Bisbee daily review., 1909-02-09
RE SUME OF MINING INDUSTRY
 IN TERRITORY OF ARIZONA
During 1908 Industry Moved at Less Than Normal Speed Though Copper Output Was Greatest in It's HistoryWha is Being Done in the Districts Throuuhout the Territory
(Written by Robert F. Rinehardt for
 tle Mining World)

|
 ! Arizona mining during the end of
 1907 and throughout 1908 merely
 marked time. True, none Of tue biz fl copper or gold properties closed down
 completely. Following the nationai
 was manifest, but on the whole the
 industry continued quiet.
 The general coiorless aspect of Ari-
 zona mining was the result principal
 ~ of the cessation of work by small
 operators. The small operator is not
 only typical of but vital 10 the pros
 perity of the industry. Capital was
 aot forthcoming from the east and
 these small properties closed down.
 This was particularly trIre of northe, 1T
 Arizona in Yavapai and Mohave eoun-
 ties. Tae closing of the Humboldt
 meiter, when the Arizona Smelling 1 Co. went into bankruptcy. worked
 even more disaster than the financial stringeney in the east At least 100
 small propositions closed down in i these two counties. throwing out of
 work close to 2.000 miners. and none | of these opened until after the cleo
 ticn. As these were principally gold propositions this feature of the slump will affect the gold output of the ter ritory for 1908. While Yavapai eoun-
 " will still have some position as a gold producing locality. nevertheless <, it and all Arizona will show no Hat ter ng record.
 The territory's gold output was fur
 theT diminished by the apathy of most of the larger producing mines. These
 have worked but aalf their usual forces. mining only the richest ore. or confining themselves exclusively ! to development. Such prominent properties as the Congress. Octave and Gladstone -McCabe of Yayapai county. have pursued this course | through the greater part of the year. though during the last two months
 they became more active. The con
 tion at the Gwin mina is typical Of lall the gold producers. This mine. which in 1907 led the territory. not only cut down it's force of men. but ent rely closed the McCabe portion. Naturally this semi-idleness had a sc rious effect upon the amount of gold produced last year But this is the
 whole story of the territory's melan- cloly days. The remainder of the
 story is cheerful.
 | Copper had a remarkable year. In | the face Of low prices and in spite of | half force working during the fore 1 part of the year. the territory will snow an increase over the production of 1907. This record represents the ! bullion turned out by the smelters at Douglas, Globe. Jerome. Clifton and Morenci. Cochise county probably leads in production of copper. though Graham county may take precedence 1T the Cananea copper is taken away from the Bisbee output. Jerome and ! the United Verde both have ilad d good year and Globes wonderful in orease may place that copper com munity in third place. Tn short. Ari- zona is now producing more copper than at any time in It's history and the indications are that the output will increase during the present year In even more phenomenal proportions. As none of the big producers kepr more than two-thirds of their furnaces hot last year and several large fur nzaces were installed, this increase can be logically anticipated
 4 noteworthy feature of the year was the number of old mines whicn were thought to be played out tha: have been resuscitated The long. lonesome shafts and drifts of such pioneer properties as the Vekol in
 Pima county. the yulture iu Yavapai. the $ 'lver King in Pinai. and the liar qua Hala in Yuma are again in full operation. These properties were large producers in the days of crude mining. In addition to the rejuve- hated mines several valuable proper ties have shaken themselves free of lit 'gation and begun the work of divi- dend making. Prominent among, these Is the McCracken in Mohave county, and the Crowned King iIt Yayapai
 The building of a railroad from Wickenburg to ParHer. known as the Arizona & California, was more than a mcre incident to the territory's min ing. It opened a country which. for years aas been known to possess ricn minerals, but which has defied opera .t.on. The southern portion of Mo nave county. the southeastern part of Havapa', northeastern 5iaricopa and northern Yuma have been made ac- cessible even for low grade mininb Already two thriving mining centers nave sprung up in the district. Bouse and Salome. Bouse particularly has been attracting the attention of in vestOrE. The most notable venture in the region is the reviying of the old HarGua Hala mine. Not in many years has the scope of Arizona min ing been so increased as by the ad- Gition of this Colorado river country.
 The Tom Reed mine in Mohavs cCuuty bpgiunfnU oneratiOu fla first of 1908 and confining itself solely to development, has since March been steady dividend producer. Those in charge assert that not one bit of stoping has been done in the nine, that all ore brought forth has been what was necessary in development work. In spite of such limited work and with I0-stamp mill. the proper ty has paid one dividend, and during the last of the year produced, it is 1, said.$50,000 a months.
 The unwatering of the Tombstone | silver mines by IRe Consolidated com ! pany is being watched with much in- . terest. IL is promised taat these once paying properties wIn again produce dividends. The pumps that were installed last year are, ac- cording to reports. drawing the wa- ter at @ rapid Iate and mining should | begin at an early date.
 YAVAPAI COUNTY.
 This pioneer mining count! of the | territory put in all inactive year when compared 10 previous years. On the other hand, when waat has actually i been accomplished is considered, the | 12 months was not a period of stagna-