Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-06-09
MESA MATTERS.
concerning Profitable Prune
Raising.
The Excitement In the Superstition
Country Still at Fever
Heat.

The Superstision mines are looking
btter than ever. The developme nj
that has taken place in the last two
weeks IS surprising. The work is still
going on in the Hall mine. Ore rs
rich or richer than ever is being taken
out every day. The ledge is now found
to be forty feet wide, almost every foo,
Of which is beautifully sprinkled with
fne god and all is high grade ore.
They have drifted to and connected
with the old shafts that contain the
water and are now drifting north, fol.
loving the lead under the wash. there
mo doubt now that Hall will take the
mine. He, in fact, told the boys that
be would, but they are not at all par
hculsr at those figures, for there is that
smOunt, $40 900, already lying on the
dump, and Mr.. Morse says there ia
god enough in sight to build large
stamp mill and run it for a year. Mr..
Morse is sinking shaft on his "Wasp"
claim on the same contact as the Nam.
moth, joining it on the south, and is
getting The same kind of rich ore. C..
B. HaSes is doing some work on his
new found claim northwest of the Hall
claim and it is showing up rich. A
nrveying party went up yesterday and
surveyed the townsite and laid it off
into blocks. Mr.. Trippel, the sur
veyOr, will stay q few days and do all
the necessary surveying work. A fine
flow of water has been found in the
we'll on the townsite, Main street. A
saloon and livery stable are already do.
iuga sushiug business. Buggies and
teams loaded with prospectors, bust
ness men and provisions pass through
Mesa en- route for the mines eyery day
and Preparations are being made to ac-
eommodate all that wish to get rich.
Both stages came in yesterday laden
with passengers.
Hy Simpkins of Lehi, drove up to the
mines Yesterday.
J. A. Colem IN was reported a little
BE- ter this morning.
Rlsins are now selling on the Mesa
at cents per pound.
The truit shippers OF Mesa are bu sy |
'sndlns out the golden crop.
N. J. Foster is having wind mill put |
lDOn his place at + street, south of |
Mesa.
]. L. Pomeroy went down to the
capitol today on business pertaining to
bis real estate boom.
Chss. Jones started for Sacaton and
other places with load OF fiue Mesa
hut, eggs and chickens today.
c, R. Hakes came up from the mines
ls't night. He reports everything -four
lining IN the prosperous little camp.
I. R. Hakes, census marshal of
school district No. 4, is now taking the
census OF school children ofthls district.
c. ". Jones, OF the firm of Benton,
liquor deal er OF the hourishing Supers.
.Iion mining ca mp, came down to Mesa
or more fire water,
Steve Byers and Sam Steale, OF Lehi,
'aFted few days ago on a prospecting
olf to the -Four Peaks country. They
'lpeCi to be gone about six weeks.
Alex Lucy came ia from a prospect.
% trip in the Superstition country last
lsht. tie thinks the Superstition
oOntry will develop into rich camp.
A telegram was sent q. w. Shrine
yesterday stating that his much es-
semed wife had died. A reply was re.
sVed stating that Mr.. Shrine would
tart home night before last.
". A. Kim ball, our genial hotel
eePer, has finished erecting aeromotor
'lnd mill, which h says works splen-
.ay' The water is pumped into a
'IS twenty feet high and holds 1000
all rs.
Mr. Griffith, our townsman, who is
% extensive cattle raiser, and whose i
40ch is located at Dipping Springs, ex.
scei about 800 head OF cattle ia today
.n'cn he will put on pasture to faIten
d shipment.