Bisbee daily review., 1902-09-04
BACK FROM
 ARRIS RIVER
C. Q. WEBB HERE FROM WILDs
 OF MEXICO
The lrris River Country is Very Ricf in Mineral and Has a Most De liqhtful Climate

ne irrtS htver country IS very fiCn
 in Mineral and Has a Most De-
 IightfuI Climate
 c. D. Webb returned yesterday from old Mexico, where he has been travel ing for the past four months. MT. Webb is a graduate of Princeton and took thorough course in mining en- gineering and has done a great deal of practical work in many of the mines of the west He left Bisbee with a burro outfit the fifth of May for the purpose of Investigating certain min ing districts that were practically un- known to the American miner. He visited many of the leading mines be- ing operated in Sonora. but spent most of his time in the isolated noun tains, where there were neither trails or any evidences of habitation. Mir Webb talked interestingly when seen by Review man yesterday, which will be of great interest to the mining world
 T went as far south as Sahripeth and Mulattas, one of the largest min ing camps in Mexico. and about three hundred miles south of the boundary line. l journeyed over one thousand miles on the tripand walked every step of the way. I had a team of eight burros and a complete outfit for pros pecting and roughing.
 The trip was entirely prospecting trip and I found the mining prospects in the Iris river country the finest district without an exception that I have ever seen, and I have seen the best districts in Washington, Oregon, Montana and the mining country in the southwest
 But the only trouble to the country is, that at present, there is no possi- bility of getting machinery in, as the nearest point of supplies is at least two hundred miles; or the Nacozari railroad. which is about the same dis tance However. the contemplated railroad of the Nacozari road will poss through this section, making entirely new opportunities. This is the toughest country that I ever saw, as there are no trails and it would seem that the country has never been prospected.
 One of the great objections is that this country. in a great measure. has been divided up anu ss:"e.: s:e.. cs cs1s in con sessions: these are given out to cattle men. whose consent for prospecting must be obtained before one is per mitted to prospect-then they require one-half or one-third of the profits of discovery. However, there is big ter ritory that is still open and all that is necessary is simply the routine loca- ton notices. After you file permission papers for prospecting upon certain concession no one has any right to prospect upon this concession. as this is your right absolutely. There is practically no development work done in the Arris river district
 "Arris river is the largest tributary to the Yaqui, having a great many cat fish. although no other fish are found. There is fine hunting also, deer, bear, turkey and other large game being in abundance In certain districts up and down the Arris there are tiger known to us as the jaguar. l secured a beautiful tiger hide, although did not kill the animal.
 There is always plenty Of water no matter what time of the year, in the river of in the vicinity of the Sier ras. There is a fair amount of wood in certain localities, but it Is not gen eral by any means. There Is sumcien'