Bisbee daily review., 1905-10-08
CLIFTON DISTRICT.
(MOrenci Leader.)

CLIFTON DISTRICT.
 (Morenci Leader)
 The Polaris company is now In shape to push the development of their claim to the best of advantage. No longer cramped for backing, they are steadily increasing their force of men as the work warrants and will make every effort to prove up the showing already made. The men at the back of this company are among the best posted mining men of the district and their judgAlent and fore sight has made that company what it is today.
 Supt.N. L. Jenkins was in from bis camp last Saturday and announced to the Leader that his showing is still improving and before long he will have one of the best propositions in this part of the distrct Much of the work done in the past on this prop erty has been mere gophering. but un- der Mir. Jenkins supervision the de velopment is progressing to some ac- count and promises 10 prove up the value of the property.
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 The showing of the Chase Creek Copper Company IS still improving and Supt. Stevens is most sanguine as to the outcome Of the mine Every day the ore is improving and with depth the vein widens and gives every indication that the LOngfellow lode will be encountered.
 F. c. Alsforf superintendent of the Cuprite group above Metcalf. is mak- ing rapid progress and doing remark ably well with the property. The ore body is increasing both in size and richness and the fact that much glance is contained therein makes it fine proposition for SO new com pany. The contract for the construction iron of the new concentratnr of the Arizona Copper Company was let last week to the American Bridge Company. The contract involves the use of nearly four hundred tons of steel and the price was nearly S5O.- 500. H. J. Burt of Denver was the successful biddr and when seen by a Leader reporter he stated tlIx&4he was pleased with the outcome and expect ed to put in one of the finest pieces of steel work ever seen in this part of the country
 MINING ACTIVITY. The great icrease in the activity of the mining developments of the dis trict means much to Morenci and vi-l cinity. Many of the prospects in the outlying claims are rich and the ad- vent of more capital means more to- the prospector than any move ever made in the district. Evry day re- ports of new strikes are coming in and the time is not far distant when this district wi)l be second to none in the great sfithwest.
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 Cooper Era.)
 It is expected that the new con verting plant of the Shannon Copper company will be in operation about the first of the year. which will en- able the company to manufacture it's product.
 P. F. Crowley this week put force of men to work on his Fraction claim. which adioins the Antietam, near Met calf. The Fraction is said to have the best showing for a big mine of anything in that section.
 Before his departure for the east last week. MT. Ayling. the former man. ager of the New England company, informed a representative of the Era that the company had recently raised $100,000 and would soon commence de- veloping it's property on an exten- sive scale. Jacob King. an expe- rienced mining engineer, who has long been with the company, is now in charge of the property, and will doubt less remain with the company in that position.
 c. A. Ross, preident of the Standard Copper mines, will arrive at Solomon vile some time this week to appear before the grand jury in answer to charges filed against him by Wm. Hof of this city. It will be remem- bered that MT. Ross met with a mis- hap at the mines last spring. which resulted in the breaking of his right ankle, from which he did not fully recover. He recently had an opera ton performed on his ankle and is now carrying his limb in a plaster -AoosI kUnJ ol Aou sloSdxe eH 1850 CT the use of the limb. MT. Ross will spend the winter at the mines.
 The Era learns from parties who have visited the Standard mines dur ing the past week that the body of second-class ore averaging IS per cent has widened to ten feet. There is good ore in ali the lower workings of fhe mine. High grade ore, averaging better than 40 per cent is being deyel- oped in many places. The aerial tram way has been kept busy for some time past in handling the output, which win be largely increased during the present month. Tn fact it now looks as though the Standard has passed