Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-06-11
ICRITT E NDE N. To Become An Important
 Business Centre. GOOD MINES TRIBUTARY. Stock Ra;sing-A Prosperous
 Year Anticipated.
Notes on the Improvements of the
 Neighborhood.

between Benson and Negales, seems destined to become business centre oi considerable importance. It is on the line of the N. M. & A R. R., has an ele gant site for town, and is in the midst of great mineral region, of which it is | the natural and most accessible ship ping point. If there is ever a branch railroad built from ths N. Nj. & 4. R. R to connect the rich mining camps of Harshaw ard Washington, Crittenden is the natural point of intersection.
 A small store is kept here by MT. Doherty, while the trade of the sur rounding country actually demands an extensive general store, being the dis trIbuting point for the entire district, embracing about twenty-five miles square. 4 paItlal idea of the impor- tance of Crittenden as shipping point at this time may De obtained from the following figures furnished me by MT. Harring ton, the Railroad Agent. Dur ing the month of May there were shipped from here 293 tons of high grade ore and S13,000 worth of silver bullion. During the same period 7S tons of mer- ehandise were received at thls point for the district. l understand that strong inducements are offered some live business man to come here and establish a stoie store and warehouse commensurate with the requirements of the large and in> creasing trade of the district.
 Some improvement of the town and county since last year has been made. w. Il. Burnett, successful cattle raiser Of this district has built neat dwelling house here and now resides in town. lie aud Wm. Powers, another "rustler," have bonded the CIittenden mine, which was formerly sold for S20,0C0. A soft. shaft has been sunk and they are talk Smith IS erect nQ an addition to hIs hotel in anticipation of increasing pa tronage.
 Jimmie McNamara & Zackariah are ope' atiDg the Burning Moscow mine with excellent results. assays running as high as $500 10 S1,0O0 per tor. How
 
 gently shipped twelve tons of their ore, seven tons of which averaged POO ounces of silver per ton. The Grand View, lead and silver mine, owned by Powers and Burnett, is reported looking we'll and is in course of develocement. Altogether the outlook is reported bright, notwith- the demoralized condition of the silver market. Were the mines not extra in quality it is evident it would never pay to transport the ores to Ell Paso which is constantly beirg done from this place
 Cattle men appear encouraged, and anticipate good season. Richardson & Gormley are improving their large herd with Hereford blood. Their thorouoh- breds are in fine condition, and Per cherou stock likewise. Their celebrated trottine stallion is acknowledged by ex- perts as one of the finest in the Terri tory. These gentlemen have shipped 1,G00 head of cattle East this season, while c. Cameron has started on a drive to the Upper Columbia about 5000 head of cattle, expecting to stock @ new range in that bunch grass country. H. D. Stevens is also a stock breeder of some note, having on hand some fine cattle and horses, the latter of the Cly- desdale and Norman stock. He shows thirteen-months old icolt which weighs 1000 pounds. The ranch is being set in alfalfa, which succeeds bere without irrigation. He is sowing eighty acres this year.
 D. Bauman, a noted mining man is making his headquarters here. He is superintendent of some mires at Wash ingtob Camp. has a plumber of men em- ployed in extracting ore. 100 tons beng DO the dump awaiting teams for hauling to this point, thence to be shipped to El Paso. He IS enthusiastic over the prospects of his mines and predicts lively times at Washington within few months. In my next letter 1 will give some data obtained from him concern ing that camp, which did not have oc casion to visit; also a few notes obtained whilst at Harshaw yerterday.
 F. B. l..
 Crittenden, June 9th, 1892.