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The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1909-12-23
Important Notice to WOodchOppers.

Allow me to again call to the at
tention of the public, that any per-
son cutting wood from the public do
main for sale is violating the laws of
the United States and is subject to
punishment. Not only is the person
cutting the wood responsible, but
also the person purchasing the wood
will be taken into the case. At re-
quest from the special agent of the
interior department, the forest
rangers have been instructed to col
lect data on each and every case they
find of the parties uDlawfully cut
ting wood from the public domain.
This data is being compiled in the
forest supervisors office and the in
formation forwarded to the proper
authorities for action. No informa-
tion will be given to the public as TO
who has, or has not, been detected by
the forest rangers, but I assure the
public that all persons will be treat
ed alike and persons found violating
the law will be duly approached upon
the arrival of the special agent of
the interior department. Theodore
T. Swift, forest supervisor.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1909-12-23
Probate Notice.

In the Probate Court, of the County
of Graham, Territory of Arizona.
In the Matter of the Estate of Pris-
ella Stevens, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given; that Isaac
N. Stevens, administrator of the
estate of Priscilla Stevens deceased,
has rendered and presented for final
settlement, and filed in. said court,
his final account of his administration
of said estate, together with his re-
port, and petition for final distri-
button, and that Tuesday the 28th
day of December, 1909, at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon of said day, at the court
room of said court, at the court house,
in Solomonville, Graham County, Ari-
zona, has been fixed and appointed as
the time and place for the settle
ment of said account, and the hear
ing of said report and petition, at
which time and place any person in
terested in. said estate may appear
and file his exceptions in writing, to
the said account and contest the
same.
Notice is further given that said
account is for final settlement, and
the said estate is ready for distri-
button, and on confirmation of said
final account, final distribution of
said estate will be Immediately had.
Dated this the 10th day of DeCem-
Der A. D. 1909.
1928 T. S. BUNCH, Clerk.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1909-12-23
Biz Steel Trade Should Help.

"Considering the large orders which
have been placed with big eastern
concerns for steel and iron within the
past few months, 1 expect to see an
appreciable advance in the price of
copper socn after the first of the
year." said Walter Douglas, general
manager of the Copper Queen Con-
solidated Mining company as he was
leaving for the Offices of the company
in Bisbee.
Mr.. Douglas is highly optimistic re-
garding the copper situation and his
belief concerning the advance in cop
per is based on the relative cOnsump-
tion of copper and iron.
''It has been shown by statistics
covering a number of years that one
ton of copper is consumed to every
seventy-two tons of pig iron," con-
tinued Mr.. Douglas.
''The production of steelh has greatly
increased within the past few months
while the production of copper has
fallen off 1t should require but d
few months for an adjustment to take
place, after which there will be a
good general demand for copper.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1909-12-23
Hustler Company Organizes.

A new company has been organized
for the purpose of buying and con-
Quoting this paper in the future. If
all goes as anticipated the new
owners will take the business over on
the first of January, and the paper
will change its name to "The Gila
Valley Hustler.''- The new company
viii organize for ten thousand dollars,
while ]. D. Lee, w. w. Pace, J. L.
wilkins, w. T. Webb, Fred Webb,
Phil C. Merrill, II. J. Anderson, r. G..
Layton, Le.Roi c. Snow, A. G. Peter
son, Frank Tyler, o. F. Webster,
Frank Wcbtser and other leading
citizens will be among the stock
holders. Mr.. Crosby will still be con-
nected with the paper and will be its
largest stockholder. The purpose of
the new company will be to conduct
a newsy, boosting newspaper, inter-
ested in the general welfare of the
entire Gila valley. 1t will be indie
pendent in politics, and will put in
the largest and best publishing plant
in the valley. The present plant is
an excellent one, but the growth the
valley is making makes room for a
larger and better one, which will be
added from time to time.-Crosby's
Paper.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1909-12-23
Monetary Comparisons in United States

