Bisbee daily review., 1911-02-03
COPPER MINES IF ARIZONA
 IN LEAD

gcoloeical survey shows a decrease in output from 1909
 The value of the production of gold in the United States in 1910 fell below that of the record output oi 1908. which was nearly $100.000.0OO Preliminary statistics compiled by the director Of the mint indicate that in 1910 the value of the total produc- ,ion of gold in the United States On- cluding Alash, ard the insular pos sessions was s96.055.214, a decrease of S3.61S,1s6 from The value Of inc output in 1909, which was Se9,57S,400
 Important increases in production are indicated for California. Nevada. and Arizona, and. smaller increases for New Mexico. North Carolina, South Carolina, Utah. and Washing ton. Decreased output of gold is acted for Alaska
 Tho production of silver in l9it iu ihe United States as indicated " figures compiled by the director of figures complied by ;he director Of the mint was 56.43S.695 fine ounces. an increase over the production Of 1909 of 1.717,195 fine ounces This increase. bourne out by final figures, must be credited to increased produc- ton of silver ores, from lead ores and to a smaller regree, from zinc ores. as it is known that the production of copper. the ores of which supply near. ly third of the silver output of the United States, was somewhat de. creased in 1910.
 The directors of the m.nt estimates a gold production of S3.375,256 in Arizona in 1910. against S2.626. 500 in 1909 and an output of 2.S35.64l fine ounces of silver in 1910 against 2,523.- coo fine ounces in 1909.
 Copper in Arizona in 291O greatly exceeded that of Montana but fell below that oi 1909, but was nearly 297 ,000,00O pounds. which. shows that the large smelters were doing steady work. The copper ore mined iI AFi- zona supplies about one-third Of the states usual gold output and two ! thirds of it's average silver prOduc- [ tiUu There were marked changes in the gold output of the state, which were due almost entirely to activity ! at tIe Gold Road and Tom Reed mines, in Mohave county The final figures will probably show a larger production oi gold than for any year | since 1906. when the total was 1f3,- 1 900 ounces. Tine silver production vas over 2.500.00 ounces, or more ! than the output of 1909.
 | In Cochise county the Copper uQesn | plant was producing at the rate Of ! sooC .00u pounds Of copper a month 1 in January, 1910. exclusive of that l derived from Mexican ore. Tn the lat. Her nart os the year this record was 1 pc. upheld and in December norl was started on TWO new reverberatory ] alrusccs and McDougalI roasterss Al : the Calumet & Arizona smelter more
 than 4.000.000 pounds a month va.
 being turned out although the plani
 was not run at full capacity. During the period of curtailment in the latter | part Of the rear the blast furnace. were enlarged to a total capacity oi
 coco tons a day. Shipments from ths 1 Shattuck mine increased from thCe,
 to five cars Of IT per cent ore beias
 sent daily to the Copper uQeei
 smelter The 290-ton mill at the Com
 nonwealth mine at PeaTce was de
 stnoyed by the fire in April, but ii November another cyanide and leach
 ing plant of 125 tons capacity was ii
 operation.
 In Giia county tae oli DsqniHioI
 Smelter turned out more than 2225. 60'
 somewhat less than its full capicity The Arizona Commercial Copper com pany operated it's mating plan 10
 four months. treating 800 tons O more a day In May the plant wa 5osod and development continued a tne mine. The operators Of the War riar n;nes si ipped a. The ra q 100 tons a day to Fl Paso and GlOb , and the Superior and Boston Coppe . company was shipping 50 tons of
 per cent copper ore a day. An uI
 usual amount of work was done b
 churn drill as well as by drifting o
 large Iow-grade copper deposits.
 In Graham county the Shannon. Ar n zona copper, and Detroit plants wei |. collectively avers ging 5000,
 pounds of copper month.
 The Imperial Copper company. Pima county, turned out se0,0(
 of copper a month until the middle {
 August, when the plant was close The building of the Arizona, MexiC & Gulf of California, railroad, whiC
 was being surveyed from point C
 the Arizona Southern to Port Lob' !. on the Gulf of California, will d
 crease costs and supply more custo