Arizona republican., 1899-05-26
A PIMA COUNTY CAMP.
(Conr1nued From First z'age.)

Prospecting and development work
 Is being carried on vigorously ana new
 veins of copper ores are rewardinS the
 researches Of the company. With this
 development will gc hand in hand the
 making of copper bullion, and IS lh9
 camp increases in importance the Ia
 ei.ities for treating the ores will te
 augmented. The camp is in excellent
 hands. The gentlemen who have 1u-
 vested their money here took thair wealth cut of the Lake Superior copper district and they are confident of open
 ing up a great producing camp. Hel-
 vctia will relate it's own story, and there is little to be said aside from the incident of its birth. Ed Hughes, miner who is well known in southern Arizona. scld these claims to the He.- vetia company for $40,000 9 few months ago. The company first took d bond Cn the property, but they had not pushed the work Of examination far when they tock up the bond ana paid the purchase price in full- Mr. Hughes. thus rewarded for long years of toiI in the hills, received his com petence with the judgment Of mature years. and mindful of the hardshies which he had experienced, he placed his money in the vaults of the Tucson banks and has settled down to the full enjoyment of his reward. He is plal- ming a trip to relatives in the east whom he has not seen for twenty years and his old friends in the hills witt whcm he has .camped and worked III years gene by bid him adios with gCod cheer, hoPefu, that tomorroW vii bring to them the same good fortune.
 The smelter of the Rcsemont camp was blown in yesterday with an abun dance of ere on hand tC keep the smell ter running for many months. Not only the product of the Mohawk but that of the claims on the other si3C Of the range are supplying ore as fase as it is consumed by the smeiter, and it is not likely that Rcsenont camp will be cleared of sulphur smoke for many years. The 1G0-ton sme.ter Of the Helvetia will seTud it's fumes to mingle with those of the RoSemont, and the wealth of the world will be in creased and Arizona will add to is importance as q region which the world can look to for copper bullion for an indefinite age
 Riding across the great plain last night which slopes to the Santa Cruz valley from the Twin Buttes the tray
 
 the balmy moonlit night, for there was a picture off in the Santa Rita noun tains which absorbed his attention ant admiration. The forest of pines and cedars was ab-aze, and the flames formed Q crescent on the maintain side which stretched over Q great scope ! of the mountains As He.Vetia camp i was reached the burning timber threw 1 a light which G:mmcd tie moon Hgh~ l and cast the horses form in an elon- l gated shadow upon the roadway. There i was no effcrt being made to check the l fire as far as 1 could learn and thCu- ] sands of dollars worth Of valuable i timber was being consumed. The tim | Der belt will probably be oOmp.etely 1 burned out on this side of the noun ! tain before the last spark Of the fire | dies out.
 A report was current here today | that the Azurite copper mine had been i sold to eastern parties for S500,000. II l is known that an option was secured | some time ago on this property, and ] there are three parties waiting their turns tc secure favorable consideration from the owners of this mine. So if the sale is not made it is not likely that it will be long de.ayed. From Helvetia I will journey to the T 0in Buttes where the Martinez copper 1 mines are located and a description 1f that camp, the Olive district which the San Xavier mine, and the Azutite camp will be furnished
 GEORGE H. SMILEY.