, 1879-01-19
ARIZONA.
The Rich Country Where MIR. A.
c. .Hesing's Mines Are
Located.
A Talk About Them with the Son OF
an Old Chicagoan.

an Uld CQlcaSodA'
"Hallon, Mr. Reporter, let me introduce you
to nv son. who has inst come from Arizona"
It was Mr. John Hise who, accompanied by
sta1wart, swa,thy young man, stoppeu report
er of this paper on one OF our ousy t''otouSu"
fares few days ago.
The reporter stopped in obedience to the re-
quest, and shook hands with the gentleman
from Arizona.
sMy son has not been in Chicago for some
five years." explained Mr.. John H'se' lana
things look rather new to him now. 1t Will take
him probably q few days to get useo TO our
ways"
Where have you been since Jou left Chi
cago:" queried the, scribe: .r
Roaming about the West, sir, especially IN
Colorado and New Mexico, until aoout two
wears and half ago settled for good IN Globe
City. Arizona.'' ...,
.iGlobc Citya WHY, is that not the very places
MIR. A. C. Hesiug visited last fall, and about
whose mines We hear so much lately p"
The very place, SIR ana let ms ~ ~ ~, you
half the truth OF our wonderful resources. I
do not believe there is a more promising OF Or
livelier mining town anywhere in the world
than our Globe City"
Tell ME all about Globe, Mr.. uise, and
about r1attcrs in general out there. know OF
no subject that interests the people Of Chicago
more at present than Arizona and the particular
neighborhood you came FROM"
s'Wcll, am willing. Let us go and sit down
somewhere. and will tell sou all KNOW ABOUT
Globe City aud the Globe District"
4 few minutes later the n,au from Arizona
and the man of news we're sitting in the corner
OF q quiet lager-bcer place discussing some
toaming lager and cold pork chops, by way OF
introduction.
s'By the way, what brought you here, Mr.
Rise!" asked the reporter.
'You see, my partner, Mr.. Shryock, died, and
it was his dying wish 10 be buried in his old
home, st. Louis. So drought luis remains here,
leaving my store in the charsc OF my brother.
Afy partners death makes a change i'll the
business necessary, and my main object IS at
shall return to Globe rs fast as l can"
''Now, tell about Globe"
swell, about three years ago I found myself,
after bcating about ia the mining camps OF
Mexico where I run, with Mr.. Sllryocl<, gen.
cral store. There was at that time quite an ex~
cite,nent in Silver City about discoveries made
in Arizona, which Territory, you know, had
been but just then freed from the ADacncs, who
had kept even the most courageous prospectors
and discoyerers out OF that rich mineral country.
Miners came from what is now the Globe Dis
trict, distance Of 22O miles, to Silver
City, and brought silver ore the like
Of which no one had ever seen before. Quite
number of men left SilTer City for this land Of
promise, and in March, 1876, also started with
4 train that was to carry fiye-stamp mill to
Globe City, the first piece Of machinery ever
brought there. had nothing to do with the
1nill which Was q very poor concern: 1t was
roughly constructed, after an old Mexican pat
tern. The a1nalgamating process was carried
on in large pans, built Of loose stone, through
which the mercury ran oil, making the process
Us expensive as it was Ineffective. The miners
became disgusted with that mill before it had
worked many tons of orc.
'' When got to the mining camp, which has
since become Globe City, found there, per-
haps, twenty-five people. In the immediate
neigllborhood lived some LOO Now we have
there quite village of nearly hundred
houses, inhabited by some $50 people, and full
OF life and bustle such as you can hardly i'm,
agine. became satisfied that Globe would
grow, and Immediately started store there. I
sold lots OF goods and got rs pay silver bullion,
which had been melted out III Mexican furnaces.
Now we have there some eight stores, even
ncws~dcpot. have 2 public school, COM
Portable houses, where carpets and orna-
ments are by no means unknown, and
have very lively weekly newspaper. We had,
when 1 left, some eighteen ladies in the town,
but more we're announced as on the way to join
their husbands, and ere long we probably will
have their society as we'll as business. When
Mr.. Hesing was out there he attended ball,
which was quite success.'
stAre you not shut off from all the world In
Globe CIty?''
:By no means! Of course it is rough, vol
canic country, but it has splendid climate,
plenty of wood and water. We send and receive
a mail three times week. Il days Journey,
between fifty and sixty miles. over road that
might be a little improved, but is BY no
rlcaus very pad, brings us to Florence,
lively farming town, from where daily stage
runs to Yuma, about 200 miles off the present
terminus of the Southern. Pacific Road. BY
April this road will be finished to Maricopn
Wells, less than 100 miles, as the crow flies,
from Globe City. To the east We have sp1cn-
sou, Topeka & Santa Fc Road, about 500 miles
from Globe, and good deal of freight reaches
US that way. The journey from Globe City to
Chicago is not so bad. Only four days. staging
and about eight days railroad travel. By spring
day,s staging and nine da}s' r,de in the cars
'All you depend Oh in Globe City, sup
pose, is mining?"
e. Ycs, sir. There is no great chance for
farming in our rocky neighbori,ood, although
some vegetables are raised there, and even
fruit may be grown to advantage. Stock
raising is very easy with us; Us ours is as fine
grazing country as can be found anywhere.
Still, onr main interest remains our mines,
and tell you, sir, richer tnines than those in
the Globe district are nowhere to be found, at
with mining for over five years, but hare never
seen anything to compare with our mines in
Glube.''
What do you think Of the mires Mr.: Hesine
has acqurcdl:'
Well, I know that property very we'll, and
have often visited II. His twenty mines arc
amoug the best in the district, aud should not
be surprised ut all if the 'Juius Nine should
turn out the richest mine in all Atneriel. l
visited it about week before l came on, and
went down in its shaft, which is 1orty-two fcct
deep. From this shaft they hare run three
drifts about twenty-five feet long; in the upper
one l saw ore standing along the hanging road
worth at least 50 or 81 per pound: from
the two lower ones the ore had been
taken out as far rs the drifts went.
Of this ore, l,G09 pounds yielded
S4GoQ two tons 81 ,5(U each, aud two tons $500
each; the latter orc was at first thrown out as
not rich enough TO pay for Juggling it to the
MILL. have seen another thing in the julius
Mine that prompts inc to call it 4 GOOD one. 1t
is true fssure vein, we'll defined, that from all
indications runs through the entire length Of
the mine, growing wider the deeper you
get, and to my best belief grow!n. richer
also. This vein runs over into the
"Dundcrberg,;' an extension Of the Ju-
Illus. OF the other mines Mr.. Hcsin@
has got hold OF have my own opinion. tnlnk
some OF them, that he does not seem to think
much Of now, will show up truly woude- -ful.
He has got copper, iron, silver, and gold in
abundance in his mincs.''
Gold, you say?''
"Yes, gold. Gold quartz is now found in
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