Arizona republican., 1908-01-26

| critics in the Metcalf district. Horace Moses. a practical mining man will have charge of the development work The shaft at the Antietam will be
 strengthened and development work | pushed forward. Ore shipments will
 be continued to the Shannon smelter
 on a slightly smaller scale than here
 tofore. The company will endeavor to
 prepare it's mines for extensive ship
 ping, should the price of copper take a
 sudden change for the better.
 o. J. CoteS and several other Clifton
 people have a number of valuable lead
 claims In the upper Metcalf district. | These claims have been worked for
 some time and recently a large body of 40 per cent lead was uncovered. | The ore is practically on top of the ground. which greatly cheapens oper-
 ating expenses, and the private syn dicate put up some money to take out lot of the ore and prepare for regu- 1 lar shipments When they started lead was commanding cents per pound, but before they could make the first shipment the price dropped to 21. cents per pound, hence they have de- cided to postpone shipments until the market improves. They have a good property and will certainly realize considerable money on a 5-ccnt per pound basis.
 Latest newspaper adviccs from Scotland state that the Arizona Cop per company has appropriated about s1OO,O 900 for the improvement of it's present shelter. The article also states that John w Addies. who visit ed Clifton couple of months ago. has been appointed consulting engineer, The improvement of the shelter is a necessity and the appointment or Mir. Addies as consulting engineer is a wise step. as he is conceded to be an expert in his profession. The ap- prCpriation and the appointment. to- gether with other contemplations. in sures much improvement in the af- fairs Of the A. C. company during 1908. AnnouncemenF of the eXpendi ture of q goodly sum of money should be good news 10 the Clifton people. as it practically means that the company has no intention of moving it's plant from it's present location. To build new works and move will require a large sum of money. Flood times are now over for several years and it seems to be the general opinion that with q few changese. the present loca- ton can be made practically safe against floods.
 The New Yorlk-Arlzona property. which is located a short distance from the Gold Belt claims. is being worked steadily and reports from the camp are most flattering. An assay was recently taken of some quicksilver ore which gave S336 in silver and S53 gold, a total of s9S9 to the ton. The sample was a picked one. but the superintend- ent is authority for the statement that an excellent average value is obtained where the rich ore came from This strike was made on a claim adjoining the Buzzard Shadow and gives prom ise of being an important factor in the financial success of the company. Sinking has been continued on the Buzzard Shadow where the recent rich strike was made. The vein is three to six feet wide at depth and values are good. A tunnel. which is in 29s feet, is being driven to tap the yen at depth This tunnel has already passed through a good body of milling ore. Milling ore in sight is sufficient to justify the erection of a 50-stamp mill.