Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-10-22

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vantage 10 Arizona. IL will bring
capitalists and machinery here
which will develop the Territory
very fast; So, that in very few
years, Arizona's wealth producing
capacity will tar exceed many of
the old Eastern States.
You See, the crops here are al.
ready planted, all YOU have to do
is Ia find them and dig them ont
When We consider that the min.
, ing industry alone adds one hun.
drrd millions of dollars TO our ma.
tlonal wealth yearly, there can no
longer he question IN To the tu.
ture of these rich mineral Terrific
ries; and Arizona compares favOra.
bly, with any OF them, and the
Tombstone District is the Boss.
Not only the Tombstone proper hut
the surrounding country is found to
be rich
A new District was formed here
in these mountains a few days ago
called the Hartford Mining District.
Quite a number of mines have been
discovered recently in these noun.
talns. The assays range all the
way from - per ton to 500 per
ton. This District possesses ad
vantages which very few others
possess. i. e., wood and water in
the greatest abundance Ore can
he worked much cheaper here than
any other place ! know OF, on ac.
count at these advantages. am
Interested in six claims here, aud
hope Ia gain something good in some
OF them. II ! can get ore to mill
80 per ton | will he able to come
East soon to pay yOu a visit. We
have had assays ranging from -
10 SlS6 per ton. am at work
every day with pick aud shovel,
sinking on the Lo,lrs, aud will soon
know all about them. There are
other. and quite Il number of good
locations in these Mountains, some
Of them "way up" i. e., ASSAY high.
There are two steam saw mills in
this range which furnish plenty of
lumber AZ from so 10 so per thou.
sand. One mill il iIuatcd IN this CA.
uon-anoihrr advantage our claims
possess. These mountains are very
healthy. But the plains and river
valley are not considered healthy
hy amy urans-ieNer and ague. etc.
The climate is about like yours:
though We are further South. The
mountains being near makes the
difference III temperature imper.
crptihlr to me.
The population is composed Of
mining men and prnprlctorS, IL few
COW and horse rancho men. a lew
vegetable ranch men, and the busi.
ness men who usually congregate
in the small towns and Il large pro.
portion of MrAicanS.
The term "ranch" Is applied to
any small country home. The pro-
pllctor. i'll Spanish, Is the EdRchero.
To lahnrlng men this country of.
itrS 10 iuddrcmrut just Vet. There
Is more oi that class here now than
is needed. y small paper might do
we'll IN Tombstone. y good phN 81.
elan might lind Il good lncation in
thai place also. | believe lawyers
arr plenty. The grorcrN -rsprcial.
IL retail liqunr-iS largely ovtr,lunc.
The dry goods business is small.
The merchants here charge rob.
hing prices for everything. lon
see merchants generally expect to
make fortune III one year, and rx-
pect the mines To go down AT the
end of that time. But Tombstone
is an exception. Ii is undoubtedly
II permanent camp, and will pay for
II number at Years. This is the
general opinion, as we'll us of the
numerous mining experts who have
visited the District. All agree in
putting Tombstone down as IL s'way
up" mining camp.
Nours firmly