Graham guardian., 1907-06-14
SIGHTS AND SCENES IN CLIFTON
Lively Jottings Of a Lively Mining
Town Progress and Enter
prise Apparent Everywhere

A representative of THE GUARD,
IAN recently visited Clifton and
found business lively in the mining
town. The universal topic of dis
cusslon is the recent flood. Every.
thing in Clifton dates from the big
overflow, and in spite Of the fact
that almost every citizen lost from
fifty dollars to fifty thousand dol
lars, nearly all are pretty well on
their feet again in a business way
The visitor hears on all sides how
deep the water was on the floors
and how many feet of mud had to
be shoveled out after the food
subsidized. In former days the peo
| pie looked upon the San Francisco
river with veneration as source
of life, GOODNESS, power and clean
illness, but now their affection is
tinged with resentment and fear
and plans are being laid to curb IN
future its turbulent waters. Every
house and business block being
erected at the present time is put
on a foundation from four to ten
feet high. This gives the side
walks somewhat jerky appear.
ance and the new structures look
as though they had been elevated
on stills so they can look over
their less pretentious neighbors
Night and day the great reduc,
ton works of the Arizona Copper
Company and Shannon Copper
Company hammer away at the ore
and the booming of their huge
engines keep up constant rever
beration throughout the neighbor,
ing hills. The people are so &C
customed to the rattle aud bang
Of the mills they can't well sleep
without 1t, and If the machinery
stops in the middle of the night
the people all wake up.
The Arizona Copper Company
is having Chase Creek deepened
and the banks strengthened so this
fly away stream can be controlled
in future. A large number of men
and teams are employed on this
work day and night and there is a
constant procession of gravel
teams across the bridge.
A beautiful little residence spot
is the section near the Shannon
works called Hill's addition. This
is a garden spot where fine resi-
dences, lawns, trees and flowers
abound, and here a number Of
former residents of the Gila valley
make their home.
Becker & Franz, the enterprising g
merchants, have just completed q
handsome brick block.
j. Backstein, formerly of SAT
ford, is cutting a wide swath in
Clifton business circles. He owns
a large lumber yard and jewelry
store and is interested in various
other business enterprises.
Carlton & Smith are building
up good business in the real es
tate and insurance line.
James Boggs was in Clifton re
Gently with the territorial mana.
ger of the McKenna Three. Day
Liquor Cure, and reports good
business.
Supervisor Olney has consider
able business interests in Clifton
and is frequent visitor on the
streets.
Prof. W. M. Clayton is located
in the shoe shop Of Mr.. Blank, and
they are doing a large business at
good prices
W. W. Duncan and Labe Cor.
nett have a we'll stocked meat
market in the Chase creek section
and are building up wide pat
ronage.
The Gold Belt Mining Company
are beginning to see the light, af
ter long struggle, and are taking
out considerable ore.
Genial Matt Danenhauer of the
Copper Era is putting out a splen
did paper and has a good run o,
job work. Benny Estes is one o.
his regular employees.
George Webster is one of the
potent spirits of Clifton and has
forty different business enterprises
He has a nice home in HilPs ad
dition.
Another enterprising citizen il
W. W. Damron, who has the con
tract to build the expensive new
county road near Clifton. This
work is about one-fourth done.
The Clifton Advocate, Socialis
organ, is generally believed to bt
on its last legs. There is much
complaint that it fails to pay its
hills, and this makes it scab 10
stitution. Even its own party
members are tired of its raving:
and scabbing.
Tho A. G. Company is still pour.
ing a heavy stream of white tail
iugs into the San Francisco river
just above the Clifton bridge.
Officers of the government wore
in Clifton recently to take steps