Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-01-15
Old Timer Writes
 Interesting Letter
MAKES MANY CORRECTIONS IN
 HISTORY RUNNING BACK MANY YEARS
LOCATED MINING CLAIMS ON GROUND NOW OCCUPIED
 BY CITY OF GLOBE

much of interest to the old.timers of this section-and to the newcomers too, for that matter--that the liberty is taken to publish it herewith:
 PAYsON, January 10, 1909. To the Arizona Silver Belt
 l am doing my utmost to develop some property that 1 discovered Octo- Der ', 1877, with some other ground that have since located. l am now the eldest resident of Tonto Basin and had the first claim that was recorded in this section put on record. 1t was ip, CT where Globe now stands, in 1876, and have the shovel that turned the first dirt in Globe District. "Bill'' hope and Ramboz discovered the first silver claims in the district and Hope gave me the shovel in 1877 with the remark: ''This is the shovel that turned the first dirt in Globe district and if you keep it hundred years it may be of some value as a relic,' and have kept it now for more than thirty-one years. Please straighten out history and give Hope and Ramboz credit for the dis eovery of GLOBE, instead of "Bill" Reed and Hammon. "Bud'' Woodson, Billie Ramson and Lon Baily can verify my statement Hope lived with me a year and gave me the full particulars of the earliest days of Globe district.
 never drink, gamble nor squander money foolishily (save when I got mar |ried,) work thirteen months in the year and live on about $100. live all alone (hayen't even a dog or a cat) three miles from anywhere and up hil lany way you go, and you might think that hell was quite convenient. While in charge of the surveys on the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix rail road my health broke down and to recuperate 1 went down south in 1895. and before I knew which end l stood on l married Miss Porter, grand daughter of old lady Porter, who en- tertained General Benjiman F. Butler while he was stationed in New Orleans in the eos. My wife fell heir to the spoons that Butler is reputed to have stolen, so that much is explained.
 Then after I had voted for w. Il. Bryan in 1896 I dashed a tear from my eye and returned to the brightest spot on earth--Tonto Basin--where you can revel in nature s realms without being afraid of stepping on somebodies acres | (toes), in the hills where the mines are found, where yose Humbolt said the world s treasures lie--now being veri- fled. If>I do not tire you will give 1 a brief description of these "The Queen of the Hills" property.
 On the eastern slope of the north peak of the Mazatzal mountains the mineral zone passes through from north to south, the zone at this point being about 2,000 feet in width. On this belt is a basin in which the group lies, the lower part being filledin forma- ton of lime, cement and boulders whie b forms the east wall. At the contact is q large iron clay gouge 40 feet to loo feet in width and above this gouge or contact is network of veins from two inches to three feet in width, carrying values as high as 024 in gold, 4,00J ounces silver, and fl per cent in cop per. However there are some fifty tons on the dumps that will sample about 90 ounces silver, 1872 per cent copper and about $4.00 gold.
 As l could not sink a shaft alone in water l went down the slope and start. ed 41a by foot tunnel to cut this contact loo feet below permanent water level and now 1 have this tunnel in 460 feet and am obliged to wheel 240 feet after l leave the entrance to get dump room, so therefore 1 am now wheeling lime, cement and boulders about 700 feet, and you can imagine it requires push and energy to do it. If I had a car and track could easily drive it two feet per day, whereas foot per day is good work 1 still have about 100 feet to drive to strike this contact This tunnel is so large and straight that work right along in the face 460 feet without any artificial light, even in these short days.
 The Mineral Hill group is about 2ll miles north of these (where l am now doing assessment work) is on the divide between the East Verde river and Rye creek. The mineral zone here is good l ,500 feet in width. On the south west side of the ridge just above this large iron clay contact l have 25 feet in width that sampled 5A per cent cop per. l went down the slope and drove in and through iron clay GAO feet wide) at water level and have struck sulphldes but as yet do not know to what ex- tent.
 II On the northeast side of the ridge is an immense body of white iron sul phides and on the surface, after tn, first shot, have got as hign as 10 pel cent in copper and $500 in gold, the formation being quartz porphyry con taining some lme. These assays were made by c. Butler, chief chemist al the United Verde mine at Jerome. How ever l usually do my own assaying a: I have good outfit for the work
 There are five large "blowouts or this mineral zone and had we cheaI transportation and some of the capita that is being sunk in other camps or wild cats, this would be one of the lead ing camps n the territory. I have pros pected from the San Juan river to tn, Gila and from Prescott to the Burrt mountains, and l like this section bet ter than any other, and am going t, stay with it until l get something ou of it if l have to return after the res I A