Arizona republican., 1899-09-26

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at enc time q great living thing had
Ipulsatcd over and through those hills,
but its life had long since ebbed away
and nothing was left buc its dead ram
ifeations in hoist in enc gulch. the
mill in the Other. and the tunnels.
drifts. shafts. dumps, bins, tramways.
| pipe lines and treStle-w9rk streWn
through and over the ridge b1-ween.
Every line, every wheel. the empty
| houses. even the few men that moved
about 'the place. seemed t. MAKE con-
spicucus the word. abandoned. But
the Little Jessie mine and mill is far
! from abandoned. TIE owners are
/ no. doing a great deal of developing
pending a big deal for the sale Of the
| property. which BIDS fair t. reach a
lconsummation. 1t was stared by J. F:
Jones that there is a million dollars
worth of ore in sight in the Little Jes-
sic mine alone and that abcve the 500
! foot level. There are thirty-tAree
shafts in the property. 1t is hoped
the mill will be running in two weeks
and repairs and preparations are be
| Ing d-ne with that in view. When the
plant does START it will mean the en-
ployment of some 100 men. All the
ore, both shipping and concentrates.
will in all probability h shipped to
the Val Verde smelSar-
Dinner was taken in 4 little cid log
cabin under a Juniper tree. The CABIN
was laid up years aga by man by the
name CT SSedman. F0rth-les lire the
walls of 10th the house and work
shop Tat still stands near by Mr..
Ste5man perhaps, had defended him
self many times behind these h-te5,
n .0d
INTREPID foes. The buildings aIe in
perfect condition and aside from a
weather beaten color arGear TO have
been put up in this generation. \
new dish was found IN the table when
the hungry travellers seated themselves
at least rev to them. 1t was not
scall0L.d potatoes. n2r were they
shredded. The cook. Thomas CrOll
gave away his secret gratis. He forced
the boiled potatoes through fruit
squeezer and the product resemi5lad
shredded c5coanot like Two peas do
each ether. After dinner the drive
over a road as ba3 as the present road
from Mesa 10 Globe was made to Nc
Cabe.
A large negative was made of 5L.7
McCabe mill and a small one was made
of the mill and one of part ST the
town AIcCabe has the appearance of
being in the hills forever. The mill
has ten stamps, five If which were run
ming tcday. Forty men are employed
by this enc company. w. w SmaIley
was running the hoist. Henry Barsh. !
who relieves Mr.. Smalley, was an CT
derby on Col Roosavelt's s,af. Nc /
Ca5e is the center of the Chaparral
district and is assuming new life. The |
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safe 10 say that in the near future Nc
Cabe will be a thriving camp. A new |
and large dance hall is III course CT |
Carl Bean, postmaster |
has sold his store 10 C. W. French. who |
has been made assistant pcstmasts:.
Mr.. French was fer four years book
keeper and store manager for the |
Crowned King Mining company. he /
has a model general merchandise store.
G. W. States is teache. in the school. !
There are IhiT5y-seven children in at
tendance. MI States graduated from /
the territorial normal school at Tempe
last June A little episode occurred
in scaol today. A boy was nct be
having himself in marching OUT CT
school this Afternoon and Mr.. States
told him to remain after the others
had passed out. The boy lost his
temper at this, and selling Mr.. States
ink bottle, fired it across the room
At him. The bottle missed, but the
NIX did MT. The young man was III
SANITY brought into a proper frame OF
mind From McCa0e the journey was
continued to Big Pug, seven miles
around the mountain and up long
cullen TO the pines.
As the top Of the ridge was reached,
before descending into the Big Bug
wash. smoke could be seen rising IN
from the old Boggs smelteT
n the distance towards Mayer to the
eft. while in front burst view o.
leep and pretty vale a. the lower side
If which nestled the ranch home G
Ir. .Boggs. the oldest landmark in the
'egion 1t was learned at the ranch
hat Big Bug was about a mile and i
half up the canyon. After driving /
aemingly a half an hour in the gath
ring dusk DR. Tooney Of McCabe was
net. fortunately, in a place where bO.h
igs could pass. 1t was learned from
Dr. Tconey that Big Bug was up about
mile and a half
The drive was continued up the rcad.
Intil several rcuses and rock corrals
we're reached III TIE dark. 1t
vas learned thai the town was
uarter of a mile uD. Inquiry was
made fer the superintendent OF rs Red
rock Mining company, Mr.. Little He
vas getting a shove in the first
louise 10 the right up. His Office was
little farther up. and little farther
10 is the highest point, according to
lr Boggs, in northern Arizona, except
he san Francisco peak. The expedi-
ion parties have been housed and ted
Y Superintendent Little.
The camp impresses the writer as t
vpicaI old time mining camp. 1t
GEMS to be a peculiar place cut CT the {
7or.d. T. NJ ZANDEh'
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