Bisbee daily review., 1910-12-27

iterrftofy for che year 1909, as shown by the verified statements filed with the territorial auditor, exceeded some l what that of the year 1909. Tbis output was as follows:
 Copper, ibs-------...---.-.---.---297.7 TOP .s4o. Cold, ozs-------------------..-...--, 15z,zIs-S4S Siiser, ozs-.--------------------. z,347, ,103-3ls Lead, lbs---...-----.---.--.-.-..- 2,153.102. Zinc, lbs..-....-....--..--. 6,053,14S I The gross value of this product was s42,94s,745.19. It will thus be seen that Ar zona still leads all the states and territories in the preduc- tion of copper.
 | The principal copper producing mines for the year were the same as those for 1908, and but little change occurred in the output of each. A great deal of exploration work was done during the year at Miami, near G.ohe, and an enormous tonnage of low grade ores of commercial value has been exposed in the field The Miami Copper company has eomptet- cd the first two units Of this m Il os 1000 tons each and is at work on the third. At Ray the work of exploring | the ore bodies by means of chura \ drills has proceeded with satisfac- tory results. At Kelvin a 5000-ton eoncentrator was begun and Is being rapidly constructed. It is expected that this plant will be in operation early in the year 1911. At Swansea, in Yuma county, the Clara Consoli- dated Mining company has completed it's smeiter and is about ready to be- gin producing. At Humboldt, in Yav- apai county, after a closing down of more than two years, smelling opera | tfOnc have n. stone the work of unwatering the flooded workings has been success | fully prosecuted. In Mohave county the Gold Roads mine and the Tom Reed mine have completed their mill ing plants and have greatly increased their production. Both properties promise to be among the great gold mines of the country.
 Although the year has been one of comparatively little activity. in the matter of prospecting, and in the search for new ore bodies, satisfac- tory results have, for the most part, followed such work as have been done. While prospecting for copper will be inactive probably until stim- ulated by a higher price for copper, there is every indication of a renew ed activity in gold mining. There H=AS lCCtHtis DsCA aOpthCQ uD h0ht
 Bowie, in Cochise county, marble .quarries said to be the equal of any in the world in the extent of the
 deposits and quality of. the marble
 Some shipment of this marble has
 been begun and the industry prom
 ises to be an important one.
 Vital Statistics.
 Registration of visal statistics, uH- day- an ac4 paSrad hy fha TuaDtr-fiffn legislature, was begun on July l, 1909, and has been carried on sue eessfully in almost every county a
 the territory, resulting in a regstra- , tion of early nineu per cent. of the deaths and a somewhat lower per lcent- of births in the territory. Reeearch has been mnde into va 2 rious causes of diseases and epidem- : ics with view of causing sanitary conditions and the public health has
 been inaugurated which will aa1 much to the efficiency of the sys- , tenn.
 7 The statistics at hand show the : total number of births during ths past fiscal var to be 3068, while thr : total number of deaths during the same period was 3049.
 National GuardD
 During the year the regimental or
 ganization of twelve companies of in
 fantry became complete, so that now our military organization cons sts Of twelve companies of infantry and lone squadron of cavalry. The organi- zation consists of 50 officers ond 768 men, The regiment is divided iRts three battalions of four companies | each. During the year Captain Ed ward 0. C. Ord, U. s. army, retired. was detailed for duty to the guard and appo nted inspector-general, with ithe rank of colonel In August, 1903. a rifle team, representing the na- tional guard, competed at Camp Per ry tad won ttirty-first place among forty-eight teams, landing at the head of the c class. This year team competed at Camp Perry and stood in the twenty-third place, thus having made a very considerable ad- vance in standing in the list of the competitors.
 During September the guard, under command of Colonel McClintock, held an annual encampment at Camp Slcan. near Prescott, with good re- suits in the matter of d scipline and ! experience in battalion drill and field practice.
 On account of the rapid growth of the guard it's equipment Is incom- plete, the allotment for that purpose falling short of the requirements. Armory accommodations are entirely inadequate and this should be rene- died as soon as possible. On the whole the territory has reason to be proud of It's national guard.
 Railway Commission. Under the law creating the Ari- zona railway commission it's powers are limited to investigating the modes of operation of all schedules of rates and charges of all common carriers Of freight and passengers doing busi ness in the terr tory, and should the commission discover that any sucf | tar ffs and charges are discrfmina- tory, excessive, unreasonable. or h violation of the act to regulate com merce it is made it's duty to seek a correction of the same from the com mon carriers which may be at fauft in the matter. and, failing to secure proper adjustments, to brng such unaffa--u befora the interstate. rf,9u-