The copper era., May 23, 1907, Image 1

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A Local Mining Journal Covering
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VOLUME 9.
CLIFTON, GRAHAM COUNTY, ARIZONA, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1907
NUMBER 8.
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COPPEK
HAVING GAINED A REPUTATION FOR CAREFUL, CONSERVA
TIVE MANAGEMENT, we shall steadfastly endeavor to MAINTAIN IT.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CLIFTON
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.
The first damage of any considera
ble extent wrought by the high winds
happened at Lowell last week when a
two-story frame rooming bouse owned
by E. G. Riley, of Bisbee, collapsed,
and is now a total loss. No one was
hurt. For some time past the house,
which stpod between the railroad
track and just a short distance from
the Junction mine, has been unoc-
cupied, but was thought to be in fair
ly good repair, although it was con
s true ted some time ago. Being
located as it was in an exposed plain,
the wind had a clear sweep against
it and finally demolished it. The
fact that it was unoccupied caused
great relief, otherwise there would
undoubtedly have been a loss of life.
Review.
The' William brothers, who were
ampng- the pioneers of Arizona, are
now on their way to Yuma from Her
mosillo, Mexico. Upon their arrival
the brothers, who are accompanied
by Mr. Dickerman, will make final
arrangements for a prospecting trip
into the northern part of the county,
where they will inspect the Bryson,
Cowell and Despain properties. They
will be accompanied on the trip by
Charles Meadows and W. P. Buck,
and after their return from the
north they will travel through the
southern part of the territor3
finally going to the Gulf of Cali
fornia and making a trip to the
famous Tiburón islands. -The outfit
for the trip, consisting of three
wagons and eight mules, was brought
to Yuma overland from the San
Joaquin valley in California, where
the William brothers own an im
mensely valuable stock ranch. The
brothers . have recently sold the
Monte Cristo mine in Washington
and city franchises they held in
Seattle, and are multi-millionaires.
Yuma Sun.
question, if in point of capacity and
strictly modern equipment and gen
eral efficiency, the Copper CJueen
smelter at Douglas is not the great
est in the world. The reverberatory
lurnace is rapidly approaching com
pletion, and its initial operation will
be watched with interest as constitu
ting a slight departure from prevail
ing systems in this part of the terri
tory. American.
H. C. E. Spence has taken a lease
on the Ldura mine at Steeple Rock,
from the owner, Max Washerman, of
Paris, and has entered into some ar.
rangement with the Steeple Rock
Development company . whereb,
while he is carrying on the operations
on Laura, he undertakes the charge
of the company's property, in place
of Sanford Robinson, who leaves for
Los Angeles to undergo a surgical
operation, and will not return for the
present. It is to be hoped that Mr.
Spence will be able to demonstrate
he value of the mining property in
the Steeple Rock district, a matter
which has been in dispute for several
years,' so that the company may be
induced to once more put this former
ly valuable property on a producing
basis. If he can do this, and we un
derstand he strongly believes in the
possibilities of the district, he will
do much for this part of Grant coun
ty. It is also understood that Mr,
Spence intends to open the Pennsyl
vania mine, on which its Silver City
owners have been doing assessment
work for many years, but have never
been able to work regularly. It is to
be hoped that Mr. Spence will be able
to open up the cámp. Liberal.
Statement Showing Assessed Valuation,
Tax Levy and Cash in Treasury for
the Years 1898 to 1907.
-The following is a statement iur
nished the Era by Ben R. Clark,
treasurer of Graham county, cover
ing a period of ten years. The re
port shows what the county has
done in the way of advancement.
On May 10, 18!)8, the amount of cash
on hand was $7,383 40 and for the
same date this year the amount of
cash on hand is $100,107.49. For the
years 18U8 to 1903 the tax rate was
84.0'J per $100 valuation and in 1904 I
the tax was reduced to $3 50. In 1905
the tax rate was increased 25 cents,
making $3.75, and in 1900 it was re
duced to $2.50. For the present year,
1907, the assessed valuation will be
greatly increased over the year 1906,
and there is sufficient reason to be
lieve that a greater reduction will be
made in the tax rate. This has been
brought about by the good work of
the assessor. Assessments have
been increased to some extent, mak
ing a much better showing for the
county. As a result the small tax
payers haye been greatly benefitted
by the increase and as a whole the
larger ones have suffered no great
nconvenience. During the next few
years Graham county will witness
even a greater increase as the min
ing districts are becoming more de
veloped.