With total resources of S450.19 per
capita, the banking institutions of the
middle Atlantic states lead the coun-
try.
New England is next with S433. 60
per capita; the Pacific states third,
with S347.78; and middle western
states fourth with $1,000; the far
western is fifth, with s161. 35; southern
sixth, with S71.19; and the island pos
sessions tail off with 1922.
The United States as whole shows
banking resources per capita of
1921. "a.
These comparisons were a feature
of the remarkable report of the Ma
tional Monetary commission, giving
the results of an inquiry covering
every incorporated bank in the coun-
try at the close of business April 20,
1909.
Massachusetts, leads New England
in the total per capita at S517.25;
Maine is the last at S268.60. New
York, with $676.O7, leads the eastern,
followed by Pennsylvania with 1908. .55:
District of Columbia, S269.96; Mary
land, S233 "a; Jersey, S232.79; Delaw-
are, s2O4.
West Virginia heads the southern
with Sl12.66; Louisiana, 96.16; then
Texas, $1,000; Virginia, SS8.61; Ken
lucky, sS6 66; Florida, $50, "a; Tennes-
see, S76.46; Georgia, S64. %; South Car
olina, S52 81; North Carolina and Ala
bama; S45.41; Mississippi, S45.33; Ar
kansas, S4I14.
In the middle west, Illinois shows
S24O 80; Missouri, S215.50; Iowa
s2l4.7s; Ohio, s2O3 65; Minnesota, 8,
Sl6O.95; Michigan, sl53 26; Wisconsin,
s129.63; Indiana, S126.98.
Colorado with S25O65 leads the wes-
tern. Nebraska, s2l4 90; Montana,
S207.77; Wyoming, S2O7.25; South
Dakota, 1882 75; North Dakota, S153 30;
Kansas, Sl37. so; New Mexico, S100.O3;
Oklahoma, S94.26.
The Pacific is led by Nevada at
S512.9 90; California, S3S64O; Washing
ton, s294.23; Oregon, s225.52; Utah,
s1S776; Idaho, Sl78 81; Arizona,
s135 20; Alaska, SlOO.57.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1909-12-23
Miners Uncover Rich Gold Deposit in
SyIYanite.

Two men at work on the Globe
fraction belonging to Billy Lawrence,
recently uncovered ledge fourteen
inches wide that will average over a
hundred dollars to the ton in gold.
Samples from a two inch streak on
the foot wall showed values up to
$1,000 gold.
The Copper Dick at the north end
of the district has a force of twelve
men at work and have driven a tun-
mel into body of ore that will take
crosscutting to determine the extent.
At present the top, bottom, sides and
face of the drive are all ore running
from five to eight per cent copper
Mr.. G. T. Brown, secretary and
treasurer of the School of Mines at
Socorro, New Mexico, consulting
engineer for the Empire Zinc COM
pany and manager of the Kelley mine
at Magdalena, N. NJ, together with
Albert J. Fitch, an old time mining
man are in the district making an ex-
animation of various properties and
more especially of the Knight group.
Both gentlemen seem to be well
pleased with the showings Mr.. Fitch
is one of the principal owners of the
Kight group and intends to do so me
extensive development work this
winter,
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1909-12-23
Former BiSbee Man Makes Good in Great
Financial Center.

Reports which have recently been
current in eastern financial publica-
tions of a change approaching in the
firm of Trippe, Thompson & Co., are
confirmed ina letter received from
New York. Local interest in the
matter is large because of the fact
that ]. E. Thompson formerly of
Bisbee has been the active head of
the Trippe, Thompson Co. during the
last year. AS it's head he has placed
the firm at the very front of mining
brokerage houses in the east. The
business of the firm lately is under
stood to aggregate better than
million dollars day. Its operations
extend throughout the country and
have been made notable from prompt
ness of execution.
Mr.. Thompson, we'll known here, is
a big believer in publicity and has
carried this feature into his New York
work, with result that the firm of
Trippe, Thompson & Co. has made
some striking departures from the
DCdL-a pdlA. llAOlpdl dhOhS IhCSC
departures has been the establish
ment of an information department,
presided over by widely known mining
engineers who are kept in the field
to gather accurate information as to
mining and smelling properties for
general distribution through the
Thompson house to the investing pub
lie. 1t is understood that under the
new organization, which will be
effective January l, this idea will be
even further extended. Editor Bar
tholomew, for twenty years with the
Boston News Bureau and known in
this district through several visits in
recent years, will doubtless have d
strong hand in widening the work of
the publicity department of the firm,
with which he is to become associated
and to which he will bring the best of
newspaper training. AS in the pres
ent firm, J. E. Thompson will be the
active directing head in the new or
ganization, surrounded by associa tes
with long experience and very high
standing, both in executive ability
and for rtune.-Review.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1909-12-23
Boston Paper Sees Better outlook.

