The copper era., 1910-10-21

Willetts is wide-awake officer and a gentlman of pleasing appearance.
 All women of Clifton interested in the organization of a club for the study of literary, historial and musi- cal subjects, are asked to meet at the Baptist Church, Saturday, Octo- Der ?, at 3 o'clock
 Col. H. L. Pickett, one of the most prominent democrats of Arizona and a resident of Tom bstone was a visitor Al Clifton Tuesday and Wednesday, The Col has long been identified with Arizona and has always proved his loyalty to her interests.
 Don't forget the Rebekah benefit dance Saturday night, October p, at Armory hall. The best of music has been secured, and all who attend are assured good time as the Rebekahs are noted for their hospitality. Re freshment- will be served. Admis- sion sl, ladies free.
 The Democra tic club met Saturday night according to call and quite crowd turned out The meeting was enthusiastic throughout, talks on the issues of the local campaign were made and the working committees who acted during the constitutional campaign were he'd over to work on election day and previous.
 The town is building culvert. walls on Chase creek at the mouth of the alcove, between the Lynch property and the Arizona Lumber compauy'7 property. Phe culvert will connect with the creek proper, thus divert ing the water from the street, which heretofore has been nuisance.
 Oakley Olney, of Duncan, returned last Saturday from the Blue country, where he had been for the purpose of looking over the ranges and esti- mating the value of the Broyles Bros. cattle and other stock, with the object of making a-report to his company who are about to buy the big outfit.
 In front of the Clifton Hotel a new cement sidewalk has beeu laid this week, and from an outside view en- hauces the appearance of this up- to date hotel It now remains for the Cabinet and Fashion barber shop properties to follow suit and the East Side will show up better to visitors and be more convenient to the public
 F. K. Wilson, one of the leading mining men of Butte, Montana, left Tuesday morning for his home MT. Wilson has, for the past several days, been looking over the Clifton-Mo renci district, and says that in his opinion this district has the most wonderful copper outlook of any in the world When an expert from the great Montana camp expresses himself in such a manner it is cer- tainly great boost for the district
 The new Nilsson 4-stamp mill at the New York-Arizona mines above Mo renci are pounding on good ore ten hours out of the twenty-fouI, and crushing between twelve and fifteen tons A close and systematic ob- servation of the right method of treatment is being made, and as soon as definite calculations cal be made as to the saying of all the values, full time will be occupied and the capacity of the mill of thirty tons every twenty-four hours used. Much interest is taken in this property and it's ultimate success will be of great benefit to many local people
 every town of the size of Clifton has d public park. On the East Side, where the old tennis ground- now are, would make an ideal place for small park, wh ,ch is so much>needed. A band sta d is al ready there, and now that winter is coming on the grounds can be so ar ranged and trees planted, grass grown, seats built and so nicely fixed that by the time spring opens the i've and an ornau to the town. If the town dads will take this matter up it is a certainty that material aid will be given them all along the line.
 Arthur Murphy, superintendent of the Ash Peak mines, has returned to Duncan, and will at once commence hauling a thousand tons of ore from the mines to the company's bins at Sheldon a distance of twelve miles. Mir. Murphy has been systematically working this property for the past four or five years, and has shipped large quantities of ore. For the past six months the mine has been idle, as Murphy has been travelling in the northwest and Alaska. Now that he has returned active opperations at the mine will commence at once. The main shaft is now down over 500 feet, and the permauency of the ore Chute is established beyond all question.
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