Arizona republican., 1902-02-13
Mines and Minerals of Arizona

CTS blown in for active work.
 It seems to me that one of the de- of the near future will be the erection of q shelter at some point on the San Pedro It will be supplied with copper and gold ores from the east slope of the Catalinas. the Rim cons, the Galuros, the Deer Creek, Stanley Butte and many other rich dis tricts which are fast developing excel lent mines. Mining men in all the dis tricts l visited are confident that many great mines will be opened with the influence of q railroad close at hand. Surely the mining region tributary to the San Pedro valley give much encouragement for the future Evcl today, rcrot= fem railroads, this region is ore of the ri, hest 1 have seen in Arizona. It is strange. indeed. that capital has not seen the profits to be secured from giving these mining and agricultural districts a1 outlet 70 the greater markets of the world. The development in mines and agriculture today more than warrant the expendi- ture of millions of dollars in railroad construction. This development. which has just begun, will extend to new and richer districts with railroad built through the san Pedro. and the old districts will take on new life and ac-
 
 ranchers and the miners. Let the rail road come, and we will show the world what we can do."
 What has been accomplished in this interior country of Arizona is indeed remarkable. Shelters and gold mills have been packed over the mountains hundreds of miles from the railroad, men have packed in provisions upon the backs of burros and loaded the same animals back with ore for years. Mines have been opened, camps have sprung into existence, rancherS have opened up rich fields of grain and made gardens in the canyons to provide the camps. and the country has been de veioped with the best possible means at hand. It is today in the prospective stage. the ground has been broken for the future. the foundation is firmly based-the country is now ripe for the coming of railroad. To me the pros pect is like a mining camp which has been prospected thoroughly, the ores opened up and blocked out and every thing in readiness for production. Witho4t a shelter or a mill only the crudest conditions of bringing out the wealth of the camp would exist. Thus We find the San Pedro valley and it's wealth of tributary country-prospect- ed. developed. productive only where [ the most faVora ble conditions of over land transportat tion eXist-a virgin field | in the wilderness waiting for Ihe com ing of a whistling Moses to lead it out and make it great.
 | have found men everywhere in the vAley and mountains eager to learn any news in regard to the proposed railroad. They have been ready to give information concerning the out lying mining districts which I was un- able to visit. and without an exception 1 they are willing to take off their coats and work for railroad. II is coming to benefit them, why should not this welcome be universal along the San Pedro.
 Oracle. the delightful summer and winter place in the Catalinas. furnishes accommodat tions for two or three hun dred people and at present there are fully one hundred there. the most of them being eastern people who have come out here for rest and recreation This place is so located in the noun tains as to escape the cold winds. oC- cupying as 1t does a little nook in the mountains, protected from the rigors of the winters of this altitude and the heat of the summers. It is a surprise to find snow in such a delightfully."-
  with il. l did not reach the camp un-
 til nearly midnight and was aoio tc
 find shelter only for my horses. spread my ';tarp' on the snow and rolled into the blankets to find one oi the most comfortable beds the noun
 tains of Arizona have ever provided
 me.
 The vegetat ation Is entirely different
 at Oracle. The sacaton grows down or
 the mountain. the amole. or "beal
 grass as it is called. is scattered
 through the mountain parks, and here and there are pine. cedar ant oak trees
 The houses are subs inti2I and com ifortable. and there are many fine cot ,tages built by eastern people who come
 to spend their winters hc:e. Among
 the miners and the cowboys it is knowr
 as The Oracle" for here ore learns al
 that is going on in the mountains
 This place is located tweive mile: northwest of Mammoth. and when th' , Phoenix and Eastern road is built peo , ple will travel to this popular resor
 over that line. because of the lont ? stage ride over the mountains whici is now necessary if one wishes to reacl ; the Oracle from the neare5t railroat
 point The climate of Oracle is sai' : to be the most evenly tempered of an, l point in Arizona, and great benents ar derived by invaiids who spend the win I ters and summers there. It is withou lquestion one of the most beautifu t spots in Arizona, and I am not sur prised to find it the winter home O ! many healthseekers.
 9 The Arcadia ranch is located close t 1 Oracle. At the present time there ar - 25OO Angora goats running on tn I range. herded day and night by boy: e This industry has just been starte e here by company of Arizona me o who propose to make :t the larges !. goat ranch in Arizona. The wool ( = the Angora goat varies in value frol e twenty to forty-five cents per pound n and the mutton is very fine. It fl known among the people of Oracle . r ''Angora venison. which is the be: n tribute that could be paid to it. }, The shearing of the Angora goa1