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The Delta independent., 1917-03-02
Guessed IL First ThinQ.

Judging from the way Business Men
are advertising in the Crawford Chron-
icle, that little town has the best
newspaper and most up-to-date busi-
ness men of any town in Colorado
North Fork Times.
Right, Tom, our business men don't
let any grass grow under their feet,
and as a result of their efforts you
will find Monkey Ward" catalogues
doing service in out houses insted of
decorating library tables in the parlor,
The Delta independent., 1917-03-02
Piano For Sale

We have new high-grade piano
left on our hands in Delta. To avoid
storage and reshipping and other eN-
pense. we will sacrifice same for cash.
or accept terms from responsible
patry. This is a real opportunity to
secure bargain. For particulars
write The Denver Music Company,
1888 Stout St, Denver. Colorado 7-St
The Delta independent., 1917-03-02

DO small COWS give condensed
milk" asked the sweet young thing at
the dairy meeting the other day. mo.
Mabel" replied her young man politely.
Condensed milk is made by trying to
get quart of milk into a quart milk
bottle"
The Delta independent., 1917-03-02
Held in Orchard City Pound.

weight about 500 lbs, branded on
left stifel. One sorrel horse. diamond
shaped star in forehead. small split in
point of right ear, not branded, weight
about 110 lbs. j. P. Kettle, Pound
master. 7-lt
The Delta independent., 1917-03-02

FOR SALE-Everbearin straw
berry plants. The most wonderful
strawberry ever produced. Spring set
plants begin bearing in July, and con-
tinue bearing heavy crop until the
middle of October Price s1.OO per
100 plants. A. F. Stauffer, Delta.
Colorado. 7-4t
The Delta independent., 1917-03-02

Protect your home against fire b
insuring with Stephan & Obert.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-02

Try Zensal for all skin troubles
Sold by Cedaredge Drug Co.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-02
BUSINESS LOCALS.
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C. C. Herendeen has opened tailo
shop and will do high-class work.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-02

Bald barley 70 rseed at
I PENLEY'S.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-02

VIII trade a four room house in
Delta with well equipped bath, nice
lawn and trees and good out build
ings. and only three blocks from
school and postoffice, for COWS or
eve sheep viii require 5000 worth
of stock to handle. See or phone L.
d. Hauser at Independent Lumber Co.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-02

FOR SALE-Team of good young
mares; two yearling colts; heavy farm
harness and wagon. Inquire Of In
dependent. 7-1t
The Delta independent., 1917-03-02

p acres, Garnet mesa, 90 a1r-i in al
falfa and potatoes. cottage, Larn. cellar
ami correls. $25OO, easy terms. L. s.
Corbin, Delta. j-3t
The Delta independent., 1917-03-02

FOR SALE-Water power washing
Palmer. 7-tf
The Delta independent., 1917-03-02

TO TRADE-Good business build
ing at Cedaredge for second hand Ford
touring car, nearly new. 507 Howard.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-02

1900 HIGH GRADE SHEEP for sal,
Ira Allentharp, phone 5S-R. st
The Delta independent., 1917-03-02

FOR SALE-Thorough white
119-J. 7-tf
The Delta independent., 1917-03-02

WANTED-A place as housekeeper
Colorado, or ask at 325 Palmer.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-02

FOR SALE-Thorough NAM
moth bronze gobbler, weight 2S lbs.
F. B. Kesling, Ash mesa, Coop.
phone. CIT
The Delta independent., 1917-03-02
9OOdMM6
DONT'S-

Don't carry larse sums OF none.
around with you. Hold-ups are no
unheard of.
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17
NJ. DOM|N|ON SHIPS HIGH GRADE PRODUCT

