Bisbee daily review., 1907-06-23
ARIZPE RISES FROM ANCIENT D0ZE
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of the greatest gold. silver and lead producing camps in the world.
 The vital need of Arizpe and the mining districts which are tributary to 1t is railroad. They are going after copper down there soon and if they get 1t tns railroad may be count cd upon as not far distant. Calumet X Arizona, Lindsay and Talbot inter- ests in association with Robert Ora ham of the Colorado mine, which is beginning to look like one of the beSt in the state, are going after the cop per. They have formation on exten- sive Announcements near Arizpe which looks like the real goods. and they have the money to finS out whether or not it is. Along with the money they have that other highly important featuge-mining knowledge, without which the money put into mining districts is very likely to prove of ittle value. Mir. Graham will have charge of the development of the properties that have been de- nounced and will get to work as soos as he finds liberty from other mining enterprises which he has in hand. He has been informed that whatever is neded in carrying on the develop ment that may be necessary to show up the ground will be supplied. It looks like pretty good time to do a little copper prospecting around Arizpe. If these people find the cop per bodies which they undoubtedly consider they have a good show to get, they will have a railroad into the country in short order. That is the way they go about things. The road may go down the river from C<lanea. it may come up the river from Her mosillo or it may cEosS the country from the line building to Cananea and Douglas from the Guaynias. branch ing off somewhere in the neighbor- hood of Cumpas.
 At the present time there is but one wagon read into Arizpe, Chispas and other districts in that vicinity. This road is from Cananea. 1t is good except in rainy weather, when the Sonora river has a habit of get ting over 1t at various places and cutting off communication, Besides being good it is also long and ac- comodations along the way are just about as nature fixed them up in the beginning. However, the spirit of en- terprise is abroad in Arizpe and they say they are going to have an all the year around road. The presidente of the town is to be given much credit in this matter. for he started the movement and has since been push ing it vigorously. Sufficient money has now been raised by him, in fact, to assure that the road improvement will be brought about. It contem- plates lifting the highway from the bottom of the fifteen mile canyon through which 1t now runs and put ting it upon high ground. where it will be out of reach of flood waters. The improvement will be of large value, for aside from the wagon road there is no way of getting in or out Of Arizpe country except over vil- lainous trails to Nacozari and to the Sonora railroad, the latter point 90 miles distant.
 old timers are not lacking in Arizpe who have stood by the section and ac- conplished much toward the devel- opmant of it's mineral resources and general upbuilding. Among the most prominent of these is Senor Pico,
 
 man. NIT. Pico is now engaged in development of La Argentina, a sil- yer. lead and gold proposition which his many friends in the state will be glad to learn promises to bring him much In the way of returns. La Argentina is thre miles west of Arizpe. Shipments to shelter from the property have brought returns of 500 ounces silver and 60 per cent lead. with a little gold. The latter may be expected to strengthen in value as depth is attained. To this time Mir Pieo has got down feet in one shaft, which is producing from a 2 foot vein, and 20 feet in another. The indications in this latter shaft are excellent. Crossing the property are a number of ledges which have been opened by cuts with result Of assay returns showing average value of S362 to the ton for each ledge. The general run of the ore is very heavy, 5 1-2 cubic fet weighing ton.