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Railroads of Arizona Vol 3 Clifton, Morenci and Metcalf Rails and Copper Mines A
Railroads of Arizona Vol 3 Clifton, Morenci and Metcalf Rails and Copper Mines Arizona Locomotive Rosters by David F Myrick
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements 7
Introduction 9
Chapter 1COPPER MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICT Discovery 12
Chapter 2 COPPER MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICT Development 24
Chapter 3THE CORONADO RAILROADArizona's First Narrow-Gauge Line 36
Chapter 4 THE DETROIT COPPER MINING COMPANY OF ARIZONA 52
Chapter 5 THE ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO RAILWAY COMPANY (1883) 60
Chapter 6 THE ARIZONA COPPER COMPANY 78
Chapter 7 STANDARD GAUGE CARS COME TO CLIFTON 100
Chapter 8 MORENCI SOUTHERN RAILWAY 118
Chapter 9 LORDSBURG AND HACHITA RAILROAD COMPANY 142
Chapter 10 CHANGES ON THE CORONADO RAILROAD 162
Chapter 11 THE SHANNON-ARIZONA RAILWAY COMPANY METCALF 180
Chapter 12 THE CLIFTON NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY and SAN FRANCISCO RIVER RAILROAD COMPANY 208
Chapter 13 RAILS TO SHAKESPEAREA&NM RY'S ONLY BRANCH LINE 220
Chapter 14 THE TIME OF CONSOLIDATIONPHELPS DODGE CORPORATION 238
Chapter 15 RAILS TO THE MORENCI OPEN PIT 256
Chapter 16 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AROUND CLIFTON AND MORENCI 276
Epilogue 300
Appendix A: Arizona and New Mexico Railway Company Statistics 301
Appendix B: Morenci BranchIndustrial Railway Status (1931) 302
Appendix C: Production of Recoverable Copper at Morenci 303
Appendix D: Greenlee County Population Census 304
Appendix E: Notes Concerning Finances of The Arizona Copper Company Limited 305
Locomotive Roster of Arizona Short Line Railroads 308
Index 333
DUST JACKET INTRODUCTION
Most of Arizona's railroads were built to serve the copper mining industry. Pioneer copper discoveries in Arizona's easternmost reaches brought about the communities of Clifton, Morenci and Metcalf. Despite Apache Indian raids and periodic ruinous rainstorms which swept away painfully-built ore reduction facilities, the miners persevered. Today's gigantic Phelps Dodge open pit mine at Morenci is the second largest in the world.
David F. Myrick presents a wealth of information not only about mining and the development of its supporting railroads, but the camps and cities and their occupants. As in previous volumes, the author's research has been exhaustive, producing an accurate and complete picture of over a century of human endeavor.
The building of Lordsburg, New Mexico (where the railroad from the mines connected with Southern Pacific) and mining activities in the nearby areas of Shakespeare and Hachita are also described in this volume.
Although this story takes us back to the early days of Arizona's economic and social development, Myrick brings us right up to date in following the fading fortunes of the Eastern Arizona mining industry.
Included in Volume III of this Arizona series is detailed rosters of locomotives of all the Arizona local railroads.
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