Regular shipments of high grade
 carbonate ore,~ running B per cent
 copper, are now being made by the
 North Dominion Copper company in
 the Globe Miami district, according to
 sam Sutherland, secretary and treas
 urer of the company.
 The North Dominion was recently
 exported by William Francis Wilson,
 who made report A years ago on the Old Dominion mine for Jay A. Hubbell of Hougton, Mich. At that
 time the Old Dominion had not struck the sulphide ore. Wilson was em- ployed by Judge Hubbell and to re- port to him as to whether it would be
 worth while for him to continue to hold his stock. It was valued at SIP a share then.
 / Wilson reported favorably on the proposition, saying that it would be best to hold the stock, as he was of the opinion the sulphide ore would be | encountered at 1900 feet. The main shaft at that time was about 1000 feet
 down. This proved to be the right estimation and Hubbell waited to see
 the stock advanced to beyond s6O a share.
 The North Dominion owns 900 acres of land three and one-half miles from Globe on the Arizona Eastern rail- | way. It adjoins the Keystone property
 of the Old Dominion. Wilson says that it is more than likely that the North Dominion will encounter the sulphide>Zone by continuing in it's
 main shaft, at 800 feet or less, cutting
 under the lime ledge which is con- tinuation of the Old Dominion line The high carbonate ore that is now being shipped to the International shelter is from the Banker group which adjoins the Old Dominion prop erty The last car shipped amounted
 to 50 tons and brought s2OOO in return according to Sutherland.
 Modern machinery has been ordered and will soon be installed Wilson in his report to Sutherland said that there are at least three places On the prop ertyty whereat mine can be made. The Fl Paso Times says:
 William Francis Wilson, one of the
 most accomplished mining engineers in the Pacific coast, and the first child of American percentage born in San
 Francisco, Cal, was recently in Globe,
 Ariz., and while there examined the
 North Dominion Copper property and pronounced it very promising pros pect, predicting that the sulphides will be encountered at shallower depths
 than they were in the Old Dominion property in the same district He has
 accepted the position of consulting en- gineer of the North Dominion com
 pany, rendered him by Sam Suther-
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17

style. It has in connection a fire sta tiOn. the equipment of which is manned by volunteer department This fire department is the pride of the oomInu- nity The men undergo regular drills and are up to every requirements of the fire underwriters. The town has d Seagrayes truck which cost $6300
 The Hotel Olive provides accommo- dations for visitors at Stafford It is an attractive structuve, centrally situated and has an annex for the overflow. A. E. Jacobson is the proprietor. The hotel is modern and comfortable.
 The Gila Valley Bank and Trust com- pany does q general banking business throughout the. valley. In addition to this is the Bank of Stafford which has about $500,000 in deposits. Its capital Is S75,000.
 The Mormon people came to the Gila river valley and made the first settle ment about thirty-five years ago. The larger part of the population today comprises people of that church Ward chapels are scattered throughout the valley and an academy is provided by the MOrmons. It is an advanced high school. situated at Thatcher It is enc Of the largest and most imposing build ings in the valley. It is two stories and basement and is known as the Giia academy. It is estimated that the Nor, mon population of the valley amounts to G. per cent of the total population.
 Educational facilities all oyer the valley are of the best found in any part of the state. At Stafford is situated first-class high school. Other church. es have their followers in the valley the Methodists and Baptists both hay ing church edifices.
 While the Gila valley and all it's towns comprise a very busy community the people find ample time for pleasure and the social life. The social status Of the community is the very best. There are numerous clubs and lodges and everything is done to promote clean, wholesome amusement for the people. The Masons and odd Fellows are well entrenched in the Gila valley. This spring the annual grand lodge Of the Odd Fellows was held at Stafford. A three-day session was held at the new court house. One hundred and fifty delegates from all parts of Arizona were present to elect officers for the ensuing year The Rebekahs were in session at the same time.
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17
History of Copper Queen

