Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-08-07
Correspondence of TIE CITIZEN

who travels much in Globe District
 and vicinity has to acknowledge re.
 peated and continuous obligations and
 kindnesses al the hands of these free
 hearted miners. There is a spirit of
 open-hsnded hospitality in prosper
 ous searchers for the precious metals,
 such ss obtains in no other
 class of any community Their
 food is invariably coarse, their beds
 inevitably hard, but theIr hospitality
 IS royal, and they manage to infuse so
 much genuine and undisguiSed wei
 come into your reception that it hardly
 needs their glorious mountain air to
 make your couch one of down and
 your food as il never tasted before.
 During all my long rides and soiourn-
 ings among the mines of Arizona
 have yet to feel for the first time that
 uncomfortable sense of no; being
 heartily and wholly welcome. How
 much this state Of affairs enhances
 the travellers pleasure it Is impossible
 10 estimate, or why there should exist
 this sharp contrast between our new
 and our older communities will
 not attempt to snalyze. Suffice it to
 say that it is SO.
 McMlllen, until recently, has been
 one of the quietest and certainly one
 the prettiest mining camps in the
 Territory. But the clangor and thud
 of ihe noisy stamps, are beginning to
 disturb the peace and solitude of
 the mountain-encircled village, and
 the mines are now preparing to rouse themselves from their sleep of ages and tell silver weighted tale to the outside world. McMillen lies some
 Is miles northerly from Globe, in the district of the same name. It has posioffice, and daily buck board carries the mail and ihe rapidly in. creasing number of visitors to and fro.
 For the entire distance one passes continuously unmistakeable signs of the prospector in the shape of monu- ments and small shafts, anI I am told that many claims of undoubied value lie in the surrounding hills only awaiting the magic touch of capital to to make them mines.
 My irst stopping place was at the Chromo, some SIX miles from Nc Mil len, owned by Capt. J. A. Moore and NJ. P. Trout. This has long ceased 10 be prospect, and lacks, firmly be- lieve, only mill to make it one of the bonanZas. l spent a greater portion of an afternoon in examining this re- property-remarkable in the fact that, p ssessIng one grand and un- well-defned vein, 1t has such an intricate network of stringers and feed veins, all carrying high grade ore in greater or less quantities, that the owners themselves, after the most diligent prospecting, are as much amazed as the visitor. These veIns run in sll directions, are all seemingly well defined, and have such a variety of dips that 1t is utterly impossible to describe them. Many of them have been prospected by cuts and shafts, and all have yielded @ high grade ore in most satisfactory quantities. But the crOwning beauty ot the Chromo is the main vein, an undoubted continu- ation of the marvellous Stonewall Jackson ledge. and between the two is one continuous string of locations for miles beyond Captain Moore is a splendid specimen of the Territorial pioneer. He came Co Arizona when 1t took more than the ordinary stock of nerve to get here, and three times as much of that necessary quality to stay. He stayed, however. The tunnel with which be found this ledge, is chaTac- terisiic Of the man. Some 39O feet he h.asted through tue hardest blue gran its that ever made drill jingle tO its mInutest fibre For two years he fought this rebel,iOus rock, against the advIce Of friends and the shrugs of shoulders. Several veins low-grade ore-one 20 feet wide-were encountered, but the work never Jagged. Finally al about 39O feet from daylight the vein was struck, aud, almost exhausted financially, the Captain and his partner sent the lace of their tunnel 70 feel into the long sought ledge. and rested. lt shows the same features as tkat famous ledge always does below the water level. Streaks of white quartz alternate with streaks of tale, and the lace of the tunnel is still in ore. Once more to the open air, where MT. Trout kind Iv added beautiful specimen of silver glance ore to THE CITIZENS cabinet, from one Of the many dumps which mark the surface explorations, and rode away glad to have met the brave old Captain and his young and plucky partner. When l reached McMillen was shown two assays from ihls rock which had been sent in one ar two days previously. They were Sl,216 50 and $392 7I.
 A mile further on my way brought me to the Champion, owned by the Mill Company, at whose mill he ore is DOW being worked. Here he workings are most extensive, but he ceptlemanly foreman informed me that it was out of his power 10 admit me. He invited me, however, to call on my return, when he would have be necessary permission to show me through the property. As l shall not 70 from here to Globe by that route, have doubtless missed rare treat, for hose who have visited the mine have