The copper era., 1907-01-17
ANOTHER BIG COMPANY FOR
CLIFTON-MORENCI DISTRICT.
Senator Dorsey and Associates Secure
One Hundred and Sixty Claims.

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summated this week by Senator
Dorsey, of Los Angeles, who pur-
chased or bonded between 100 and
10 claims situated in the very heart
of the mineral belt.
The deal has been on for some
months, and during the past several
weeks number of prominent mining
engineers have given the property d
rigid investigation, with favorable
results.
The deal comprises the property
of the Stevens Copper company, con-
sisting of As claims, which have been
operated by the company for the
past four or five years, and upon
which much development work has
been done; the Julius Lezynsky group
of 81 claims, which are also extern
sively developers; and the Elliott
Wright group of 81 claims.
There has also been a considerable
amount of development work done on
the latter, which is said to be making
remarkably fine showing, having
10-foot body of sulphides that will
average about u per cent. In addi-
ton to these groups several other
claims have also been secured, which
so far have not been made public,
but the total number of claims pur-
chased or bonded is not less than 16O,
and the senator is still "doing, bust
ness, '"when claims of merit can be
had at what he considers a reason
able figure.
The prices paid for these proper
ties have not been made public, and
probably will not be for some time to
come, but it is known that in the ag-
gregate they will amount to a con-
siderable sum, enough to make all
interested parties independent for
the balance of their days.
A preventative of the ERA called
on Senator Dorsey at the Clifton
Hotel. The senator stated that both
himself and his associates realized
that it will require the expenditure
OF several million dollars to put this
property upon a paying basis, but
they are prepared for this, and there
will be no lack of money to bring
their plans to successful termind-
toin. They enter the district with
the knowledge that it will not only
be necessary to develop and equip
their mines, but also to build rail
roads to connect their plants and
mines.
The senator stated that up to the
present time he had been backed in
the enterprise by a few friends, but
no doubt a company would soon be
organized to take over and develop
the property, in fact work has al
ready been commenced on some of
the mines, and will be pushed as
rapidly as possible on the various
groups.
AS an owner of mineral lands the
new company will begin operations
as third, or possibly second, in the
district in point of acreage. 1t also
has a number of mines sufficiently
developed to guarantee it future
as producer, but they will increase
their workings in the old mines, and
develop new ones, as rapidly as posi-
BILE.
The company's vast holdings lie on
either side of Chase creek, and ex-
tend from the west side of American
mountain, near Eagle river, far to
the east of Metcalf, and probably
will eventually extend on to the
Frisco river, giving the company a
magnificent estate in the very heart
of the mineral belt.
Should the company so desire, they
will soon be in position to commence
shipping ore from several of their
properties to local smelters, but the
probabilities are that they will con-
tinue development work on their prop
critics until their own reduction and
smelling plants have been erected.
The coming of this new company,
with its army of employees, its new
railroads, concentrating plants and
smelters, means much to Clifton and
the Clifton orenci district in gen.
eral, both directly and indirectly.
The company will soon give employ
ment to many miners and other
skilled mechanics, which will have d
stimulating effect on business of all
kinds.
It will also have a tendency to induce
others to come into the district, and
general activity along mining lines
may now be looked forward to with
confidence.
Col Ben NJ. Crawford, a local min
ing man, was instrumental in group
ing the properties and in making the
deals.
NJ. Z. Elliott, part owner in the
Elliott-Wright group, was also large
ly instrumental in bringing about the
deal, and is to be congratulated upon
his final success.
The property has been examined
by W. B. Davis and c. H. Adams,
we'll known mining engineers of New
York. Major G. F. Caltin, one OF
the most prominent mining engineers
of New York, arrived this week tC
report on the property. Philip