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Arizona Southwestern and Borderlands Photograph Collection
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| Image Title | Birds eye view of Clifton, Arizona |
| Creator | Unknown |
| Description | Birds eye view of Clifton, Arizona, the photographer having stood on one of the high cliffs. From the wide sweep of the Frisco River you can imagine how dangerous it is. The last rain washed away thirteen buildings and rendered many others unsafe. The smelter on the left is known as the Shannon, and that on the right as the Arizona Copper or "A.C." These are Phelps Dodge & Co. property, as well as the mines from which the necessary ore is obtained. Up the canyon on the right, the train takes you to the camp of Metcalf, and the stage road to Morenci also runs in this direction. There is a beautiful farm up this canyon owned by a man named Potter. The home is exceptionally attractive and the orchard and flower beds are a veritable Eden compared with their surrounding walls of high, barren mountains. Population of Clifton, about 5,000 at present, while both smelters are operating. Altitude 3485 feet. 226 miles from El Paso. |
| Subject | Mining
Mining camps
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| Date | 1905-04-00 |
| Geographic Subject or Location Depicted | Clifton (Ariz.) |
| Object Type | Photographs; Glass negatives |
| Original Collection | Arizona Southwestern and Borderlands Photograph Collection |
| Item Number | Clifton (Ariz.) a |
| Rights | Permission to use must be obtained from the University of Arizona, Special Collections |
| Format | JPEG |
| Date Digital | 2009-04-27 |
| File Name | AZU_AZSWP_Clifton_file1_folder1_a.jpg |
| Digital Collection | Arizona Southwestern and Borderlands Photograph Collection |
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