Arizona republican., 1898-04-09
FINAL COUNTS MINES.
A Number of Excellent Propositions
 Being Developed.

Florence, April 8.-(Special cores pondence of The Republican. .)-The credit of having certain first class min ing propositions is something that any county should be proud of, but Pinal county, while possessing many does not get the credit to which it is entitled. This is due to ence are receiving the benefits accru- ing from trade thrown by mining camps which lie in the county of which Florence is the county seat. As a rule the active camps are reached by good roads leading to the Southern Pacific railroad and the towns which have secured the trade are prone to claim the camps as their own. About eight years ago Florence did have a big pull from the Silver King, whlcn IS thirty i've miles northeast of that place. With the suspension of work at that mine, due to the fall in the price of silver, the farmers lost good con- sumer, the camp, which Is in the Pio- neer mining district, being tributary to them, as we'll as to Florence. The Vekol, below Casa Grande, was anoth- CT promising camp that succumbed to the inevitable, at least for several years. The former may yet assume something like it's former value to the G1la valley, but the latter is more like ly to be of benefit to Casa Grande or Tucson, possibly Phoenix. The infus- lon of new and active life into Flor ence will lead up to better things. Ger tain mining propositions are slowly shaping themselves and Florence will reap share of the benefits if her mer- chants will keep their weather eve open. There are great possibilities for Florence and she must not alone wait for trade to come to her: she must invite 1t. Tucson has captured con- siderable of it and it will be hard to recover ground once lost It is the consensus of opinion at Florence that western railroad outlet to Phoenix IS desired and Phoenix capital will find d held, not alone iii Florence. but as Tar east as Mammoth and Riverside. even to Globe, all of which means trade ol mihing districts. This is no fable. ana It IS worthy of consideration. But county. III 'nis ~ He silver King employed as high as 90o men when it closed down. That tne property is good one has been 1ully demonstrated. The ore has as sayed 50 per cent silver. There are ch1mneys in large bodies, and pockets or native silver. A forty stamn mill was operated. F. S. Pheby is in charee for account of his father and asso- clates. and has a few men at work large basin is being opened, character Of work such as is done at the Big Bug onyx beds. This basin is down sixty feet. Stringers of silver are taken oui and specimens are exhibited with eyi. dent satisfaction at Florence. Ore to the value of $500 is shipped to Mesa to be transferred by rail.
 A postoffice is maintained at Silver King.
 L. Zeckendorff and Albert Steinfelt Of Tucson are interested in about twen- ty claims in Mineral creek on whicf IS the Ray mine, where J. N. Curtis is superintendent Native copper is talk en in sheets from the Ray and can be seen in Florence.
 The Hallelujah, forty-five miles cas-
 of Florence, has shown up in goot form recently. A thirty-f1ve foot ledge of ore carrying gold, silver and leat
 in solid body has been discovered
 New York parties are taking livel! interest in this property and are ex pected to take bond on it. Sevent.