Arizona republican., 1909-04-26
.DRAUGHT IF . ' OPTIMISM From Fountain Of Arizona'S
 Mineral Wealth ONE WHO HAS DRUNK DEEPLY
Speaks Words of Wisdom to Republican Readers and Tells of Things Within His Own Knowledge--Will Tell More Later.

To the Editor of The Republican, Sir:
 You have all heard of Saiome; and | of the great old Glory Hole. and the North Star and other important strikes too numerous to mention; but the half has never been told.
 In the days of '49, the Argonaut crossed the plains dreading ambush by day and by night, asleep with A in his hand, and a carbine by his side; awake with an anticipation of an .un- seen foe: and yet California became the prospector's lode stone, that at tracted men to its deserts, mountains and plains. Following these trail blazers, civilization invaded its re- motest corners. until today the whole Pacific slope is fast becoming yer itable bee hive of industry
 If you have noticed carefully, you will have observed that the mining camps furnish the sinews of war, to the agriculturist.
 Long before the days of rapid transit many western farming communities sold their products to the miners Globe and Tucson, Yuma and Bisbee, Prescott and Phoenix. all have hopes 
 contribute that wealth in such abund ance, that each of them will get their share of the trade that follows in the make of all mining development. The early bird catches the worm. Is Phoe- nix alive to its great opportunities of the present moment?
 Of course Phoenix has known {, for many years that a rich mining country lay all around here. but the vigor, the quick step of outside capital was de- pended upon to develop these nearby properties and the money that should stay at home is going elsewhere. The great irrigation projects now under way in the vicinity of Phoenix will make many heretofore barren areas contribute to the awakening netrop- olis. but far greater than all this com agricultural splendor. will be the many new permanent mining camps that will spring up in a night. When I say permanent. 1 mean camps that will produce. when you and I have crossed the divide: camps built upon a solid premise. Nothing gives the lie so quick to the knocker. as production. PhOe- nix is surrounded with mineral laden ranges.
 have just completed a thirty mile | trip. accompanied by burro man. through the Harquahalas. We swap ped rides on the back of the prospec- tors friends. the good. loyal, little bur TO. I examined many, many, fine fine properties en-transit. At times. I had to rub my eyes and look around. | Was I dreaming? For thirty miles | nd rfzft nf frr | evidence. Accompanying this was porphyry intrusion, and standing solid was the granite backbone.
 | Now don't forget the statement, am about to make. as time will prove that my deduction is correct. The Harqua- halas alone have enough mineral un- der their rocky slopes to support a city ten times the size of Butte. Mont. i They are minerahzed from end to end. Gold, silver. copper, lead, nickel and ] cobalt can be found right on the sur 1 face, with possibilities of platinum. I visited old shafts, tunnels. drifts and | cuts. I was surprised at the well de- fined leads, and proper emplacement. and wondered why it was all so silent | in the hills. I saw rock that would run SS or S10. I also saw rock that would run S100 to $500 in gold. In many places there were springs in the mountains, and water could be obtain | ed with a little sinking ir the valleys around. A country that is easily ac- cessible to the railroad It lays just i in this shape today! What are you go- | Ing to do about it? Keep your optics on the sign board.
 - Several years ago, was on the Cal
 ifornia- Nevada border. Say. do you know. those fellows down there are hustlers- They used to say there, keep your eye on Arizona, the lightning will
 strike next. I have had my eye on her
 ever since. Arizona has not been
 touched. All she needs is for her cit
 izens to sit up and take notice, quit knocking and go to boosting. Nothing succeeds like success.
 This great territory will soon become
 state, and in keeping with it's added l dignity. there should be more mills. | more smelters, more railroads. She can l obtain all these by whooping up her
 country. I only mentioned the liar
 quahalas for an illustration, but We
 must not forget the Hassayampas. the
 Harcuvars. the Eagle Tails. the little
 Harquahalas or the Granite Wash
 ranges. Many kings ransoms lay scat
 tered through all these ranges. Ex-
 citements come and settlements go.
 but production finally tells the tale
 The financial weak-kneed leaves for
 surer money. so he thinks, and the quitter many times becomes the knocker; but the poor old prospector. | tolls on: and helps to nave the natIY-
 way of civilization He is doing it
 now. I am inditing these lines from
 Salome. A few short weeks ago, Sa-
 lome was alive with men. The reac-
 tion has occurred. The town is now
 normal. Why should it not add to it's
 population as time goes on? What