Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-12-18

ever saw or tasted; yams weighing over nine pounds apiece; festive peanuts, artichokes, chufa or earth almonds, raised as food for hogs but palatable for man as we proved by tasting; egg plants and tomatoes of wonderful fine flavor.
 But the fruit exhibit excelled all other agricultural products in quan- tity and quality Apples, pears, peaches, grapes, apricots, show what Arizona can do in the fruit line. Here were white winter pearmain apples weighing IA ounces each, most clear and beautiful to look upon; pears of even greater size, and immense peaches clustering on the boughs, thick as blackberries on their stems. The fruit from around Prescott, higher in altitude and latl- tude, was noticeably smaller, though as good in quality as that grown in the Gila valley. To be continued.
 We expected to see a very fine ex- hibit of ores and were not disap pointed. It occupied nearly an en- tire side of Exhibition Hall, and IS under the supervision of MT. H. B. Maxon. The handsomest exhibit IS made by the Copper Queen mine of Bisbee, which in September pros duced 422 tons of black copper and in October over 400 tons. The ar engagement of this exhibit is excel> lent for showing the way in which the ore occurs. First comes the limestone capping, in which only the experienced eye sees "indica- tions;" then the ledge formation, exhibiting oxides, bromides, azurite, green carbonates, etc. Here also are seen some water formations of exquisite beauty, if not of any great value in the miners eye. Then we come to the refined copper, the cop- per mate, and finally the slag, thus being led through the whole work ing of the mine.
 The Tombstone district sent ex. hibits from over Q hundred of Its mines, including the Old Guard Grand Central, Emerald, Stonewall and Toughnut. Mir. Maxsn esti- mates the average yield of speci> mems from the Tombstone district at $50 per ton, mill test. A specimen from the Bronco mine will assay into the thousands while one from American mine, lately sold for $10O,- 900, assays $15,O0O per ton. The horn silver in this specimen is spread ou the rock as we spread butter on bread
 The Elgin mine sends some lead specimens of galena, and the I. X. L. sends q sample giving eighty-two per cent. lead and $32 silver per ton.
 The Ground Hog, until lately con- sidered but a poor show, sends Q very fine exhibit of horn silver and is now yielding some of the richest ore in the Tombstone district. The next four shelves are devoted to gold ores from the Tevis district, Cochise county, averaging from $50 to $6O per ton geld, and carrying much iron.
 The Vulture, of Maricopa county, makes 8 fine display of free gold ore.
 The Smlthline Brothers, of Hum- bug district, make fine display of silver ore, most of which yields $700 per ton.
 The United Verde Copper Conn pauy, in which Gov. Tritle is largely interested, make a fine exhibit, showing the different character of ores, silver as well us copper In this mine free gold is often found In this exhibit is bar of bullion weighing 160 pounds, which IS 97 per cent. pure copper and contains 156 ounces of silver and 315 ounces of gold.
 A specimen from Gila Bend dis trict, Maricopa county, carries a good percentage of lead and assays $500 in silver.
 Silver King sends the most beau tiful display, showing silver in it's many forms, ruby, native and horn i; some of it so pure that it needs only the stamp of government to convert it into coin.
 The gold camp in Huachuca Mt. sends in gold bearing rock, placer gold and nuggets as big as your thumb
 There is also an exhibit of tin, another of mIca, and another of fire clay, showing the great variety of resources of this wonderful territory,
 Tn e entries ot stock, except hogs which abound, are not very numer, ous, but show fine animals. The cattleare mostly Durham and Devon shire. One COW of the latter stock weighs eighteen hundred pounds. She IS matched in weight by Clydesdale stallion. There are some very fine horses on exhibition, ms cludIng roadsters aud carriage horses. Entries for the races include the fastest horses in this and sur- rounding territories.
 i The fair was open week and closes tonight, Nov. 17th. It speaks well for it's management that in spite of all the obstacles to be over> come by new organization, the of the election, and the fact that Phoenix is thirty miles from the nearest railroad, and that road whose passenger rates are ten