Weekly journal-miner., 1909-04-21
HE IS IMPRESSED
 WITH THIS COUNTY
(From Fridays Daily)

his publication will be devoted exclu-
 sively to descriptions of the agricul- tural and mineral resources of the sec
 tions of the territory tributary to the
 Santa Fe railroad and its branch lines.
 Heretofore the largest space of this
 popular Santa Fe periodical has been
 devoted to the intersets of the agrieul-
 tural districts.
 Editor Vandergrift was so deeply
 impressed with the mineral possibili-
 ties of the A. & c. country that he de-
 cided to give more space to the mining
 industry in future, realizing that it is
 equally as important as the agrieultur-
 al interests.
 MT. Vendergrift was accompanied
 by A. E. Taylor, chief clerk in the
 general freight and passenger agents
 oniee. He and Mir Taylor did not hes
 itate to say on their return here that
 the territory recently opened by the
 section of this Territ6fy and that as ' yet it is hardly scratched from min ing standpoint. They were amazed at the richness of the ores of the Salome strike and surprised at the activity in the many camps visited. They exhib- tied specimens from the Salome "glory hole," containing gold values of $l5,- 900 to the ton, and declared that they saw two tons of sorted ore on the "glory hole" dump that samples $5O,- 900 to the ton in gold, some specimens being almost half yellow metal.
 When interviewed yesterday by al Journal-Miner representative, MT. Fay Tor declared that he was surprised to
 find so much activity in this promising region to which he and Editor Vander- grift were attracted by the glowing reports of the Salome rien find and the number of people arriving in that district daily from all parts of the west.
 Leaving Salome Friday morning." MT. Taylor said, five drove to the glory hole Seeing two tons of ore on the dump that samples $5O,OOO 10 the ton in gold, besides several tons of lower grade ores, we were soon con l vineed that the descriptions published of the Salome strike were not exag 1 gerated. It is certainly the most i'm portant gold discovery made in the west in recent years. Crossing the mountains to Yellow Bird mine, we se cured a rig there and drove to Rouse that night. A number of camps were passed on the way. Monuments were seen in every, direction, indicating that there is no unapprOpriated ground for miles adjacent to the glory hole
 ''We were whirled by automobile to the camp of the Clara Consolidated Gold and Copper Mining Company Sat urday morning. Many freight outfits, comprising from r to 24 horses and mules each, hauling machinery and supplies to Swansea, the Clara camp, WET p'tHSSh. OfSi -VV hlth siAe Siii- ployed at Swansea building the new smelter and developing the mine.
 Returning from Swansea, we visited the Little Butte mine in the after noon. This property is also certainly a wonder. It is one of the most prom ising copper and gold mines in that region. An ore body is uncovered in the shaft at a depth of 24O feet which samples $1OO to the ton in gold and 20 per cent in copper.
 "A special train conveyed us to Parker Sunday, where the construc- tion of fifty new buildings has been f in the last ten days. Those who have constructed buildings on , townsite lots will be allowed to pur- . .nase the lots when the townsite is . thrown open at about SIO each. A f new ice and electric light plant is be- ing installed and number of other . under way.
 "It is expected that the government will appropriate funds soon for the f construction of dam on the Colorado q liver below Parker. and that 10000 z lcres of the rich lands immediately \ below Parker will be thrown open for f 
 Mir. Taylor also said that the Santa n 'e will inaugurate soon q new train s Ierviee on the Arizona & California h ailroad that will enable Prescott peo- |, ,le owning properties or having bus ness interests in that country make h he round trip in less time and at less fl xpense than under the present train W chedule. Trains will leave here in N