Bisbee daily review., 1909-03-25
JOHNSON CAMP HAS NUMEROUS
 ACTIVE SPOTS
Companies Are Pushing Work Steadily Ahead and General Tone of the District is Good-NewS and Notes
(Cochise County Press.)

"A shows that the feeling there is goou. Commercial company report a good business which Is steadily increasing. The working companies are quite busy sinking.
 At the Black Prince mine the com pany buildings are being newly paint ed and the interiors of the buildings have been put n shape to accommo- date stockholders and visitors. The best of sanitary beds are provided, both in the office building and in the bunk house, and all the bedding has the company trade mark on them. 4 slight break down occurred last week but Manager Harris has everything running smoothly again This com pany Is sinking steadily and no cross cut ng to amount to anything will be attempted until they have reached depfh of eight hundred or a thou sand feet.
 Bob Maekay Is keeping his force of men constantly at work on his prop erty near the Mammoth. This prop erty is predicted by old miners of the camp as being one of the proper ties that will turn out big.
 The timbering of the main shaft of the Johnson Copper company was completed this week. and Manager Mitchell can be congratulated upon hay ng one of the best pieces of work in the timbering line in the camp. Manager Mitchell and wife have just had visit from John Van Wrinkle of DanVille, Ky, one of their stockhold- CTS. It was his first trip here and he was agreeably surprised with the company property and the Johnson camp in general. Improvements in the way of an addit on to the manag- CTS quarters are being made by Car penter Smith.
 At the May Flower they are about ready to commence timbering. the mining timbers having arrived this week.
 Up at the Empire Copper com pany's grounds they keep begging away steadily. Secretary H. H. Mor- row was ont from Los Angeles the last week, returning to the coast again early this week accompaR ed by Manager Seth Merrill. This com pany is increasing their holdings, ar rangements being made during Mir. Morrow'5 visit to take over the Smith property at Dragon.
 H. J. Clifford of the Magazine com pany IS expected back aga'n shortly.
 Ben \. Will ans has returned from Fl Paaso where he mad been in at- tendance upon a meeting of the Pea cock Copper company. He reports that his company expects to start ex- tensive- development work very soon.
 At the Keystone company property one shift Is being worked at present. but upon the arrival of President Miller, who is expected here from the east before the month is out, it is understood that they will get active. This company possesses some of the best surface showings n the camp. and the samples on display in the comDany's office are among the best ID the camp from any of the proper ties.
 The Dragons.
 The past week the Empire Copper company made a deal whereby they will take over the q. T. Smith prop erty at Dragoon. The main line of the Southern Pacific runs through the property. What the consideration for the property was has not been made public
 
 H. F. Morrow was out from Los Angeles several days last week. and with Manager Seth Merrill returned to the coast the first of the week. ostens ply to close up the deal and buy the necessary machinery.
 It is understood that the Empire people will put in a gasoline hoist of 4G horse power and win erect their galiows frame on old workings of the property. This shaft is about one and half miles west Of Dragoon s.a-I tion.
 The taking hold of this property byI the Empire people has a sign ficance that bodes good for that district. asI this company has been most persist ent in it's development operations in the Johnson district, and never closed down during the recent slump
 This is the property that was sod to San Franciscoo parties two years ago for $70,000. but forfet ted their option on the property after paying out about $500.
 Anther promising deal has been made the past week. on the Jim Neale property which lies. 1t may be said. between the Smith and Centurion properties. but nearer the mountains MT. Neaie made a deal whereby C. F. Elliott of Fl Paso, one of the pro prietors of the sharp. Elliott Manu- facturing company and number of Fl Paso men take over the property and are now forming a company to leveiop the property
 t Is exported that l. M. Moore will Se connected with the cocDany. Mfr. Moore has been living on a home stead at Dragoou for some years and Is about ready 70 make his final proof
 Since the big strike at the Gen. tnrion Dragon has taken on a diff ferent aspect and the next two years win make great changes in the dis trict.
 John Burke. a miner Of Bisbee, and one of the stockholders in the Gen. tur on. came 10 town Thursday morn ing and yesterday morning left for his first inspection of his holdings at DTagoon. Mir. Burke was enc of the first to tax estock in the company.
 
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