ase,  and  after  the  court  adjourned  Fuller  again 
asked  for  money.  Some  words  passed,  and 
Fuller  called  the  colonel  a liar.  The  colonel  is 
getting  pretty  well  along  in  years,  but  it  didn’t 
take  him  long  to  knock  the  burly  miner  out,  who 
jumped  the  first  train  and  fled  town.

Inquiry  has  recently  been  made  through 
Frank  J.  Wright,  of  this  city,  by  Denver  capi- 
talists regarding  the  present  condition  of  the 
famous  Santa  Rita  copper  mines  located  17 
miles  northeast  of  this  city,  and  in  former  years 
when  copper  was  high,  such  heavy  producers. 
When  copper  took  such  a drop  four  years  ago 
the  mines  were  closed  down  and  the  under- 
ground workings  allowed  to  fill  up  with  water 
and  go  to  rack  in  general,  but  since  the  rise  in 
copper  several  mining  men  of  experience  and 
means  are  endeavoring  to  lease  or  purchase 
them.  They  are  owned  by  Boston  capitalists, 
principal  among  whom  is  Joel  P.  Whitney.  Next 
to  the  Clifton  mines  they  have  in  the  past  pro- 
duced more  copper  than  any  properties  in  the 
southwest,  and  are  considered  today  valuable 
mines.

( 2 )

Mining  Matters

Pinos  Altos  Surely  Coming  to  the  Front  as  One 
of  the  Liveliest  Camps  in  the  Territory.

Reminiscences  of  the  Camp.Capt.  A.  J.  Hulburt  remarked  to  N.

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ase,  and  after  the  court  adjourned  Fuller  again 
asked  for  money.  Some  words  passed,  and 
Fuller  called  the  colonel  a liar.  The  colonel  is 
getting  pretty  well  along  in  years,  but  it  didn’t 
take  him  long  to  knock  the  burly  miner  out,  who 
jumped  the  first  train  and  fled  town.

Inquiry  has  recently  been  made  through 
Frank  J.  Wright,  of  this  city,  by  Denver  capi- 
talists regarding  the  present  condition  of  the 
famous  Santa  Rita  copper  mines  located  17 
miles  northeast  of  this  city,  and  in  former  years 
when  copper  was  high,  such  heavy  producers. 
When  copper  took  such  a drop  four  years  ago 
the  mines  were  closed  down  and  the  under- 
ground workings  allowed  to  fill  up  with  water 
and  go  to  rack  in  general,  but  since  the  rise  in 
copper  several  mining  men  of  experience  and 
means  are  endeavoring  to  lease  or  purchase 
them.  They  are  owned  by  Boston  capitalists, 
principal  among  whom  is  Joel  P.  Whitney.  Next 
to  the  Clifton  mines  they  have  in  the  past  pro- 
duced more  copper  than  any  properties  in  the 
southwest,  and  are  considered  today  valuable 
mines.

( 2 )

Mining  Matters

Pinos  Altos  Surely  Coming  to  the  Front  as  One 
of  the  Liveliest  Camps  in  the  Territory.

Reminiscences  of  the  Camp.Capt.  A.  J.  Hulburt  remarked  to  N.