Arizona republican., 1903-12-27
PIMA coUNTrsMINgRALwEAETH
The Mining interests Tributary to
 Tucson.

Tucson has much to be thankful for this year and that for which her resi- dents should express thanks are not local matters happenings within the corporate limits, so to speak says the Tuscon Citizen. The condi- tions to be thankful for were brought about. financed as it were. by non residents of Tucson. These proposi- tions at our very door are contrib tutors to the prosperity of Tucson and that the results incident to the ex- penditure of something over a mill ion dollars for a number of groups of developed mining claims do not come sooner and benefit this city can be explained. While. as said that over d million dollars, in the aggregate, has been agreed upon to be paid for cer- tain mining properties. all within forty-five miles of this city and all in Pima county, of course only portions of the contract prices have been paid to the benefciaries. Incidentally. the good results will come in the nature of trade from the camp to be opened up.
 While the propositions in Pima county are in themselves of benefit to Tucson. it may be added that there were several deals closed during 1903 in Santa Cruz county, which indirect ly benefit this city, especially in re- Spect to trade.
 Some people expect too much. they want the results to come right after the deals are closed. The substantial benefits will come after the machinery for the treatment of ores is installed and in operation in the mining dis tricts being opened up with capital disbursed by persons who do not even reside in Pima county, largely eastern money brought to this county.
 Among the first and in fact the most important transfer of mining property ever made in this county was the Old Boot, some sixty develop ed claims in the Silver Bell district, fortY-flve miles west of Tucson and twenty-two miles south of Red Rock, the distributing station on the $. P. railway for the Silver Bell district. At the Old Boot two smelters had been operated for several years and almost up to the date of the sale. The Old Boot claims were transferred from l.. Zeckendorf, Albert Steinfeld and ]. ". Curtis for considerable over S5OO.0O0 last May to the Imperial Copper Min ing company, E. B. Gage. Frank w. Murphy and the eastern associates of these two well known and successful operators in producing mines, partic- ularly in YaVapai county and at Tomb stone. For months past Superintend- ent Percy Williams has had about 150 men employed in development work. the necessary machinery incident tn such operations being hauled by Harry Clifford formerly of Cachise station on the s. P, from Red Rock to the Old Boot camp, under contract.
 The coming year will witness the installation of smelting furnaces, etc.. and increased trade for Tucson from the Imperial Copper company's camp. This town has had the trade of the camp for six months and the Vouan~ will be greater.
 The Twin Buttes group of some twenty claims. which has been con- trolled by Baxter, Irish and Ellis who have opened these claims by their own labor for many years, passed into tha hands of a corporation less than four months ago Mayor David $. Rose of Milwaukee being the active spirit in bringing about these conditions. Messrs. Baxter, Irish and Ellis retained interests in the Twin Buttes and ara still actively at work on these grounds so familiar to them. Mayor Rose is president of the Twin Buttes Mining and Smelling company and his step son. MT. H. J. Blakely is in charge as superintendent. MT Rose before leaV- ing for Milwaukee last month caused q new trail and prospective wagon road to be opened, thereby reducing the distance, southerly seven mics pc tween the camp and Tucson. the sup ply point. There are about forty men on the pay roll and the camp is in close touch with this city. Steam hoist:', compressors and other early needs i'l machinery were installed during Octoh- CT and November. Mir. Rose who madi some pertinent remarks in his talk t0 the business men of Tucson several weeks ago at the Elks club and which every person present on that occasion