Bisbee daily review., 1912-10-20
MINING ACTIVITY NOW APPARENT
 IN MANY DISTRICTS IN COCH|SE

 remarkable activity. when compared with conditions as they existed a year ago. From every mining camp in Cochise comes the report of re- newed activities. together with the gratifying news of permanent opera tions in the development of boJl cop per and silver properties which have been idle for the past several years, and are now being reopened owing to the gradual advance in the prices of the red and white metals.
 In the Tombstone district, the his toTic<old camp from which over S50,- eco, ,0OO has been extracted since its inception, mining operations are be ing carried on steadily by the many leasors of the properties of the Tomb stone Consolidated Mines company, some fifty odd in number; in fact the district is holding it's own at tie present time, and shipping to the smelteTs at Douglas and Fl Paso its usual quantity of ore, the same net ting very handsome and gratifying results 10 the shippers. while the records show that during the year 1911 the entire output of the district amounted to nearly one half a mil lion dollars, or to be more exact, S325, 4OS.54
 Owing to the recently enacted miners lien law, which has few friends, if any in Tombstone, the number of leasors Of Consolidated properties was greatly decreased, there being but about one-half of the leasors who were able to qualify un- der the law and who had much diff culty in securing good and sufficient bond in order to continue their re- spective leases. The effect Of the miners lien law fell heaviest upon the Mexican miners. The company itself which was more than self sus- taining under the old lease law. is also feeling the effects of the new law.
 It has been thought that the pro perty of the Tombstone Consolidated Mines Company. which is now going through the bankruptcy courts of this state, would be sold very shortly and that resumption of work on a small scale begun about the first of the year, but underground rumors seem to indicate that there will be no sale and that a postponment will probably occur, although this is simply street talk. It has been known for some time past that deal was on to lease the entire holdings of the company to well-known mining men, whom, it is reported, will work the upper lev els and mill the surface ores.
 Considerable work is at present be- ing carried on in the way of develop ment by several independent owners Of mines in the district, besides per forming the usual annual assessment T1- for hl present year in order to hold the same under the federal law.
 coehise Heads Production
 The reports of the United States Geological survey show that during the past year Cochise county took the lead as the silver producing county of ghe new state, having an output of i,94G,3l9 ounces iii silver, while it ranked second in the production of gold During the same period it also took the lead for the production of lead and zinc, not mentioning the fact that it remained the banner pro- ducing copper county of Arizona.
 Murphy Soon Expected
 Hon. Frank NJ. Murphy, president Of the Tombstone Consolidated Mines company, and until recently president of the Development company of Amer ica. the parent company of the form CT. is expected to visit Tombstone in the very near future, and his visit is believed to be an important one in connection with the local affairs and bankruptcy proceedings of the Tomb stone Consolidated Mines company. Various rumors have been afloat of late with reference to important de- yelopments of the bankrupt compan- ies involved, which may mean a transfer of the local properties to eastern interests and resumption of work on a larger scale than ever be- fore in the history of the old camp.
 Under the trusteeship of Col A. l.. Grow the Consolidated company is making a most excellent showing. the royalties from the many leases and chloTiders having more than made the properties self sustaining for the past year or more, besides netting handsome monthly balances. Pro ceedings in connection with the To cal properties are looked for at an early date, which may effect reorgan ization or plans looking for an early resumption of the many Consolidated workings in the district.
 Engineers Return
 Messrs. James Bradshaw and K. C Norton, of Boston and Frederick T Hughes, of Chicago, mining engineers of repute. are again sn the city, having arrived several days ago from Mexico, where they have been foi the past month making an examina ton of the properties of the La Guar Development company, the same be ing a copper producer. The exsmina ton having been made in the inter ests of London capital It is ssiC that Col W. C. Green. at the time O his death, had about completed all ar arrangements for the placing of thii property upon the London market and the mine is reported to haY' enough ore in sight to operate [ shelter and concentrstor for man. years to come.
 The gentlemen above mentione' recently spent three months in th Dragon mining district, making re ports on several groups of copper pro perties in that district, and were yer, favorabiy impressed with the entiI range and predict it will be place