Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-03-17
CORTLAND BOASTS
THOUSAND MAN
PAYROLL
Figure Does not Include
Construction Gangs
On Railroad

men are on the payroIlS OF CORTLAND
today, and the building of the city has
barely begun. These 1000 men are
drawing on an average of s. a day,
considering mechanics, miners, and the
smaller railroads gangs together.
Within radius of six miles from
CORTLAND are Southern Pacific and El
Paso and Southwestern railroad camps,
employing at least 700 more men at re-
numerative wages, SO at conservative
estimate it may be stated that Court
land at the present time is the center
of district with payroll of 5000
week, or $4,000 a month.
In the mines at the present time are
employed $50 men. This statement IN
clues only the Great Western, Calumet
and Arizona, Copper Queen and Lead
vile properties. There are other big
mining prospects in the district, some
with the richest of surface indications
and promising in extent, but as yet
they are only prospects. On number
of these outlying properties may men
are employed in development work.
The mines are not confined to copper,
but silver and lead promise to play
big part in the development of the
new camp.
At the Germania shaft Of the Cain
met and Arizona seventy-fve men are
employed. At present 5000 tons of ore
are piled upon the Germania dump.
This ore is the product of development
work alone.
At the Mary shaft of the Great
Western, where seventy-fve men are
employed, 400 tons of ore are on the
dump. This, too, is merely the pro
duet of development work. In fact,
at the shafts of all the four big prop
critics of the camp, work thus far has
been confined TO development. At the
dump of the Humboldt shaft of the
Great Western are piled roo tons of
ore.
The Copper Queen has a splendid
of sulphide ore at its Casey
shaft, and 100 tons of ore are piled on
the dump ready for shipment. The
Leadville people nave 5000 tons of
sulphides on their dump, and the Calu
met and Arizona have 5000 tons piled
on the Maid of Sunshine dump.
So in all 81, 800 tons of ore are piled
upon the dumps of the four great com
panies in the CORTLAND district. This
with only $50 miners employed. What
is really revealed in the shafts of the |
four properties can easily be guessed |
by the tremendous amount of railroad |
work being done in and adjacent 10
the new camp.
As a conservative estimate 700 men
ire at present working in the various
departments of the city
proper. From early morning until dark
he air is filed with the sound of the
hammer, saw and plane. Yet the
of the city has barely com
Scores of men and teams are
employed in the grading of the Great
Western townsite and buildings are
bringing up like magic. Two cement
,rick and block companies have al
eady been formed and part of the
liant has already arrived for the one
which mas opened up for business upon
he McFate CORTLAND tOwnsite. This
liant is owned by the CORTLAND Brick
nd Block manufacturing company and
'efore the end of the present week 1t
Till have the full plant installed and
eady for delivery. The good feeling ]
,etween the Great Western and the
IcFate people is manifested by the {
gency of the CORTLAND Brick Compa- c
Y being placed with the Southwestern
Iercantile Company, the big concern z
n the Great Wesern ground, in which !
Ianager J. II. Talbot of the Great 7
Western and Calumet and Arizona COM a
anies is heavily interested. All bus i
ness point TO a heavy business by both 7
companies which have incor-
grated for business. v
In the Arizonan of last week it was T
lated that the Calumet and Arizona s
nd Great Western companies had suf- y
cient ore in sight to guarantee a pro-
uction of 100000 pounds of ore t
onthly for the next four years. OF Y
purse this should have read 100000 r
ounds of copper, instead of 100000 p
Ounds of ore. h
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