El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-12

yet in, it is fairly certain that the ter
ritory will be found to have kept its
place for 1909 by reason of an in
creased production over 1908.
Nearly all the copper production OF
Arizona, with the exception of the
United Verde mine at Jerome, is in the
Eel Paso trade territory of southern
Arizona, and with the development of
the year 1909 as a guide It is safe to
predict still greater production for
the year 1910. The entire southeastern
part Of the territory seems to have a
copper bottom, and the best Of it Is the
fact that the copper Of Arizona carries
considerable value in gold and silver
making the ores very desirable and
causing the properties to be much
sought after.
Many New Camps.
Nowhere in the United States was
the mining development Of the year
1909 more rapid than in southern Ari-
IONA, CORTLAND, Dragon, Miami and
other districts having forced them
selves to the front In Il remarkable man
ner, These camps and districts have
increased the population of the terri
tory, as well as it's wealth, at very
rapid rate during the year just closed,
and at the rate capital Is going in and
development being pushed it is safe to
predict that number of them will be
found with the big producers OF the
year 1910
Gold and silver.
This same section OF the territory
also produced heavily in gold during
the year, one shipment of SO tons Of
blister copper returning $500 ounces OF
silver and So ounces Of gold, or total
value of 5000, which indicates a value
In In IAa.1 lie. IL,
100 pounds Of copper shipped. These
gold and silver values running through
nearly all the ores of the southern part
of the territory, swell the total amounts
of gold and silver credited to the ter
ritory during any one year Of produc-
ton.
The mine and smelter returns come
In slowly, and 1t is as yet impossible
to give in exact dollars and cents the
value of the production of copper, gold
and silver OF the territory of Arizona
for 1909, but enough is known to assure
n great increase for the year over 1908,
and from all the reports received it's
production has been at a greatly re-
duced cost per pound. The production
of copper In pounds for 1907, 1908 and
for 10 months of the year just closed
is as follows
I90I '''''''' ..'''....'..', 259 IS4, 69S
1908 ....,.... ...........,..2 91 5S4, 0S0
1909 (until Oct. 81 ....., 275 00O, 900
Increase ~ 100000 Over 1905
During the year 1909 the returns from
the mines and smelling plants OF Ari-
iona indicated an average OF 27,00O, 900
pounds a month, which would make a
grand total for the year 1909 OF $780,
100000 pounds, an amount largely in
excess of the production Of 1908 but Ii
Is more than probable that these fig
ures will be exceeded, as in October
two smelters were blown in, and from
the rate of production noted for them
the first month they will produce g.
100000 pounds Of copper for the months
of November and December. One OF
these smelters made the shipment from
which was realized the large gold and
silver values mentioned above.
1t Is at any rate safe to estimate the
increased production Of copper in Ari-
IONA for the year 1909 at 55,000,00C
pounds above the production OF 1908
which Of Itself if turned into money
is over $7,000,000; but in addition to
that increase in the copper production
goes also an increased production OF
gold and silver.
In addition to the increased activity
in copper mining and smelling in Ari-
IONA, there has been great activity In
the gold and silver and the lead and
silver camps Of the southern part OF
the territory, resulting in the opening
up Of several new gold districts and
one or TWO promising lead, SILVER ano
gold camps.
With this large increase in the cop
per output 1t is believed that Arizona
will again lead the American states
and that the United States will retain
its place at the head OF the worlds pro
ducers is accepted,
The Globe District
The most remarkable development o.
the year 1909, for the territory OF Ari
iona, was i'm what Is known to thu
world as the Globe district, although
the year brought out a rival distric
In the same section which will sool
make the older district hustle to keeI
In the lead.
The operations Of the Miami Cope
company caused great activity In tina
new district, which is but a few mile
from Globe, and the result is a tow
growing as rapidly rs Courtland an
as rapidly as did Bisbee and Douglas
Tho Miami Copper company recently au
thorzed a bond Issue OF $1,500,000 an
In la al Of Of