Valuation Tax Rnte Cash on Kauri
1898 82,118,693 66 $1 00 $ 7,383 40
18UÍ-V.... 2,431,969 69 4 00 13,001 79
Walker's Weekly Copper Letter.
Confidence in the copper situation
seems to have been restored. Lake
copper is still held by producers at
25i to 2fi cents, and electrolytic at
25J cents per pound. A great many
consuming interests are making in
quiries and preparing to buy their
July supply of copper. It is reported
that some considerable sales of lake
have been made at 20 cents, and elec
trolytic at 25 cents this week, but
confirmation is so far lacking. - There
are some moderate lots of cash cop-
i per in the bands ot small producers,
and they report that they are re
ceiving no bids. This reflects the
absolute stagnation which prevails.
As soon as one or two of the large
consumers make' contracts, hjTer
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Duncan Gash Store,
BART, TIPTON, Prop.
All Kinds of
Gountru Produce
Bought, anfl Sold
Mail orders will receive prompt
attention.
DUNCAN, ARIZONA.
In the Towns
Where you find the people making use of their banks, deposit
ing their money and paying their bills by check, you will find a
progressive, "get-ther" spirit that means the upbuilding of
that town and vicinity. ""
This is our home and we take an active interest in watching
and aiding the material prosperity of both town and surround
ing country. We should like to see every man and woman
who has an income every farmer, every laboring man, every
mechanic, every young man in this community start a bank
account.
You are interested come in and talk with us about it.
THE GILA VALLEY BANK & TRUST CO.
Under Territorial Supervision.
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Operations are now on a larger
scale at the Copper Hill mine, and
ore shipments have been increased to
200 tons per day. Of this amount
130 tons are sulphides, which go to
the Old Dominion, and seventy tons
of silicious ore shipped to the Doug
las smelters. Only three cars of ore
haye been shipped from the Black
Hawk mine thus far. The sulphide
onf-hodies in the Copper Hill look
well .arad considerable development
work is being carried on. Two new
boilers for the mine have been ship
ped from the east. At the Black
Hawk sinking is progressing rather
slowly at a depth of about 550 feet
The pumps are raining 275,000 gal
lons of water per minute. A Pres
cott pump of 500,000 gallons capacity
has been ordered. The Arizona Com
mercial railroad is hauling all the
conpany ores and supplies, as well
as supplies for the Globe Conso'i
dated, the Iron Cap and Superior and
Boston, taxing its present capacity.
Another and larger' engine has been
ordered. Belt. '
That a wife beater has no place in
Bisbee was very strongly impressed I
The Liberal recently mentioned
that Stanford Robinson, who gas had
charge of the affairs of the Steeple
Rock Development company for some
time, intended to' leave, on account
of his health. The Liberal has been
shown a letter received by Mr. Rob
inson from the company, which ex
presses in the strongest terms its ap-
preciation for his past services, and
regrets that the serious condition of
his health compels what it hopes will
be but a temporary severance of
their relations. The letter, which is
very cpmplimentary in its terms, says
that if the company should open up
its property in the future it would
offer him a managing position, either
in the United States or Europe. Not
the least satisfactory part, to Mr
Robinson, of the letter, was the an
nouncement that he would receive a
substantial present in the shape of
several months' advance nav. The
Liberal regrets that Mr. Robinson's
health compels him to leave. He
has been prominent in this section of
the county for several years. He is
the kind of a citizen the county
needs, being a good republican, of
which there are not enough in this
county. He has been nominated for
superintendent of schools, and last
fall was a candidate on the republi
can ticket for a . member or the con
stitutional convention that never
met. He has been iustice .of the
peace without opposition for several
1900..... 2JL912 67 4 00 19,225 32
1901 2,945.736 S 4 03 SÍ.809 32
1902 3,358,932 82 4 00 23.490 38
1903 3,970.647 50 4 00 29,354 96
1901 4.198,756 51 3 50 30,471 9
1905 ". 4,313.750 00 3 75 45.410 27
1906 6.693,175 00 2 50 62.969.49
1907 100,107 49
METCALF BABIES.
on George Woods, a man of advanced i years, and postmaster at Steeple
k T..ct.-o ' wOcK since ne nrst
years, by Justice Burdick, who sen
tenced that individual to serve a
term In the county jail at Tombstone
for having abused his wife in a most
cruel manner, according to the story
told by witnesses. The testimony was
that Woods had been drinking
heavily and late in the evening
started up' the trail to his home on
Temby Hill. Tt seems that he got
into an altercation with a miner on
the way, and was severely trounced
himself, all of which was not very
conducive to a very happy frame of
of mind on his part. When he ar
rived at his home his wife was pre
paring supper, and as something did
not suit him he began to growl and
flnlly began to beat her most severe
ly. Neighbors whó heard the
woman's pleas for mercy stopped the
rumpus and complained to the jus
tice. It developed that the woman
is the bread winner of the family,
and Woods', principal occupation
Is sitting around saloons and drinking
up her hard-earned money. The case
seemed absolutely plain, and the jus
tice sentenced the man to serve a
term ot 100 days in the county jail.
