Bisbee daily review., 1911-11-12
TOMBSTONE MINES
(By Oscar K. Gon)

' tsAot AtN NSdAr nave Dttu i1 liiE ANtf for the want Of capital. but in moot
 instances operations were suspended owing 10 the curtailment and low price of copper. and thereby heralding a
 most prosperous year for the southern portion of the new born commonwealth of Arizona. in it's most valuable in dustrial pursuit, that of the mining in
 dustry
 COchise county the largest lsOlitic2l
 subdivision of the new state. produced
 during the past year in various metals
 including copper. gold. silver. lead and
 zinc. total production valued at S19-
 55O.02i.40. the largest valuation placed upon the total output of any county in Arizona, while the Copper Queen Consolidated Mining company at Bis
 bee headed the list with total value , Of its production placed at Sti.51C- al5-71. more than o1e-h3lI or Che eutiee
 output ot che county.
 The total production of the two large
 smelters situated at Douglas. namely
 the Calumet & Arizona and Copper
 Queen, footed l70.330.032 pounds of copper: 34.675 ounces in gold. and
 1881. .462 ounces in silver. and lt is stated upon excellent authority that
 the output during the coming year will
 be materially increased: and with the resumption Of the many properties
 whereon operations are contemplated
 on a much larged scale than ever be fore. Arizona will lead all other states in the Union, not only as a copper
 producer. but will eclipse all records
 in the production Of precious metals. Tombstone. which at the present , time is not taking a very active part
 in the mining industry. owing to the
 recent financial troubles of the Tomb,
 stone Consolidated Mines company.
 limited. which organization was forced ] into involuntary bankruptcy sometime since, and has under it's control most Of
 the producers in the heart of the dis
 trict, is doing it's share toward contri- outing to the production Of gold and
 silver in the county. while the resi- dents Of the famous old mining camD are still hopeful that Tombstone will again redeem herself. and further that
 she is inevitably billed to rival. il not to surpass. the several large metal producers of Arizona.
 The Tombstone Consolidated Mines company has one of the most com pietely equipped plants in the entire Southwest, having cost in the neigh. borhood of S4.500.000, and considered the most modern Of any machinery now in use in the west The pumping plant of the company alone has a ca paciry of between seven and eight million gallons every twentv-fonr hours. while it's air compressor made especially for the concern. and cost ing nearly SlO0. .0O0 Is said 10 be sec. ond 10 one in the world.
 Ever since the closing down of the company's properties in the Tomb stone district the many mines have been leased to experienced miners who were familiar with the workinsg thereof. upon the basis of a twenty per cent royalty. and from alf account the majority of the chloridarS have been getting good returns for their Ia abors, besides netting the company handsome sum each month
 Much activity is now being dis played in the mining sections of the bragoon mountains which range has often been referred 10 as the treasure vault Of southern Arizona. having within its confines extensive copper deposits. which when developed will prove an Important factor in the cop per world
 In these mountains are situated many important mining camps, such as Gleeson. Pearee. Courtland. Tur- Guoise, Leadville and Johnson. all of which will show a greater activity within ihe next year than ever before witnessed in Cochise county.
 In the DragOon mining district az Inc Mabel Copper and Gold company group, which is situated about twelve miles from Tom5stuUc, operations are being carried on extensively by The management, and the rlEiu tunnel ' 0n thg grDprsty .s being steadily lrr. rH Into rHg HgEB- u rlge H Hfg- euCOursGiug results, the same being in about 4J0 feet at this writing Large bodies Of high-grade copper ore are known to exist on the property and the main body is expected tO be en- countered st a depth ot about 600 feet. Considerable money has been expended in development work during the past few years. and it is the cx- pectation Of the management that thei fondest hopes will have been real ized in the very near future, when the mine is turned into a copper producer. . This organization is being finsnc ed . by California capital, the president De. ing J. " Vickers. the Los Angeles millionaire and cattleman.
 Throughout Cochisc county at the present time. and more particularly in : the DragOOn and Tombstone mining districts, hundreds Of prOspectors are busily engaged in the performance ol I muc7l annual assessment work. the same being required by law to.>hoid their respective properties, while work of a similar nature is being carried on in the other numerous outlying dis rricts.
 From the Pearce mining distric; wherein is located the famous Com mon wealth mine. which in ifs earlier days has netted 10 its fortunate oWn-i CTS some $40,O00, 900 in both gold snd silver. comes the encouraging news that the Clarke interests Of Nevada, which recently gained control of the Commonwealth mine. are about to erect mammoth mill and concentrat. ing plant upon the property 10 work he ores now blocked out m the work iEgs of this noted mine, the same said 10 be Of much higher grade than ever before extracted. besides operat- Ing custom mill to handle the ores