The Arizona copper camp., 1917-04-21
WAR TURNS ALL EYES To OARKONA
AS BASE OF NUN |T|ONS SUPPLIES
State Will Produce 7OOOOOO0O Pounds of Copper This
Year More Than One third of Continents Output.

I AOSo oANJ anu OIIlClCIlCy HAS given lii
petus to mining endeavors. The lead
| silver and gold districts are respond
ing no less vigorously. They will lift
| the years output of these metals, es-
sential in war financing as we'll as in
| giving battle, far higher than that of
| last year. Prospector, miner and op-
orator, indeed all over Arizona have
their backs bowed and have suddenly
| come to utmost daily endeavor on
| the job, with an enthusiasm equaled
| only in the messages of patriotism
| and support of the government which
they have shouted with the volume of
| thousands upon thousands of throats
from record breaking patriotic gath
erings in different parts of the State
during the last two weeks. They are
to work, but until called to arms they
will do their utmost in getting the
work ahead.
All of this means great deal to
Arizona in the future, for there is
| being admiration and attentions at
tracted to it all over the world. It's
! wonderful metal resources are being
brought under general consideration
| in manner so extensive and earnest
| that the impress will remain vivid for
many years. AS California and New
vada loomed above all after the Civil
war, by reason of their great outputs
| of metal, so will Arizona stand forth
after this war. Money could not have
devised so much in advertising re-
suits as is coming gratuitously by
energy the miners of Arizona are ex-
hibiting. And as is always the case,
| the larger knowledge spread over the
world of the mineral wealth of Ari-
zona will be followed by wider knowl-
| edge of and growing investment in
her agricultural areas, in her cattle
country and in her cities.
AS has been said, miles and miles of
new openings are now being made in
| proven mineral areas of her State
each month. In the Warren district
(Bisbee) alone more than five miles
of such openings were made in March,
April will be none behind. In other
producing districts rapid gain is also
being followed. And to this total is
| to be added the openings which de-
| ahead In the Oatman district, around
Kingman, in the Prescott country
about Globe and in Ajo and old
Gunsight districts, gold, silver and
lead development and prospecting is
coming to the front actively. There
are to be particularly aggressive
things done in lead-silver mining dur
ing the next year in the state, too
Matters are shaping that way very
strongly.
While a remarkable era of under
ground development is going on, the
surface is not being neglected. With
one great construction job just finish
| ing, that of the New Cornelia Copper
| Company's plant involving a total
expenditure of upward of six million
| dollars, in the southern part of the
| State, another is beginning in the
north, where the United Verde, Ex-
tension is rushing the grading at it's
Sme1ter site and will soon have steel
going up on the job, which will entail
an expenditure of between two mil
lions and three million dollars before
year. At Miami Inspiration is still
adding sections to its great mill
where the construction forces have
put up millions of dollars worth OF
steel and machinery equipment. AT
Douglas the Calumet & Arizona has
had large construction forces at work
it's smelling plant all of this year
mainly on the recently finished sui
phuric acid plant, which is daily saw
ing important values from the sui
phides that were formerly let go, but
with considerable other construction
work going on and still continuing
At Bisbee the Copper Queen will soon
enter upon the expenditure of a large
sum for construction and equipment
of a concentrator to handle the low
grade ore which it will steam shovel
from Sacramento hill. At Jerome the
United Verde is about to enter upon
considerable new plant construction
on and about the old smelter site, a
material part of which is occasioned
by its decision to steam shovel a large
tonnage of ore, thereby adding an
other large employment division to it's
operating departments.
These are the more notable of the
gains being added to the permanent
future activities of the State in indus
trial plants from which great pay
rolls with roll forth monthly, swelling
the volume earned by the men under
ground and broadening the opportuni-
ties of all kinds within the State. To
be reckoned with in addition is a total
of several million dollars invested and
being invested in plants for develop
ing properties in the several active
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