Review.
Gliding into the Copper Queen
smelter on the Douglas street rail
way, one will notice . the smooth,
steady progress of the car after it
crosses the Nacozari railroad, and on
investigation will observe that he is
riding on new 60-pound steel, the old
or lighter steel, apparenntly heavy
enough for a Western street car line,
being relegated to the use of shove
car tramways. This is another in
novation, emphasizing the manner in
which the activities of the big com
pany run to everything substantial
and permanent. Now on the east
end of the main smelter building, one
observes a clean 100-foot extension,
the entire width of the building, al
ready in place, upon which the roof
is being placed. Over on the furnace
row, No. 10 has been in commission
eyerál days, completing the largest
most efficient furnace system in
the southwest. It is now an open
went there. The
Liberal as well as Mr. Robinson's
many friends, hope that after re
ceiving proper surgical attention, he
will be able to retui n to this section
of the country. Liberal.
Documents Filed For Record.
Following is a list of documents
filed for record at the county seat,
compiled by Abstractor Fred Dysart:
Octaviano Chavira to M. PI. Kane,
bill of sale, $100, house No. B in East
Clifton.
Connecticut Fire Ins. Co., of Hart
ford, appoints Charles F. Solomon
resident agent.
Andres Pena et al locate 2 claims
in Lone Star dist. .
A. M. Tuthill locates 5- claims in
Copper mt. dist.
N. H. Chapín to Frank D. Rathbun,
bill of sale, $10, house No. A10J and
furniture in Morenci.
C. C. Gish locates 2 claims in Black
Rock dist.
Juana S. de Asevedo to B. F. Wor-
ley, deed, lot 11, blk. 7, West Clifton
Polaris Mining & Milling Co. files
proof of labor on 35 claims in Green
lee dist.
C. B. Fonda et al locate 7 claims
in Stanley Butte dist.
Pesman Plumb claims water in sec.
21, 5 s, 24 e.
Scott A. Fuller, Jno. F. Donahue,
F. O- Bacon, Ralph Ellis et al locate
2 claims in Greenlee and Copper mt.
dists.
Relief From Rheumatics.
I suffered with rheumatism forover
two years,says Mr.RollandCurry, a pa
trolman, of Key Wast, Fla. Sometimes
it settled in my knees and lamed me
so I could hardly walk, at other times
it would be in my feet and hands so I
was incapacitated for duty. One night
when I was in severe pain and lame
from it my wife went to the drugstore
here and came back with a bottle of
Chamberlains Pain Balm. I was rub
rcb with it and found the pain had
nearly gone during the night. I kept
on using it for a little more than two
weeks and found that it drove the
Five Sets of Twins in Six Weeks is
Not Bad.
If you dn't know that the stork,
on his late visits to Metcalf, has been
overworking himself, just, wait until
I get through telling you about it.
First Señor Chon Arrollo, the worthy
tailor, was compelled to neglect his
goose to assist at the reception of a
couple of young laay visitors to whom
his spouse introduced him after the
visit of the stork; while Señora An
choado, not t3 b; outdone, stiffened
the backbone of her husband by pre
senting him with a pair of bouncing
boys. This was followed by Señora
Luis Acebeda presenting her lord and
master with a. pair of queens, dittoed
by Señora Pedro Sira with a dainty
pair of little ladies, and the latest
gifts from the busy bird are a pair of
girls at the home of Senor Guada
lupe Aldaco. It is now said that no
self-respecting lady of Metcalf would
think of stopping short of a pair.
If this record can be made by I
Senor Anchondo, who is a one-legged !
man, Sira, who is crippled with a
stiff, crooked leg, Acebeda, who is
just a scrap of a man anyhow, and a
bench legged tailor, when the work of
see-what-a-fine-husband-my-wife-has
able-bodied men begin to show up.
what will the harvest be?
