Arizona citizen., 1876-03-25
THE CITIZEN.
Arizona Ores at the Centennial.

ores from Arizona mines at the great
 CeHterRid exposition When Govern
 or YcCorlnick was here, Mir Ewing
 had an interview vIth him on the sub
 ject, and found the most earnest and
 hearty desire manifested by the Govern
 or to do &Il in his power upon hIs arriv-
 al in Philadeiphis, tc aid, sHd work in
 conjunction with, any of the citizens of
 thls Territory, who would make an eff
 fort Co have the products of Arizona
 represented st the Centennial. MT.
 Ewing then said that rather than have
 no exhibit of ores, he would collect
 number of the finest specimens he
 could Obtaid from mining claimants
 of his acquaintance, and forward them
 at his own expense, if Governor Me
 COrmick would receive them at his
 end of the liBe. and secure proper
 space and fitting exhibition at Phila- 1
 delphia. In pursuance Of this plan, 1
 NIT. Ewing went Co work, and applying |
 personally and directly 10 the several
 mine owners Of his acquaintance, he
 was surprised to find them not only |
 willing tO furnish hjpl valuable speci-
 mems of their mme products, but en-
 thusiastic in the project of showing
 ore at the Centennial which they are
 confident wIli hold its own with ores Il
 from Ae richest mines of the Pacific coast His first shipment was made
 on February :, by slow freight, and embraced the following specimens.
 Old Mine ore, so pounds; Silver King ore, ll5 pounds; Enterprise ore, 50 a pounds; Young America ore co pounds: t
 Rescue ore, 20 pounds; Trench ore, 7S l pounds; Quacharty and Sacaton ores, "a 60 pounds; Bronkow ore, 9 pounds. ii
 His last shipment has been made ic thls week, on Tuesday, and was sent V by express, the object being to have c this last lot reach San Francisco in P tune to go forward with the rest and
 all reach Philadelphia at the same
 time; and we learn that the Arizona
 and New Mexico Express Company a who carried this ore to San Francisco. refused to accept any pay therefor. b The specimens in thIs lot are as n follows: Champion No. 1, ore. 25 o pounds; Ramboz ore, 50 pounds; Big ti Johnny ore, GO pounds: Aztec Sister at ore, 90 pounds; Absentee ore. 1j st pounds; Rescue No. 1, ore, 10 pounds Xxi Champion No ,, ore, 20 pounds: Legal si Tender ore, pounds Guija Centennial m ore, 50 pounds; Bronkow ore, 10 vc pounds; Mammoth Copper ore. 75 of pounds; Mccormick ore, 20 pounds iaI Richmond ore, 30 pounds. IT
 These specimens are very carefully is put up m iron bound boxes and packed gr Tn saw dust and upon being opened at til wIll present as clean and to fresh an appearance as when taken la rom the mines. The boxes were made of by John Wild, the carpenter. and up- ne Dn being asked for his bill lac said he au Ildnt have any; that he wanted 10 St; have hand at the Centennial himself mi he ores are mostly in single lumps su lhd VIII range in value, to the ton. from ed SlOO to many thousands of dollars Ii jul will be great advantage in hayinc tn such large specimens presented, as. hO however rich q small cabinet sDeci. no men may be, the ordinary and unso- on hhlstlcated eastern counting house in! ienlzen cannot rise to a conception of cl; he great wealth, lyIng in massive to ulnps Tn our mines, as he can if he ty, ees one of these magnificent specimens of carefully drawn plat of each mine ren. tai esented, with the names of claimants me Ize of claim, location, value of ore ou ic, accompanies and will be snown JO m the table with each specimen. The able on which the display will be an' made m the exhibition building. will he ext D feet long and three feet wide, which hu the largest accommodation which an, an be obtained The specimens al- sel ogether will number 34, representing DO: : mines, and weighing 900 pounds, by nd of total valCe, in themselves of the bout $500 At the close of the Gen. the 'nnial, the whole lot will be presented sea lhe Smithsonian Institution and nus will remaIn on permanent cyb,bi
 on IL would be impossible to con T ey an idea of the beauty and richness cei these specimens, to one who hv as not seen them. Some of them ed lichly streaked with pure silver, can in cut with a knife; the ruby silver nro res present the richest combinations Ge, Coiors; some of the specimens look and ke solld mass of unalloyed metal win hu are nearly so, being worth as birb is r two dollars per pound. Others of the leSe specimens present a dull mat Gey active appearance, but from tbeir hay nown value, resemble, more than any for, 'lng else, hloated, unshowy bond. Ilarp older, who builds banks, and main Ser ms them, when more showy monied ma, len are going down m panic. the We have taken space to markedly
 
 ouce this praiseworthy effort of 4 | riVate citizen to secure. as far as his rua riNa'e means will permit, representa-. peti on @ the Centennial, of Arizona ores pra 'cSnse It IS gratifying to every think. graI