Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-01-15
GALEYvmLv, January ].

place 10 be of much importance, still il may be of some interest 10 your readers 10 know what is going on here. The 19th of last October the first pick was struck ou the most i'm porlant mine of this camp. Tents and camp-hres were scattered alsng each bank of Turkey creek, and although many people had mining locations all over the hills, made upon the appear snce of cTpppings, which indicated a ledge, still none had commenced the work of development Now in the short time elapsed the Texas Com pany have opened up one of the finest mines in the Chiricahua mountains, and others in this district, proftlng by their experience, have commenced working their prospects 10 as great an extent as their means will allow. AL ready many men of capital have turned their attention in this direc- ton, and have made many invest ments, buying claims at a reasonable figure, which in every instance has proved a profitable investment for the purchaser.
 The Texas mine is the only one which has been developed to any eX- tent, and the developments on ,hi~ clam have surpassed the expectations l of even its owners. A shaft l20 feet has been sunk, and drifts have been made at several places. A cut wss made on the surface near the shaft, and from this three tunnels have been | run in upon the ledge, and ore has been taken out from every excavation which has been made A tunnel has 1 also been started in the side Of the hill, about 400 feet from the mouth of the shaft, which will connect with the shaft al the depth of over POO feet. so it is plain to be seen that ihe mine is situated upon a steep hill, and may be Worked easily. The com pauy also own several other claims which are extensions of and adjacent lo the Texas, which may prove equal l lv as good when developed. X smeller has also been purchased and in short ! lime will be Tn successful Ope, alton. ! About seven hundred tons of ore are upon the dump, which will work at least sl00 per ton, so success is al- ready ensured, as the ore on tue dump will more than pay for the mines and the smel:er.
 The property is owned principally by Pennsylvania men, who have al- ready come Co the conclusion that mining in Arizona is a decided Im- l provemcnt upon the oil business in their native State A description oi the many other claims upon which work is beIng done would require 100 much space, and l will leave them for my mex, letter. A townsite has been located by the Texas company asso- ciated with F. E. Sumner, President of the Viziua Mining Company, and H. B. Max.on, L. 5. Surveyor, and named after John Galley, one of the owpers of the Texas mine. Already a large village has sprung up, con- sisting of a postoffice, Wells, Fargo & l Co.'s office, six stores, twelve saloons, four lodging houses, three restaurants, livery stable, blacksmith shop, etc. ., in addition to the dwellings. The lay of the land is not as advantageous as ChrIcnhua City (which is one mile away) but it ia near the working mines, which makes it the business centre.
 Christmas was celebrated here in as good shape as circumstances would permit. The cowboys were here in 1 force. and took the part of firing sal utes in commemoration of some ones birtbdav-ii maltered not to them who if was. A meal (not fish, as no Dem ocrats were present. barbecue was had at the Texas camp, accompanied with err-nog. Messrs. Rynerson & Co.
 rave a fine collation at their store and invited everyone to join in having a
 |" biz eat. and many were the hearts made happy that night-as some par took of a good square meal for the first time in months. 4 foot-race
 was gotten up for S10 side between lack Clubhouse and Billy Connors, in
 which a considerable interest was ,aken by the crowd. They got lar start, bul Jack had the misfortune Io fall down, as his attention was direct ed toward a certain widow more than
 il was 10 his tiack. CCnnors iber felt sure of the race and congratulated
 himself py stopping al McCandless
 store for drlnh, ahu "hi'S 'NN'o
 opponent gathered himself up and ran the full distance. This caused dis
 Dute. and 1t was finally decided tha McCandless should treat the whole crowd in exchange for the pool money which be held. Thus all things were settled amicably. So, considering al , things, the holidays passed of more 5 pleasantly than had expected. Ev' ? ervbodv has settled down to business 5 again now, and you may expect Hat . ,erins reports from our mines her ? -o, COLONEL. n Psrrv's Thoug
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