The Boston News Burea, comment
ing on business condition and outlook
for the future says:
'The opening of congress has been
followed by a feeling of relief in
both financial and business circles as
it has become evident from the text
of the presidents message and inter
views with the leaders of congress
that we are to have a businesslike
session devoted to rounding out and
improving laws regulating corpora
tions and the railways, but without
any radical persecution of corporate
or financial interests. What will be
undertaken will be done in a reason
able and sane manner so that the
business of the country will not be
disturbed. 1t is not certain, further
more that congress will do anything
along lines although it would seem
better to encourage reforms of such
character rather than eventually
deal with the radical element.
"At any rate, the country has taken
on more optimistic tone and as the
year draws to a close there is conf
dence everywhere and great activity
in manufacturing plants. The
government crop report gives promise
of the largest winter wheat output
next year we haYe ever had, although,
obviously there is not much to be
counted on at this time, except a
good start. The final report on cot
ton, confirms the pessimistic reports
of private interests, but with the
amount carried oyer from last year
there is no danger of falling short of
a supply sufficient to fill the worlds
requirements. The railway are carry
ing about as large volume of traffic
as they have ever handled, although
with their increased facilities there
is not the usual complaint of delays
and car shortages.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1909-12-23
Arizona Leads in Copper Production.

The geological surveys report on
the production of copper in 1908 pre-
pared by B. S. Butler, is now ready
for distribution by the director of
the survey at Washington.
The mine production, smelter out
put, and refinery production in 1908
exceeded those of 1907. The produc-
tion in 1908 by smelters from copper
bearing material mined in the United
States was 942, 2,57O,72l pounds, the
next largest, 917, ,SO5, ,682 pounds; that
for 1907, was 868. 1866, ,491 pounds.
The domestic consumption of new
copper in 1908 was 4SO, 1000, 900 pounds;
of old copper 29,OOO,OOO pounds max
ing the total domestic consumption
$4,000, 900 pounds, against 547, 7,Oe0,O 900
pounds in 1907. The stock on hand
January l, 1908, was 125,745, ,796
pounds; on January l, 1909, it was
l21 ,S76, 759 pounds.
The average quoted price of cleo
trolytic copper at New York in 1908
was 1872 cents a pound. In 1907 the
price was 20 cents a pound. The
commercial conditions during the year
we're very stable, the variations in
monthly average price covering a
range of only 1.54 cents, as compared
with IL 80 cents in 1907.
A notable feature of the industry
was decrease in cost of production
due to improvements in methods and
the increased efficiency of labor.
Arizona ranks first in the produc-
tion of copper, Montana, Michigan,
Utah, California, Tennessee, Colo
rado, Nevada, Idaho and New Mexico
follow in the order named. Accord
ing to the smelter returns the three
leading copper states-Arizona, Mon
tana and Michigan-produced 81 per
cent. of the total output in 1908
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1909-12-23
Documents Filed For Record.

