Bisbee daily review., 1906-06-23
New, York Chicago and Pitts burg Capitalists Are Behind Company That Will Develop Deckeraw Group of Claims.
Claims Are Surrounded By Property That Has Already Been Worked-District Is One of Great Promise,

Announcement is made of the organ iZation of the above company, which takes over the Deckeraw claims at Johnson, CochiSe county. Arizona It has been reported of late that a com pany composed Of Eastern capitalists would soon enter the Johnson camp. but particulars for the company and the property have not been available.
 The Deckeraw group Of claims are in the Johnson district. The Pea body mine adjoins the Johnson Cop per Development Company's property on the north and the Arizona ConSoi- dated Company'S property adioins the group on the south. both of which are shipping d carload of high grade ore daily to the Fl PaSo shelter.
 The Peabody mine has had q most favorable history for the last twenty years and has record of producing close to two million dollars in copper ores Colonel Greene of the Greene Consolidated Copper company, recent ly purchased the Peabody mine
 The Arizona Consolidated compary's $ property on the south of the Johnson Development company, has been pro ducer from the grass roots and has more than paid for all the develop ment work. and it's main shaft is now down 100 feet and recently en- countered large body of sulphide ore which has been opened up to a depth of so feet and is feet in width and they are still in ore.
 The gentlemen backing the Johnson Copper Development company are re ported to be well known and substan- tial business men of the east. who are large holders of the Bonanza stocks of Bisbee. and the Black Mount, -ainain Mining company of Sonora.
 The Franklin ". Smith company of this city have recently been surveying the group and J. NJ. O'Connell was em. ployed to make examination of titles. The directors of the company are E. D. Brigham, secretary of the Black Mountain Minin company; A. D. Mast, of A. D. Mast & company, members of the New York Stock Exchange: A. C. Murdough. of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance company: D. J. John son, capitalist, of Chicago; D. A Rees Of James Rees & Sons, Ship-builderS of Pittsburg; E. C. Sattley, manager ot the Page Woven Wire company, Pitts burg and George ". MacMullen of George W. MacMullen & company, one of the leading brokerage firms of Pitts burg.
 The property has d shaft down 1OC feet from which several carloads oi copper ore have been shipped to E. PRso. The ore crops at the surface having the extension Of the Peabody veins. A superintendent thoroughly yeTsed on copper mining in Arizona will be on the ground in a few days and the company proposes to begin al dnce active development work by sink ing a shaft and running drifts iron time to time
 The Johnson district has long beer known to be one of great promise, anC with the advent of this company in it! camp, Johnson will taken on new Tiff, and undoubtedly add another produc ing camp to AriZona's list of big pro ducerS of copper. The ores of John silver and some sold and the by-pro ducts will be an important item Man, BiSbeeiteS are interested in mining a Johnson and the development of thi camp will be watched with much in terest by our towns people.
 The Johnson Development ccmpan is organized with capitalization O S3.00O 600, divided into 1000, coo share par value of 8.