El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-27
Miami Concentration Completed At Clifton
and Jerome Construction Begins FL and Southwestern Ex
To Tucson RooseOeDa Completed Good Road Progress

put Of the Warren district smelters at
Douglas averaging 14,5OO,0OO pounds OF
refined copper each month This IS the
biggest producing district IN the state,
with the Clifton district (Cllfton and
MOrenci) coming second, Jerome third,
and Globe next, while the Ray-Hayden
district viii rank fifth and closely
crowd the Globe district within another
year. The consolidation Of several i'm
pOrtant properties in the Miami district,
which is really a part Of the Globe
district being only seven miles from
Globe, is said to have been effected
during the year, but II this has not been
done, there is a certainty that il will
be brought about in a short time, which
VIII make Miami one Of the most active
copper camps in the state.
installation of mills and additional
machinery at Copper Hill, four miles
from Globe, is expected during the
coming year
To Build New smeIter.
At Jerome in northwestern Arizona,
the home Of the United Verde, senator
Clark's rich Arizona property, there has
been the usual steady output for the
year and it is announced that a de-
cisiOn has been reached to build a new
smelter in a more advantageous Ioca-
ton, at cost OF $4,000, 600.
Crown King, Poland and other dis.
tricts in the same region as Jerome
nave shown steady gain and many act
i've producers have been making heavy
shipments during the year, while Con-
gress and other old time camps have
been keeping up their output
The HumbOlt customs smelter has
continued active operations and the
mines In the district have shown steady
improvement as a result Only one
smelter was closed during the year
the Imperial at Silver Bell-but only
temporarily because OF the low price
Of copper
In the Clifton orenci district in the
extreme southeastern corner Of Arizona
the Oldest copper district in Arizona
there has been continued, steady &c
tvity during the year and the output
TINS year was about on a par with that
OF last year, when the Clifton OUTPUT
totaled 525I4,0O0 pounds. The Morencl
output Of the Detroit company was o.
546,047 pounds.
In Clifton District.
The shannon Copper company, with
headquarters at Clifton, and operat-
ing both at Clifton and MOrenci, has
spent large sum Of money during
the year in the construction of a new
5000 ton concentration at Morenci, in
order TO more economically treat its
ores, and is figuring on the erection
OF new smelter to take the place Of
the present plant, which is in the heart
OF the town Of Clifton, and one which
has been in operation for a number Of
years.
The Shannon Copper company. dur
Ing the year, completed the construc-
ton Of a narrow gage railroad from /
Clifton to Metcalf, the length of the ]
road being aboue 10 miles. for the more /
economical handling Of its ores to the I
smelter in Clifton The A. c. company |
has also spent a large sum during the ,
year IN completing an extensive piece |
Of underground construction for its 4
electric. haulage system the total I
length Of the road being about 900u 4
-eet and enabling the company TO de- /
liver ore direct from its mines under 4
ground, to big shaft at the concentra-
All Of these developments show the
wonderful extent Of the mining indus /
Try Of this new state. Mining is the
industry Of Arizona, but is
1y no means the only industps of i'm
1Ortance- The annual output OF copper
n Arizona has for several years been
arger than that of any other state
n the union and the DEVELOPMENTS this
rear assure that 1t VIII be still sreater
lurlng the coming y months, for never
Jefore has there been so much ex-
pended in one year in mining prepara-
ions and explorations.
A Years Farming.
In the matter Of farming the state :
las grown more rapidly also in the
)ast z months than ever before In (
he Sulphur Springs and San Simon
alleys thriving communities have
prung up where only a few years or
wen months ago there was desert The
discovery Of water at a shallow depth
nd the solution Of the pumping prob
EN- has resulted in this. In the Yicin-
~ Of Wilcox, where a year ago there
vas but che or two plants for irriga-
ion. there are now hundreds. There
re 125 plants within 20 miles OF the
own and many Of them are operating
n the city.
The town Of San Simon was a year
go whistling point on the Southern