Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-01-15
THE GUNSIGHT.
The Coming Camp Of the Tsrrit0ry--condltion of the Road--Proposod Extension to Post se- linas
-Re.ident cnrrespondant of the crr1zrr.l l

lResident correspondent Of the CIrIzrx.l
 The Gun Sight mine and camp still
 sustains the reputation it has had since
 the wonderful showing the first
 stages of development in that already
 famous mine became publicly known.
 The treble compartment shaft is pro-
 gressing. The hoisting works have sr-
 rived on the ground, and considerable
 timber, and the work of construction has
 been commenced Seversl capitalists
 have visited this camp recently, and all
 speak favorably of the prospects.
 I took acknowledgements of six deeds
 while there, all actual sales.
 The Gun Sight Company employ some
 twenty men, and no more will be re- quired for some months, and I wish to state here that no man should go there
 without the means to get back, for work
 he cannot get. l should consider 1t a
 good place for prospector with means
 and ability.
 In regard to the road. Brawley * Myers have passed over 1t with their sixteen mule team and delivered the machinery for the mine. They pro- bounce it good practical road, and after the rains, and the ground is packed, it will be first class road.
 On my return from the first trip out I stated that 5000 would make a good practical road. Now Sl29S has been expended and the road is a success. $500 more should be expended, S100 in maki:IE a cutoff from DObbs' We'll to point ten miles distant, making a saving of three mics and avoiding a very heavy wash where the teams have to drop their trails and spend a whole day in getting up to the Upper CayOte Springs; and S400 should be expended in sinking three new wells where water is certain to be obtained, and deepen the Covered and Poso BlancO wells SIX feet each. | The teams spent a day and half at each | of these wells to get sufficient water for their stock.
 I will here ren ark that S7000 has been l expended in Tucson for merchandise and | S3OO0 for its transportation, and that of i the hoisting works and timber, besides | many other expenditures from Myers | District. while not { dollar had been | prior to the projection Of tbis l road. Itwill thus be seen that the work | has been of immediate benefit to the | city.
 l find many persons in Tucson who argue in favor of Gila Bend as the natu- | ral depot for the Gunsight, because | nearer. The Gunsight people have tried | Gila Bend for two years as their outlet, | but have now abandoned 1t for Tucson l nl vantages over Gila Bend. For instance, | while l was at the mine six-mule team came in from the Bend with 30O0 pounds . of freight-a full load-while my team of six mules came in from Tucson with GOOO pounds. Where is the advantage for Gila Bend?
 STILL FURTHER TRADE WITHIN REACH.
 I desire to call the attention of the business men of Tucson to the fact that a continuation of the Gunsight road 9 miles south will connect with the San Domingo group of mines just over the Mexican line, which have been recently purchased by an English company. They stated when there that in three months they would have fifty men ct work
 Seventy-fye miles from the Gunsight is Port Salinas, on the Gulf of Califor- nia. The Juares group of mines is about 65 miles from the Gunsight and about the same distance to the Caborca group. These mines are owned in San Francis co. The celebrated antimOny mines are some ten miles further on- From all these mines there is a good road to Port Salinas. A road opened to these mines would bring Tucson in direct cOmmuni- cation with the gulf distant 175 miles. There are about 1000 inhabitants in this section of the country and their connec- tion with the railroad is now by way of Caborca, Altar and Tucson, 225 miles. The road by the Gunsight would be a great convenience to those doing busi- ness in that section, and an immense value to the trade of Tucson. An ex- Denditure of 5000 would make good practical road to Port Salinas from this 'ity. J. B. ALLEN.