Show ARIZONA COMPANIES consolidated era clifton arizona the era is this week permitted to ant bounce that the merger which has been pending for many months between the new england and clifton consolidated companies has at last been effected and that work on an extensive scale will be commenced at once this combination throws about one hundred claims upon many of which large development work has been done under one management in fact practically a new company with un limited resources has been formed which will now proceed with the development of this vast mineral estate and also with the erection of concentrating plants smelters shelters sm elters and a railroad from clifton to smelter site a few miles above clifton all of which it is learned will require the expenditure of more than development work has been in progress by both companies for inore lore than two years past and it is generally conceded by mining men that the largest body of rich ore in the territory has already been developed by the new england company on its cobre mines which at the present time have the deepest workings from the surface of any mines in the camp while the merger was pending both banies had ceased operations which to an appreciable extent had effected the prosperity of the entire camp but now that work has been resumed and on a much more extensive scale than heretofore it will have the effect of reviving business and affording employment to a large number of skilled artisans arti and miners it means another big and successful company for the clifton district and indirectly will encourage others other to invest in this section it will be a satisfaction to the many friends of A P ing who was heretofore the manager odthe of the new england company to know that he has been retained as general manager of the new company has been engaged by eastern capitalists to secure mining property in mexico to which business he will devote his energy for some time mr dunhams many friends in this section deeply regret his departure realizing that the district has lost a valuable and true friend further details of the plans of the new company will be given to the public through this paper from fro in time to time in the future |