Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-09-19
EXPOSITION Of
NEW CORNEL|A
GIVEN BY
NEWETT
Past Work and Future POSSibiIi-
ties of Big C. & A. Property in
the AjoS Is Subject of Article
BY George A. NeWett,

George E. hewitt, editor of Iron
Ore, and one of the best posted news
paper men on things copper in the
Warren District, in an article dealing
with Calumet and Arizona there ap.
pears a good exposition of the work
and possibilities of New Cornelia. This
is of great interest in the District
where there are many interested in
the Ajo property. The resume fol-
lows:
over in the Ajos.
Mike Curley has been having a sizz-
ling time of it for the last few months.
There may be hotter places than the
Ajo country We read of them but
never hope to experience them. Mike
probably wonders why all the copper
there isn't in ingot form, as the heat
would suggest it. But September
brings much relief atmospherically.
and there will be a high pressure ope-
ration of things right along there now.
It was the well known heat of Ajo
during the summer months that sug-
gested to Mr.. Greenway the employ
ment of Papago Indians to perform
the labor about the mine, the Papago
being used to the climate and a hard
working, industrious fellow who has
already asked that he be given an op-
portunity to prove his worth as a
miner and common laborer The Pa
paga is big, strong and intelligent, and
he will be here better housed than
he ever dreamt of. AS the work Of
mining will long be Of the steam
shovel kind and with the men eX-
posed to the sun, the Indians should
fit in nicely here All this will be bet
ter known after the trial has taken
place.
Will Be Fast Railroad Building.
The railroad construction work is
now under full Roadway, there being
four different sections of the line, and
more are going in each day.
The connecting switch has been put
in the Southern Pacific main line;
the yards are graded; ties are on the
ground and the road is ready for
track laying a mile out from ella.
Some time ago Mr.. Greenway stated
that he expected to have rail connec-
tion to Cornelia by January 10th next,
and we are of the opinion, knowing
Mr. Greenway, that he will have it
ready on schedule time, although
there will have to be some great hust-
ling done If everything is ready by
then.
The mileage of the road, including
sidings and tracks TO deliver carload
lots to the mining company viii aggre-
gate about AS, and the cost of con
struction has been estimated at about
SIS 900 per mile, which, for that coun-
try, is very cheap when one considers
the size of the rails, the ties and sub
stantial creosoted type Of bridge con
struction which is 10 be used. The
total cost of his line Is very low for
Arizona. There are no heavy grades
or curves and it viii be a road over
which heavy trains can be hauled at
the minimum OF cost. And Calumet
& Arizona, at its present rate of
earning can pay for the whole line in
a little more than a month, That's
going a little, isn't it?
About the Bonds.
Calumet & Arizona shareholders
should not lose sight of the fact tina
New Cornelia has TO return to Calu-
met & Arizona the face value Of these
/ bonds with interest We say this be
cause we have heard a few Of the
stockholders of the company express
ing themselves in way that led us
/ to believe that this money had been
paid out of the treasury and would
never come back If New Cornelia
can earn this amount, and we think
It can, then it will certainly have tc
pay the loan, so Calumet & Arizona
should not look upon these bonds as
taking away forever the sum Of money
they represent, because It is all com
ing back with interest. Calumet &
Arizona owns about 76 per cent Of the
stock of New Cornelia, and its trans
action with the latter company is sell
protective. II is looking after its owl
interests.
The AIo Process Of Copper Recovery
The process at Ajo is improving
right along and increased yields o.
copper per unit of power are beinl
steadily recorded. They now have
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