The herald., 1898-01-05
ACTIVITY IN GOLD MINING
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM
LIVESTOCK
The Agriculturist and His Needs.
General Outlook for the
Coming Year

Coming Year
Special Correspondence to The Herald.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 31.-Arizona
has known substantial progress during
the year 1897. While she has gained
only several thousand In population ner
permanent population as whole Is more
definitely prosperous than Tor many
years past. While her canals irrigate no
greater expan'se, the Agricultural Is
equipped for better than ever before
through re tendency to discard SINGLE
feature farming and to venture upon the
production of fruits especially suited TO
the cline. Mining has prospered save
only In the line Of silver. and the prep
arations made during the year point to
a phenomenal production OF copper for
the succeeding twelvemonth. The cat
tie Industry has served to bring In over
3 81, 000, 900 in cash, and the sheep man
prospers with his rival.
The towns. with few exceptions, have
shown marked Improvement. In Phoe-
nix at the present writing over 100 new
dwellings are being erected and over
score Of business blocks, many Of the
latter large and costly. Tucson has en-
tered upon q reign Of activity that may
almost be called a boom, and from the
former Mexican-like pueblo is being
evolved an American city Of broadcast
public spirit and of exceptional attrac-
lions. Beautiful Prescott, despite the
threat Of removal of Whipple barracks
from its near by location, is full of vigor
and progress, while Jerome, her neigh
Dor, perched high on the scenic edge Of
the Black Hills, is already reaching out
for the honor Of the most populous of
the cities Of northern Arizona.
The population of the territory has
been estimated by Governor McCord, in
his annual report to the secretary of the
interior. as 81 500. to which must be added
about $4,000 peaceful Indians of many
tribes. The territorial debt, about ST.
100000 and the county debts, aggregat-
ing 81. 400, 900, have been funded into 5
per cents, making a material reduction
In the maintenance expense account.
The last land grant shadow has been re-
moved and titles to realty are secure.
Capita has been abundant during the
latter days of '97 for all enterprises
showing merit, and the miner and agri-
culturtst alike look with the brightest
hope upon the prospects for the coming
year. More mines changed hands dur
ing 81 than in the five years before.
Water storage seems near at hand, that
the arabic area Of the southwest may be
extended. asA ID s..4
THE PRECIOUS METALS
Mining has been active during the
year mainly with gold properties. The
<,fx t.o 20 xxrl1 Ha To-
cidedly above the figures of last year.
increased it's yield through richer ores
secured at lower levels and through the
operation of a cyanide plant. The
United Verde, Clark's mine at Jerome,
- a secret enterprise, but has doubled
its reducing capacity during 1897, and its
ores, commonly known as copper, car
ry large percentages Of gold and silver.
The pyritic districts Immediately south
Of Prescott have about doubled their
gold product of '96. In the south, the
NOTED Fortuna mine. near Yuma, has
produced a third of million. It's
s-eighbor, the new and phenomenal King
of Arizona, has had a product Of about
half as much in the few months of its
existence as a mine. The Pearce mine,
near tombstone mas entered the ranks
OF neavy producers curing the year
tnousn It's MIL Is not yet IN operation
M 80 90. .sa a,' vvs s. zen srn. ~ ~
some Of the oldest districts ~ Ar,vora
rich mines are being onened nm on new
ground. considerahja quantity ~
gold has come from the oneration of a
dozen or mote large cyanide nlants in
stalled beside the dumps of the Vulture
and other mines that were once great
and seyera, hundred thousand dollars
have come in through the placer opera-
lions ON the Hassayampa and other
-gulches in southern Yayapat county.
Silver mining has declined till the
white metal is little more than a by
product. In Mohave county, however.
great reduction works are going into the
rich silver belt about the White Hills.
Several million ounces may be expected
from that locality in '9s. mined at
profit whatever the market price of the
metal may be. Hardly a silver mine
among the many that gave to Arizona
it's name of the Land of Silver has
been worked during the year. The
owners of the noted Reymert property
in Pinal county, express the general
opinion when they state their inability