Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-05-03
SALT RIVER VALLEY.
Mines and Markets---Cetton and Sugar
 ---C.imate and Homes.
lrhe Colonel in Phenix Herald.l


 In the near future its certain, from the acreage already set out with vines and fruit trees, that Maricopa county will become celebrated for the export ation of oranges, lines, lemons, and fresh and dried fruits; yet the best market will always be at or near home, and will be found in the mines which are on every side of he valley. There are within the old mining districts of Tip Top, Humbug, Castle Creek, Has sayampa, Vulture, Cave Creek and Winnifred, II ines of gold and silver that have been worked for twenty years and which draw all their supplies from Phenix Until the last two years these mines have consumed nearly all the valleys surplus products. Recent discoveries of galena and copper ores have been made which as they are developed will give employment to thousand of miners and teamsters, who are like an army of soldiers in that they produce nothing that they eat, and are wonderful consumers. They do produce, however, new money all the time which will amply procure the necessities and luxuries of life. Those ~ ho have not kept posted on our mining interests can hardly be- lieve in the future that is fully in view.
 There is but little known to the puh- lie of the amount of ore shipped from the city of Phenix, as 1t is handled by three or four mercantile firms, and makes but little surface show; yet in the whole amount it is very consider able. Only the richest ores will bear transportation and other expenses. The low grades must be left at the mines. It is from the low grade ores that the great bulk of bullion is ex tracted in all mining sections. and here as elsewhere the policy is to reduce the ore as near the mines as possible.
 THE SHELTERS CHANGE.
 Within the last eighteen months the new finds in the Harqua Hala mines, 100 miles west of Phenix, and among the White Picacho mountains 60 miles northwest, of ores rich iu gold, silver and copper, with the known deposits of lime and iron just north of this valley, have opened the eyes of mining men to that here IS one of the best localities for the erec- tion and maintenance of smelting and reduction works. All the conditions are favorable At the Falls on the Arizona canal is plenty of water power for driving any kind of machinery It is down hill pull from nearly ell the mines to the point where the ores can be treated and where the supplies for men and animals are found in profusion. It is already settled that sampling works will soon be in oper. ation such as have conduced so much to the prosperity of our neighboring cities, Prescott on the north and Tue son to the south of Us.
 Freighter Baker took out a ten mule load of lumber and supplies for the Vulture this morning.
 ENTHUSIASTIC EXPERTS.
 Mining experts from California and Colorado have filled our hotels for the past six months and have examined and reported upon the mineral re sources of this country, as carefully as the citrus and raisins growers have upon the wonderful capabilities of the soil, and the predictions of the one are as enthusiastic in regard to oul future as the other.
 From the main lines of railroads branches will be built into the variou. ! mining camps, afording cheap anC rapid transportation for cres, huxe: and fuel, and returning to the noun tains the hay, vegetables, flour ana fruits from the valley.
 Arizona ranked fifth in 1890 as { bullion producer among the States ant Territories of the United States, snt Maricopa county stood third in tn, list of the counties of the Territory These facts have been fairly forced upon the observation of our business men and consequently much greate interest is being taken in minin, matters now than during previous years.
 COTTON AND SUGAR.
 In conclusion these items art worthy of notice. It has been full, ] demonstrated that cotton of superio quality can he grown here. A sample bale sent to the New Orleans World l Exposition was pronounced by ex perts to be of the very best fibre. Al varieties of sugar cane flourish here having remarkable growth. Thre' annual crops are IS rule obtainabl from one planting of cuttings. Care