Arizona republican., 1899-05-17
Constructed Under the Shadow
 of Mount Turnbull.
THE SPENAZUMA SCHEMERS
Who Have prepared a Rich Mineral Exhibit Collected From Various Sources for inc Entertainment Of Prospective Stockholders. An Expose of fhiS Great Arizona ming Fraud.

Spenazuma Camp, Ariz., May H. | Especial correspondence of The Re
 publican.) - Goodwin wash, which
 leaves the foot of Mount Turn bull on the southern slope of
 that great mcMntain. winds about
 through the foothills until it
 reaches Black Rock. Here it
 takes an abrupt turn toward the east
 and separates mesas and mountain
 ranges until it finds the channel of the
 Gila river. The little stream which
 runs through this wash and is proo- ably the medium of its origin seems to
 regard the great projection with fear. for it hugs the outer wall of the can yon and runs swifter here than any
 place alcng its course. The trail, too.
 which runs through Goodwin wash
 climbs the outer wall of Ehe canyon
 where it can find foothold, and when
 ever it slips into the wash it does not venture far out into the canyon. Black Rock is feared by ah Of nature and 1t
 stands alone a mass of barren sand- stone rearing unshapeIy spires into the air and filling the shades of night with ominous shadows. It is avoided by verdure and abandoned by the birds and wild animals of that region. II is as naked as though it had just forced it's way from allle center of the earth.
 
 The sole inhabitant of Black Rock is the image of Spenazunla, a wayward son of Montezuma, the Aztec chief. For miles away the patron of the mountain trail can see the outline of a face as clearly as though it had beer carved by a sculptor. But when the rider appreciates the rock the face loses its cast, the nose disappears, the chin is absorbed by a single spire, and nothing remains of Spenazuma but q bunch of wlhiskers and a bald head. The son of Montezuma steals away in to lthe crevices of the rocks as though he. tclo, is ashamed to be seen at eiuse Icnge amid such weird environment. Black Rock is the home of the Spena- zuma mining camp, where, according to the prospectus issued by the Spena- zllma Mining company exists one of the richest mines ever found in the world This rock and the image cf Spenazuma, who was immediately rec ognize{i by an eastern mining 'exrer;" as scon as he reached the place, hold an important place in Aztec history. Montezuma sent his son to Arizona in n never heard of until a year ago when Black Rcck revealed the truth ot his unhappy career. The boy had run short of money and grub. His conGi- tion forced him lon the rocks aud he was never able to get off.
 A great deal has been written of the Spenazuma mine, and eastern papers wherever the agents of the company have appeared seN of its great wealth and the fortunes which will be maie by these who invest in its stocks. IL is described as the most wonderful mine ever found, and the vein is es- timated at from one to two miles in width. The prospectus of the com- pany relates a story which is intend ed to thrill the eastern farmer, the la borers in the shops, and all that class of people whb live far from a mining center and who know little about mines and mining. Investors among the poorer classes have been attracted and thousands of dollars of stock has been sold. The New York papers for weeks contained a column advertise menlt describing this property and an- that the stock of the con- pany which was then selling at SIP would be raised. IA special train brought fifty customers to this camp who spent several days here "examin- ng" the mine. This was but two months ago, and the G3rw punchers about here are still talking about the invasion and wondering where so many green folks came from For weeks before this party arrived L. l.. Wight, who owns the "Marblehead'' copper mines in the Arivaipa district, vas kept busy packing ore to Spena- una from his mine. Other mine own ITS in the Stanley Butte and Deer Creek districts which are located in he rich strip recently segregated from he San Carlos reservation, reaped rich Iarvests in a like manner, and when he visitors arrived they found this ore rranged in bins at the camp and some If it was found on the dumps at the ifferent workings. MT. Wight's ore Ias also shipped east, and it was this