, 1877-04-22
ne "fioneer" and <'G1obe.' Districts
Believed to Contain the Rich
est Silver Hines in the
World.
4 Great Rush Of Miners and Mining Oaui-
tai into This Portion Of the
Territory.
The Town Of E1oreuce---Its Favorable
location, Agricultural Advan-
tagea, Etc, Etc.

Territory for the reason that It is near the rich
st mining districts yet discovered, besides be
ng the centre Of fine farming region. Whil'
The mountains Of every portion of the Territor.
jhow very rich silver and gold bearing ore il
azge quantities, nowhere has it been found 81
n2Ivelously prolific as IN the "Globe'' ani
"Pioneer" districts northeast Of this Villnge
some Of the most wonderful specimens have
been brought Nuggets OF pure native
iakea rom tie % 7arioas aas Claims s Il RSSas ESess
districts, and exhibited in San Francisco
have set the shrewd, money-ma1dng Franciscans
on the Q14i tfue Of expectation, and started ont
an army OF prospectors and capitalistic agents
to buy up locations OF the poor prospectors who
haven't The capital to work them. Much Of the
money that has been 6peculatfng on California
streetis seeking legitimate Investment In the
development OF Arizona mines. This region is
very mountainous, and has been for years the
stronghold Of the Apaches. 1t Was as much as
white mans life was worth to venture there,
and what prospecting was done prior to rs had
to be undertaken by strong bands, and even
then it was very hazardous Every mining party
that returned from this wild region reported
evidences Of vast riches in the mountains from
the Groupings which were exposed, and many
brought back nuggets Of pure silver to prove
their assertions.
In the fall orr,
FIVE DARING MINERS
went into this region and spent several months
in the White Mountains, until the Apaches
killed one Of their number and drove the others
out. AS the four were prospecting along on
their way to this place, On the ed OF March,
1S75, they came upon very rich groupings at
spct about thirty miles northeast Of Florence.
They spent soma time in further investigation.
and finally, believing they had struck the bo-
nanza they had been so long in search OF, located
what is now the Silver King" nine--the
richest ret developed in Arizona These four
men we're Isaac Copeland, ". Il. Long, B. W.
Reagan, and Charles G. Mason. They began at
once to develop their mine, and by their united
labor, during the first nine months, took out
and sold ore that nettcd them S90000 The
anything known in the history of silver
mining In the United States, and, instantly its
surprising value became known, there wasgreat
excitement throughout the Territory and in ali
the mining centres OF the coast The district,
now termed the "Pioneer" district, was overr1n
by prospectors, and hundreds Of claims were
located, many now being worked, but most OF
which: On account Of their great distance away,
~of their owners. are temporarily lying idle
While the ''Silver King" was the first mine
located in this district, It was not the first dis
covered The "slver Queen about mile
fully. year before, but was not located then,
'as the Apaches, being very troublesome, drove
the discoyeTers away. But they have since To-
Gated their claim, which is probably on the same
lead'as the King" and which: when develop
ed. Will most likely prove as rich as that.
But the King y had not been worked many
months before some Of the owners became un-
easy, and wished to be on the tramp again in
search Of the fabulous mountain Of pure silver.
The trouble Was, they had not the means
requisite to work the mlne as it should be, or to
put their ore In the San Francisco market So
Copeland sold out to Mason in August, 1876,
and Long sold to Reagan. In December, 1876,
Mason sold his half to Col James II. Barney,
Of Yuma, -
FOR S3000O,
and Barney and Reagan are now the sole OWL
Of the Up 70 this % the nine
y opened -, ne 1 sta1t was a;n d9wa qni{ about 1
lass, but there was no sign OF any d.
Ta., 1f.a - s4'4'e. eAo Iaaty VI AuIauts'
as,.aa aon 71I1. 60 ~ .va ms euoseu WILL -
9aorn q TX * eoa mn S;na" tha w.; 'ngS @
intn ~ nossosso5 NJ cI Rareu 'uS s,G 9AssEo ~
Dn~a Dr. NC as - Sn-e1, ~ auu w.
a5 ~ erti,o1r end n,oro iItai,nene
M 81 nloIc 1 etse,5 ano luole aneclneen1as. a 1ue
he" 1es , r u aco3 n1th aa +.ot !nG snaie
3a2 w" tSaencu ueptu " ~ tGGse, auu gu
o-nt ~ ~ ts snr ~ 19T aat t,id sle
on account VI US Nonaert1l ~ Ilcll1ess, "oula mol
is', are 9o1 sonnrfu 4t ~ tue contrary, tnere
- 80 esesS 4nalcailon tnat lue feans s1teno 70 .
xe,5 Elcat usptn, auu ena1 % Slle} W. lnc.ease IN
~ facnness IS tney qescena. lne n hlne cannot
-, ~ aalu ~ nasc oeen "o1Aeu AZ al1 as Stt. All
tae th ote tnus % 1ar remover nas oeen taken from
.ns naal. and a1o tne Eiclles @ opEnSu ln Inc
pulposc VI oe'eloplns tne nnlne. % WAL u may
p.9ouGe "nen s{sMa..eaaiy kg;.a wotke9 may DC
luogeo 11on Inc @ lono~lng LOW 1, nguIes' WHICH give
n:ass 1as Set *rs.s hsc.ns ehe
ene tuSA a4se4 tn... ~. .ue Iauu
Mnu.ass 1 =, ~: a:ay y" 9 os ~ tuas nase
a.N MA ~ ~ t,,a M uy aon
1tnoa, S4o n1nes, anu 'nIuee rI ~ eteanGF .4pu
niss 70 9a1 riaocaseo' "nc'e II WAS solo 70 'ne
n'snes. otnnel .,r.-
From @ the "a OF Aafcn, 1872. az jan. l. =, No.,
1s7,79 IN montes 5 hins .1 ne;tea:S so'ooo
onslng na,tsa 1o'o-I@ naon'u'-tne n'ns 7ao mn
nnr;no 11@s. ncnths-thc .:Eino" wv
netted. .... 127. 601
Now in fronsifu ore that viii net IS, 600
Total. 9433, 1888
Besides the above, there arc on. the dump at
Ehe mine some 9 400 tons of waste" too poor
to shin. but assayinr from $50 to 500 Der ton,
EhIch wi1l be worked with profit when the Com
nanv erects it's mills. and which should be placed
Ia The credit Of thc mine.
Al the reader can readily believe. ore must
De very rich that viii nav to shin that long dis
:auce.
THE COST
II 1aring every ton Of ore down at the wharf in
son Francisrn is abnut sim From the mine to |
r,rno u 70 h.r1od h., s;v+oarn,,1a too,ce ~ |