By general concensus of opinion
from President Roosevelt down to
Judge Shirley, who is an admitted
authority on the subject, it is urged
that this is an "infant industry"
worthy and deserving of encourage
ment; and the CoppkrEra is author
ized to offer a premium of $10 cash
and a three-story cradle to any set
of nplets born in. the Clifton-Mo-
renci district. In the meantime
Metcalf, with five pairs of twins in
icie ot six weeks, claims the record.
We have been hugging ourself with
congratulations that the wife decided
to go home to mother's this trip; for
had we gone up against this latest
epidemic with only one little eight-
pound girl, we should have felt like
mighty small potatoes, while had she
stayedliere, followed the leader and
kept up with the procession, we
would be sitting up o'nights studying
double entry book-keeping to support
them. Joe Organ.
, Fair Commission Laying its Plans.
The territorial board of lair com
missioners.T. E. Pollock of Flagstaff,
B. A. Packard of Naco and Tempe,
and J. C. Adams, held, a long session
yesterday and aocom plished a great
deal of work toward getting things in
order for the next territorial fair.
Vernon L. Clark having given up tne
position of secretary of the commis
ion, C. B. Laird became the logical
candidate, and he was appointed.
The next thing they did was to ap
point the superintendents of depart
ments as follows: Mineral, Epes Kan
dolph,Tucson: Hr.rse and Mule, W. W.
Cook, Phoenix; Cattle,' A. C. McQueen
Mesa: Swine, C. M. Baum, Phoenix:
Sheep and Gjat, H. J. Gray, Cocon
ino Co.;. Poultry and Pigeon, C. B.
Wood Phoenix; Apiary, Wm. Rohrig,
Tempe: Dairy, Emory Kays, Phoenix;
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a great deal of "business-will be done".
There is now no prospect that the
I price of copper will - be reduced.
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chase for any farther advance de-
livery than July, producer's will still
maintain prices. The market will
not be offered down until there is an
actual surplus of metal in existence
and there is no prospect that a real
surplus will accumulate for several
months to come.
While it is quite probable that the
price of copper will settle down to a
somewhat lower level toward the end
of this year or the first of next, there
is no possibility that copper will de
cline in a decade to the low prices of
a few years ago. Electrical develop
ment will be too rapid and too ex
tended to permit a copper surplus to
accumulate.
Twenty years ago an amount equal
to 25 to 40 per cent, of the current
annual copper production was al
ways piled up in smelter vards and
storehouses, in transit and in specu
lative hands. At present it is esti
mated that not more than 5 per cent,
of a year's output of refined, ready-to-use
copper exists outside of con
sumers bins. In wul, wnen copper
declined to 10J cents, there was a
total surplus of over 400,000,000
pounds, or nearly half a year's
world's output. Notwithstanding
this surplus and the subsequent tre
mendous increase in production, all
the available copper has been ab
sorbed and the price has advanced to
m cents. Ot course, a direct re
versal of these conditions is utterly
impossible. Boston Commercial.
Fine Watches
Some time ago the residents of the
Artesian Belt began work on the
matter of securing rural free de
livery for that region. They have
now secured the signature of almost
every citizen of the district to a
petition asking that a free delivery
be installed from Safford. It is be
lieved there is ample population to
justify such service and that all
othér conditions are fayorable.
Nothing should therefore stand in
the way of the route being establish
ed. The petition will now be for
warded to Washington. Guardian.
Sore Nipples.
Any mother who has had experience
with this distressing ailment will be
pléased to know that a cure may be
effected by applying Chamberlain's
Salve as soon as the child is done
nursing. Wipe it off with a soft
cloth before allowing the 'babe to
nurse. Many trained nurses use this
salve with best results. For sale by
Element Jewelry & Watch Repairing
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J. E. CRAY, Manager.
FRESH
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Cakes and
Fancy Delicacies
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A Shoe
That Pinches
or binds cannot become
comfortable except by
losing iLs shape. That
is why a lasting sLyle
requires a perfect fit.
The Hanan Shoe ii first
made to fit.
! Back of this is the carefully se
lected leather and the particular
! workmanship which makes that per
' feet fit last as lonjr as the shoe.
Send Your Broken Spectacles to
be Repaired or Duplicated to
GREEN & GREEN, Opticians
2440 Stout St.. Denver. Colo.
Our next visit to Clifton, June, 1907
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rheumatism away. I have not had any i artion is so irentle that the appendix 1
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months of May, June, July, August and September round
trip -tickets from all New Mexico and Arizona j)oints to
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