Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-07-21

like manner. It was not unusual to see q cowpuncher with "gun" in his belt or tucked in his trousers band, but two "guns" in the possession of each man aroused our curiosity.
 "You needn' look so cur 'os, v ex- claimed the boss, mysteriously "The roundup in the mornin will be lively enuf fur gat in each ham, and the handles I reckon will get mighty hot afore we re through. Bank the coals of the fire tonight, Red, fur we Ire goin to be out early tomorrow.
 "From tn guns and ammunition yu'r packing, looks like yu'r goin to drive all tn Apaches frum tn reser- vation, or shoot up tn Espenooza camp, one, said Red, as he watched the punchers remove their belts.
 No further information was advanced by the boss as to the work planned for the next day. Two men with train of burros packed with copper ore came into our camp as we were seated about the fire eating our rough meal. From them we learned that they were en- gagged in packing ore from copper mine on the other side of the noun tain. They were taking the ore to a mining camp few miles distant, they informed us, where the orc was placed on the dumps at the different points where work was being done. Several sacks of the same ore, they said, was delivered to the railway station, from which point it was shipped to New York to the company.
 "We get all IS worth, and ask no questions" !" one of the men informed us in reply to questions regarding their operations.
 Red Wilkins selected number of chunks of ore from the great rawhide buckets, and, examining them critical. ly, said;
 'Them s sure handsome bricks, pard, but l reckon they II come mighty high fur tn tenderfoot what gets salted with 'em, if that s tn use yu'r makin , of this ore. I've seen 'em move a minip claim afore theer wuz any work done, but to pick up and move whole mine is sure new idee.
 "Theer's no virtue in working if a man has brains" suggested Hank Ferret. "Long distance minin' is an art jus like usin running iron is, and tn earth is full of tenderfoot tracks toeing fur easy money"
 The punchers were too tired to dis cuss any matter seriously, and an hour after the outfit and visitors had fin ished supper the camp was silent, save the snoring here and there of some wornout sleeper.
 Attached to the wesbound express of the Southern Pacific that night was a Pullman filed with lively party of eastern people. They were speeding on towards the setting sun to visit a mine in Arizona, and each had purchased his share of stock in it and felt propri- etary interest in the discovery. The party was in charge of Dr. Rose. a skillful entertainer, and man regarded by the members of the party as the king of mining and a prince of good fellows. He was a promoter of great projects, and the Espenooza copper mine was at present heading the list Dr. Rose had organized company of sl0,000,OO0 capital to develop his Ari- zona mine. Rich copper ore was ex. hibited in New York, assays were made by the skeptieal ones, and the ore was not found wanting in all the wealth the doctor claimed for it. The fame of Espenooza spread throughout the east and stock was in demand Over a mil lion dollars of stock was sold by Dr. Rose and his agents.
 The wealth of Espenooza was the chief topic of conversation during the trip, and when the party reached the plains of Arizona and saw the noun. tains in the distance they wondered that they were not crowded with men eagerly digging gold and copper from the rich veins which Dr. Rose said ex isted in every mountain range.
 Dr. Rose was an ingenious promoter and had exercised great care and much concern in getting together his guests for the western journey. The party consisted entirely of persons who had purchased Espenooza stock. They were going to see the mine for themselves and once they had seen it, Dr. Rose de pended upon them to enlist others.
 
 EspenooZa has the mineral, ' was the cry of the genial, round, red-faeed doctor eff the Apaches don't bother us we will take look at the greatest mine on earth. It's really wonder Not to mention the copper deposits We have ten square miles of placer gold ground which will yield from $3 to SC square yard, and my experts have figured that the ground we have located will require 10000 years to work out the miners working day and night shifts, holidays included. Is it strang, that we have but limited number ot shares of stock for sales'
 The great San simon plains spread out to the mountains, barren and life less; but for punches of amole ant greasewood here and there the deser claimed it completely. The most thrill ing story related by the doctor durin, the westward journey easily found pro per setting here in the waste of plains and low hills through which the trair sped. The only sign of life the travel CTS met with during the first hour O the journey from Bowie was a lonel, Indian, jogging along in the distance his pony resembling a tired fox in tn l measured mechanical trot From thi