Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1891-06-27


| TO be seen walnut and cottonwood timber
The soil general Is well set with grass
and droves of cattle everywhere attes
ing by their condition the excellent
quality OF the stock range. The countr;
IL. amply watered ty springs, and wells o
excellent water can be obtained by sink
ing only few feet. Game. such as quail
rabbits and deer, is abundant. From
the Mowry district a splendid view Is
had OF the San Rafael valley eastward
To the question as TO whst thought 0!
the country, bad no hesitan;y in say
ing that in some respects it is about thc
most romantic region, ! have seen in the
territory, and it IS no wonder the peo
pie are making such elaborate prepa. &,
lions TO celebrate Independence day
The surroundings tend 10 inspire pal
riotic feeling in the bosom of all. Over
800 have beeo subscribed for the oc-
casion, and Judge Barnes, of Tucson
has accepted the invitation to crate.
| The Mowry was a prominent mining
camp IN the anti bellum days of tie
American republic. 1t was named after
Col. Nowry, who operated the mine
principally with Mexican labor. A con-
siderable amount of lead was produced
which some say was intended 20 advance
| the rebel cause. Operations were sus-
pended here for over a quarter of cen
fury until about six months ago, claim
| ants OF the property resumed work, and
are taking out considerable ri ore.
For some unexplained cause / was de
MED by the management any informa-
ton as TO the vaiue Of the output or
future plans Of the company, the super
intendent acting under explicit instruc-
lions to hold all newspaper reporters
at arms length, and 'keep 1T dark"
met a lumber of the old patrons of
the CITIZEN, among them W. Citizens,
whose family have lately moved hither.
Mr.. Maloney, an oil acquaintance of the
CITIZEN is also here.
| also had the pleasure of forming the
acquaintance OF J. G. Gleason, a popular
young bu mess man Of the camp. Like
all the intelligent and enterprising in
habitants OF the district, be Of course
su described for the CITIZEN and re-
commended it to others. For this reas-
on as well as eon general principles the
writer begs to offer his unfeigned con
gratulations to Mr.. Gleason in having
won the heart of Mowry's fairest: Dame
Rumor whispers be will lead his prize
ID bll6 dlLdi dOCbS li1C hCAI
moon. Quite a number of the boys are
.hloriding in Mowry district, The Gold
en- Gate mine, owned by Boston, Hub
Hubbard d Company is SAID to
be banning out we'll. Z. III. Taylor is
N aking fair pay in working the dump
Of an old mine.
The Hermosa is not only the largest
silver mine at Harshaw, but it is claim
ed to have had more development work
done in it than perhaps any other IN
Arizona. Jas. Finley, the proprietor,
xas absent, but through the courtesy
of Chas. Powers, who, in comraay with
j. Hale, S. ID. Hulse, W. Bnrgoop, and ..
+. Ash burn, is a lessee OF the lower
.evels, l was escorted through a consid-
cradle portion of the mine, The main
shaft is $50 feet deep, and one tunnel
mea- ures about 1000 #. and another
nalf that Length, extending through the
spur OF the mountain on which the
mine is located. the mill is idle al
present, out il is expected to be set in
motion coon, as ore is accommodating for
its operation.
Some idea o. the value OF this prop
erty may be had from the authenticated
statement of Powers & Co. These five
men, with little or no capital besides in
telligence and muscle, leased the lower
levels of the HermoSa six months ago.
and have since made clear OF their eX-
Depses $1,000, or an average OF 0 er
300 per month to the man. The ore
they are extracting averages 40 OF. silver.
La eight days recently these boys took
nut rs tons which Geied them $500 each.
Their averages output Is about 100 tons
monthly. I he Hermosa is said to have
pi | millions IN it's past history and It's
future seems as bright as ever.
Mike FagKb, an original locator OF the
district, is still one of the solid men OF
Harshaw, and is lessee Of one of the
upper levels Of the HermCsa.
Jas. A. York of Harehaw, has leased
the Holland mine at Washington camp,
ten miles eoutb, and VIII soon expert
men; as to the best method of handling
the ore, which averages from % to 40 or.
per ton.
The Trench is another good paying
mine viii IN its manager thought detri-
mental TO le3 newspaper man have
glimpse at, and accordingly WAS spared
the recreation Of gong down any OF its
shafts or exploring It's tunnels. OF course
no one can question the right OF a COM
pnny or irdIvidual to keep business Sc
crets, but how any private interest
may be promoted by trying to envelope
IN mystery whRt is either known, or
may readily be found out from the as
say and shipments Of the ores, is too
much for my obtuse understanding to
grasp; besides, this policy is generally
condemned by the miners here who
know they have one of the best camps
IN Arizona. While there are at least a
half dozen IDLE mines here equally as
promising il is equivalent to giving the
camp a "black eye" TO accord them
prominent notice, and at the same time
entirely ignore those which are paying.
[ will, however, briefly allude to two
ted mines in close proximity TO the
Trench, either OF which, according TO
the testimony CT experienced miners,
could probably be leased and worked
proftably by chlorlders, the Norton
and the January. The former has 100 tt.
shaft, end plenty of good ore uncovered.
The January has 80 foot tunnel and
drifts of 2 foot streak OF high grade
ore. Tom Shean, d practical miner OF
the camp, estimates that $1,000 would
drain the mine, and put it in shape to
operate, when it would rank with the
| best IN the district.
Pursuing the same vein we come next
TO the Humboldt, owned ~ William Ii.
Harrington. All the boys congratulate
Bill on having struck il rich at last, He
has worked here faithfully for years and
| deserves his reward. The shaft he is
sinking (now 100 feet pays better the
deeper he goes. His ere averages 3O OF.
| silver and 80 per cent leau.
About q mile west Of the Hum boldt
is the Worlds Fair mine, located last
January by Frank Powers. He ia
another boy whose lucky star is in the
ascendency. The ore is the richest |
saw in the camp, come of 1t sampling as
nigh as $1,000 per ton. He recently
made a shipment of few tons that
assayed $500 silver and IL per cent lead,
He had just made new strike on the
same clai which he has commenced TO
develop. All the boys rejoice with
Frank.
The country for several miles around