The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-11-17

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lien Deaisg. on the Southern fseiAe railsssA,
the morning Of November ssh. and arrived q Ben
son. Arisoss that afterneoo- ] Sssnd ne paaee
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tevn-prineipaily saloons Benson b stsatsd 90
the San Pedro River from here he Atehisos, To
peka 4 Santa 70 rsilrosd 10 building tAsir bssneh
to Guaynus in cd Mexico. The rod runs down
through the San Pedro Valley. They have few
miles Of trsck laid and about twenty gFsded. What
wonderful road the A. I. 4 8. r. b; fev years
axo only little shost llse from Atehisoa 70 Tcps
Ia, nov running the entire length Of Kansas,
through Ub,orsdo and New Nexics. trsvenang Q
part sfTexas, noe penetrssins through Asisess
and soon TO enter CID Mexico. II has slres1y grsd
ed and built many milss Of trsek from II Paso
south into oA Mckee and viii soon reach the eapi-
tai Of that country.
From Benson, re took the stage far Tombstone,
tven,y-seveu miles towards Old MEXICO. Tomb
some Is place two years old and has about four
thousand inhabitants From What can learn. Il
IL 1.-THE hest mining camp IN the Territory. II i
situated on high elevation around vhieh II To-
Gated the mines; they are working under the
town The three principal mines are the Cossti-
tuition, Grand Central and Toushnut- OF ouFse
there are many Others that are being worked WITH
profit. The Constitution declared within the past
year. dividends 10 the amount Of one million DOL
lars The machinery for hosting the ore, md
mills TO work the same, are Immense. A little orer
tuo yesn ago . poor prospector vent way out
there vhes every minute Of his life he vas in dan
rer Of the Indians, and inside the Arst discovery
To-day he walks the streets Of large city, tbsilt
on the ground ofhi discovery with hundreds Of
thou sands Of dollars 10 his credit in the bank. The
minr, are becoming richer. the deeper they 60 ind
they seem destined to be the richest In the corn-
try Whilst vss there IL seemed - though
vas Walking among silver and gold. Like al new
countries. the ever faithful revolver Is king. few
days before my arrival three men we're killed snd
two wounded in brood day light, the streets Of
Tombstone, and. only . short time before, the r0d
= gents attacked the stage and killed the
driver and one passenger, In day light-esch stag
has armed guards TO protect Us In Of attack
From Tombstone We take the stage for Charles
ton, another mining camp. This place Is small;
situated on the San Pedro river. and has large
mills to reduce the orss-from Tombstone 70
Charleston ID one line Of mines. They have the
same trouble here about jumping mines that Ne
did once In Saline county about Jumping claims.
On my way over sav one mine being guarded BY
men with guns-they decide the ovnenhip Of
claim BY the party Who survives the contest taxing
the property. These hshts are generally very des-
persie, and usually suit In side being entire
ly annIhilated. I returned via Tombstone 10 Ben
son by stage and from Benson here I again took
the Southern Pacific. The mountain scenery
along the entire route ID grand and would Be hard
for to describe Il has only 10 be seen 10 % 3D.
mired.
Ii Is about two hundred and nineteen miles from
Demins to this plsee. Tucson has about twelve
thousand Inhabitants and the town 10 built Utmost
entirely out Of adobes-mostly one story. Thsydo
very large business. s'iarge portion being With
old Mexico. Most every country has her repre-
sentatises here-the Chinese sre we'll established
here, and - you 60 along the street the following
are among the sisas that meet the eye: "Dr. Hong
Kong. Medical Surgeon and Physician" "ving
Lee, Restaurant. "''Kvone Hing, Washing and r.
oning;;" Hop Lee, Laundry" and many other Of
like import.
Tucson has tvo morning daily papers and ose
evening daily. The mountains around the plse
are quite picturesque. Iexpect to return to New
Mexico tomorrow. When arrive at Las Vegas
will have travelled, this trip. $50 days. thirteen
hundred and 6ny-tvo niles by rail and seventy.
four by stage; At that rate, in twelve months
would travel over seventeen thousand miles this
in n straight line would almost reach around the
globe in one year-this makes me quite traveller.
Respectfully, A. c. SLOAN.