Bisbee daily review., 1911-11-26


 compared with the situation year ago is proof conclusive that the min. eral output Of the county will be ma terisliy increased during the coming year, as result of the advance in price cf 5oth silver and copper,
 Relieving the theor~ that history will repeat itself and analysing con ditlons in the mining world Of Arizona as they are today, ii is safe to predict that the general tone of the mining industry of Cochise county will be up- ward and with marked advances in the price of the various metals within a year.
 Conditions at this time are very similar to those which prevailed dur ing the year of 1903, just preceding a great boom in values in the mining circles throughout the entire west, mildly at first, but gaining in it's mo mentum until it reached it's zenith some two years later.
 According to the copper quotations of New York the copper market since the first of November has developed considerable strength, the price of the metal ruling around 12 3-4 cents The advance being due to stimulated demand, and this iD turn is attributed to the shrinkage in the supply of the red metal; while the silver market has caused considerable rejoicing since the white metal has advanced to its present price Of 56 l-2 cents per ounce.
 owners and operators Of copper and silver mines throughout Arizona in general and Cochise county in partic- ular, have reasons to be highly elate@ over the present prevailing conditions of the metal market, the same mean- ing 2 steady resumption of the many idle silver and copper properties of fbe new state. The present price oi silver is approximately , cents per ounce over the average price of last year and it is not difficult to telre that il means an extra item of sZON- O00 additional net profits 10 each mine producing I,00OoG0 ounces of silver in year.
 The prediction made in these col Umns some days ago with reference to a renewed activity in the mining circles Of Cochise county whereby many of the copper properties would he re-opeued within the very near future, is being manifested at this time in the various copper districts
  narticularIy throughout the DragoOn mountains.
 The Great Western.
 From what was considered an or dinary prospect some years ago there has been developed in the Great Western property at COurtland one of the wonder mines of Arizona. This is truly a big mine, and it's bigness is being added to daily through the CevelODment Of its mammoth ore bodies, and adyices received from thar section within the past few days would indicate that developments are of an unusually satisfactory charac- ter The present ore bodies at depth are as rich as those in the upper workings, ana these values give prom ise of holding out indefinitely. The Great Western is practically a new mine, in that its present ore Preserves have been developed within the past several years and yet the thorough cNpIoitatioB is only in its inCipiency
 Commonwealth Extension.
 A meeting Of the board of directors Of tho Commonwcalt Extension Mining company was held yesterday in the office Of the secretary in this city. and that official body decided to begin work on it's property in the Pearce district at once, and conse. oueptly a force of men will be engaged within the next few days tC com msrCC the work of sinking a shaft on the compauy's property on December lst.
 The property held by the Common wealth Extension people consists 0! a gTOuu Of claims adjoining the lam ous old Commonwealth workings which recently passed from the Swat ling & Smith interests 10 the Cl2TF syndicate of Nevada. Tho latter peu- pie are reported as having blocked out considerable ore in the old Com, mcnWealth, and said 10 be of much higher grade than ever before eS- tracted from the workings, sufficient to operate a zoe stamp mill for per iOG of three years. The Clark syudl cate will shortly erect a large mill the same now being en route from the east. in addition to putting to work a large force Of miners.
 The realization of the dreams ot the residents Of Pearcc seems at last a bout Co become a reality and the camp win again be placed among the producing districts of Cochise county.
 The property of the Commonwealth Extension comrany adioius the old Common w cath mine on the hillside of the old workings, and is considered by many the most promising Of gold prospects in Arizona. John J. Pe8rce has held this property for many years and it is by the way, part Oi the original property which be located during the early Eineties. Mr. Pearce. shortly after locating the entire hill, which stands by itself on d fiat near Inc present town of Pe3rce, sold to the Penrose-B -Brockmau interests the claims which gre nearest to the fcaTce tuRHsite, and known as the Commonwealth mine, a portion there oi Tor the sum ol $Z1O,0g9. Sir. PeaFce has always maintained that it was his opinion that be sold the poorest part Of his claims Co the above named in- tercsts. and refused tO dispose of what he considered 70 be the best part thereof Now. if Mir. Pearce is cor rect in his surmise, then the Common wealth Extension promises 10 be a bonanza mine and producer, ire spective of he fact that the old CoUl- monWealth mine produced 10 it's fort unate owners over forty millions of dollars in gold and silver. and which fufther. has proyfn 70 be real mine ever since it's inception.
 , The bosrd of directors of the Com