The copper era., 1905-03-16
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.

Calumet x Hccla has again glad dcned it's stockholders with fifteen dollar dividend. During last year its dividends were BIO each quarter, and in 1903 one quarterly dividend was only E.. This present dividend Is made up of d ten-dollar quarterly regular, and a fve-dollar extra.
 The old Dominion produced some thing over 900 tons of blister copper during February. which is not bad for a short month and considering the fact that the shelter was shut down for ten hours. The coke supply i, still very short and it is not im- probable that the present serious washouts on the C. ". G. X N. rail road may cause another suspension of smelting for d few days at least. Globe Belt.
 Word from Nogales is to the effect that the mining industry to the south of that city k paralized on account of fear of the dcpredating Yaquis. The Benson Press notes that many mining men who come out of Sonora on account of the Indian scare or had turned back from their trip there were now making examination of the mining districts on this side of the international line in Arizona. So- nora i, q rich mineral country, but the opportunities for mining dcvel- opmeut aud investment is equally as good in Arizona.
 A new camp known as Nelson, has been established near the TcChaticup ten miles west of Eldorado Canyon. The camp is showing up great bodies of high grade ore and it is expected that it will rival Scarchlight inside of year. It is near the summit of the Vegas mountains. Recently vein of wonderfully rich ore was dis covered d few miles from the old mines and it iS this rich discovery that has brought many miners into that section. Since that time many ether veins have been found and work is exposing splendid bodies of ore. In the TcChatiCup mine great bodies have been found and a hoist ing plant is being installed and the mine worked in systematic manner for the first time i,i it's history. Kingman Miner.
 The old tailing-bcd at Charleston which calls to mind the stirring times of that city in the early sos. when the T. NJ. X NJ. Co. mill and shelter were running. will soon be no more. During the past week deal was made bv the Consolidated people whereby the Fl Paso Smelling com pauv have purchased the tailingS and will begin the shipment of them dur ing the present week. It k esti- mated that there are about POO car loads of the tailings. They are quite valuable as they have never been worked over and contain q small amount of gold and silver. MT II. H. Fry will have charge of loading the cars and will employ small force of men: two or three cars will he loaded daily as the tailinc bed is within d few yards of the F.. |. & $. W. sdetrack.- Prospcctor.
 The production of copper bv the (. (. (. Co. for month of February Was slightly in excess of 3,oOo.oOo pounds. This iS an average of about ninety tons per day, and is a very good showing, considering the disadvantages under which the prop erty has been operated during the month. to the continuous. heavy rain fall. So much rain has fallen that the water has scepcd through the ground to the workings, greatly ham, pcring the mining. The ore in the Chutcs k so soggy it will not run and has to he loaded into the cars by hydraulic pressure. Slides have oc- cured on the railroad and for sev- cral days Pucrtocito could not be reached. delaying the delivery of lime, | wood and clay for the convertcr-liu- 1 ings and greatly incouvcuicncing ] operations in the smeltcr.-Cananea Herald. The Calumet. Michigan, Gazette k out with admission of Arizona's ad- vance to second place as a copper producer in the following: Just as Montana took aSccndeucv over Michi- gan aS copper producer q few years ago. putting the peninsula state in second position. so Arizona iS now nutstripping this state, and Michigan probed in third position during the carly part of this year. There is one source of satisfaction in having Ari- zona take second place as copper producer, and that is the fact that Michigan brains, Michigan courage.
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