Tombstone epitaph., 1922-02-19
WEEKLY REVIEW OF
 MINING IN ARIZONA

zona have started operations without cut in the wage scale as was the case in the opening of the Montana mines. Wages now being paid in the Arizona copper camps is on baiss of IS cent copper. Ii is evident that the copper mining companies are try ing to maintain the wage scale as high as possible with a view to get ting the best miners available and only time will tell whether it will be possible 10 maintain wage scale higher than other parts of the coun- try
 COPPER SITUATION-The start ing of the copper mines has somewhat chilled the market, lessened the pur- chases and lowered the price. This was not unexpected as some of the buying was for stock and now that the consumers can see where stock replacement is coming from they are not so anxious to purchase ahead. The falling off of the price to a mini mum of 1912 was not serious and the recovery was quick. All copper men seem very optimistic as to the future demand although there is not much feeling that the price will be much higher.
 GENERAI--It is interesting to note that the Arizona Copper Com
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 pany pays 5S per cent of the taxes of Greenlee county. Ray Consolidated 57 per cent of Piaal county. Inspira- tion 1T per cent of Gila. New Cornelia 3a per cent of Pima. and |. V. and L. Y. x. 65 per cent of Yavapai and that all the mining counties have lower tax rates
 ] BENSON-The Apache Powder Co. with a capacity of 100000 a month { is scheduled to open up on March l. This company has as it's stockholders many of the larger mines of the state. w W. Edwards is manager. D. E. Fogg is assistant manager and C. E. Mills is managing director The i plant is at St. David.
 OATMAN-The strike of the Uni ted American on their 200 level is so | bringing up their milling values that ! the penalties are a serious consider ation Five mill samples taken re- gently from car lots shows values of s1I4. sI11. SIS. s54 and sS1 respect 1 lively. Ores above $40 average are penalized
 | NOGALES-Wo.k is 10 start next month on the 1000 mile stretch of road down the west coast of Mexico. This road will open up some rich country and help develop a large trade in Arizona territory. The work
 is planned 10 be done largely by Mex ican soldiers The first work will be on the Nogales-Hermosillo stretch KINGMAN-The Aladdin Divide
 Mining company of Nevada. has pur- chased outright five claims adjoin- ling the Katherine mine. C. N Miller.
 who is heavily interested in many Ka. therine District projects is interested in the new concern. They are to be gin development work at once.
 WILLCOX-Samples taken from g
 of the ore bodies of the Central Cop
 per company at Dos Cabezas were as
 saved by Geo w Cameron in Fl Paso
 and showed an average of sS9.64 per
 ton. All of the samples showed good
 values in gold and silver About 125
 men are now employed in develop gent work
 Il DOUGLAS-F. C. Beckett. general
 manager of the Phelps Dodge Cor
 poration has again opened up his
 Douglas office which has been closed
 practically since last June Mir Beck
 cit will now remain in the west
 President Walter Douglas is expect
 ed in the west some time next month for an inspection tour.
 FL PASO-The Fl Paso smelter oi the American Smeltiny and Refining , company will open both it's lead and copper furnaces shortly The lead furnaces getting much of their supply
 from Erupcion and Ahumada and the ] copper furnaces getting the concen trates from Chino. This announce