The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1906-02-08

amount offered. The Arizona &
Eastern company has accepted $780,
600 of the subscription, which with
other moneys in the treasury will
give working fund of $4,000. The
deal with the Paris bank was effected
by Maj. De Lestry, secretary and
general manager of the company.
Ex-Assistant United States At
torney Jones, of Alabama, will hold
a similar position in Arizona Under
United States Attorney J. L. B.
Alexander. It was learned here
that Mr.. Jones, who went to Ration,
| N. NJ, from Alabama for his health,
had conference in Phoenix with
Captain Alexander and that he
would secure the appointment. 1t is
understood that the appointment is
made at the direction of President
Roosevelt. Jones is a nephew of
Judge Jones, who is a United States
Judge of northern Alabama and who
was at one time governor of that
state. The new appointee for assist
ant attorney like his chief, Captain
Alexander, is a democrat.-Citizen.
The water in the Tombstone Con-
solidated mine has been lowered to
within few feet of the level, and it
is thought that sinking can be re-
sumed in the shaft next week. The
pumps at the present time are throw
ing about 100000 daily. At the
mill, work has progressed rapidly
since our last report. The last car
of machinery is causing some delay,
but everything else will be in shape
when it does arrive, so that two
weeks time after its arrival should
see the stamps dropping. The big
scales that were formerly used in
weighing the ore shipped from the
Tranquility and Silver Thread proper
ties have been moved to the mill,
and viii be used in weighing the cars
of ore sent there.-Prospector,
Smelter returus from shipments of
ore by the leasers of the Live Oak
property show that during three
months previous to January 1st the
production amounted to 5s7,96l
pounds of blister copper. Since
January 1st the shipments to e. Paso
smelter total thirty-six cars of an
average capacity of thirty-six tons
each, or 1896 tons of ore, valued at
approximately $4,000. This showing
is remarkable considering the num-
Der of days that hauling was impossi-
BILE owing to the condition of the
roads and inability to secure teams
to keep up the maxium shipments.
More men and teams will be put at
work in the near future and ship
ments will be increased. 1t is ex-
pected that returns of $4,000 per
month will be averaged after Febru-
airy 1.
Contracts have just been passed |
between the Naco Smelling & Rein
ing company and the Naco Real Es-
tate and Improvement company by |
which the former, in view of the |
donation OF t1fty-three acres of land |
along the east side of the townsite |
line for smelter purposes, agree
within ninety days to have concluded |
all arrangements for the machinery
required in the smelter, and to have |
begun the work of construction. |
are now being made
for the DurchaSe of the machinery
required in the enterprise, and with
in the next few weeks all contracts
of this character will have been |
closed. The plant will cost in the
of $4,000. It's initial |
will be $50 tons, but the
will construct it with
view to enlargement from time to
time as needed. There will be en-
ployed at the works from 125 to It's
men.