The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1910-01-27
MINING NOTES
Pertaining to CIiftOn-MOrenci Dis
triCt and Surrounding Camps.

trICt ana surrounding lamps.
The old smelter stack of the A. G.
company, which has been condemned
for some time, is now a thing of the
past, having been RACED to the ground.
1t was dangerous job, but was COM
pleted without an accident. The
stack had to be torn down as there
was danger of it falling and prob
ably killing somebody.
The New York-Arizona company is
still continuing development work
on small scale, pending financial ar
rangement for the installation of a
gold mill. Some of the heavy stock
holders of the company, several of
whom have recently visited the
claims, are confident that a mill will
produce such results that the prop
erty will assume the role of a payer
just the same as the Gold Belt has
already demonstrated.
The Clifton-Morenci mining COM
pany, operating the Heating group
of claims in the upper portion of the
Metcalf district, have good force
of men at work on development work.
In this company are interested some
of the big copper people of Michigan,
and should the claims show up as
well as anticipated it is almost GER
tain that we will have another solid
company for the Clifton Morenci
district. Every mining man who has
examined the claims owned by the
company are of the opinion that it is
some of the best in the country.
Messrs. Backstein & company,
lessess of the Gold Belt properties,
report that since the weather warmed
up the gold mill has been making
some excellent daily runs. During
the cold weather the pipe line was
breaking continually and as no stor-
age tank was being used the mill had
to be closed down until repairs were
made. Now it is quite different and
the mill is getting in same steady
runs. The matter of ore is no object
since the mines have been put into
shape and crusher has been erected
in the vicinity of the mill. The grade
of the ore being handled is frst-class
and gives good average.
It has recently been remarked by
a mining man who is thoroughly &C.
quainted with both the Clifton Mo-
renci and Globe mining districts that
Globe has the town and Clifton
Morenci has the mines. When it
comes to permanency it is easy to
realize which is going to be the best
copper producer. This fact will be
better demonstrated as time rolls on .
Even at this date Globe, with all of
her activity, is not producing more
than about half as much real copper
as the Clifton-Morenci district. The
present year will show an increase in
the Globe output, but she will have
to grow considerable to catch Clifton.
The Arizona Morenci copper COM
pany, which concern is in charge of
J. o. Baylor, is now making excellent
Roadway with its two churn drills.
Both drills are running steady and
some excellent results are being OBJ
tanned at depth. A minute record is
being kept of every inch of ground
that is being prospected and it will
be but a short time until it will be
necessary to start new holes. 1t will
be possible to prospect the ground to
a depth of 500 feet with the present
drills, but upon the arrival of the new
machines which the company is ar
ranging to install it will DE possible
to continue the work to a depth of
25O0 feet. This deep work will be of
great interest to the mining people
of the Clifton Morenci district. 1t is
thought by most people that wonder
full results will be obtained in the
lower regions, and who knows but
that this company will be the making
of the district as far as deep mining
is concerned.
Dick Lakenau, superintendent of
the Missabe Morenci mining company,
whose claims are located west of
Morenci, spent a couple of days of
last week in Clifton on business. Mr.
Lakenan reports that the new hoist
for the Surprise shaft has arrived
and is being installed as rapidly as
possible. So far the. development
work that has been done by the new
company has shown excellent results
and Mr.. Lakenan is enthusiastic over
the future prospects of the company.
The company has sufficient funds to
carry on development work for some
time, and as it is the intention of the
management to install hosting ma
chinery and other equipment, the
fastest method is being adopted. By
the close of the present wear this