Following is list of document!
| filed for record in the county seat
compiled by The Graham County Alb
stract company:
BIC Murphy to F McDougall, bill
of sale, 1920, 4-room dwelling No
C82, Morenci.
L LaPoint to Abe Aguirre, bill Of
sale, s675, Broom house in New Towr
Morenci.
Fred N Stevens to B Bennie
deed, $1,000, Arrowhead lode, Copper
mt. dist.
IN Stevens Shannon Arizona r r,
deed, 81, 40 acres beg sw cor Arrow.
head mining claim.
JE Conner files proof of labor on
3 claims in Mayhower dist.
H A Morgan files proof of labor on
claims in Bunker Hill dist.
JT Owens to w F Carness, deed,
25OO, lots and IL, blk. II, Stafford.
Emil Keahler to Ernest Newbauer,
deed, 500, IL int of 2 claims and IA
int of 1 claim in Copper mt dist.
Jno A Owens to w D Robertson,
DILL of sale, houses.
Karl Foster is appointed deputy
sheriff.
IN Stevens, Ad, to Arizona Copper
Co, deed, $1,000, sw IA ne IA Sc IA
NV IA NV IA Sc IA and ne IA sw IA
sec 10, 4, 80.
Priscilla Stevens to Arizona Cop
per Co., deed, $4,000, same, decree of
of court.
W E Platt to Jno A Wilson, agree
ment, $500, 1-2 int in ITO acres known
asIke Robinson ranch.
Copper Min Co of Arizona to The
Ariz.-Morenci Copper Co, deed, SO,
several claims In Copper mt dist.
Tim Nardelli ct al to Ambrosia
Spezia, ass, 800, tents, tools and
implements.
MP Beebe to G v, G & N R R,
deed, 81, beg at part on line of sec
26, 6, 25.
Gayelana Bernatto to o P Cornbell
ct al, lease, mining claims in Copper
mt dist.
VIM Morris to w Greenhalagh,
deed, s14OO, IA 576-1OOO acres in sec IT,
I, 26.
G S Conway to W H Roach, deed,
S40O, lot 3, blk Al, Stafford.
Louis Zeckendorf to w e Roach,
deed, 5000, sc IA ne IA sec IL, 5, 23..
Louis Zeckendorf to w II Roach,
deed, $1,000, Sc IA Sc IA sec IL and
sw l 4 sw IA sec 10, 5, %.
The Graham Consolidated Canal
Co file articles of Incorporation,
capital stock $4,000, Isaac Palmer,
Joseph H Claridge, w F Bentley,
Harvey Tiusley, Virgil McEwen, in
corporators.
Gila Valley B & T Co to Graham
County, deps bond, $145,OO0.
Hollace Holiday, Caledonia Tru-
gillo, W F J Neiss, Jas v Parks, Jno
D Patty, D D Boyles, J J Kennedy,
Geo G Collins, II T Cosper, G A
Franz, Antonio Lujo, J h Bassett, II
o johnson, M E Perry, Alberto Mum
guia, Len Scott, VIM Knight, Alex
Arnett are appointed deputy sheriffs.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1909-12-23
Calumet & Arizona Pays 81 Dividend.

Calumet & Arizona directors did
the expected thing when they an
nounced dividend of one dollar per
share, the rate which has been main
tanned during the past two years.
The company is able to do better, but
it is buying claims, opening new prop
critics, and spending considerable out
side of its Bisbee properties. The
company is in excellent condition
physically and financially. 1t has
added important ore deposits during
the year and its mines look as well as
at any time in their history. 1t is
thought that the Hope & Wagner
claims, Bisbee, will be the next to
give them stoping ground of much
Value
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1909-12-23
Arizona Commercial Calls in Half Mil
lion of Bonds.

At meeting of the directors OF
the Arizona Commercial Copper com.
pany, it was voted to call in the $780,.
900 six per cent. bonds, convertible
into stock at part, $25 per share, says
the Boston News Bureau.
Under the terms of the deed of
trust the company has the right to
call the bonds at los and accrued in
terest, and must give notice to stock
holders sixty days before any inter-
est date. The bondholders have the
privilege in the interim to convert
their bonds into stock on the basis of
s25 per share for the stock or forty
shares for every 81 900 bond.
These bonds were issued Septem-
Der l, 1908, to provide funds for the
building of a smelter and for mine
development. Under the present call
the bonds must be presented for pay
ment on or before March ], or con-
verted into stock previous to that
time. After that date the conver-
sion privilege ceases and the bonds
will not bear interest. These bonds
have been selling in the market at
around $50.
President N. L. Amster says: "The
directors decided it was good business
judgment to wipe out the unnecessary
interest charge of $50, 200 per annum
and also felt that the people who pur-
chased these bonds at par made a
substantial Investment. Inasmuch as
most of the large holdings are held
by people closely identified with the
company, who are willing to convert
them into stock, the directors deem
it advisable and the time opportune,
for the calling in of the bonds.
"The stock which was authorized
a year ago to take care of this con-
version is now in the treasury and
ready to be issued upon presentation.
When this new stock is issued for the
bonds, the total outstanding capital
will be 10000 shares and the COM
pany will still be one of the smallest
capitalized companies among the
western mines.
"The Arizona Commercial Copper
company is now a producing property
outputting at the rate of between
400, 900 and 100000 pounds per month,
and it could as easily output 81, ,OOO,
900 pounds per month at a cost of
about nine cents per pound, did we
not consider it better business policy
to restrict out operations until we
had opened the 70O-foot leYel.
"The engineers have estimated
that the 7OO-foot level alone should
develop more high-grade ore than all
the higher levels together. On ac-
count of the heavy flow of water,
however, it may be slow work open
ing in the 7th lelel. My reports from
the mine are that all the slopes are
looking extremely WE'LL"
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1909-12-23
Notice 10 The Public.

