Arizona republican., 1905-12-21

the risk. From September 20 until the 4th of October, the insurance on the steamers is not in force and a clause to this effect is in all policies issued by companies selling marine in- surance. MT. Kirkland took the first boat available after his arrival in Guaymas for Altata, which city he reached after delay of sixteen days. By rail he travelled from Altata to the city of Chilean.
 Then there were other delays. When he arrived in Chilean it was raining and the rain kept up the greater part of the time he was in that section. It was his plan to reach Chilean the same date or shortly after a five stamp mill which his company had purchased from a Kansas City firm had arrived. His delay in getting out of Guaymas threw him out of his arrangements. The stamp mill had reached Chilean how eyer, and with his associates, E. E. Wiggins and R. l.. Summerlin, they had the mill loaded on in parts of some sixteen different carts and the journey out to the mine commenced. A station some twenty miles out and a half of the distance to the mine was reached after four days of travel, when two v
 At this point, however on account of the heavy roads made impossible by the rains the outfit was forced to tie up and was still there when MT. Kirkland left Chilean. With his part ners however, MT. Kirkland journeyed on to the mine. There he found the work had rapidly gone ahead since he last visited the place. Three shafts had been cleaned out and one of them had been timbered. At the bottom of the shaft a ten foot vein of ore was encountered which carried fully $40 in values.
 The property consists of twelve claims. These claims are subdIvided into about twenty eight parts, each shaft or piece of work being given a name. Besides the development work on the property there is an ore dump with probably forty tons of ore on it. A thirty horsepower boiler is at the mine. having been taken there by for mer owners. The boiler taken there in parts has since been erected. AL though the former owners desired to move the boiler they found it imoCs- sible on account of the roads which are not made for the hauling of such heavy freight. Mir. Kirkland thinks that by the 20th of the coming month his stamp mill will be in operation and the mine will begin producing. At present there are about twelve men employed, but this number will be increased after active operations are begun
 The labor employed is Mexican and at present the wages paid is one dol- lar a day in Mexican money. At this low figure the MeXicans board them selves. It is the plan however, of Mir. Kirkland's company to increase the scale to S150 a day after the mill is started. Even at the figure named, he says there are many applications for work. some of the men walking from Chilean, a distance of forty miles. The men work in nothing but a breach cloth, huoraches (the Spanish for san dals) and a straw hat. Just why they wear a hat he could not explain. but it is a custom of the mine workers.
 The food supply the company secures from Chilean and consists mainly of pink beans and rice. There is no fresh meat, except occasionally vonison, l which is killed in the surrounding hills, | but the MeXicans are not enthusiastic