Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-01-05
ARIZONA IS
LEADER In
COPPER METAL
Territory Takes First Place
and Warren District Is
Greatest Producing District
In the Territory.

4.
With the closing of the old year
tae Territory Of Arizona took it's place
as the leader OF the world in the pro-
duction of copper, having in spite of
numerous obstacles held its produc-
ton at practically the same figures
as in 1906, while the other two great
copper states, Montana and Michigan
saw material decline in their totals.
The outlook for the new year is ex-
cellent and with return of the metal
to a normal price it would not be
surprising TO see the territory still
leading at the end Of the present year,
even though the Montana mines are
running at their full capacity.
The supremacy of Arizona in the
copper world came as a surprise to a
large percentage of the inhabitants
of the territory owing to unacquain-
lance with conditions, and there is
no doubt that it astounded the peo-
pie OK those sections of the country
who believe that the only thing of
consequence within the boundaries of
the territory was cactus.
From corrected figures it is learned
that the total copper production Of
the United States during 1897 was
S95y000 600 pounds showing q material
decrease from the figures of 1906 ow-
ing to the slump in the price of the
metal and the consequent policy OF
retrenchment adopted by all of the
producers.
Following is a comparison OF the
production Of the four principal cop
per producing section of the United
States during 1906 and 1907:
n e acn mn
Michigan 229, 695, 730 234, 900 600
Monfana -. .294, 701,252 22T,000,000
Utah 50,329,1 19 $4,000 600
The Warren district, the third larg-
est district in the country and the
largest in Arizona, made a record Bills
ter-copper production of about 49,
100000 pounds in 1906, or about 81
100000 pounds in excess of the pro-
duction of 1905. What the districts
production for 1907 was can only be
estimated. This output, which would
have been even larger but for the fail
ure of the fuel supply in December,
was derived almost entirely from the
Copper Queen. Calumet & Arizona,
Superior & Pittsburg, and Shattuck-
Arizona mines.
If total production since discover y
of the district is used as the basis Of
comparison, Bisbee is undoubtedly
the richest of the great copper camps
of the country. The ore mined 10
date is estimated to have yielded s
per cent copper, and while The yell
in recent years has fallen somewhat
below that average, it was above 6
per cent in 1906. All the ore mined
in the district is rich enough to smelt,
and no concentration is practical. The
ores contain but low values in gold
and silver-considerab too low, On
the average, to pay the cost Of cleo
trolytic refining.
Late Developments
During the past week developing
has been going on steadily pushing
work on the drifts which viii form
a big item in the new system Of hoist
ing ore, while the Superior & Pitts
burg company is devoting attention to
the handling of the water flow in
various portions of the property. The
output of the district for December
was slightly in excess of that OF No
Vember.
Copper Queen.
During the month of December
$500 feet of development work were
done in the Copper Queen property,
from which it is apparent that a
great deal of attention is being de-
voted to this important branch OF
mining. Tie six drifts, three from
each direction, which will connect the
Sacramento with other shafts when
completed were pushed steadily for
ward. Sinking is going on in the
Sacramento, the bottom of the shaft
now being at the 1850 foot mark. Two
hoists are being utilized in the shaft