Antonelle, Cotey & Co., general
contractors, are now building the
Shannon Arizona Ry. near Clifton,
and have almost completed same.
We are now ready to take contracts
for Railroad, Canal, Ditch, Tunnel,
Dam, Masonry, Retain walls and all
kinds of public work. We are fully
equipped to do all this kind of work.
Apply to Antonelle Cotey & Co., Cliff
ton, Ariz. General Office 1478 West
2Sth St. Los Angeles, Calf.
ANTONELLE COTEY & Co.
General Contractors
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1909-12-23
Looking Ones Best.

It's woman's delight to look her
best but pimples, skin eruptions,
sores and boils rob life of joy. Lis
ten! ! Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures
them; makes the skin soft and vel
vety. 1t glorifies the face. Cures
pimples, sore'eyes, cold sores, crack
ed lips, chapped hands. Try it. In
fallible for piles. 25c at ARIZONA
Copper Co. Drug Dept.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1909-12-23
For a Lame Back.

When you have pains or lameness
in the back bathe the parts with
Chamberlain's Linimeut twice a day,
massaging with the palm of the hand
for five minutes at each application.
Then dampen a piece of flannel
slightly with this liniment and bind it
on over the seat of pain, and you may
be surprised to see how quickly the
lameness disappears, For sale by all
druggists.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1909-12-23

Chicago capitalists are figuring on
building an electric freight and pas
senger line between Florence and
Casa Grande in the near future.
The board of supervisors of Santa
Cruz county has asked congress for
ing $4,000 for purchasing suitable
sites and building schoolhouses for
the Nogales school district.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1909-12-23
To Investigate Timber Cases.

A large number of cases against
persons charged with cutting timber
off government lands, it is announced,
will come up for the investigation of
the federal grand jury which meets
when the federal court convenes in
Prescott on December 10th Judge Doe
will preside.
In addition to the timber cases
there are said to be a number of
cases alleging the sale of intoxicants
to Indians. Besides these, however
known for investigation by the in
qusitorial body in that city.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1909-12-23
For Eczema, Tetter and Salt Rheum

The intense itching characteristic
of these ailments is almost instantly
allayed by Chamberlain's Salve.
Many severe cases have been cured
by it. For sale by all druggists.
The sun., 1909-06-11
APPLE JANE USES HER PULL
And Commissioner Nulisms, God Bless
Him. Was Glad 10 Say Yes to Her.

Apple Jane, the immemorial vender
of things to eat atthe Barge Once, dressed
up yesterday In her best crinoline OF the
period Of Millard Fillmore fnd went to
Ellis Island 70 see Commissioner William
Williams. 1t was not in her own behalf,
but in that Of the grandson OF an old friend
Mrs, Mccormick. who held the privilege
Of selling things to immigrants on the
ferryboat plying between this port and
Ellis Island and died leaving a fortune,
SO Apple Jane said. OF 5000. The grand
son did not get much OF this, as Mrs.
McCormiok's daughter was next OF kin
and needed the money to set her up in
housekeeping with an immigration in
spector. Maybe that helped the grand
son to keep up the work OF his grand
mother Of selling doughnuts- chiefly
on the boat.
The grandson is husky lad Of about
20. An immigration employee who saw
the big youngster on the boat smoking
cigarettes decided that SO large a youth
ought to be engaged in some other oocu-
patton save selling doughnuts and smok-
ing cigarettes. The immigration man
had the grandson OF Mrs. Mccormick
/ fired
OF influence. and that is why she arrayed
herself in her wedding costume Of is5O
or thereabout. She reported to the
Ship News men that the commissioner
had received her with great courtesy
and that he was right fine gentleman,
God bless him! She mentioned to the
commissioner that she had been selling
apples and doughnuts at the Battery for
| forty three years, had brought up three
families and lost two and that she knew
! Mrs Mccormick. good cess to her, when
she and Mrs. Mccormick, God rest her
soul. had decided to share the ship and
the shore in the selling OF apples and
that when Mrs. Mccormick died, bad
luck TO the day. she. Apple Jane, had
sworn to zee that the rights OF the Nc
Cornick family were preserved so long
as she. Apple jane. was alive moulding
doughnuts around the most digestible
holes ever selected for doughnuts.
The commissioner restored the grand
son Of Mrs. Mccormick to his place on
the ferryboat. with the privilege Of smok-
ing cigarettes on the mems side.