Bisbee daily review., 1912-11-15
SENATOR CLARK
TRENCH NINE
Big Mining Man Sends
Force to Begin Develop
ment of Property in
Patagonia District
CONTINUED ACTIVITY


PATAGONIA, Ariz. Nov. IL ID.
Hogan, one of Senator W. A. Clark $
most trusted mining superintendents.
arrived in Patagonia last Thursday
accompanied by ten white miners and
Immediately left for Harshaw where
Clark has taken over the Farrell pro-
perry known as the Trench group OF
copper mines. II is understood that
the Trench mines were bonded by
Senator Clark when in Butte some
time ago and already a part of the
price has been paid down TO the pres
ent owners. The consideration is
s250,O00, and the bond is to run two
years, Mr.. Hogan brought ten picked
men with him as he wants TO do a
large amounts of development work on
the property and has given out the in.
formation that within a month he ex-
poets TO have 80 or more miners at
work on the property. The Trench
is mine with a good record. having
in past years produced something like
quarter of a million dollars worth
of silver and copper ores, but has not
been worked in late years on account
of the owners not being able TO handle
the property single handed Now that
large company has taken il over the
future looks promising for this great
property. The ground adioins the
Worlds Fair and will make a good
mine for the Clark smelter at Jerome
which needs badly the class of ore
foundi n the Trench.
At the Worlds Fair
Orders were given this week by the
Copper Queen TO fire up the boilers
on the Worlds Fair and Ed MacFar.
land will have charge of the hoist and
Bin Sweeney OF Bisbee win look after
the fire room. The Queen people will
need the hoist to get the men up and
down in the lower workings of he
Worlds Fair where the rich high
grade ore chutss have been found.
The Chiefs
r. l.. HaTrum OF Kansas City, one
of the men who promoted the III Tigre
company in Sonora, has arrived in
Patagonia for an extended stay. Mr.
Harrum is largely interested in gold
properties in Cripple Greek, Colorado,
but saws that his holdings in the
Chiefs in the Patagonia district give
promise OF making him more money
than he took out of the Tigre which
is close to the million dollar mark
The Chiefs have the extension of the
Worlds Fair lodges and with the work
tunnel in another $50 feet the Harrum
people will be very apt to break into
the high grade which shows so plen-
tiful now in the Fair property. Mr.
Harrum expects a number OF his as
seciates early next week who viii
spend considerable time in the district
looking over the Chiefs and also a
number Of other properties on which
they have taken options.
Comes From Canada
From Porcupine, Canada. TO Pata-
gonia. Arizona. is a good long stretch
of country but an incident shows how
well read the Review is all over tue
universe. Mr.. f. Restler. prominent
mining operator of Porcupine arrived
here Monday TO see that great high
grade copper camp that is being SO
muchiy talked about all over the coun-
try. While up in northern Canaua
I picked up a copy OF the Bisbee Re
view" he said and read of the bright
prospects of your country and i'm
mediateIy caught the train for Afi-
IONA. Just before leaving New YORK
City was told by party Of mining
men that If the country had any good
| chances to be sure and let them know
as they want to come and get in on
the new copper properties Mr. Rest
/ Ter says he is well pleased already
with what he has seen and will make
a favorable report on some properties
| already examined.
Death Of Old Timer
! James Johnson who died last wee.S
was a well known miner through the
! southwest and is remembered by a
| number of the old timers around Bis
| bee and Cananea. At the time OF his
| death he was general manager Of the
! Ivanhoe a silver copper mine that
has developed a very large body OF
shipping ore and the company expects
to continue the work OF opening up the
mine and making il another OF the
large producers in the Patagonia dis
trict