Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-09-23
Globe Mining District, Arizona.

Last January, we started for Globe
district with view to note and write
up some of its principal features, but
owing to illness, did not reach there.
Since then, several parties have been
requested to give THE CITIZEN Il some
what minute and accurate description
of it, but Il, ne have complied. Near
ly all our Arizona readers are quite
directly interested in the district, and
therefore we give the following lengthy
communication found in the San Fran
cisco Mining and Scientific Press of
date September ,,
EDITORS Press Globe mining dis
trict was organized about twelve
months ago. At that time it was CON
fined TO Pinal county, but since then a
large tract of land has been cut of
from the san Carlos Indian reservation
and added to the district, said addition
being in Maricopa county, and IN
cludes the great Apache mountains, in
the northeast part of the district, for
merly known as the sacred home OF
the ancient red men, who have been
heretofore the great bugbear that has
retarded the development of this sec
ton of country, which has produced
silver ores from the surface, within the
/ last six months, second to no others
previously discovered in any part OF
the Western States and Territories, not
lonlv on account of their richness in
intrinsic value, but for their mineral
logical combinations and crystalliZa
ton. In this article | refer principal
/ ly to The
| NORTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE
DISTRICT,
Which is in MaricOpa county. The
great Apache mountains run in north
erly and southcriy course, the eastern
slope of which forms the gulches anC
creeks that constitute the San Carlo
river, that empties into the ella rive
Mt the San Carlos Indian agency, dis
lance about 81 miles in a southeastern!
course. From the western slope Tn
waters from the canyons run into Pima
creek. which latter forms a junction
with Salt river about - miles from tn
Iancx of the great Apache mountains
: The greater portion of the distrlc
: surface is principally small, undula'
/ ing hills, covered with luXurlant grass
es the whole year. The meScal grow
here very abundantly; ] believe 1t t
he
4 SPECIES OF THE MAGUEY,
Containing a great amount of suga
IL formerly served the Apache Indian
with the nOurIshment wherewith TO SUI
tain their diabolical vitality Will
raiding on the pale faces. The plant
are cut down and the thick leave
trimmed close to the butt, which V;
ries from a few inches to a little nor
than Il foot in diameter; they are the
put into a mescal pit built of stone
and earth principally in the gulchC
and canvOns), where fire is apple
and rocks heated. The plants al
nlaced in the bottom and covered owe
e with heated rocks and earth, where
, is allowed to remain 4S hours to roaS
and is then ready to be used as too'
1 Although they now draw their ration
of provisions at the San Carlos agenc.
they are so habituated to use 1t tia
they procure passes from the India
/ AGENT to allow them the privilege
= burn mescal. Many Apaches hay
been engaged the last two months l
this branch of their industry In yer
peaceable manner among the miner
invariably showing their pass to L
absent certain number OF days o
the reservation.
WATER
i, Is somewhat scarce, but there Is sun
/ cient for consumption and TO treat I'll
ores of the district by steam powe
Wood is also scarce in the vicinit.
but plenty in the Pinal mountain
about ten miles Southwesterly. Salt
abundant on Salt river. within
miles. and at some parts Of the dl
. trict only 10 miles, which will facil
) tate considerably the reduction of
certain class of silver ores found
/ this portion of the district, which r