Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-04-21
ARIZONA MINES.
The Dagger to Which VenIurOus Miners
 Are Exposed,

The Dagger to Which Venturous Miners
 Are Exposed,
 (speeiAl Correspondence Kansas City Times.
 CAsA GRANDR, ATiZ, March l5.-It sr- gues well for business enterpTses CT un- dertskIDgs when they have paced the superficial or purely speculative period and are placed upon solid footing to b. conducted in sn honest and open man. ner. Such by general acknowledgement and consent seems to be the feeling In the mining world. The day for Tushing heediessly and thoughtlessly into a min ing venture has passed ge hops Dever so return. The day for selling tenioo. holes for fabulous sums and attempting to reap eecnGi;Iaii7, eeccnniIii S;%Isr SsS;%%srd through the me1ifum of the mining eIohsnSe au,r ti.s delusive prospectus are only memories. and as such will be cherished by few sud recalled with regret by many. To a people as fond Of wOoing the Tickle goddess" as Americans the speculative and wildcat period came as 8 matter oi course, and every honest prospectOr, miner or capitsl.et halls with delight the return to reason which seems 10 ksys taken place in the mining world. Min i1s when conducted in s legitimate man. usr offsrs more and better induce ments tor capital than any other enterprise that can be named, and ss the mineral produ ing possibilities have as Yet only been superfciailY prOspected and devel- oped We may look for Increased activity and interest in this field now that busi ness sense ard honesty seem to have gained the control.
 Few people realize what Spartan cour- age is displayed by the adventurous prospector. What danger he pssses through from the attacks Ot hostile ssvages, the many days be spends while miles from water and with only b5ans aud bacon for snstenance, To these heroic fellows devoid of sny feelings "f tesr or physical danger, and willing tc undergo any hardship the world Is in- ae5ted for it's enormous mineral pro duct. After years of severe and pstieot toll he strikes dead" that offers SD In- ducement for capital to produce the zeRlth ha has unegribsd. OstraciZed rom civilization for years. dwelling gmid the rocks m the m1untain gcrges aud csn0as, bis nature pErtakes ID part of some Of the wild scenes of his sur roundipgs, caring nothing for society he Is only happy in his solitude and when urging his fsiIhful bnrrO On over the mountain tops. snd yet withRl be is gen erous to fault, aud DO traveller can leave s prospector's camp hungry or "broke" ]. 1t takes the last cent or pot of beans to make him happy.
 This (PlnAl county bGs long been famous ss 8 minersl producer, made so .- Ir.k h.. e sfrar L that has been operated some six years, and has prodCced over S7 00O 0O0 The Key inert is another property that has recent ly come into public notice, for which, # is understood, the owners have refused su amount tbst requires seven figures 10 designate In the southern part Of the county in what IS called the Casa Grsnde district, the outlook is very bright. Tue Vekol, a property oaned and conducted wholly by private cspitsl, has been Oper- ated in a small way for :bs past four years, and has produced over mil hon.
 h the same district a company of Kansss City capitalists are uow develop ing what is known Bs the Monarch group of mines. Contrary to the usual methods heretofore adopted, they are using their money and have asked DO outside Gid. The dsvelopments so far, demonstrate this to be one of ths largest properties ever opened in Arizona. They have a tunnel I50 feet, with cross cuts seventy five feet, all in ore, and are not through the ledge. This property bids fair to rIvsl the famous Granite mountain. The opening of this property has turned the attention of capitalists ard miners to this really deserving district.
 Just east of the Monarch group hes the Silver World group. owned by resi- dents Of this county. Limited ID means, their developments have been small. but sufficient tO show and demonstrate shat this will be one Of tbe lsrse proper ties of which this district IS destined to produce many. North from the Silver World lies the Atlantic and Pacific, owned by prospectors, who are shipping tbeir best ore and paying for their de- velopments. and have suihcient left, once a month. to paint the town red.
 The Jack Rabbit. another property just north ci the Atlantic and Pacific, has been operated by prospectors, and last year their shipment of ore wss over s20.0O0. North of the Jack Rabbit ten milee. St Louis company are operating the Silver Reef mine. They are us'ng their own money and have develOpei Q very valusble property. This district offers magnificent inducements for the employment of capital ID a legitimate way, and the miners and residents are determined that DO wild cat scheme hall be operated here t0 the detrimsnt of legitimate enterprise.