The copper era., 1906-04-05
LOCAL MINES AND MINING.

LOCAL MINES AND MINING.
There has been a considerable
amount of inquiry for gold claims in
this district during the past few
months.
Almost every day chronicles the
bonding of new claims in the dis
trict. There are still a few claims
left.
Ore shipments from the New Eng
land and Clifton, which were cut off
by high water in the river for nearly
two weeks, we're resumed this week
Lime shipments from the Damron
quarry for the Shannon smelter,
which were interfered with by high
water in the river, we're resumed this
week.
Some good ore is is now coming out
of the big tunnel of the Chase Creek
Copper mines, which is an indication
of what the future has in store for
the property.
w. N. Gibson, of Hachita, is now
shipping ore to the Shannon smelter.
The ore is of very desirable class
running well in copper, sulphur, iron,
lime and silver.
Good reports are coming in from
the Cuprite property, near Metcalf,
where considerable amount of de-
velopment work is now being done
under the supervision of F. c. Ais
dorf
E. U. Beauchamp, manager of the
Gold Belt Development company, left
this week for the mines, where he
will establish a permanent camp
preparatory to the commencement of
permanent development work on the
company's property.
The Stevens Copper company of
Metcalf are shipping ore to the
Shannon smelter. The ore runs from
II to 30 per cent. A shipment is now
ready from the Stonewall jackson
which will average 20 per cent. cop
per.
The Calumet & Arizona now has a
surplus of nearly two and half mil.
lion dollars in its treasury. This is a
pretty good showing for a new com.
pany, especially considering the
regular dividends it is paying. Nc
wonder Michigan people are willing
to put money into Arizona copper
mines.
Tim Nardelli, of Metcalf, has been
awarded the contract to construct
the big tunnel for the Coronado rail-
road, which will be 14x22 feet in
the clear and more than 400 feet in
length. 1t is a pretty big piece of
work, but Tim is a hustler and ex-
poets to have it completed in about
four months.
Reports received this week from
the property of the Arizona Gold
Mining company is to the effect that
the development tunnel is still in ore
its full width. No assays have been
made for the last twenty feet, but
the superintendent, by careful pam
ming, is satisfied that the ore is still
of about the same general average,
which is good enough.
Shipments are now being made
from the mines of the Stevens Cop
per company to the Shannon smelter.
The ore ranges in value from u to
30 per cent. Several shipments are
now ready, and will soon come down.
The shipments from the Stonewall
jackson average about 20 per cent.
The Stevens mines will soon be on a
paying basis.
A rumor that is so persistent as to
take effect as fact is again set in
motion through the stoppage of the
erection of the new convertors at the
smelter of the Detroit Copper Mining
Company, and is that the convertors
of the company will be taken out
and all the work of reducing the cop
per matte to ingots will be done at
Douglas. 1t is believed to be the in
tentions of the Phelps-Dodge COM
pany to concentrate their reduction
works at one central point, and owing
to the situation of Douglas this town
has been chosen as the point where
the works are to be located. Should
this move be made it will however
have no effect upon the number of
men employed in camp, and the other
improvements contemplated at the
smelter will increase the number there
employed.
Thomas F. Cole, who is now gen.
orally recognized as the most promi-
nent operator in copper mining in
the limited Sta tes was recent1U inf or