The copper era., 1909-09-23
MINING NOTES

MINING NOTES Pertaining to CIiftOn-MOrenci Dis-
 trict and Surrounding Camps.
 Both the A. c. and Shannon smell ters have made a good average run so far this month and will complete the month with their usual outputs.
 The Coppermines Company of Ari- zona is getting in shape for the start ing of development work on a large scale as a result of the recent visit of Henry Catlin, prominent mining expert.
 The work on the new gold mill at the Gold Belt property is now well under way and it is reported by Messrs. Backstein and Dillon that they will have it running by the con- tracted time.
 The Standard Mines continue to contribute their average output of copper ore to the D. c. shelter at Morenci. The silver-copper ore from the San Jose claims continues to re- main as good as usual.
 Development work on the Stevens and Chase Creek copper company claims is now proceeding nicely and those who are in a position to know report that some good news will be forthcoming in the near future.
 The completion of the new Shannon railroad to the copper field above Metcaif is going to be the means of opening up a considerable amount of new country from which little ship ping has been done in the past on ac- count of high transportation charges.
 The Missabe Morenci company, which concern has been disposing of treasury stock for development pur- poses is soon to commence work on its claims. They have similar in- dications to the Simpson group, and with development work should do something.
 Favorable reports continue to come from the development work that is being done on the Polaris property by the Southwestern development and reduction company. It is prob able that important announcements will be made regarding this property within the near future.
 The new strike made on the Simp- son group of the A. c. company in Gold Gulch has been good thing for the Mexicans who had a lease on it and they have taken great deal of extra high grade ore from the tunnel in which the ore was discovered. Judging from reports the A. c. com pany has found another good mine.
 Forest Moore, who has had the con tract for hauling the ore from the New England ore bins to the cars at Clifton, has given up his job and sold his teams and outfit to the company, which concern is now operating on it's own responsibility. During the time that MT. Moore had the con- tract he demonstrated that under favorable circumstances he could handle about twice as much ore over the tram road as had formerly been done since the installation of the aerial tram. Forest has now en- gagged in the leasing business.
 R. J. Young, one of the leading civil engineers of the territory, who makes his headquarters in the Fuma- role and Globe districts, spent a couple days of last week in Clifton on business. MT. Young was former ly a resident of Clifton. He speaks in the highest terms of the mining enterprises in his home town, but is of the opinion that the Clifton-Mo- renci district will hold her own with any of them. Like many others, he realizes that this district is prac- tically undeveloped, although under these circumstances we are producing more than twice as much copper as Globe. MT. Young was greatly sur prised at the wonderful improvements that have been made in this camp since his last visit here less than one year ago.
 Fell 650 Feet to Death.
 On last Monday morning when the