Bisbee daily review., 1906-03-04

According to an estimate made by
 the Boston News Bureau, Arizona pro- duced 240,477 900 pounds of copper in 1905. compared with 2O4 ,566, ,593
 pounds in 1904. Following are the
 figures for both years:
 1905. 1904.
 Arizona Copper
 company -. .26, ,SO0,O6O 2s,20O, ,552
 Calumet & Ariz. 34, ,404, 900 3l, l,675, 900
 Clarks Equator 725,000 1,150. 600
 Copper Queen ..S0,000,000 5S,967, ,S70
 Detroit Copper
 company .... .14,500O00 16,623, ,25i
 Old Dominion ..30,10O.000 15.450, 900 shannon ...... III, ,173, 900 11,s99, ,92e
 United Verde ..32,775,0 29, 600 ,OO0
 Miscella'ous co.'s 10,O0O,0Oo 10000 900 Total ...... .240. AT, ,0O0 2O4 ,5c6, ,5ss An output of 240,00O, 900 pounds of copper in 1905 places Arizona for the
 nrst time in second place among the copper camph in the United States. Montana, which stands first, outputted 34O,00O.O00 pounds in 1905, while Lake Superior, which has occupied second place for many years, is this year third nilH ZzO,uOU,UOU pounds.
 An increase of nearly 10000, 900 pounds in Arizona production this year compares with an increase of 6O,OOO,O00 pounds in 1904 over the preceding year.
 By camps, the Arizona production in pounds was as follows:
 1905. 1904. Bisbee ......114, ,404 900 90.642. 900 Globe ........ 3O,OO0,00O 15.0OO, 900 Jerome ....... 33,500.0 3O.75O.OO0 Clifton .... 52.473,00 57,724,OOO
 The Globe camp holds the record for the largest percentage of increase. nearly 50 per cent, by reason of the completion of the Old Dominion reduc- tion works, declared to be the finest in Arizona
 The Clifton camp shows the only falling of in output, the result of the disastrous floods at several times dur ing the year, which have put the smelt- CTS and mills out of commission for weeks at time. Otherwise, Clifton would have shown a material increase.
 The United Verde had a cave-in in its mines which interfered somewhat with its output
 The Copper Queen and Calumet x Arizona did not begin to feel the effect of their enlarged smelting plants until the latter part of the year. The Doug las smelters are now producing be- tween 11,000,000 and 12,OO0, 900 pounds Of copper per month, or at the rate of atout 4O,000O00 pounds per annum.
 The Calumet & Arizona company CChe Bonanza Circle properties.) now producing about 4,O00,O0O pounds of copper per month. is enlarging it's smelter to permit of an increased pro duction.
 The Phelps-Dodge people, through their Copper Queen and Old Dominion have derived the greatest benefits this year through increased production Their companies have recorded a net increase of S3.50O,0O0 pounds.
 Tho Detroit Copper company is en larginS its mill, and should this year record an increase over 1905 of from 5000. 900 to S,00O,000 pounds.
 The Old Dominion is adding fourth furnace to its smelter, and should in crease its production between 1O.- 100000 and 15000.0 900 pounds. Prof. Douglas estimates that in 1906 the Globe camp will produce 50,O00, GOO pounds of copper |
 The Arizona Copper company is building a new mill and expects to in- crease it's output this year. while the United Verde has enlarged it's smell | ter. It is considered quite probable | that during 1906 Arizona will record | as great, if not greater, increase in | copper production than it did in 1905. |
 There is every reason for believing that United Verde production will this | year be greatly in excess of that of l last year. New furnaces have been | added to the plant. and the fire dis |, trict" in the mine has been consider | ably restricted. so much so that the | Jerome News. in a recent issue, said: | At this time the ore is being taken | from the fire district of the United Verde as freely as from any part of | the mine, the fire and heat being re- duced by the blowing of cool air into | the fire district. The process has proved an unqualified success. The | United Verde should be good this year for from forty-fve million to forIy- seven million pounds of copper.
 The Clifton-Morenci district may be expected to make a much better show ing for 1906 than it did for 1905. While the district and it's reduction plants were capable of turning out six million pounds of copper in 1905 more than in 1904, the fact is that it turned out 4,5OO,0OO pounds less. The Arizona, Detroit and Shannon may he relied uron this ear for not less than sixty two million pounds of copper, and that would only be 4,300,000 pounds more than those three companies produced in 1904.
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