Arizona republican., 1899-09-15
SOUTH SIDE.
MESA.

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 de1rIly from CiH5forniI where they
 have been spending several weeks
 The Zeaos Coon company received q
 consignment eff dry goods on Tuesday.
 They have the most complete stock in
 Mesa and are giving their customers
 fhe advaInfage of qfle best prices.
 W. A. kmI5al! returned from River
 side on Tuesday and was I business
 visitor at Phoenix yesterday.
 Harvey Harper was q lbu>11ess VISl- tor in Mesa from Lehi yesterday.
 c. B. Goodell, United Sta'teS guagcr of distilleries was T business visitor at
 Mesa yesterday.
 H. L. Chandler was a bEginess wis ftor at PhOeEix yesterday.
 O. w. Woy has lhis new building site on Main street surveyed. Work Will be commenced on the block immedi- ately-
 c. NJ. Johnson was a blIsbness visi- tor at Phoenix yesterday. Mir. John son supplies his choice fruits to the Phoenix market
 Soren Sorenson was up from Le1ri yesterday on brssirBesS.
 James Smith and family and J. Button came over from Florence on Tuesday. ATessrs. Smith and Button returned to Florence yesterday. Mrs Smith and family will remain in Mesa for several weeks.
 The Farmers Exchange is now headquarters for Mothers Bread in Mesa Their prices on groceries ar. tn lowest m Mesa.
 The PomeFOy Bros. are tlTa leading brokers of Mesa ar-1 have ICenty of money to lend They also hive choice ranch and city property for sale
 Large weekly shipments of hay are being made every week from 1ila sCir:fl side to various southern territorial points. The summer rains during the past season have given aIf}ie water for the irrigation of tlle fields and sey- eral large crops of hay have been cuf and which wIs mostly blled for ship ment- The mining camps in the soujh- ern part of the territory depend upon this valley ;r.m0<t entirely for their hay supply and pay good prices for it Alfalfa. when fed with hay has beeni found to be the best kind Of feed for working stock. as it has more mi1tr7i- nIent than the grain hay when fed alone. The alfalfa has also been fcund to be cheaper.
 Messrs. B. F. Porter, w A. Kimbali and Brigham Johnson have returned from the Ray mining district These l business men paid the district a visit to verify reports coming from there | that were too good to believe. They return with a story that should i turn the face of the Salt River valley | that has been gazing wistfully towards i the far-off east squarely around to the i wealth that actually lies immediately i before it.
 Said Mr Kimball: "It. is astonish- in1nnTtanco has assumed already. Preparations have gone forward fer one of the camps in Arizona, and before we of this valley realized it. The com pany known as the Ray Mining com pany is an organization of English capitalists who assuredly mean busi- ness, for they have paid $200,0OO for claims alone. There are at present | over 100 men at work and a sign hangs outside of the office requesting all men who wish work to apply inside The company Is erecting a concentrating plant of TOO tons daily capacity The ore will be reduced seven times and tWenty-seVen tons of water for each ton of ore. The mill will be erected on the Gila river and the ore will be hauled from the mine a distance Of elght miles over a narrow gauge road. The company now has in mind the construction Of d bridge across the illa and the employment of huge trac- 5ion engines to haul the concentrates to Tucson for shipment All this equipment of plant and transportation , facilities will cost the company S10O,- ; 100. 1 am satisfied that there is noth- ( ng of the wildcat in this undertaking, tor saw ere blocked off that will pay ( his cost, and the estimated value Of , nat ore was based on it's lowest grade , six per cent. Two years ago claims i n that district were worthless be- ( ,ause the grade of the ore was pro- lounced too low. and why I do not f Inow, for Clifton has for several years $ 'een handling s2 ore. Since the Lon ion capitalists found that the uuan- r ,lty of the ere in the Ray district I would warrant most any expenditure I 'laims have found ready sale. Tht f Worth American Exploration company r ind the Bisbee company have pur- n :hased extensively in the district ' The question that now presents it.