Bisbee daily review., 1910-03-01
COPPER QUEEN
NOT OPERATING
IN COURTLAND
Options Are Given Up and Last
of Workings in District Are
Abandoned by the Big Cor
poration,
Especial to RexIew.l

CORTLAND, Feb. 2S.-The Copper
Queen Mining Compahy which has
had number Of options m this dis
Itrict and been working for somelsS,e
has shut down the last of its workings
and is preparing to ship out most of
the machinery 1t shut down the work
on the Casey and Brown proper les
several weeks ago. but continued the
work on the Payla property. near the
OLSON Pearce rOs.s= until yesterday
when word was received - stop the
work and arrangements were lSade at
once for the taking OF Of he prol,>rty
what mach 'nery had been installed. Il
had been rumored during the past few
days that The company had struck a
body OF ore in this properly and in
tended 70 open Il up samples OF he
ore were brought In here and showed
good values in copper. but il evidently
cid net come up to the expectations
CT the company and they ordered The
work shut down The withdrawal Of
the Copper Queen company from this
district IS TO be sincerely regretted By
all.
Two suits were filed la the Distrcs
Court at Tombstone in which Court
land people are he defendants and N
which property in this District was at
tached: The first suit is entitled r
J. joachim vs.. James Heron ct al AMI
is brought by the plaintiff TO secure
the sum Of $500 and IN crest alleged 10
be due on a note given b. the defend
ant 20 the plaintiff. Under the attach
ment issued therew,th the buildings
c'aimed by Heron on the rsiangie No
p Mining claim have been attached as
wen as garnishee papers served on the
Gold Queen Mining company to attach
what shares the defendant has in that
company. The other silt was hat Of
g. II. Drew. q 81. vs. A. J. Johnson
Tor debt alleged 10 be due in the sun
OF S60f 50 and in consequence thereof
the interest OF the defendant in the
Little Prone. Black Jack No. = and
Laura b. mining claims have been at
tached by ne sheriff's office on tho
order issued out OF the District Court
Where Il not for the increasing trade
that is being brought into CORTLAND
by the numerous settlers who have re
cen ly settled in the Sulphur Spring
valley in this vicinity the merchants
of this city would feel much more
he closing down OF the nGmer
Gus properties in this district but
there is hardly a day passes that there
are not a number of new settlers IN
town buying supplies. plows. etc. fol-
the claims and hOmesteads that they
have taken up in the valley. O,hcrs
are coming in and are being taken oui
unoecupied portions Of the valley
and are taking up claims so that Court
land promises TO become the eeatel
I of a rich agricultural country event
ually Numerous crops have already
been sown and large guam ities o. gar
den seeds are being purchased DALI
( by those who have come 10 MAKE
/ their home In the valley.
Deputy Road Oyerseer George Shear
er has a force Of prisoners at wori
grading and Improving the street d
front Of the Office OF Justice Of tn
Peace Cabell and between there ant
the school house. He in-ends TO d.
considerable work in the distrie
iwhich was greatly needed in some poI
ltions. Mr.. Shearer has been apDointe'
as a deputay under Superintendent o
roads. Sam Elder. who was recently i
the CITY and went over the propose
Improvement with Mr. Shearer.