Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-01-13
MINING IN CoCHIsE
The New Year Outlook In Southern
Arizona Districts.

Bisbee. Ariz.. Jan. 11.-(Special cor
respondence of The Republican. New
years eve was, in a sense a critical
moment in the mining history OF Co
Chise county. 1t marked the close OF
the most extraordinary year of indus
trial progress in the annals of the dis
trict. Moi cover, i'm view of the magn1-
fed conditions in mining circles Incl
dent to the boom now in progress. much
friction was expected on the grounds OF
Inadequate assessment work. leading to
what is commonly known as claim
jumping. Happily, however. not one
instance of the kind has been recorded
in Cochise county, and the grand wave
OF mining enthusiasm is rolling along
quietly and uninterruptedly.
An unexpected factor has suddenly
stepped to the front in Cochise county
mining circles. The majestic Hua-
chucas which lie about twenty-five
miles to the west of Bisbee have long
been known to contain valuable min
eral fields. The recent advent of prom
inent Michigan parties in that section
and their securing of over forty claims
upon which they paid from 10 to 20 per
cent down. opened the eyes of the min
ing public to the fact that they had
long been overlooking an important bet
and had been securing Sonora and
other semi-civilized localities for a bo.
nanZa, when IL lay in their dooryards.
Now they are repeating, "Of all sad
words of tongue or pen." etc. and gath.
ering up what the tenderfoot left over.
Just one combination of local capital
and brains had the plain horse sense TO
get into the mountains with both feet
while the opportunity was ripe. and
that was the Huachuca Consolidated
Development company, composed of
such practical. clear headed men as
$. w. Clawson. mine superintendent or
the great Copper Queen at Bisbee, and
]. s. Palmerlee, formerly head electri-
clan for the same company. They have
twenty-five sold claims squarely
astride the Huachucas, embracing a
magnificent concentrating proposition.
with values which have been maturely
! tested and found satisfactory, besides
| that every essential adjunct such as
| steep ground adapted to development
and an extravagant abundance OF
water and fine timber enhances their
outlook. They are on the ground floor
! along with the Michigan pool. while
hundreds OF old wise ones stand gaping
| IT Niit new ltNGldllOl
The Huachucas are approximately
forty-five miles long by twelve miles In
width. Three different points have an
! elevation exceeding 10000 feet, and
South Peak is over Il, 600. Their sum
mits are covered with magnificent for
ests OF pine and spruce, through the
interstices of which the beautifui snow
is peeping nearly the whole year
a fhrpttUh AInurn ef,-
every hand. deep verdure clad canyons
plunge away toward the smiling plains
below. while dashing waters, and fecks
of sunshine beneath "interIacins
boughs" invite the lover of glorious
nature to draw near and touch the
finger tips of natures God
From the Summit of South peak, the
eye can view the most extraordinary
expanse of mining activity and re-
sources. perhaps in this broad nation
OF to the south the great plain grows
hczy amid a maze of little hills that
look like an ocean of dimples In the dis
lance, while the smoke from the great
Cananea smelter points out one of the
largest ore bodies in the history of the
mining world. Behind it is the Indiana
and Sonora, and the treasure laden
slopes of the Puertocitos.
The Ajos with their undeveloped
riches are also plainly distinguishable
Then we turn to our own old Bisbee
thirty miles away, where the blue
smoke reveals the presence of the
greatest producer Arizona ever knew
while to the right the Calumet and
Arizona smelter sends up it's signal OF
prosperity at Douglas. over the tops
of the Mule hills we can see smoky
haze emanating in the dewy morning
from the sunny city. the historic Tomb
stone, and from there to Pearce. and
in another instant, miraculous vision
has travelled to Dos Cabezas. The
blue SUBMITS of the Chiricahuas notcr
the horizon to the far east, then with