
 pdnIeS and individuals to whom [ T,
 dressed requests for such report
 gave the matter attention. ThrougI
 the assistance of the railway com
 panics l expected to present in ina
 report figures showing the shipment
 or DulIlon and ores. and in this wa,
 getting at the actual production ot
 mines in the territory. but when
 hdd received and tabulatcd these re
 ports objection was raised by one or two railway companies to the Use of thelr statements. Therefore. with no agency through which reports rom mine operators can be secured. can merely review the progress of mining in Arizona during the fiscal year ended June 30 l90f. giving such igureS as am able to find which will show the production.
 Copper mined in this territorv d,,r- ing the year 1903 yielded to the mar kets of the world over 5O.O0O ooo | pounds. These figures are based on 1 reports from the lcadinp minc. During the past fiscal year thcapro- auction from all sources in the terri tory will reach .bgn nnn nnn .....- base this estimate upon information rom the leading operating mines. such aS the Copper Queen. the United , Globe and Old Dominion. the Arizon., topper company, the United Verde 7, ana the Calumet and Arizona. At the works of the PheIps-Dodpe ., company, in Arizona, there was i, manufactured during the month of T, June l6Oo000O pounds of copper i, dNihS this as an average monthly m Pi""uction throughout the year. this f, one company, with works at Bjsbee Dou@ld Morenci. Clifton and Globe Io, manufactured lJ2. .OOO. coo pounds =, A'" |" thlN the production at Jerome D, 'y the United Verde works. approxi- 2 o'"oooo pounds, and the production ro II individual works in Mohaye. a. avalpaI. Pll.aham counties, the Bi' otal will reach the estimate nave sal -ivcn In further support ot this tr' .,timatc, | would call attention to Dat he production of the shannon cop nl' per companv's works m ErahdHh ol .o,,r,v one of the new mines ot thiS ne .,.rritnrv. In June this company 10 ,rndurcd 1T tons of copper ana III 9h >t,, ,63 tons. For the first SIX srl ,rontbs of the fiscal year ended June ri 3o. this company produced 6'ooo'ooo Vt hounds of copper. At thiN rate "' Ill uroduction the shannon works pro ih ducing 2.O0O0Oo pounds d year. the tt Tinted Verde, 30.ooo.o0o. and the pheln,- Dodge interests, l92,oOo,ooo' al tb.re can be no doubt but that the '' total production in the territory was . fully equal to the estimate | nave II presented. nreat many producing mines ( ,r, not taken into account m arflV- | ip,, at the total production only m d ( general way. and l gave the figures N ir r,und numbers for the reason that Il mn definite statistics can be secured coverino the entire territory aN ( have heretofore stated. Through the wealth ot its mines Arizona has become great manu- f,,+urino region. It occupies third nlace in the production ot copper with Montana and Michigan leadlhg' The progress made k rapld ana suo- St,ntial. Adverse conditions had to he met and difficult problems solved Dpr;no many of the years ot copper ,,ining there was little encourage ment owing to the low prices con- manded. or because ot unfaVoraoie heal conditions: but. on the whoIe' this industry has risen rapidly, "eP'h adding to its strength and entrcnIh- ipo if firmly at the very source ot wealth.
 The production of copper began m \rizona in 1873 at the LongteiloW mine in Clifton, Graham county Previous to this time there was some conner snelted hv means ot crude adobe works whose capacity ranged from one to four tons daily The output of copper up to the year looo is unknown. No copper reglon III the world has shown such marked galnS in production during the past decade The great activity throuGhout tue
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