Salt River herald., 1878-02-23
PHENIX AS X BUSINESS
 CENTRE.

which is admitted to b. the best and | only unfi!iag yearly source of sup l ply for the mountain towns and | mining camps of the Territory, l there can be no doubt of the gio.i-
 ous future of our town, that must 1 be realized through these interests. We say unfailing source of supply, | because having never fIiIinS water for irrigation, our farmers are always sure of their yi-ll ill crops. as no
 drought5 are sufficient u cut our crops short, and no frosis occur at
 this altitude, that can injurc our
 staple productions. No other valley
 of equal extent in this Territory, is
 so highly favored as ours. Not on
 ly as the garden of Arizona, is the Salt River Valley to he known, for its Phosniz is, and always nill be, the great grain depot of the Terri tory. While our agricultural re- sources st ,nd thus alone and beyond any rival.y in or out the Ter. tory, our mineral resources are by no means to be considered as below
 those of ths other equities of Ari-
 zona. We have within our county limits a goodly share of the famous
 Globe District, all of the Mctli.lan, Cave Greek, Vultu.e and Moore Dis tricts, of these it may b. briefly said that, as already stated, Globe Dis trict has already became famous, by reason of its numerous large, rich and well defined lodes; bearing the precious metals, silver predominating
 Cave Creek disuictis looming up in importance, through the recent sale and promised active development of Of W. B. Hellings' Golden Star lode. This district, although comparative ly a new one, gives promise of a future wealth and importance second to none in tho Territory. Is ores show rich returns in both gold and silver. Several good mines are be ing developed, the celebrated Gold Hill mine being located here. It's contiguity and good wagon road to Phoenix as base of supply is a great advantage to this district, McNlillan's district adjoins the Globe and gives promise of equal wealth and importance. Moore district is a new one; lying just east of the Hum bug district, surface indications arc good, as samples of rock which may be seen at the Recorders office abundanily show. Only a few claims have, as yet, been recorded but we are informed that it is a good mineral field and several prosPcc;or, are looking it over. This dist ict has the same advantages of wago, road and contiguity to Phoenix that are possessed by the Cave Creek country. Ofthe Yulture it is wei known that it has yielded more golj than any one mine in Arizona. W, are glad to learn that there is a pros poet of its again being extensively worked and believe that under it. new management none of the folliet of the old will be enacted, and thi
 mine will hereafter be a substantia cause of pride to every Arizonial who desires the mineral developmen of the Territory. We might as wei add Humbug district to the abov
 list, fer although it is in Yavapa county, yei its supplies must of neccs s:ty come from our town and valley What our wise Legislators meant il allowing the rapaciiy of the Yavapa delegation to bite that little thrc cornered chunk of hunbug out c the fair proportions of this count
 weare at loss to know. But i
 spite of this, Phoenix must suppl
 Humbug district, the conformatio of the country is such that its mine cannot afford to receive rations an forage by way of mountain roa