that distance and 10 that depth. Yet today, as we all know, some have faith to risk their money on their convictions, that these ore bodies extend for at least another mile and must be sought for at over a half mic in depth. This en- thusia. n. based on recent results. we must admit must be credited to our neighbors rather than to ourselves.
 The story of the Irish Mag and it's eccentric owner Daly. is a romance of many chapters. That it should have ended with the possession of claims by men from the Lakes and from Pitts burg. who have entered the camp and explored it's recourses with such Nigor and courage. is q happy termination of history with q gloomy beginning.
 Copper Jumps to 20 Gents
 But to return to the story of the old mine When the Queen was opened in 1880 copper jumped from twelve cents to twenty cents. It fell in 1881 to eight cen cents. and continued to fall till when the consolidation was effected, it stood at thirteen cents. Cnfortu- nately, il did not stop there but reached the low level of ten cents pound for 1 lake and eight cents for bar copper of ninety-six per cent. This was in 1886. 1 There was therefore but little profit in production Of about 500, ,0O0 pounds a month. And when copper touched it's minimum there was an actual loss. One result was during the period of depTes- : sion the interests of Mir Martin and Mir Reilly were sold. in great measure to Mr. James and Mr Dodge.
 They had not only the courage to buy but also to advance the company, al- ready in debt, money with which to build new works Of iarse capacity These were erected on the hillside just north of Czar shaft and contained four thirty-six furnaces, to which model Lewis Williams was ardently attached The plant we figured would double the output to l,0oc,000 pounds a month and the facilities and Improvements would enable US to make some money. but not much
 Old Works Abandoned
 The old works were abandoned in August, 1886, and the new works with four furnaces were blown in May, 1887 The unwateTing of the mine during the shut-down and reasonable amount ot exploration were included in the esti- mate, but our calculations were dis turbed by an unusually wet season and therefore, when in the spring of 1SSI the new works were started, the Queer roWned on it's mortgages to the Atlanta owners and for advances $300,000.
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17

gazing in railroad building, one of Fowler's transportation engines was transported from England. It did good work in supplementing the inadequate teaming. Then our production suddenly rose to one and quarter million pounds of copper month. But Gerono- mo. as the engine was called, would not work in sand or mud and therefore it was dangerous to operate it at dis stance from a machine shop.
 Narrow Gauge Surveyed
 ! A railroad had to be built. A survey for a narrow gauge over the mountains was first made, but it was finally de- ] cided to build a standard gauge of light rails (forty pounds) around the mountains from Fairbanks, if it could | be completed for $200,000 MT. Wam- l baugh was recommended as locating engineer by the Santa Fe. He was al lowed fifteen days to make preliminary survey and estimate. His estimate for tunately fell within the limit and the road was built, but not for S200.0O0. It was opened as far as the mouth of the Bisbee canyon before the close of
  i fore the terminal work at Bisbee was completed.
 Our freight did not exceed 100 tons a day for many years and was carried at a transportation cost of 2.9 per ton mile, or about a $1 d ton as against $6 when teaming.
 The extension of the Arizona and : Southwestern into Benson arose out of ! an agreement with the Santa Fe over lumber contract The Copper Queen had bought it's timber for the mine for ] ten years past from a MT. Ross, whose sawmills were at Rock canyon, in the Chiricahaus, about 1000 feet above the sea. The land department however de- cided that the land from which he cut was agricultural, not mineral, and in- 'stituted a criminal action against Ross and a civil action against the Queen The government lost in both.
 Profits by Experience
 The Queen was put to large expense in defending itself in court but finally profited by the experience, as Oregon pine. it was learned, could be shipped in all the way from the north via Sar Pedro and the Southern Pacific at less cost than for the local lumber. But il caused competition and out of this grew the trouble and the extension of tho Arizona x Southwestern into Benson
 Years of Prosperity
 Since 1888 the Copper Queen has en- joyed prosperity-not without period: of depression-but they never sunk hel before the dividend level The dividend. were, however, small for many years.
 The Arizona & Southwestern railroad was built and owned by the Coppel Queen until 1901. When it became de sirable to extend the line outside O Arizona, the road was sold to the E Paso Southwestern for $750.000 cash This amount was distributed as a spe cial dividend to the Copper Queer stockholders. Then followed three year
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17

