Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-01-13

enc turn of the ankle, you have a flne
view Of the Washington district, He!-
vetla, the San Jose, ORC Blanco ana
Harshaw. 1t staggers the human COM
prehension to contemplate the enor-
NOUS field of mineral wealth which is
exposed to view from this one conspic-
uous point, and generations will follow
each other for countless centuries be-
fore a fraction of that wealth can pos.
sibly be turned into the practical
channels of human utility.
Until the recent extraordinary revival
in mining circles mineral lands of ac-
kaowledged merit could be had for the
asking One thriving citizen traded a
one-eyed hen and six chickens for a
half interest in two claims three years
ago for which he has since been Of
fered $1,000 and the other man IS still
feeding his $1,000 hen and chickens
Since the boom began a different spec
tacle is exhibited. The country from
Bisbee to the Mexican line is located
like a checker board. and away out in
the desert where a jack rabbit would
scarcely dare to venture monuments
and discovery dumps. and open cuts,
testify to the enthusiasm or greed of
some unreasoning plunger. All this
time the Copper Queen and the Calu-
met and Arizona are doing business on
a beautiful system.
At the Lowell the Queen is down over
LOO feet and is temporarily delayed
by the presence of water. At the
Gardner they are down about $50 feet
with fine sulphurets in sight, and are
still going. At their old working
| hoists. the Spray. the Holbrook and the
va ha o. INF Of ,.fn-,
raised eXcels anything in the history OF
that wonderful mine. They will soon
Install several other exploration hoIsts
on their numerous undeveloped prop
4 critics in the district
The Calumet and Arizona, besides
their big working shaft which turns
out over 300 tons of rich copper ore
every day. are down $50 feet on the
Calumet and Pittsburg. and running
drifts in every direction from the 900
on that property. On the South Bisbee
| No. 2. belonging to the same company,
they are down 1,014 feet with fine re-
suits along with plenty of water. On
the South Bisbee No. they are down
1853 feet, and drifting from the GOO and
| the 100. and have struck elegant car
! Donates on the 100. This illustrates
I
in the Warren district. They are peo-
| pie of unusual experience. They caIcu-
! late the depth they will have 10 acquire
! to reach the ore body. They put in a
. first class. modern development hois-
/ with capacity of from 800 to 2,5og
feet. They calculate on water and have
their bailers and pumps on the ground
If they do not strike ore in ZOO or l 500
! feet il OCcaS iOpS no COnparp with thar,
They are business from the start AMI
have never failed to get what they wen.
after before their hosting plan,
reached its limit. Outside of these two
big companies the only people who have
| got right down to business were the
Bisbee West, which has been badly
handicapped by water, and the Copper
Glance. nine miles south of Bisbee
who have sunk over 500 feet, are still
going and are drifting from the 500 ir
vigorous fashion.
In concluding. feel it my duty to the
workingmen Of the territory to stat
that labor conditions are somewhat con
gested in this locality. owing to tn,
falling down of Jerome, Globe and Ca
nanea. Bisbee is about the only por
into which a jobless man can sail thes,
times, and the consequence is the camI
is painfully well represented with un.
employed men. 1t is therefore difficult
to get on" here.
If We had few more Bisbees in Ari.
IONA the loyal old boys would all have q
| job.
Cochise is the banner county and w.
want to carry that banner.
FRANK Alley