Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-12-24
Legitimate Mining.

With the ceaseless roar of an eighty stqrnD mill. the thunder of the deep blast, the click of the pick, and cblnk or the sledge ever beating upon the ear, one can think nothing but mines, ,mlues, mines. And SO We ind ourselves here at the great NultuTe mine, winch is, after ell, the most important nlne lu the Territory. We say important ad- visedIy. It may not be working the richest o-e of the Territory; It may not have produced the greatest furor m mining circles; it's dividends may not he so large as those from the mines of lesser magnitude; it's stock may not be shoygd to the front m the market; but nevertheless, we must regard lt a one of the most important mlnes to mlniug interests m the precious meial., ln Arr zona. if not in the United States. tt is important in thi. respect: That, here, m the midst Of these barren hilis anu desert sands; at the distance of hun dred miles from railroad communlca- tion at a distance of fourteen milcs from drop of water; where an eastern man wonld scarcely acc wood enough iH his judgment n e days rlte Co ieei his chimney through q winter; low grade ore IS successfully worked at good profit. As We have already sad, we regard as the mos. important fact ID the history of the mining interests ot Arizona. One of the evils that have be- set the business in our Territory has been that men have not been content Go attempt work on anything but rich ore, which is only found here and there, while there are immense quantities that | q h .tl m al which vith proper management can be worked at fine profit, as evidenced ID the case of the Vulture mine. The Fui- ture has worked very rlcb ore m the past. and no doubt has more of lt to work, but for long time has been run @ ming with profit on ore that was form | srly discarded and did not pay to worE, | probably owing to want or proper | management. At any rate lt pays Go
 work 1t now. Everything about the ea- | tire works moves Ike clock work, sys- | tematically, economically. constantly | The company is liberal with It's em-
 ployess and pays them well. They board
 where they please and deal where
 they please. The company has no board ing or commercial establishment of Irs own at the mines IL employs only
 competent men and hss no superhuoU-
 hangers-on. In short, its affairs are con, ducLed ou the strictest, most csrefn
 business principles, and it's success with Its immense business IS unmis
 takabls. It IS one of the very few case ID the Territory of legitimate mmlu- enterprIse. MaricOpa county and th' Territory ,hould be proud Cf t. Alt
 now to apply the moral. There IS not
 county in our Territory, VIC believe
 which will not support from i've .
 fifteen such enterprises as this of v-lcl
 we write, and which contributes Co th'
 business Of MsricOps county to-day no
 less than Sl2.000 to Sll,0OO mcntEl! Evidently our Territory wants le2lti
 nate mining enterprise. Ngt-lnS les
 will bring her out. Our lsglsia;nr should discourage wildcat bu~lness an'
 speculation. Let there be an es-ues effort among the inning and busiuss
 men Of our Territory tO develop req legitimate work and that only. It vi take capital and time, but ths result
 will be permanent