Mohave County miner., 1900-02-03
A Rival of Colorado.

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production, the San Francisco Chron
icle says:
"Arizona is also a neighboring min
ing field of quite as large possibilities
as Colorado ever possessed. The
Apache troubles, which kept the min,
ing prospector out of the territory un'
til recent years, will never be repeated
The search for mineral deposits is
consequently, being vigorously prose
cuted aud much capital is being in
vested there in the purchase and de,
velopment of mining property and in
the erection of suitable reduction
works."
Well, the Mining Record, speaking
entirely for itself, and in no way ex
cathedra, is prone to second the opin
at least in degree. 1t is perfectly
possible that some day Arizona may
rival Colorado As great mineral pro-
ducing state. Let the glad day be
fastened. Colorado will not regard
her southern neighbor As being in aCy
sense rival but com petitor for the
honors she now holds as producer of
gold and silver. In 1897 Colorado
wrested from California the title of
being the leading pro lucer of gold.
Colorado has been the chief silver pro-
ducer for score of years.
Arizona is today a spirsely settled
section of the country. The entire pop
ulation could be crowded into Kansas
City and still thsre wouli bs M
rool over. Arizona possesses almost
boundless wealth in her, as yet, ulie-
veloped gold, silver aud copper mines
Arizona has hundreds of square miles
of the ric nest farming lan1. Arizona
has an unexcellei climate. Her growth
has been retarded by the domination
of an inferior race of savdges for years
and the herdsman aud prospector who,
at least in this western country, have
always been the advance agents of
better civilization, have had a hard
and dangerous experience. rae terrors
of death from mIrierous m irauding
bands of la iians ave initiated against
the progress of the state. Bat now
the mountains and plains have been
rid of the wild IN IN aud the prospec-
tor aud settler may go where he will
eth with little fear of anyone molest-
ing him if he attends to his own bus
inesS.
As to the prospects of Arizona be-
coming great producer of the prec-
ious metals, there is no reason to be
skeptical. Profiigite Nature, who has
scattered her golden aud silver wealth
all through the great mountain chains
which seam the face of Colorado, has
in all probability not confined her gifts
TO territorial boundaries established |
by man. State lines and section posts
have never cut much figure in fixing |
the limits of any mining district and |
'hV "oiV thVoO SiCht "csbtl IL
ranges are explored by the hardy min
er aud faithful prospector, the more
certain it is demonstrated that the !
Rocky Mountain chain is one vast |
store house of wealth extending from
where these ranges first take their rise |
amid the SHOWS beyond the Arctic cir
Gle to where they are lost in the south |
ern seas that wash under the Antarctic !
circle.
Colorado contains but a patch of
these mountains, Arizona but another. |
Colorado has, fortunately for her, re-
ceived the uninterrupted attention of !
miner and prospector since the days of |
the Forty. miners. Hsr real mining
history begins about 1853, and for for
ty years there has been a tireless army
of veterans toiling over the hills dig
ging her values and compelling the
to yield up their secrets. |
Colorado has during these years made,
as consequence, great progress in
mining, which is her chief Industry.
Nearly all that is latest and best in
mining and all its allied branches is
due to her people. 1t is no wonder
then that Colorado stands at the head.
Arizona is young. Arizona, how
ever, is being populated by the same
class of men who have IN i1e Colorado
what she is. The western uplands of
have developed type of man
hood peculiar to them selves. 1t is
strong, self reliant, brave, fearless class
w Which hasifafas To assnrnn no TIL 10