The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1907-05-30
MINES AND MINING.

The new Mond gas plant, which thu
A. G. company recently completed
was started up last week and is nov
running in full blast. The building
is quite a large structure and i
equipped with great deal of ma
chinery, used in manufacture gas
The plant is located quite distance
up Chase creek and the pipe line fol
lows the bank of the creek to the
powerhouse. This is only one of the
many new improvements which the
A. G. company is making in the camp.
The Gold Belt Development and
reduction company shipped another
carload of ore to the Shannon smelter
last week, making the second ship
ment for this month. 1t consisted of
Is tons and averaged over Is per cent
copper. Another shipment will be
made before the close of the month.
A large tonnage of copper ore is now
on the dump ready for shipment
The company contemplates putting
on another ore wagon, which will en-
able them to average three to four
shipments per month.
Reports from the New York-Ari-
IONA Gold and Copper camp continue
to be of the best nature. Work is
now going on satisfactorily and the
force of miners is being increased as
fast as room can be made for them.
Work is being pushed on the Buzzard
Shadow, which is showing up well in
gold values. Good copper, gold and
silver values are being encountered
in the workings of the Louise and
Fourteen claims, and while the ore
bodies are not yet of any great size,
prospects are good. Values appear
to improve as depth is gained. A
I5-horsepower gasoline hoist is or
dered and will be installed on the
Louise shaft and the contract has
been let for the building of a wagon
road from the main road to the
shaft. 1t is but short distance and
will be finished by the time the hoist
arrives. Secretary Degenar, of the
company, brought in some specimens
last week which he exhibited to Mo-
renci people. 1t is reported that the
were covered with gold that
could be seen with the naked eye.
Harold c. e. Spence and wife have
returned to Steeple Rock, New Mex
leo, after d years travel in European
countries. Before leaving England
Mr., Spence purchased the London in
terest in the Steeple Rock Deyelop-
nent company, and on his arrival as
Sumed charge of the management of
that company. 1t is believed that he |
will inaugurate system of develop |
neHt in the camp instead of the |
itagnant policy that the company |
las assumed heretofore. While in
Europe Mr.. and Mrs. Spence took in |
Ill the meetings and tours organized |
~ the Iron and Steel Inst. of Great
Britain and the Society of German
on behalf of the Ameri-
AN Inst. of Mining Engineers. This
included tour of England, Scotland,
Wales and Germany. Among the
more important functions were 4
reception at the Mansion Hotel given
~ the Lord Mayor of London, a ban
luet at the Guildhall, London, at
which the Lord Mayor and high
heriffs of London were present and
bout 800 of the high officials of the
British government, nobility and
representatives. of foreign govern
nents, including Mr.. Whitelaw Reid
nd Captain Gibbons, naval attache
o the U. S. Embassy, a reception by
Iord Provost, of Edinburgh, and a
inner by Lord Provost, of Glasgow,
scotland, and presentation to KING
EDWARD at Windsor Palace, besides
lists to many historical castles and
alaces, also to the large iron and
teel works of Great Britain and
not forgetting luncheon
t Andrew Carnegies home, where
he population turned out en- masse
o see the Americans and the Pipers
f the Black Watch regiment of /
in full highland costume
lade the welkin ring to the tune of
and of the Gordon Highlanders for i
he plaudits of the Visitors For
hree weeks the delegates. from the
-merican Institute were constantly
nd royalty entertained.
Karl c. Leebrick, principal of the {
orth Clifton public school, left this | |
eek for his home in Tempe, He ;
Ionths and will return in Septem- '
er to resume his old position with |
lie school.
Luis Marquee, a Mexican who has
cen in the habit of shooting up the
,wn whenever he got a chance, was
lught on Chase creek one night last t
eek, just after he had discharged c
IS gun. He was arrested and +
ought before Judge Smith, who Q
ned him $500 or six months in Jail. r
uis was not able to pay the fine and e
ld to go to Jail. He will not shoot 4
, the town any more for at least six t
onths, anyway.
Ross Thomas and Mrs. Sadie V. d
1omas, both residents of Clifton, O
ere united in marriage in Clifton O
st Saturday evining, Judge Thomas c
NTH officia ting. The groom is a T
ilroad man who has been in the c.
nploy of the A. G. company several il
ars. The bride has resided in W
iftOr the mast few wears and is well T.