Bisbee daily review., 1907-10-09
COUNTY
CONDITIONS IN DOUGLAS
douglas Dispatch }

There has been little or no change
in mining conditions during the pas;
week. Work has been progressing
as usual at the smelters, neither the
Copper Queen nor the Calumet & Ari
zona have reduced forces during the
past Few Jays ami there seems 10 De
no good reason to presume that they
will further eurtail- II is not expect
ed. however, that any force will be
added to the present until the copper
condition is finally ADJUSTED and a
steady market and reasonable demand
established.
With the present force employed at
the smelters the Douglas merchants
will experience little dropping of in
business. Conditions are good and
mining men have come in from num-
erous directions during the past week.
Several have gone into Mexico where
they have mining interest or are pre-
ma ring 10 nnt on fnrca of man
The work in the Tabatacochi has
been moving along nicely during the
past few week. The original property
of the district shipped another car load
during the past week to the Copper
Queen smelters where they have been
working for the past year. Dr.. ]. ]. P.
Armstrong has had engineers examin-
ing his property during the past week
and is making arrangements for extern
sive development. The best ore from
that district has been shipped from
Armstrong; property. The Rosales
property has been recently incorporat.
ed with DR.. Armstrong president and
e. J. Huxtabie and other prominent
business men of this city holding other
Offices. From the three car loads which
has been shipped to the Copper Queen
REDUCTION works, the showing has been
wonderfully flattering. the ore running
in the neighborhood OF $50 a ton. The
veins are rich, although comparatively
small which is the rule in the Tsba-
tacochi district, and under economic
management and having the property
opened up properly, which win be done
when work is resumed, magnificent
showing is expected from that district
Judge George W. Swain paid Doug
las a short visit during the past week
from Tombstone and brings good re-
ports from the Dragons. Judge Swain
has been one of the property holders
of that district for the past twelve
years and during this time has done
something like 5000 feet of develop
ment work. ffl
His group of properties consist of
"a claims which, according to the as
says which Mr.. Swain has taken, runs
high in copper and silver, there be-
ing also more or less gold. The ledge
runs from five to forty feet at differ
ent places on the property. He was in
Douglas to find what compressors and
steam drills would cost and will soon
install the necessary machinery for a
big tunnel which will be run. He has
had flattering offers for this property
but declined them all until the devel
opment was sufficient to demonstrate
some of the real worth of the mine.
Judge Swain states that there is a
mistake afloat that the Tombstone
Consolidated has let out a bunch of
men. The real situation is that they
have ceased lifting the ore through the
Tranquility. Tribute and Silver Thread
shafts, as has been done in the past,
and are taking it through other drifts
and tunnels, saving this former ex-
pense. But this will enable the COM
pany to handle much more ore and
more men can be used underground.
The company is now putting in two
10000 900 gallon pumps.