El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-26

-HIS Is the best year in the history
of Arizona It is. in many
respects the best year in the his
tory Of the entire southwest It is par
ticuIarly so for the great copper state,
rich in mines. but rich also in farming
lands, herds, flocks and industries Of
many kinds. Arizona is richer by mans
millions Of dollars than a year ago
There is as a result of conditions. no
more contented, industrious and euer-
getic people than Arizona contains
High prices for silver. copper and
lead have given a wonderful impetus to
mining High prices for cattle have
made that industry more prosperous
than ever before. despite disadvantage
Gus range conditions due to prolonged
drOuth. now broken by abundant
rains. Sheep. with mutton high and
wool firm at good prices. have brought
more revenue TO northern Arizona than
ever before. Hay at So ton 10 as
much as SIS. has put wealth in the
alfalfa farmers pocket; grain and
fruit have commanded prices equally
good and the fruit crops have been
more than fair Business Of every kind
in the state is at high tide. There is
more building. generally speaking. than
ever before in the history Of the state
There are more ambitious projects UNI
Ger more 4aIlOn All local
tiles and more optimism in the air
than for years past
Arizona is a great young state. one
OF the very best in the union. and her
people know it. All the rest Of the
southwest also knows it
Mining Industry Is booming.
Let us look. first. at the mines.
Inspiration Copper cOmpany's mine at
Miami, Ariz., recently produced 1900
tons OF ore in a day, which is very
near a record for any mine. And the
Inspirations mill. one OF the greatest
in the world, treated 1850 tons in a
day It is an 1S-unit mill, and two
more units, bringing IL up TO %, are
now about TO be installed The mill
will then have a capacity Of more than
$4,000 tons Of ore q day. and al a
stretch can treat about 10000 tons.
Globe and Miami Crowded
The great properties Of the Old Do |
rninion and the Miami Copper compa-
MES are turning out great quantities /
Of ore. though somewhat less than the /
Inspiration. and Globe and Miami are I
now crowded with workers TO such an /
extent that. though houses are con- 1
stantlv being built the towns are F.
crowded with people still
Clifton. Morenci and Metcah. having /
recovered from the slump occasiOned by 1
the strike of last fall. are now produc-
ing the maximum OF ore at the proper
ties of the Detroit Copper company, the
zona Corner company The smelter IS
busy every hour in the - and there is
practically no unemployment in The
three camps.
c. & A. Makes sI2,OOO.OOO a Year.
At Bisbee. the Calumet and Arizona
Copper company produced in the six
months ending June 80. 34.s75. 900 pounds
of copper and earned S6.0O0,00O net or
at the rate Of s12,00o,O00 net profit
year For the six months. the company'S
shares Of outstanding stock This prop
erty In the first six months OF this
year earned more than in the entire
year Of 1915 II is apparent the com
pany viii make a total production for
the year of not less than 10000. Geo
pounds of copper
Copper Queen Even Greater.
The Copper Queen Consolidated Min
NJ company's production is even great
sr than that of the Calumet and Ari-
IONA being at the rate of about $780,
700 pounds a month and frequently ex-
seeding that figure. The company is en-
arging its production as rapidly as
places can be found for the men, and
he company's payrolls are now larger
han ever before Recently a rear ]
-angement was effected. transferring J
arizona headquarters of the Phelps I
Dodge company from Bisbee TO Doug :
as. where the smelters Of both the G
Upper Queen and the Calumet and a
made. II was understood, in the inter a
st of Capitalization, though important ]
ffices must still be maintained at Bis C
ee, where the mines are located
New Shaft 10 Be Sunk.
The biggest news recently heard in T
he Warren district. comprising Bisbee. i
DWELL Warren and Don Luis. is that Z
he Calumet and Arizona is shortly 70 s
ink another huge working shaft II 2
-il be located in the flat between Ba- S
T. a.
e five compartment shaft, 1900 feet S
eep and will be concerted from grass z
cots 10 sump- The company now has ?
n hand upward of SO 200. 900 set aside ]
5 working capital and the shaft will
e sunk out Of this fund II has be
ONE necessary. in the view of the p
ompany. because Of the constant ex- $
ansion Of the company's production
t will serve several needs. namely .
entilation. development Of hitherto un- )
eveIoped ore bodies. and relieve the Y
resent pressure Of hosting tremen-
Gus tonna ges of ore through the
riggs and Junction shafts
Big Property at AjO-
At Ajo southwest of Tucson the 7
-ew Cornelia Copper company. a sub s
idiary of the Calumet and Arizona
as So 900 600 ton body of low grade
opper ore. the development Of which Is
eing commenced, and a mill is being
rec+ed 10 treat it It Is likely the
rea+er part of the ore will be mined
Y the steam shovel process 4 town D
z several thousand people has already I
nrung I'D at Ajo and il is 70 have all
i+v conveniences. according to the Z
Ians Of the company 4 railroad has &
ON been completed from ella Bend. on Z
he Southern Pacific, south TO ago, a !
fstance Of between IS and 40 miles. 2
nd a regular schedule Of passenger :
nd freight traffic is being main d
aimed
The Ray-Hayden Properties.
At Raw. the Ray Consolidated Copper ?
ompanv is turning out its accustomed q
,ree tonnage Of about 5000 tons day,
nd the ore is being smelted at the I
merican Smelling and Refining com 7
any's plant at Hayden West of Ray, e
I Pinal county. the Magma Copper J
ompany has been making a record run
q high grade ore. and near the Magma
he Silver King, famous in the old days
{ high silver, is again being revived, Il
ow that silver is again up This is ,
ut one of many old silver properties q
7hich are again being operated under :
he good market stimulus.
Before we get too far away. we must {
ct forget old Tombstone. the retuve-
ated wonder of the state, which. once