The copper era., 1906-01-25

T this week entered into bond witf Chicago parties for their Copper Plate group of claims on the west side of Coronado mountain. Partie. will arrive soon to examine the property.
 The impression that Phelps-Dodge are now largely interested in the Standard mines seems to have come been received to that effect, but many circumstances point strongly in that direction.
 Mir. Gorham, a capitalist and min | ing man of New York City, arrived 1 last week to examine a group of fourteen gold claims near the Rock House on Chase creek, adjoining the claims from which Allen & Hill are taking out such rich ore. MT. Cor ham was so well pleased that he took a bond the property; and was soon commence active development work. Much of the ore shows free gold to the naked eye. The caims are own ed by local people including Dick Marshall, A. Depee, Carl Schade, Dick Stevens, Hugh Quinn and others.
 There is no denying the fact that the mining industry in the Clifton district is on the verge of boom. During the past week three deals of some importance have been closed, and several others are on the tapis. So far as new deals and the inaugura- tion of new companies were con- Cerned there has been practically nothing doing in this district for the past two years or more, but recently h ing property in the district, and it now appears that capital is again heading this way. For the past few years investors have been caught by the glammour of Sonora, but the h. dian troubles, the high tax rate and the dynamite monopoly now more than offset the glowing accounts and the promise of cheap labor. Mining men have run up against so many obstacles in Mexico that they are be- coming pretty generally convinced that it is safer, as well as more profitable, to operate at home than to take chances in Mexico. And after all there is no part of Mexico that has shown such marked advancement as Arizona during the past few years.
 Charles Allen and H. w. Hill, of Cleveland, Ohio, have been steadily at work for the past six months, with considerable force of men opening up a gold property near the Rock House on Chase creek. They now have 1000 sacks of ore ready for shipment in which free gold can ,be seen in every specimen, and the en- tire lot will average eight ounces in gold per ton. They have another lead on their claims which averages 65 per cent. lead, $50 gold and from 60 to 80 ounces silver. This may sound like fairy tale to people who are not aware of the fact that during the early history of the camp gold was about the only output. The ore which is now being taken out by them is no surprise to old timers, but it will be to others. Were these claims located at Goldfelds or Bull frog there would be a tremendous ex- citement over them, and property in the neighborhood would be selling for fabulous prices, but in this dis trict their work passes without com ment, but when they once commence to ship and outsiders begin to realize that they have bonanza, it may be different, The ERA has repeatedly called the attention of prospectors to the gold leads of the camp, but they mostly have the cooper eye" The gold is here all right, and after a few strikes, such as the above, prospectors will be Hooking in by dozens, and gold hunting and gold mining will again become profitable in this district
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