Tombstone epitaph., 1922-04-23
RESUME OF WEEKS
 MINING ACTIVITIES
BY CHARLES E. WILLIS,
Editor Arizona Minino Journal

porphyry mines. the copper mar ket. as was expected. showed some. what slower movement of the metal and slight lowering in price. This situation. however. will be rapidly remedied. owing 10 an absence of a surplus of the metal, as well as of stocks and scrap copper and brass. Readjustment of exchange rates. with an increased foreign demand is ex. pected soon.
 Miami The report of the Inspira- ton Cons Copper company for 1921. shows production of l5.l74.76s pounds of copper. produced at an av craze cost of l5.02 cents pound The company sustained d loss for the wear of sl,7sO,42o, against a surplus of s2.2si.276 in 1920
 BiSBEE- Samples of :.ew copper shingles manufactured by the Ana conda Copper company Of Montana. are being displayed in Bisbee. In. doubtedly huge amount of copper will find its way into these shingles because of the everlasting" quality oi the metal as well as its scrap ,alue
 Roosevelt The Arizona oriyhSil yer corporation. under the direction of F.. F Geiber superintendent. is preparing for the extensive develop m.nt of its property in the Mazatzal mountains. and which is cons derod one of the largest cinnabar deposits in the country
 Phoenix The Phelps Dodge Ner- rantile company. operating stores in 9 number of mining camps in the southwest. has purchased an average of 100 carloads of Arizona products during the past three years. besides large l.. c. L. shipments In 1919. the company purchased 1is cars of Arizona goods
 Silver City-The mining Of man saneze ore 6n the Biston Hill prop crty of the Stavens estate has been resumed under the direction of R. P. Goodier who has q lease of the prop eriy The mines have been idle for long period. but are now shipping ore to the Colorado Fuel and Iron company at Pueblo
 Superior-The Magma Copper com Dany. il is reported. is soon to let contract for the construction of d 30- mile standard gauge railroad. as part of the extensive program of con =truction work planned by the COR pany for the summer This includes additions to the mill ans new z: el- ter
 Jerome Development work at the Verde Central property is to be push ed following an inspection of the property by directors of the Cal2llet X Arizona company which is finan- cing the work. An electrical powe- plant doubling the capacity of rke present plant. is to be installed
 Douglas - Development operators it the Washington mine. in Sonora. are to be resumed follov-ing meet ing in Douglas of the Washington Mines company. The work will be in charge of F. o. Bostwick. who states t.iat more than million tons of three per cent ore have been blocked ort.
 Prescott-The properties of the Consolidated Arizona Smelting com pany of Humboldt have Eeen purchas- cd at auction by J. l.. McNeil. repre- senting the Southwest Meta.s com pany. for s1,000.0O0 Preparations are being made to resume operations at the Humboldt smelter
 Ajo-In the past five years, the New Cornelia Copper company has paid over s25O.Oo0 more for state and county taxes than it has disbursed in dividends. State and county taxes alone in 1921 announced to over 22 cents per pond of coIcr produced
 Oatman-Eleven companies arc now diamond drilling their properties in the Oatman gold :icid. and cig.t others are preparing to begin simi'ar operations. The outcome of f'.ast operations is awaited with confidence and it is felt that Oatman is ol .iis way to another boom.
 PIONEER DIES