Salt River herald., 1878-11-02
SALT RIVER HERALD.
Saturday.. November 2. ISSs-
ARIZONA.
The Wonderful Silver Mines of
 Pinal County.
The Great Silver King Mine-eIoSe District
 and Its Immense Treasures.


 prises, have concluded to give your readers the benefit of what I saw on my late trip to Pioneer and Globe districts in this territory.
 The direct route to Globe City and district lies via Picket Post and Silver King mine. From Florence to the King by daily stage each morning at eight o'clock, arriving at Picket Post at three o'clock and Silver King city at five of the same day. The road is most excellent and the stages con- fortable-fare four dollars. From the King to Globe City saddle animals are used and are always in readiness at reasonable rates by the proprietor of the tri-weekly express line running between these two points distance 2S miles over high ranges of mountains and through deep and dark canyons. Within the next six months it is considered fixed fact that toll road will be built, thereby making Globe district easy of access and bringing it and her mining inter- ests to the front. As it has been and is now the difficulty of reaching that district has kept away many worthy people and much capital. The senti- ment at Florence has been against making this road because they feared it would give all the trade of Globe to Picket Post and make that the cap- ital of Pinal county, thereby taking away both from Florence. But ii must be in the natural course of things, because of benefit to all in this county and section of Arizona.
 The mines of the Globe district are good, as has been proven already in the instances of rich and valuable ore shipments from the Stoaewall Jack. son, Imperial, and others of less note Quite a number of new finds have been made of late which will at the proper time make themselves and their value known. Coming from this district towards Florence, theri was more time for look about at inc Silver King and Picket Post. Around the King quite a settlement has sprung | I fr0,,, 4SN III is over the Stoneman grade, thus proving that road is not valueless Twenty men are employed on the Sil yer King, stOping down the hill or which the outcrop was found, and tho ore maintains in richness. Sever Pteams are engaged in hauling the or' to the mills at Picket Post. Thi. morning we were at the mine, it wa. reported that King rock had beer struck in the North King, at depth of 11S feet. If this strike is of any magnitude, it will completely demol ish the theory that the King is merely blowout and will soon make thing ill Pioneer district boom. At PickC Post, six miles down the canyon iron the King. the King 10-stamp mill anC the '16 5-stamp are pounding away The latter mill has been engaged tC work King ore, and now the Silver King Mining company have fifteer stamps running and the dividend , will be cOrrespOndingly increased There is certainly orc enough on tn, dumps to keep both mills running ; year and a half. Picket Post is al active, busy town, pleasantly located aud evidently very prosperous. Fiv, miles distant the Pinal Milling com pany's 5-stamp mill is running or small lots of custom ore from tn, !, Wanahata," Eureka" and "Unior West" mines. The Union West" i making a splendid showing, havin: shaft dCwn sixty feet, with a well , defined lead of native silver ore, il : appearance more like the King thai anything yet discovered. Itis rumor ed that on November first the Pima Milling company will also cOmmenc, on a contract with the Silver Kin: company to crush two thousand ton of their ore. This will probably b, done, as, while other mines here hay, not sufficient ore to keep this mil running, the King can easily furnisl work for forty stamps with the pres ent force now at work.
 The bullion product for the montl of August of the Silver King wa $S6,000, and this from ten stamps The ore is increasing in richness, anC when all the mills in Pioneer d.stric are devoted to crushing King ore, tha , company will be able 10 make a show | ing second 10 no silver mine on tn f Pacific coast.
 The whole country from FlOrenc to McMillenville is filling up with busy, indust ious people, who are fas making a wealthy and prosperou 5 county, ard we feel tha' he-cefol = ward Arizona is to be known for wha she is-tl e richest mineral bearin
 territory of the Unitel States.