The copper era., 1908-11-19
MINING NOTES
Pertaining to CIiftOn-MOrenci Dis
 trict and Surrounding Camps.

ing the leaders of the territory in the production of copper. These com panies are constantly increasing their outputs and within the next few years will probably be producing about twice as much as they are now, provided, of course, if the price of the metal remains at a reasonable figure. There are several other smaller producers in this district which eventually will erect reduction plants and assume more independent position. The Standard Copper Mines and Standard Consolidated company has been producing copper the past six or eight years and has been on paying basis during all that length of time. It is the only small company of this district that has eyer paid a dividend. The properties of this company are being developed in a systematic manner and in the not far distant future should be one of the best propositions in the camp.
 The New England and Clifton cop per company, which owns a large number of valuable mining claims in the heart of the Clifton-Morenci dis trict, is also one of the promising companies of this camp. They have already developed and encountered large bodies of low grade copper ore in the Antietam mine which upon tests just made revealed the fact that it could be satisfac torily treated in local concentrators. At the Copper King mine, one of the oldest mines in this district, there has been encoun- tered new bodies of copper ore which can be handled at profit to the com pany. During the past several months the company has installed new hoisting and drilling machinery at both the Antietam and Copper King mines, in addition to which tram has been built from the Antietam to the Shannon incline. The company now has connection be- tween Clifton and the Copper King mine, there being a railroad between these points. Regular ore shipments are being made to the Shannon smell ter, and the future of the company generally seems to be most hattering. Expenses of officials have been greatly reduced within the past six months and the mining end is in fiji st. class hands.
 In the neighborhood of the Copper King mine of the New England com pany are the claims being developed by the Southwestern Development & Improvement company. This proper ty is the original gold claims owned by the Polaris Mining & Milling com pany, which was organized several years ago. In that section of the district are found some of the best gold specimens ever uncovered in the Arizona mining fields. A consider able amount of money has Leen ex- pended on the property both by the old and new companies and present indications point to the fact that handsome results may be expected in the. very near future. For a milling proposition the company has an ideal loca tion, owing to the fact that the claims are located on the banks of the San Francisco river, in which the-e is an abundant water supply the year round.
 In the district west of Morenci, in addition to many valuable mines owned by the larger companies, we find the properties of the Home, Gold , Belt and New York-Arizona gold and copper companies. In that particu- lar section there has been found gold rock that assayed from a few hun- dred to as high as $60, ,OO0 to the ton. However none of tke companies in that district have been able to locate permanent vein of high grade ore, but in many instances large bodies of low grade milling ore have been de- veloDed and are now awaiting the erection of gold mill for treatment. The prediction has often been made that that particular portion of the Clifton-Morenci district, with devel- opment, is going to be the gold pro- duciug section. The New York-Ari- zona company, in which many local people are interested, is now doing considerable amount ot development work. They have already developed large amount of milling rock that will average from $1O to SIP per ton and in several instances on the Buz- gard Shadow claim they have struck ore that assayed into the thousands.
 The Gold Belt property, which at present is idle, has developed, beyond doubt, the largest amount of gold ore in the entire district. The gold shaft is down to depth of POO feet at the bottom of which excellent gold values were found. At the 100 sta tion drifts and cross-cuts were run and nearly all work is in ore. The most of the ore blocked out gives an average of from S12 to $15 per ton, and in addition to the ore in the mine there is several thousand tons of good gold ore on the dump. Until the time of the panic this property was one of the leaders of the district, but the company run short of funds and had to cease working. This con-