El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-05
Major Davis
Writes from
Tucson, Ariz.
ID. OF.
Special Correspondence of The Herald.

Special Correspondence of The Herald.
| TUCSON. AriZ.. January 4, 1901
| The mining resources surrounding
Tucson are second to none in the whole
| southwest, and they have some of the
best paying mines in the United States.
Mr.. Randolph tells me the King of
Arizona is paying over $4,000 a month
| the Fortuna about $3.50, 900 a year, an
a number of others doing equally as
well. The San Xavier has ore in sight
to last 25 years. 1t belons to the Ell
Paso Smelling Works people.
Mr.. Lyman Bridges, chief engineer
Land general manager of the American
Mexican & Pacific Co.. gave me good
ano reliable information about the mia
ing territory south of Tucson for sew
enty-tive miles to Nogales. In that
scope there are nearly three hundred
mines that can ship ore if they had
railroad facilities. Mr.. Bridges tells
me that they will build a road fro:>i
Tucson to Nogales and from. there east
TO the Naco junction to connect with
the Bisbee and Ell Paso railroad. Civ
ing Tucson another direct eastern road
and opening up all the great mining
region south of Tucson
Mr.. BridgeS'S mining expert visited
all the districts and learned the num-
-pei vi open tIaC nave pay ore
in them and could be made big ship
Olive have twenJy-four mines opened
up and can ship. The Columbia min
ing district has six. the Helvetia min
ing district forty, the Armagoza min
ing district thirty-five. The Monte
yuma and Arivaca district has a big lot
of claims. fifty-three claims, and Min
eral Hill and Aqua Caliente district
has fourteen. L lie Sulero and Calabas-
as district has forty, the Wolframitc
and Baqueravara district thirty-seven
The above mines. 225 in number. can
soon be made shippers. The Patagonia
district has considerable number of
claims that will be big shippers. Camp
Camp Washington also has a number
of claims being developed
The AZurite mine is a good property |
owned by l.. G. Hughes of the Star. |
This mining district when it gets rail |
road communication with the outside
world will ship out millions of dollars
worth of gold, silver, copper, and lead |
ores.
Tucson has no jealous feeling toward |
Ell Paso. but on the contrary is loud in |
her praise for Ell Paso's energetic peo-
pie. They want the Bisbee road They
know they will soon have a road from
Tucson to Bisbee. The business men
Of Tucson expressed themselves fire.
luently to me and would be only too
glad to trade in Ell Paso if the freieh.
rates would justify it. If the who!c-
salers will push matters in Ell Paso
hey can secure the trade of the whole
section.
The Dragon mountains have a 'ot
IF shippers now shipping to the FL
Paso smelter. Mr.. Burt Dunlop says
he whole Dragon range will surprise
uture.
l want to say to the people of Ell
'aSo that the whole western country
las It's eyes on Ell Paso as the coming
treat Southwestern metropolis, and I'll
'aso wants to trade with Ell Paso and
'ur people should get out themselves
md see what lies west of them. They
mould see the great mining resources
o be opened up and then they will
lave confidence to go to work and lay
he foundation for a great city. Any
nan who will go over the country and
ook into things as l have cannot help
Tut become enthusiastic about the flu
ure of the whole southwest Before
mother new year rolls round the Bis
zee road will be into Ell Paso, the
tock Island from the east, the Santa
'e short line from the east, the ex-
ens1on of the Denver & Rio Grande
rom Santa Fe to connect with the lei
'aso q Northeastern. what more does
Il Paso want to insure her future ,
reatness? !
The cordial reception that l received s