The copper era., 1905-09-14
LOCAL MINES AND MINING.

this morning for the Commerc,
 mine, where he will satisfy himsel
 as to the extent of the recent strik,
 made on that property.
 Up to the present date of this montl
 the Standard Copper Mines have
 shipped four cars of second-class orc
 from the Standard mine which vii
 average about 15 per cent. One cal
 was shipped from the Clifton Copper
 mines which assayed about 20 pei cent. The mines of the company are all looking well and ore is being struck in every direction. From
 present indications it would seen
 that the Standard company is certain of unbounded success. There will be a number of other shipments made
 before the close of this month, pro
 vided there is no shortage of ore cars as is frequently the case.
 Duke Await, who is associated with Ben Crawford in developing some gold claims in the Gold Hill district came to town last week to spend a I few days on business, returning last Monday morning in company with Mir. Crawford MT. Await states that the properties are looking well and development work so far done has afforded encouraging results. They have some good property and the news that they had uncovered a gol- den treasure would not be surprise to their friends who are familiar with the property. They are working a regular force of men. MT. Crawford will be absent several days.
 Baylor Shannon this week brought in specimen of fabulously rich sil- yer ore which came from the old Commerce mine, about fourteen miles from Duncan. It will be re- membered that the Commerce mine was closed down about four years ago, when the powder magazine ex- ploded and killed a number of min CTS. It was then operated by cor poration, but has since passed into the hands of individuals. It is now under the management of Arthur Murphy, an experinced metallurgist. The new strike was made at the bot tom of 200.foot shaft and it is said that the vein is of magnificent size. size. Considerable ore was shipped from the property several years ago, but none of it was anything like the new strike. It is likely that the re- cent strike will liven up that district again. Future development will be watched with interest by mining men of this section.
 Ambrose Burke, one of the owners of the Copper Plate group of mines in the Metcalf district, came into camp last week with some pretty good news and samples of a recent strike he made on the Copper Plate end of 2OO-foot tunnel, consisting of 5-foot body of good milling sulphide ore. MT. Burke has always had great faith in the Copper Plate, and if the
 
 ticipates, it will be one of the impor- tant mines of this district. Ambrose did not remain in town longer than to lay in a supply of provisions. He will have assays taken at once and it will only be a short time until he will know just how rich the new strike is. Ambrose has consumed much money and labor in the development of this group of mines, and no matter how well it pans out he will be no more than repaid for his labor and enterprise. Quite force of miners are now at work to determine the extent of the new strike, and perhaps in the near future the ERA will be able to fur nish more definite news.
 The Mexican La Junta Patriotica of Clifton is making extensive. ar for the celebration of the 18th of September, which will oc- cupy the greatest portion of two days. A platform about eighty feel wide and ninety feet long is being built for the occasion on the ground | formerly occupied by the Catholic | church. There will be speeches | made by Eduardo Gomez and other | prominent men. FOOL races ana | other sports will be indulged in and | the celebration is destined to be of | the best ever held in this district.
 w. A. Leonard, who has been in New York the past three weeks at tending to some very important | business, had at last reports left that city and is now on the road home. He in the city much longer than he expected, and it is rumored that his trip has been a very pleas ant and successful one. He has pre- pared a long brief about the east and it is quite likely that the columns of the ERA will be filled with interesting reading upon his return. He will ar rive Friday or Saturday, when MT. will leave for Albu- luerque to participate in the ball games.
 MT. and Mrs. A. G. Smith enter tained a number of their friends at their residence in South Clifton We'd nerday evening, complimentary to the Misses Bennie and Smith, who cave in a few days for school at Tucson. Progressive hearts was played, and at the finish it was dis covered that Miss Bostick and G. H. Dudley had captured the first prizes.