The copper era., 1907-04-04
SHANNON OUTPUT

likely reach the 140O-tOn mark.
SHANNON OUTPUT
For the month of March the Shan
non Copper Company has broken the
record of the plant by making more
than half as much Bessemer copper
as the A.C. Company. The total was
740 tons. This good record was due
to the fact that the company made a
clean run, brought about by the ad-
dition of the new blower. Even bet
ter records would not be surprise as
the Shannon is gradually coming to
the front It's plant is of the model
type and all that is necessary is to
get the ore to the smelter. Upon the
completion of the Shannon-Arizona
railroad, the Shannon will be enabled
to announce much larger tonnage
for months run than at the present
A. D. Mclean, one of the old time
A. G. mine superintendent at Met
calf, but who has spent the past few
years operating in Sonora and other
mining sections, is in Clifton this
| week meeting his old friends. He
has visited many mining regions since
his departure, but still thinks that
the Clifton Morenci district has as
good, or better, prospects as any of
them.
Many extraordinary rich samples
of gold rock have recently been ex-
hibited on the streets of Clifton,
which came from the mines in the
neighborhood of Morenci, and from
claims being worked by the Gold Belt
Development and Reduction COM
pany and the New York-Arizona
Gold and Copper company. That
district is being watched by many
eagle eyes and many are of the
opinion that the good rock will dis
all the time. There is no question
about it, the rock speaks for itself.
F. Newberry, a mining expert who
resides at London, and who has been
all over the mining sections of the
United States and the world, visited
this district last week. He had
heard many good stories about this
district and came here to see what
was doing. He visited number of
the mines and the reduction works
of the different companies, and went
away convinced that the story of
the Clifton Morenci district has not |
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district some good among foreign in
vestors as Mr.. Newberry spends the |
most of his time abroad.
Expert Adams, who has been in
Clifton several weeks making close |
examinations of mining claims which |
the Amalgamated company has con-
tracted for, completed his work last
week and has departed for the east |
to make his report. He did consid- |
cradle work while here and had maps |
made of all the property. 1t is said |
that he was very favorably impressed |
with most of the property, still there
is some of it which he will no doubt |
turn down. 1t was not made public |
which property would be rejected. 1t
is quite likely that there will be some
good news handed out by the new
company in the very near future.
Good news and excellent specimens |
continue to come in from the Gold |
Belt claims. General manager Beau
champ had couple of assays made |
this week, which ought to be crafty |
ing to all those interested in the COM
pany. The ore was taken from the |
drift on the IO0-level of shaft No. |
OF the gold claim. Sample No. /, an
average, assayed SIP gold to the ton
and No. 2, which was sorted, assayed
Sll76 gold. The main shaft will be |
continued and another drift run and |
if the ore continues, the company will |
have enough ore in sight to justify |
the erection of a plant. In fact pros |
poets are pretty good at present for
a plant. No better ore is desired, all |
that is needed is the quantity, which.
at present appears to be there. 1t is
very probable that that section of |
the Clifton Moreuci district will open
the eyes of many people who have
known the property for years.
L. r. Broyles gave birthday stag
party on the Shannon Hill Saturday
uight last, to which a number of the
valley boys we're invited. A large
crowd was in attendance and good
time was had by all present, There
was lot of musical talent present
and it is said that there was music
in the air on the hill that night.
Everybody will ''soon be'' trading at
Smith,S store. for they get the hest