Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-03-10
RIVERSIDE.
One Ofthe Coming Camps of Pi- nal COunty-MineraI
 Everywhere.

One of the Coming Camps OfPi-
 nal COunty-Miner
 Everywhere.
 The arduous tolls and severe hardships of the industrious and daring prospector do not always meet with merited reward or substantial recompense, and yet it Is to their slow, patient and tedious work of development that the mining world owes it's enormous wealth. The ad- venturous prospector packs his little store of goods upon his faithful burro; turns his back to civilization and seeks amid the distant mountains positive tokens that nature has therein stored her precious metals, and there he makes hls home, delving day after day perhaps tor many years ere his individual efforts bring forth evidences of wealth sufficient to tempt the speculative capitalist to purchase his claim. New districts un- dergoing the primitive state of develop ment are thus heard of but seldom un- til capital comes in to systematically work the properties upon legitimate basis.
 For the past ten years the mineral district surrounding Riverside station, thirty-ive miles east of Florence, on the Gila river, has been undergoing the stage of development incident to new camps, and it now presents properties that will command the attention of the most care ful and shrewd mining men. Messrs. J. P. Gabrie land James Elder, who own s number of very fine gold bearing claims in that vicinity, demonstrated the fact that five stamp mill could be success fully run with big margin of profit from the abundant ores at hand, and at once the attention of the public became centered upon that district with the re- suit tn at no less than five groups of mines are now about to pass into the hands of corporations that will at once put on good forces of miners and eventually con struct reduction works.
 The whole region surrounding River side is literally scanned with mineral veins of more or less value. Those partially developed show large bodies of a good grade of ore, carrying gold, silver, copper, or lead, and but little of it is rebellious or.refractory. Messrs. Gabriel & Eldsr are running their mill on gold ore that yields S15 per ton, and they have a sufficient body of it in sight to supply twenty stamp mill. They have been working under almost insurmount- able obstables and disadvantages that would discourage less determined men. This week they admitted Mir. Geo. w. Small into equal partnership in the mill and a group of six mines, and a new rock breaker, automatic ore feeder and e Ao. 1. olI.l Lo Lz and it will be run day and night here after, with certainty of yielding very profitable returns. Their camp is very pleasantly situated on the north side of the Gila river, nearly opposite Riverside, and 33 miles from their mines.
 Messrs. Gabriel and Elder also own other mining properties in that vicinity, all or them of known value and some of them decidedly rich, while MT. Adolf Niemann, of Riverside, in the ownership of several very promising groups, the re- duction works for which must necessari- ly be built at Riverside.
 The Ray Copper Company's smelter IS but three-fourths of mile from River side station. It is splendid plant all Tn readiness to start up and with a rich copper mrne to supply it with ore. The cause of it's lying idle is not known, but l. IS rumored that it will very soon be put in active operation, giving employ ment to large force of men.
 The station of Riverside Is very pretti- ly located on the sloping banks of the Glla river which bends half way around the town and Is fringed with trees and shrubbery. A succession of hills rise towards the south affording a fine view of the valley and the mountains. The tation is kept by Messrs. Kennedy & Niemann, and they entertain guests with a delightful hospitality. The stages from Globe, Dudleyville and Florence all meet there and passengers remain over night. Several stockmen in that neighborhood make their headquarters at Riverside and quite gathering of peaceful citizens surround the cheerful hearthstone of the hotel every evening.
 Col. Francis D. Taylor, celebrated mining expert of Boston, has taken bonos on two groups of mines in the Riverside district, one promising cop per property and the other an equally promising gold-bearing group. He ex pects to commence work on both within the next two weeks, as he is highly pleased with the outlook
 Col. Noel May, of Denver. has also secured and option on 2 group of golt mines in the Ripsey district near River side and it is confidently believed that h, will place them with strong company Mir. D. W. McCallen has nearly com
 pleted sale of fine group of claims ol Mineral Creek, to California parties ant still another sale is on the tapis the par ticulars of which are kept quiet for tn present.
 There is room for score or more com panies to operate the mines in that vi cinity and all of them can obtain adequat milling or smelling facilities along tn Gila river, with abundant running wa ter at all times of the year. An fmpor tant mining camp is therefore assure, for Riverside and another year wi
 hardly elapse ere it will contain thous ands of busy and prosperous inhabitant and one of the most important become (
 towns Pinal county.