Bisbee daily review., 1904-12-28
THE DULUTH
 & CHIRICRHUA DEVELOP MENT co.
PsTTERSoN-cRos CROWD AR RANGES FOR EXTENSIVE
 WORK AT PARADISE.
Much Pleased With Showing So Far Secured at the Ground-EVerythin9 Going Ahead in District, and Al Properties Locking Good.

The Duluth & Chiricahua Develop nlent company held a meeting here 7l,is week. says a special correspond sut in the Miner and Manufac. urer There were present Martin Patterson ef Duluth. Minn., president of the com pany. George II. Crosby. of Duluth, secretary and treasurer of the com pany:E F. Sweeney. vice-president who is now resident director. living in Paradise; Thos. Reardon. of Ashlani Wis: A. NJ. Chisholm. of Duluth. and l.. C. Shattuck- of Bisbee. They made a thorough examination of the Sullivan and Copperopolis Groups hay ing possession of both under bono. They have iaken up the bond on the Sullivan and purchased t and will de eide on the Copperopolis before the end of the year. They have had esti- mates prepared by their engineers for the machinery and equipment for the Sullivan group. and will act a. a meeting. to be held immediately upon their return to Duluth. when they will begin operations on the property. The general view a expressed by the party were favorable 10 early work beng started and they were much pleased with the showing of the property.
 A tue Chiricahua Development com parys property work is progressing ia vorably as usual. The shaft has been sunk 70 a depth of 3SO feet at the main workings and at this shaft they have been sinking through lime helv- fly mineraliLeG with iron carrying cop per sulph!des When this shalt was started the company estimated thu; they would have to go through about loo fset of the lime before reaching he pranitc but they went through 500 feet of the lime They are now ir soIi;t blue granite and are rapidly near ing the 800 foot depth where they vi cut their first station and begin cross cutting At the Mars shaft of thi. property they have attained a dep,t Of $50 feet and are still in ore. Tho ere in this shaft is largely a chalcoDy rife and iron pyrite with lime as { base.
 A. the LeaCville the production con tinues a four carloads per month They report such a decrease. althougf the value of the ore is the same. Il price and treatment allowed on the las lew carloads. from what they receiveC from inc first rev shipments that the. have stopped shipping to Fl Paso an are now shipping to the new lead smel ter at Deming with much better re suits.
 At the Cochise Consolidated Coppe company. east of Paradise. work | progressing very satisfactory and the. are accumUlating ore. preparatory | beginning regular shipments on th first of the yea The company hay opened a general store at their cam and have increased their force, as las reported ziX men. to twenty now. an as fast as possible will increase thei regular force of 45 men.
 At the town of Paradise everythin IS going ahead in a conservative way Lumber has been ordered for tw commodious hotels and several ne' residences have lately been erecte- Mrs. Hancock formerly proprietor c the hotel al San Simon. has taken lease on the Warburton hotel in ParS disc
 s. $. Bandger, mining engineer, wh had a bond on the Rieder group ( claims. has sold the property to
 Michigan syndicate. The first paymer has been made anC work will be star ed by the first of the year. 70