Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-03-22
MINING IN FINAL co.
The Citizens Correspondent on His Tray. els.--At Silver King and Reymert.
Tucson Citizen.


 It is beautiful ride, by stage, from Florence to the Reymert Mining Camp, Sometimes called De Noon). The road is in frst-class condition and the scenery, just now, as all nature is Is springing into new life, is grand. The mesa is green with young and tender grass, and in few days the whole country will be covered with a carpet of flowers. The stage leaves Florence at 6 o'clock and arrives at the Reymert mill at noon, and gets to Silver King at o'clock. It returns the same day, arriving at Florence at 9 o'clock p. m.
 AT SILVER KING.
 This historic camp, and at one time liveliest, is now almost deserted, there being but one saloon left with one store, hotel, &c. Houses have been idle for months, and their owners, who once did flourishing business in them, are scattered in every direc tiOn. Some hung on to the camp, with the hope that new ore bodies would be encountered in the mine, and bring a revival of business, but weeks and months passed without any relief and finally they, too, were forced to leave the place, leaving good homes and business houses which they could not sell for enough to pay for the nails that were in them. Men who were with the King in flush times are now to be found in many camps in the territory, some are at the Reymert, some at Florence, some at Casa Grande. I have talked to a great many of the old King men, and they all believe that the camp will again be infused with new life by a wonderful strike in the mine, and that they will all be finally restored to the good times they once enjoyed in that camp. This is the belief, especi- ally of those who did business there and who know nothing of the mine Miners who have worked all through the King mine are divided as to their opinion of its future. A says it con tains large bodies of rich ore above the 700-ioot level; B says it contains nothing, and c says he knows nothing about it. It is said to be fact, and l have it from the best authority, that the last shot put in before the mine was shut down aud the men ordered out of 1t, knocked down 13 tons of ore as rich as any that ever came out of it, having few nuggets.
 Eight months ago there were 8 men at work on the King. and the Crispin Company was working about 20 men. The Crispin has now shut down and only about IT men are at work for the King Company. The recent fire in the mine did consider able damage, which Is now being re- paired. The fire broke out from a smoke stack which was run through the timbers between the 700 and 900 foot level. It is the opinion of some, who know this mine thoroughly, and are we'll posted in mineral forma- tions, that there is but one remaining hope for striking an ore body, and that is by drifting into the hill.
 At Pinal one is met by most woe begone scene, The great mill is as silent as the mountain that overlooks it. There is not over ten souls there now, where but Is months ago was 8 population of about TOO and as live a town as could be found in Arizona. The writer saw but one man, MT. Caleb Peron, who is shoemaker. He is a jolly fellow, surrounded by everything calculated to force a man to the mourners' bench; he seems to enjoy life there,