of distress, when debts. no profits, were accumulated. In 1888, s140,00O was dis stributed and $lG5,000 in 1889, when the price of copper fell to almost as low an ebb as in 1886 and 1SS7 With the copper boom of 1890 and 1891 divi- dends rose to s420,000 in 1891. only to sink again to S200,000 after the panic of 1893 Since them the dividends have responded to the greatly increased pro- duction.
 When the Queen was opened the ap- plication of the pneumatic method to the metallurgy of copper had not been practically effected and to reduce sul- phide copper by the old methods with the high price of labor and fuel would have been unprofitable. But when in the Bessemer converter the liquid mat ter from the cupola could be blown up into copper of 99 per cent instead of the old black copper of 96 per cent, the in creased cost of production was insig- niificant and even this was compen- sated for many fold over by the saving of coppeA from the slags.
 Furnace Yield Increases
 In 1894 the furnace yield of our ore was 7.57 per cent, the difference being entirely in the reduced slag loss. We now know that from the actual treat ment of old slags made before the in troduction of the converter that they would yield 2.5 per cent. Those of the Clifton and Globe district yield ever higher, which accounts for the i'll sue cess iE these camps when the furnaces were fed with oxidized ores alone. The Bessemer converter gave more over an increase in production by en- phur and in many cases little lead. which were forbidden admission to the black copper furnaces.
 Thre was a rapid growth of produc- tion after 1894. But when the expan- sion reached 3,000,00O pounds a month it became apparent we had grown too big to be accommodated in our old quarters and that we must move.
 Douglas Site Selected
 Douglas was selected as the junction point between the extension of the Arizona Southeastern line and the pro- iected NacoZari railroad. That deter mlnatl0n reached, the Sulphur Springs valley, with unlimited space and un- limited water, was without hesitation decided on as the site for the future works of the Copper Queen and the Calumet and Arizona.
 The old works at Bisbee stood on the Queen books at s1,223,959. They were scrapped when the move was made. The new works at Douglas, with their maximum capacity of 130. 900. 900 pounds of copper a year, have cost $2.- 500,0 ,000. But we believed that the life of the mines fully justified the sacri- flee of the old smelter and the outlay for the new.
 The Queen is now 35 years old-an old age for a mine which has been actively worked and she is still vigor- OuS
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17
STAFFORD AND CELIA VALLEY PREPARE FOR BUMPER CROPS
MARBLE PEAK ROAD |S MARVEL
 IN ENG|NEE ER|NG: A|l TONNES;
 C0sT AIN0ST S20,900 AN|LE

per company. the next most startling feature of the development work is the aerial tram across Rattlesnake Gulch three quarters of a mile long and in some places two thousand feet above the gulch. Over this is being trans ported lumber sawed at the mill of the Mt. Lennon to the Stratton mines on Marble Peak
 There is a 300-foOt fall in the cable from the pines on the top of Saw Mill Peak across the canyon to Marble Peak. Logs weighing 800 pounds are transported over the cable as well as sawed lumber of that weight. Four sets of carriers are uSed a wire being attached to the fourth set by which all are drawn back to the dispatching point. On one occasion. a carrier be- ing stuck on the cable, ,E. Lusa. one of the company's employees. went out on an improvised chair fastened to a carrier until he reached a. point 1500 feet above the canyon. he sent the carrier and its load on it's way and was drawn back to safety.
 The Mount Lennon Lumber com pany is now engaged in saving about 5o.G00 feet for the Stratton Copper company for use in erecting company buildings at the works and the mine and for timbering.
 Plant Under Construction
 The Stratton Copper company,s power plant is now under construc- tion site about 300 feet long and 100 feet or more in width has been graded out If the hillside and is being extended Here will be located the power house and other company build ings. The air compressor was set on it's concrete foundation on Monday, the day visited the camp. Two 75-horse- nower boilers are being set up. A pipe line is being constructed up the hill- | side 800 feet from the works to the mine It is three inches in diameter and will be used for both compressed i air and water, the latter being pumped to the top when the compressed air has , been withdrawn. A large boarding I house and store will be constructed at once, part of the material being on 1 the ground.
 Every City Convenience 1 The company has just finished con- structing a water works through the canyon which gives 200 pounds pressure. The water is gathered and stored by dam across the canyon. 1900 feet above camp. It is 8 feet long and IS feet wide. The water is very soft and excellent for boiler pur- poses. Water has been piped to the plant and all of the houses.
 An electric light plant is being in- i stalled in connection with the power plant and in three or four weeks Rat tlesnake Gulch will be electric lighted.
 The Big Ore Tram
 The right of way has been cleared for a big ore tram from the mines down the hillside to the plant, dis tance of 500 feet.
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17
(By Allan B. Jaynes)

