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

at the Sopori, a tributary of he Santa
Cruz. Don Juan Elias has bis stock ranch
The water rises about two miles above
the ranch, but Is not utalized for irriGat-
ing purposes until 1t nearly reaches his
house and from that point its uses K
ter3 tor about mile below. Barley and
4 1Le2: we're the crops this year and tney
have yielded well. A thrifty orchard OF
yarious fruits surrounds the residence,
One interesting feature OF this place IS q
house built by the Elias family seventy
tiva years ago on bluff overlooking the
land. II was -nstruc- ed to resist the
frequent raids of Apache indians and
may an interesting event with attend
ant hairbreadth escapes can its owner
narrate.
At the Cerro Colorado, eight miles
from Sopori, work is being done on sew
eral mines. The Old company has Geo,
". Salladay looking after its interests.
J he old adobe buildings are fast wa=h-
ing away.
A. l.. Bowman has claim on which
he mas sunk eighty feet and then cross
cut. Out of this he has made several
shipments. realizing nearly enough to
pay expenses.
| Tine most prosperous properties IN the
camp are Owned by ". J. Clark, who has
resided IN this locality for the past nine
years. They are believed to be on the
old Cerro Colorado lode. The principal
! locations are the Horn Silver and Free
Com and from these he has made ship
ments Of ore going as high as 600 ounces
silver, to the ton, and none Of it was Of
less value than 100 ounces. Nine mines
comprise the group and the development
expenses on all of them have been more
than met by the ore shipments. Mr.
Clark also has lead mine in the same
district, the ore Of which at depth of
thirty feet goes forty four per cent lead
and 200 ounces silver.
w. F. Clark is shipping ore from the
old Liderty mine, about three miles
| south of the Cerro Colorado.
Williams OF Silver Hill is also shipping
ore with good prospects of profit.
OuIy and Manning have q very rich
claim that they ship from and which CO
more than one occasion hG made them
Jelieve the good time was near by.
Some placer mining is going on in
the GeIjos, with uncertain results.
The HUNK Oldt mines are Iqie awaiting
new negotiations. This is oneot the finest
! camps IN the territory, with plenty of
wood, water and grass" 10 use an ola ex-
pert's words.
One of the most exciting events in the
history of Arivaca district occurred last
SATURDAY. In the cary morning before
the suns genlel il tluence was urpleas-
antly manifest, people for miles along
| had gathered along the road between
Yellow Jacket and Arivaca. The oc-
| casion was a foot race Of seven miles
against time, by j. K. Bowman. tie com
| pany's / m herman at the mine. Bow
man IS thirty years old, five feet ten inch
cs i:,rh and wei hs one hundred and
tt.... cur pounds. The road from 6he
sli0w Jacket TO the intersection with
the Orc B!anco road has several heavy
grades and some sand. IL is called
thrsr and one half miles 10 the forks,
which distance was made IN twenty
two MINUTES. Those who followed the
runner say he carried watch To time
| himself, and at three points he slowed
Gown to a walk. When Arivaca creek
WIS reached he remarked: Il have SIX
minutes to spare, aud I'll walk TO the
Store" which he did. The bet was that
Bowman could not make the distance III
| forty-iive minutes, and about twelve
hundred dollars changed HANDS on the
| result.
A. the Yellow Jacket the twenty busy
stamps causes many pleasant thoughts
| IN the district. They encourage the
prospectors and help out the merchants
ami stockmen. Nearly all the ore work
| ed comes from the hundred foot leve.
| while prospecting is being done below.
| The mil! is the most complete of any in
the territory, and the mine is worked
very economically, being close to the
mill and requiring the aid of but one
man TO supply tle twenty stamps with
eighty tons of ore crushed daily. The
| water supply of the mill comes from the
nine and is pumped into a reservoir
built within the mill. Pipes also con-
vey water to the company's houses for
domestic purposes and the irrigation of
shade trees lately planted.
The Enterprise feels grateful to Sup
perin:endent John Began and j. \.
| Midd emas, for favors shown its repre-
sentative.
AT Arivaca some building improve
| ment can be seen. while in the valley
mora land is in cultivation than at any
previous time Oue OF the finest gar
| dens in the territory can be seen here
and is cultivated by Cinnamon.
| Down the Arivaca which takes you to
| the Altar fat and connects with the
| road to Sasabe two miles below Arivaca
| is the old Con. Arizona mill OF ten stamps
now running ON ore from the Montana
mine night and day. This mine belongs
to Hon. @. W. Cheyney and has been
| leased for two years TO the Yellow
Jacket Company. The richest ores are
Clipped 70 Colorado, while another class
is concentrated and then shipped. The
mill works about nine tens q day. Col.
| 5. w. Royce, superintendent OF the Yel-
low Jacket company, resides at this
| place in one of the most picturesque
| spots on tia Arivaca.
! Robert Paul. JT,, son OF I s. Marshal
Paul, has charge Ct the Wilbur ranch
below Arivaca. New stations were
| placed on the range, with the largest
herd of mares in the territory. At the
ranch cults one and two yeurs old ere
broken TO the halter and become quite
gentle under the care taken by MIR.
Pail. This has been under the present
management for the past four years
and the new blood introduced can be
seen in the horses sold.
Patsy Powers claims to have discover
ed the main lead OF the Con. Arizona
mine and assays from depth of thirty
five feet On his Silver Greek mine show
thirty six per cent copper, 1888 silver
ard q god
Il. - hrkpatrick's claims have been
examined by Denver parties with view
TO putting up mill.
John Lyle's claim still attracts min
l.