Arizona republican., 1902-02-17

Eighteen miles east cf Florence. with the Phoenix & Eastern railroad survey passing over the end of the group, is located the ZelIewager mines. A yer tical depth of l25 feet has been attained on this property and levels opened This shaft carries three feet of F per cent ore from the surface and at the bottom it has wiGened to five feet. There are at present 1OO tons of ore on
 the dump ready fer shipment. This camp will be worked on q broader plane when the railroad is built and cheaper transportation is afforded.
 pr. Waldo Rich Of Boston has just taken bond upon a group of claims near the Believe ger group. which he proposes to develop.
 The BoBtaiI Mining company has se- cured bond on the Miller gold claims. oT the Gila river. The vein is a very large one, running from ten to twelve feet. The vein is regarded as a $l0 one from one side to the other. The present development is 175 feet. Work will be- gin at cnce upon the development of this property. It will no doubt develop into an important producer of gold within a year or so. as the company proposes to thoroughly exploit the vein and open up the claims for production.
 
 is located q large group of lead proper ties. The greatest depth there is 300 feet. and there is a vein running from six tC ten feet in width. There is con- tinuous outcroppinE of this vein for a distance of two miles.
 The values in this lead group are lead. gold ard silver. This property is regarded as one of the great shipping mines when the railroad comes. Sur rounding this group are a great many properties of gold and silver which will provide shipping ore.
 The Phoenix & Eastern railroad will run about twenty miles from the famous Silver King camp. where there are a great many low grade mines which mining men look to be developed. The Reymert district will also take on new life and activity. The Reymert mine is a great low grade lead and silver proposition. the ore bodies aver aging from II to l. ounces silver per ton and from 10 to - per cent lead. Even ths cid Silver King itself is regarded as ona Of the mines which will wake up whe1 cheaper transportation comes.
 Opposite the Zeilewa ger group of Cai-rs mentioned above. but across the Gila river. on the north side, is the Copper Mountain Mining company Of Minneapolis. Capt. P. r. Parker or Phoenix and Judge Sheldon of NInne- apolis are the chief owners of this prop erty. There is a great dike. from 200 to BOO feet wide. and the copper values 2re said to be excellent. The company is now engaged in opening uD the ore bodies and developing them. This prop crty is three miles from the railroad. but c1 the opposite side of the river. Captain Parker has given great deal of atte1tiOn to this property and he has great faith in it's future. The company is a Ecod one and is prepared to spend creat deal Of money in placing its property in the list of producing mines.
 The properties I have mentioned are all r1eritCrious. and to give them the description they deserve would require letter from each camp. This am un- able to give at this time. as it would require at least two weeks. However. when the railroad comes they can be visited easily and the world will soon know of their great value. Florence is the mining center Of all these distrncts and is the supply point of many other outlying districts.
 When the Sgn Carlos dam is built several hundred thousand acres of | agricultural land will be placed under l water here and Florence will become l one of the greatest agricultural centers l in Arizona. At present abGut coco acres of land are watered by the canal sys- ten. All of the land tributary to the !, proposed canal of the government has | been withdrawn from entry to prevent l speculation and give actual settlers 9 1 show when the reservoir is built. All Of ] the products of this valley are con sUmef in Florence and the mining | camps surrounding it. Hay and grain ] are packed over the mountains to Troy | and other camps which are at consider able distance. With a greater area of 1 agricultural land under cultivation there will be an abundance of products for the mining camps for miles about. !
 There iS more interest in the new railroad here than at any place ! have visited. Perhaps it is because the peo- pie have read more and are more familiar with the efforts which are be- ing made to build a road through this rich portion of Arizona than the people living in the more remote regions which the road will traverse.
 Florence is perhaps the largest in tcrior town in Arizona For a frontier town it has built up wonderfully. The people here are very hopeful that the railroad will make Florence one of the most prosperous cities in the southwest. l The future is indeed bright. With the big government dam built and a rail read running through the valley, there