Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-03-18
Ripsey District.
R1psEY D1srRIcr. Feb. 8th. 1882

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 In this district monument was dis covered by that indefatigable prospector, Louis Jantzen, on the 14th of September last, containing faded note upon which was written 'Ripsey Hill, 1S63," evidenc
 ing the fact that some one at an early day in the progress of silver mining had wis tied that sequestered spot, with a view ot bettering his fortune, if not becoming 8 millionaire; but evidently being chicken hearted and fearing visit from Indians, who in that day were monarchs of all they surveyed, seemingly did not tarry long, as there were no indications of his having even scratched the ledge. Ten years later, Mir. John Fry, Teuton, as the name indicates, believing that the In- dians had buried the tomahawk edge down, ventured into that gorge of the mountains and camped sufficiently long to sink 37-foot shaft on one of the most promising silver lodges then discovered in Arizona, but he too, like his predeces- sor, caught the buck-ague and took French leave" as he supposed, forever, from where his sturdy blows in polishing a drill, revealed ore which gave an aver age assay, of a ten foot ledge, as he rep resents, of S268 per ton-slightly more than Mir. Jantzen has been able to obtain. On the Sd of January last, a prospector unknown to Mir Jantzen, appeared at the tunnel where MT. J. was at work and in- formed him that he was once owner of that mine, and had expected to make his fortune from that ledge, but now realized one year would not hold mine for four years, and immediately retraced his steps leaving Louis in quiet possession of what is generally considered to be the daisy prospect of the district-but which some people doubt, and credit the Silver Monu- ment as being the prospect promising the most fattering results. While this is a fact it will not do to ignore other pros poets ill this district which claim public attention; for instance, the Chloride, American Flag and Mint, all silver lodges of unquestionable merit, as also the Peo- ria and Nashville, the Fairy Belle and Hunter, jr. This district is also rich ill copper, and accredited as being unsur- passed by any other mining district ir Pinal county, in which the Ripsey dis. trict IS. Among the prospects of note i: the Amanda, Black mine, Desdemona Producer and Dividend. There are many other copper lodges in the district, bu
 without development, which one day may prove of great value. Ripsey, until re gently, has been terra incognita, and no
 even now known beyond a few, ant therefore in order to locate it in the pub lie mind I will say that it is ten mile
 south of Riverside, which is Charley Put nam's, and about the same distance nortl | of Big Cottonwood. Locate Charlie, anC whisper in his left auricular, which is no deaf when invited to take little some thing" or "Ripsey district" which als' has vivifying effect and will unlimbe
 his tongue, for the reason that he feel that he is part of Ripsey, if not Ripse. itself. Charley knows hawk from hand-saw, as also piece of ore, ant whether or not mine is likely to pal out. MT. J. c. Haskin IS at Riversid
 and has an office at Charley's, which, as
 before remarked, is Riverside. He operating for Philadelphia company iron Putnam's to the mine, probably a mil and half It is understood that the com pany will put up a smelter at an early day
 Billy Bollinger was at Riverside abou two weeks since, and informed the deni zens of that prospective burg that he ha
 re-instated the old company and woul
 soon make things howl -Silrer Belt.