Bisbee daily review., 1913-09-12
Frank Murphy and Other Prominent Mining and Rail road Men Are in the Man agement of the Enterprise

PHOENIX. Sept 1o.-London-Ari. zona Consolidated Copper company has been o1ganEed under the laws of Maine wits a capitalization of 40O. 600 shares par S5 each or a total of sl2.o00, Ogas This new organization was organized ysor the purpose of and has acquired, and taken over the nroDer- ties of the London-Arizona Copper companyaL London Range Copper com pany, LOaaon Shamrock Copper com. pany and Ball Copper company.
 The consolidated property comprises 2257 acres of highly mineralized and developed copper ground lying abou: five miles north. of Winkelman. Ariz.. and four miles from the new smelling plant of the American Smsltirg and Refining company at Hayden. Ariz The holdings. of the consolidated com. pany comprise the heart Of the lime porphyry deposits Ofthe Banner min ing districts and practically all of the copper deposits in this district in the limestone. with the exception of inc properties Of the Gila Copper Sul- phide company. which adioins the con sClidated companies properties on their east line Ample railroad faCili- ties are available. the Southern Pacific railroad running on the east. and also or the sopth side of the properties within a distance of less than five miles The Gila and the San Pedro rivers afford an abundance of water for all purposes. 4 large amount of development work has been done on these properties, and since the first of January the London Arizona has been shipping to the Fl Paso plant Of the American Smelling and Refining company The ores O fthe consoli- dated property are of the self-fluXirs type. being also largely direct smelt ing requiring no concentration The ore bodies occur in the form of largo beds. being replacements iTs the lime stone and quartzite similar to the properties of Bisben, CliftOn-Morenci and Cananea. also as disseminations in the associated porphyries.
 The ores of the district range in copper from 2 per cent to IS per cent besides gold and silver values. The silver lead ores of the district so far shipped have shown an average Of g her cent lead The LOudon-AriZOna Consolidated is in a strong position now to vigorously develop it's large estate. A treasury fund of $500.o00 cash has been provided by MT, WiF Hanson and associates for immediate use for equipment and development, Extensive operations will begin the first of October and several shafts which have been under operation will be equipped with heavier machinery for development, and will be vigorous Iv pushed. The directorate Of the new I,ordon-Arizona Consolidated will be ccmDosed og men who have been iden' tifiad with some of the largest mining smelling and refining enterprises in the Northwest and Southwest. viz:
 VoInev D. Williamson, Spokane Wash. Mir. Williamson was identihed with the Le Rois Center Star and Wa Eagle Copper companies of Rossland B. C.. also. with the Hecla and Marsh lead properties of the Couer d'Ale1e Idaho He was also interested with Tohn Hays Hammond in South Africa and in the Sauto Rosa silver mines ol Mexico.
 Walter a PurrelL Portland. Ore. Mir ByrreU is a capitalist with large interests in the state cf Oregon
 Jobn A Finch, Spokane, Wash. MT Finch is one of the largest operators :n the Northwest. lie was associate1 with the old firm Of Finch x Camp bell The firm owned the old stand ard Mammoth lead mines of CoueI d'Aleue, which were absorbed by th' Federal Mining and Smelling company