Many people nave seen the moving pictures of the road built by the S5trat ton Copper company to it's mines on Marble Peak in the Catalinas. l my self had seen these pictures. as well as excellent photographs of the road. I lad also read the articles describing this big engineering feat but I had no real conception of it's extent until rode over this boulevard into the Cats linas last Sunday.
 The Stratton -oad proper is en- i countered when one reaches the foot ] of Marble Peak, where a road i branches off to the property of the i Daily Arizona Consolidated Copper i company. It is a well surveyed road climbing the east side of Marble Peak to the pass above Apache Camp and the south side to the Stratton mines hitherto accessible only by a steep trail. The road into the mines was com pleted in February.
 To give one some conception of the amount of rock and earth moved it may be stated that the road cost near
 
 several canyons, great walls of rock have been erected as bulkheads to support it. These vary from 10 to B feet high At the rounding of some Of these small canyons several train loads of rock have been moved from the hill side and dumped to form the founda- ton for the road Most of it is blasted out of the solid rock on a hillside of 45 degrees or better Withal. it is 9 safe road with ample turnOuts and an easy grade varying from 6 to 9 per cent.
 The Stratton road makes possible the road to Mt. Lennon via Oracle. Otherwise the cost of this road would probably be prohbitive. The road from Oracle will join the Stratton road where it begins near the Daily Camp and follow it to it's head. Pro- vision has been made to widen the road at many of the points and at the cost of a few thousand dollars it can be widened to 12 and even l6 feet in many places. The company had planned to eventually surface the road with crushed rock but this will now be done by the county and forest service.
 The Stratton road heads right in the pines It leaves but five miles of roao to build into Soldiers Camp and solves most of the worst engineering prob lens of the Mt Lennon road. It was conceived and built by c. N. Wilson president of the Stratton Copper com pany, and H. F. Scheerer the chie1 engineer and superintendent. It make: possible the trucking of the company'' ore to the railroad and develops mines long known to be rich but heretofore inaccessible The road crosses the ad' joining Copper Queen property, ar easement having been secured by tho Stratton people.
 The Aerial Tram
 Outside of the road over which on' enters the camp of the Stratton Cop
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17
(Continued from Page Three

Continued from Page Three far south was considered very doubtful The most apparent acquisition was in 1892.
 Bought by James and Dodge
 In 1888, when the Queen was heavily in debt. the Holbrook and Cave claims owned by Mir. Goddard of New York and which had been partially explored were offered for sale; were bought by MT. James and MT. Dodge and organ ized as the Holbrook and Cave com pany. These claims were actively deTet- oped and became notable producers. The mining was done by the Holbrook and Cave company but the Queen cen- tracted to do the hoistinG and smelting of the ore
 The ore mixtures were desirable and the arrangement was advantageous to both parties. Subsequently the Hol- brook and Cave company bought the property of the Neptune company at opened it up, so as to reveal large re- serves. But it was felt by MT James and MT. Dodge that their individual ownership of these properties while they were directors in the Queen com pany, might expose them to criticism, or lead to complications.
 So these two groups, upon which the Queen has continued to subsist ever since. were offered to the Queen for S600,000 in stock, raising the capital oi | the Consolidated company to S2,000, ,000 Even at that figure some of the Queens stockholders demurred to the purchase Other Claims Purchased There were other purchases made from time to time, including the Cogs- well and most of the claims covering the Sacramento mountain, which | cannot help believing will some day be a sourcC of concentrating ore. The large addi- tion of recent years has been the Lowei group, lying nearly a mile south of tht original Copper Queen outcrop and whose ores lie over 1000 feet below the surface of the earth.
 The widest enthusiast of the old days did not dream that a chain of partially oxidized ore bodies would be traced fo'
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17

land. secretary treasurer of the com pany His services are considered par
 ticularly valuable because in 1893 he examined the Old Dominion ground for Judge Jay A. Hubble of Houghton, Mich, father of the famous Houston School of Mines, and at that early date predicted that the sulphide zone in that property would be encountered at about 1,200 feet, which proved correct.
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17
S100.O00 FLOUR MILL UNDER
 CONSTRUCTION: WILL bE READY
 F0H GREAT HARVEST 1T GRAN

A a This mmed md in is Ee Leo smt u, operating at Phoenix andT Nothing but e in cuding steel elevators The building be in the
 
 receiving from growers of grain
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17

Outside of the road over which one enters the camp of the Stratton Cop
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