The Tombstone., 1885-06-12
ONE FAST MINERAL FEED
 OF UHTOLD KlCHES.
Some Remarkable Discover ies Made in the Land--of
 Sunshine and Silver.
The G1amOr of Romance and Mystery which Envel,
 ops an Ancient Race.
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 In 1884 that por:ion of he territory soath of the Gila river was purchised E0n- -Ne1i. co. and shortly after ssversi companies were organized to rc-apen the rich mihes whKh for years had been absadonsd. Many dtns. culties Ead ts Dc overcome aud d.nsers mot The country wac oserrua with n axrasrsus ApAch.s. and the cost ..f brin \ .uy in su. ylis~ and material was something enurnous. Bat against these obstacles work ~as nushea forward aud the country was rspidly settrinx ur. when the breaking out of the civil ~af caused thcwi,h arawAf of the troops aId al. most the entire population of the count~y. Mills. mines and s:AeltinF furnaces were sbandonsd and every bsdy that could do so 0cd from tho territory. The Apachsi sooi reduced to ssbe. every vestigs sf civilA.A industry and the n.inisx in AriEons was dead.
 For more than t~O years death and deso. lation held undispuIsd sway iu Arizona. The fierce Apache vas .srd ef mountain, valley, river aud plain. and ,he iuhabi:an,s of the territory were eoopec up m TncsoI, cx, osed to cOs.snt attacks. In the sPrisY of 1883 the western mining world ~as excited by tkS discovery of rich piscsrs st Lx paz. on the the nrst strike, nore thAn 2srn0 AAveriure.s wers digging ard dslviax for the yellow treasure iu the usan:Ains anG drY xuichea east of the great river. Tke gold uas fslna in nugsets, and the deposit proved to De an eScs- d;nsly rich on, !e.ding several mil lisls G: d"lArs. A ;nr.y of prosnect"r headed by sa old ;ioar,r named Pauline Weaver, rvs;'ed eastward into the hear. of Inc Arsche sous:ry and discovered tho won d=rful dspes:t ot Antelope peak. The sntirs r-..a= c.a,: ~as e'sc:rieee by this discovery sAd thousands 0! ha.ar sdreaiursrs turned :aeir face toward Apschs Issd. Tbs find ss Antelope ~as one of tAe most rc,asrksbls iA the history Uf miAiEg. On the sammit Uf . bare aad rs"ky pesk, nea-ly 4oo0 theusaad feet above tide yale.. x:,,: in A slight dcprss- sion of about an scre ia sxtsnt, lumps ef pure gold wore found on ths hare bed rock bu'cAsr knives were assd Ls dig ths gold sa. of Ike ssams in tks rock. aAd it was no uu. common occurrence so Sad from tlOO0 te tsOoO under email boulder. May piece 0f tke pure metal, weighing iron one to four pounds. were found aud it is rslatsk that tas Mcxicans left to watch the dsposit while the owners went down ts cook their dinners, of. ten hlisd ' yeast powder eau with coarse nuxKsts before thelr return. Prom ssns- thing lees than sn acre of ground 1t b ssti- mated that over oMe million dollars vas talk sa in . very short time. How the gold vss deposited in .uch place batnrd the skill of minsrologists and EeolsKists to explain. h the xulch running do <n from the GU ~ois considerable treasure has been foumd, aud q number of Asxicans have miEsd there for years Shortly after tue location Of Antelope peak placer gold In paying quantities vas discovered oR Lynx aud us.s.yamps srseks. Bradshaw range, we'll watered and heavily timbesed mouu tsins in the uerthsyp part of the territory. The news sf these dissovsv. iss spread far and wide; and from CslifsraSa, Nevada aud Colorado hundreds of indonts- ble treasure hunters aocked ts Ari1ons. Prescott, the present territorial capital, wss founded; and. undauptsd by the lurking ssv- ages. the daring prospector penetrated their almost inaccessible haunts and staksd cisi0s over their favoritc sun'ing grounds. h tAis struggle many left their boscs to bleach ia the lonely canyon and nountsin psss. Bat despite his stubb0rn rss,stsncs, the Apache was steadily forced back. The history of those dark and bloody days makss oHe ss the most Mrid paxss in eur frontier history In less than ,sn years more than theusasa whites were murdered by Indians in north. ern Arizona. In 1874 General George Crook conquered peace, In . hers-HD.l and the red devils wsrs placed on rcssrvssionss Where they rsfuse to bssy.-ED.I whore they yet rcmsin. Until spring grace " gins to shoot, when they take their 'hass pops and do likswlse.-EDJ This svcns marks . new era for ArizSns, sn era Of peace, prosperity and prsgrsss. AiAisE. with all-othsr industries, has felt the hsslth- fu, impulse Of protection and security. aAd has made rapid advancement.
 The foregoing sketch may give your rss1- CTS some idea of m ming fer ihc precious metais in ,hc early days of AriEons history.
 In my next shal give the result si the past decade, the present condition. asd tAs future prospects sf . vast mineral ncid des- t,nsd at no distant day to rival
 The wealth of Ormus and sf Isd."
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