Arizona republican., 1909-05-09

little hammer, and try to speak well of others, no matter how small you may really know yourself to be. When a stranger drops in, jolly him. Tell him this is the greatest town on earth, and it is. Don't discourage him by speaking i'll of your neighbors. There's no end of fun minding your own business. It makes other people like you. Nobody gets stuck on a knOcker"
 old mines and new people. The old mines have left their foot prints on the sands of production. Today new people are taking hold of old mines and with modern methods and good of a great output from many a business judgment ringing the tocsln mountainside that has remained glum and silent in the passing years. To- day the lightning of progression has struck Phoenix, Tucson and a dozen of the old camps of Arizona, where only a short time ago the grass grew in the streets.
 Its in the air. The interdependency of man has created a telepathic ac- tion, along lines of mutual uplifting which is going to make the desert blossom like the rose, the mountains yield their treasures, and the cities yet uncharted transfixed forever on the scroll of history
 Speaking of old mines reminds me of the old Harqua Hala mine, almost at the doors of Salome, and within fifteen miles of Wendendale A story too long to be told now could be re- lated about this famous old producer She is getting ready to do busines ss again. A new and shorter wagon road is now being built from Salome to the mine. For the past two months a general Overhauling of the prem ises has been made, ana I understand from an unimpeachable source that new strike has be.,1 made recently. It is a very fair milling grade ore. They are working fifteen men and expect to put on more. The old mill, which was a large one is being clean ed and overhauled, and in a few weeks will begin to grind out more millions.
 Another old property is situated between the Harqua Hala mine and Salome. It is known as the Del Monte group. There are fOrty-eight claims in this group that are patent ed. Several United States senators are interested in this property, as well as other residents or Washington D. C. They have three old shafts on their ground. One Is 100 feet deep, another 15O and the last is 200 feet. The ore in this shaft, I understand, averages S15 in gold. There has been some talk of erecting an eighty stamp bill. It was strongly contemplated just prior to the last panic, but no definite news is obtainable at present of their intentions. There is a good flow of water in one of their old shafts, which is deemed sufficient for milling purposes.
 I meet men every day who have travelled extensively in our great coun- try and elsewhere, who float into camp, attracted by the magnet that draws most of us here, the gold in the rock. l have yet to meet one of them who knew rock when he saw it, who did not believe in the future of this country One of these gentlemen, who had trudged over some of my old stamping ground in Nevada, and who is from Salt Lake City, and has a wide mining experience, spent two weeks in a close examination of the ground which lies to tne east of the Arizona Northern country, and along the west side of the Harcuvars in the vicinity of Tank Pass. He was most enthusiastic. He noticed the CObralla group in particular. lie says the ledge is enormous. In several streaks cutting the ore body he obtained from his pannings some free gold, copper glance and copper sulphides.
 This gentleman predicts a great fu ture for this country, and thinks the production in a few years will be so enormous that it is a foregone con- clusion that smelters, mills etc. will of necessity be erected. He also spoke of the work now going on on the Ul- timatum group under the supervision of Mir. Smith, a gentleman from Mich igan. They are sinking a shaft on the best looking place on this group. Five or six miners are at work. They are also testing some ground with a Keystone churn drill. Its these kind of people l like to hear about. Its this practical, up to date mining that starts the mines to running and the mills to stamping, and the smelters to smoking. All hail the day when men of this calibre hasten to this country. They can't come too quick.
 I want to go out to this section, which is only ten or eleven miles from here in a few days, and from the many glowing reports l received