The copper era., 1904-06-30
Cochise County and Cananea.

Tombstone. which iu early days was the great producing camp oi the terrl- tory and the swifte-t thing in the west, is still in the same olG place, but Il has changed. II is beautifully located and has many lovely homes which are owned by old timers who have stayed
 with the town through thick and thin. For many years the mines around Tombstone were closed dowr, but about two years ago the Tom bstone Consolidated company commenced work and since then the town has re- vived and will continue 10 improve. There are nun Der Of old mills scat tered throughout the hills around the town, monuments Of departed glory. which coniri buted liberallv towards the pro. Derity of the world. The draw back in that district has been the inflow Of water into the mines. Be- fore the Consolidated company could resume work it was necessary to i1- stall q pumping plant with sufficient power 10 pump 2. j0O0 gallons oi water every 2f hours. and this will likely hav- to be increased as depth i- gained The climate Of Tom b5tOne i- perfect with the exception Of . lit tle dust storm once in a while. Tomb stone i- the county seat Of COchise
 
 the L.. S. territorial and county courts were in session. and as result the town showed signs ot unusual activity. An increase in the price Of silver would again make Tombstone lively catDp a. there are many silver mines Of large proportions in the district. 4 numb ber Of Clifton people were oyer there serving their country on the jury and all are Of the same opinion in re- gard 10 climate. saying: "Tom bstone has the best climate in Arizona"
 Bisbee is the scene Of much life and activity and it is safe to say the "QUeen' copper camp of the territory, and more so, of the world. The Cop per Queen mine is the leader, but ,herc is plant after plant scattered Bisbee reaches past the 10000 mark and d bu9ie" and more progressive lot of people cannot be found from one end of the wO"ld to the other. Vast changes have taken place since the writer's last visit-a period Of two veLrs-and judging from the prospects as many more changes will be made in the next two years. The town is now spreading towards DOu Luis, where there is ample level ground to furnish ahd ideal tOwnsite. Bisbee is per torated with mines, some of them be- ing merely prospects while others are what might be termed sure things and without d limit. IL has been rumOred that the closing down of the Copper Queen shelter at Bisbee will be detrimental to the camp, but it is the opinion Of the Bisbee people that the change will not be seen as more men will he added to the mining forces which will offset the loss Of the smel- ter forces. In speaking of the enter prise and of Bi>bee 1t might ba well to mention the fact that the camp has two live daily newspapers, the Miner and the Review. These dailies are re- liable journals and the good that they have done for that district converted into dollars, if summed up, would ex- tend far into the millions.
 Cananea. sonora. Mexico, where the Greene Consolidated Copper company is the master Of all enterprise, is no doubt one of the largest copper propositions in the land and one which cannot be realized except when seen. The most of the mining so far has been done on the surface. but since deep miniu. has been adopted there nave been great a1~ances msit aud ' the Greene cOmpany placed on sub- | = itulitl lOAiuiliOu. -Ab hl Sb ub oi | Cananca a stranger is not fayUrablv | impressed, but after going from one | end of the camp to the other. dis 1 tance of five to eight miles, one learns | that the population of Cananea and | tine several little camps of the district | to from 2j.0O0 to 3O,00O. The smelling plant, power house and | various other machinery of the Greene company is Of the most modern type [ and it's properties must be Seen tO be appreciated. The output of the com panv is estimated at about 5.00U. GOO . pounds Of copper per month. The ore Dl the district averages high, there being large quantities of native cop per scattered th"ougnout the mines. Cananea is already a large camp, but there are Dew companies going into the district and taking up various good properties, and in the next few years it will most likely double its present size. At present the United States is pretty well represented in Cauanea.
 Douglas. which three year. ago 10 nothing more than an open spot on the dese"t, is now one o' the best towns in the territory, and considering its age. it is the best. The location of the town is ideal. and it k laid out in regular city style, the streets being very wide. The busi- ness houses are all built of brick and ;hc residences. of which there are many, are all up-to-date and neatly finished and painted. The residence portion Of the city is adorned with beautiful park. which though young, is d very desirable place for an even ing's stroll. The town depends on the
 
 zoua smelters and the railroad shops of the F. F. X S W. for its support, which industries employ large num- bers of men. The payroll of these three concerns reaches beyond the 3300 900 mark each month. The Cop per Queen shelter, which is one of the finest and largest in the territory and was built at a cost of about 1000. .000, Is now running in full blast and is treating about 2500 tons of ore daily However, the manage nent of the has decided that the capac- iiv is too low for the amount of ore in sight in the mines, and as soon as pos sible five more large furnaces will be added to the smelling plant. The future of Douglas is bright and what the town will gain in the next three years is hard to tell. The population at present is between 900 and 5000 inh ibitan-s, mostly Ameri- jeans.
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