Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-08-23
Reymert Mines.
Corr. Tncson Citizen.

| was my first intention. But how to get ! there was the question. The stage line having been discontinued and not feeling like buying a carriage. concluded to do little thinking as how to get there. | Walking they told me to Florence was good, but no. Take horse. no; last ex- perience was enough. Judge Reymert came to my assistance, having just ar rived from California on his way to the mines. He kindly extended an invitation which was gladly accepted. Next morn ing after breakfast 1 started and ill com pany with the judge, his son James and Judge Benson. The journey of 20 miles was made in a short time. There is very little to be seen along the road, but when we reached an elevation of 5000 feet we get a good view of the surrounding country, which Is very pleasing to the eye.
 The Reymert camp proper Is located In canon and consists of the mill, office, stores of the company, boarding houses, blacksmith shops, post-office, Wells, Far go x Co.'s office, and about fifty houses occupied by employees in and about the mill. It IS a very pretty location and | sickness IS unknown. A twenty-stamp mill Is kept running night and day. The
 
 roasting is necessary. The mill Is thoroughly equipped for the work and 50 tons of ore is milled, roasted and refined during a twenty four hours run, which averages between p and 30 ounces pure silver. The entire working of the mill is under MT. Kennedy, foreman and metal lurgist. Two miles from the mill we make an inspection of the mines At De Noon boarding houses and stores are numerous for at least one hundred men find employment here We make start. | The largest mine being worked Is called the America, where taking our candles, we started through the main tunnel, ex- tending over 1000 feet in length and we see a perfect network of side tunnels, etc. It did not take long to convince me of the immense body of ore in sight. There are at least l5 mines in the group extend ing over a radius of two miles. The prin- cipal mines being worked are the America, Africa, Europe, Australia, Asia, Alaska and Great Pacific, which are called the Continental group Through all the mines we passed we find the same ledge, never less than feet wide and in most places from 10 fo 30 feet wide, running in all directions. Where in the world can we find a whole mountain of silver ore
  inert mines. For ten long years Judge Reymert prospected and worked in these mines, spending what money and time he could from his law practice. It was only year ago company was incorporated with the Judge as President. The com pany consists of Judge J. D. Reymert, president; r. H. Chandler, vice-president; J. II. Van Dyke, Albert Conray and Nel- son P. Hulsh, stockholders; J. w. Pew, secretary; Capt. w. W. Strohn, superin- tendent; T. P Carson, manager; c. J. Powell, storekeeper; T. c. Kelly, chief engineer; Wallace Corbett, foreman of the mines and E. O. Kennedy, foreman of mill. Considerable difficulty has been experienced in getting full supply of water during the last year; but now that difficulty is over, for magnificent pump ing station has been erected at a cost of $25,O00 A supply of water of about 200,- 900 gallons day has been struck, and at a depth of about 30 feet and a drift of 35 x55 The water is forced through finch pipes a distance of miles. A Hughes double-action hydraulic steam pump Is being used with a capacity of 10000 gal Ions per hour. The success of this enter prise will be due to Superintendent Strohn for he has worked night and day for six NtchS. IHG WuttI Is plnlpeu luUO SUOf- age tanks of 10000 gallons capacity each, there being 10 in all, making their stor- age capacity 100000 gallons These tanks are distributed along the line The post office and Wells, Fargo X Co.'S office are conducted by Mrs. Reymert, Jr., and everything is kept in tirst-class order There Is considerable sport over the sys- tenn of carrying mails to and from the mines. It is called the Mexican Pony express. A Mexican on native pony starts from each end of the line every morning with a small sack strapped be- hind him. We understand a good sys- tenn will be put on soon, for the present -etaA is- lauphin0 and ridiculous affair. Good board IS furnished the miners at a reasonable figure and no place is to be found where happier, more contented class of people live. Quite number of the miners have their families with them. Could but finger a month here I would be happy, but l must be on my way so with good wishes to all and thank ing the Reymerts for their kind hospital ity to me and with their good wishes, etc, l start on my way back to Florence to take the stage for Globe.