The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1909-12-16
MINING NOTES
Pertaining to CIiftOn.MOrenCi Dis
triCt and Surrounding Camps.

trICt and surrounding camps.
The Standard Consolidated Copper
company continues to hold its own
among the smaller but regular ship
pers. The old Standard, Copper
Center and San Jose Claims are still
producing frst-class grade of cop
per and silver ore, the silver ore COM
ing from the San Jose. This COM
pany is one of the old stand-bys of the
Clifton-Morenci district.
The Arizona Copper company is
now sinking and developing the ore
body which was recently discovered
on the Simpson''claim west of Morenci.
a 15-horsepower gasoline hoist is in
stalled on the shaft, which is now
down to considerable depth. AS no
information is given for public it is
not known to what extent the ore is
proving up though it is understood
that the owners of the property are
well pleased with results being OBJ
tanned.
Ambrose Burke, one of the owners
of the Copper Plate group of mining
claims in Copper Mountain district,
is now busy executing assessment
work on the claims owned in that
section by the Standard Consolidated
company. In an interview last week
an ERA reporter was informed that
these claims are showing well. A
glance at the class of ore that is be-
ing secured from the Copper Plate
and Standard claims will convince
one that development work will in all
probability mean more producers.
S. S. Campbell, one of the princi-
pal owners of the Chase Creek Cop
per company, arrived in Clifton this
week from his home in Boston, on his
annual visit to the property of the
company. Isaac N. Stevens, superin-
tendent of the company, is now going
ahead with the work on the long tuu-
mel and it is understood that the COM
pany will add forces at several other
places on the property, where good
showings haYe been made. The
Chase Creek company has been work
ing it's claims for several years, dur
ing which time it has spent a large
sum OF money. The principal work
has been done in the tunnel and it is
thought that within the next 100 feet
the large low-grade' body, for which
the tunnel is headed, will be encoun-
tered. Mr.. Campbell is still very en-
thusiastic over the prospects of the
Chase Creek company, and he has
reason to be, for this property is
located in a country where large ore
bodies have been developed in every
direction.
On the south side of Gold Gulch is
located the Surprise and Campbell
shafts of the Missabe-M orenci de-
velopment company, which is one of
the latest corporations to commence
operations in the district west of Mo-
renci, which beyond doubt will soon
be one of the great producing por-
tions of the we'll known Clifton Moreni
district. The property of this COM
pany is located on what seems to be
continuation of the vein on which the
A. c. Simpson shaft is located and
there is little doubt of the Missabe
Striking the same class of
pre- when sufficient depth is obtained.
Chief among the holdings of this
are the Surprise and Camp
bell claims and it is these properties
,n which the company will install
hosting plants at an early date, for
he purpose of sinking at rapid rate.
rhe claims of this company are
situated close to the main wagon |
Dad known as the Morenci-Eagle |
highway, which gives it an advantage |
n the transportation of supplies and
as well as handle its pro-
iuct when reaching the producing
tage. superintendent Lakenar is
low in Minnesota looking after con- |
,any interests and during his absence |
he mines are in charge of I. II. |
Knapp, a man well qualified for the
position.