El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-23


hereaboUts, and the city is in the center
Of as rich a copper region as any town
IN Arizona with no prospects OF the
supply giving out, but, on the contrary
new strikes are being made all the
time. Only a rise IN the price OF the
red metal and Globe viii in few
months be a town Of several thousand
more people.
Globe is the Old Dominion Copper com
pany, a Phelps-Dodge concern It en-
plOys, at least calculations, 1000 men IN
its concentration and smelter n the
edge Of town and in its mines almost
right in town This company treats
considerable custom ore for other
mines in the district, but great deal
of the ore is shipped to FL Paso,
where, being Of siltcate formation, II IS
most desirable in the smelling process
in use there.
Tributary Copper Mines.
Outside Of Globe, only three miles
east IS the Copper Hill mining district
where the Superior and Boston and the
Arizona Commercial mines operate eX-
tensively, in addition to several smaller
concerns There are 500 people IN the
Copper Hill district alone, and all these
get their supplies from and spend their
wages in Globe The mines in this re-
giOn are all vein properties ana aver
age about Z percent copper, although
much Of the ore runs considerably
higher in values.
Miami. only seven miles distant, the
home Of the big Miami Copper com
pany. is connected with Globe by rail,
and one Of the big motor cars OF the
Arizona Eastern operates three times
daily between the two places W nile
Miami is a town of considerable size in
its own right, it does q great deal OF
business with Globe, and the growth OF
Miami means added prosperity for the
mother city of the district
Globe shows her prosperity best,
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cial Institutions. Globe has one ma
tiOnal bank, two state banks and one
private bank and all are doing a good
business and have large deposits.
As a Cattle Center.
As a cattle center, Globe is also OF
cOnsidera BILE Importance, as some OF the
largest ranches in Arizona are located
near here. The Stanley Cattle COM
pany, Of which William Stanley Is the
president, and with whom are asso-
ciated the Sultan brothers, leading
merchants, is one Of the biggest Of
these cattle companies and does a ire
mendOus annual business, but this Is
only one of the many big ranches mere
abouts The indian reservation OF the
San Carlos lies near Globe, and its ire
mendous area-it is about 100 miles by
70 miles-is given up almost altogether
to the pasturage OF cattle. The snip
ments from this point over the Arizona
Eastern railrOad-once II was called
the ella Valley, Globe & Northern, but
now all Arizona lines Of the S. p. are
called Arizona Eastern-amOunt TO
considerable portion Of its annual earn
ings; the freights brought to Globe for
distribution to the miners and cattle
men are another big item for the road
and the hauling Of ores and coke make
up the rest OF the business that makes
this branch one Of the S. P-'s most
profitable lines.
The Valleys Near Globe.
South Of Globe for many miles the
railroad runs through a mountainous
country, where only prospectors ana
cattlemen are in possession, but Wnen
the head OF the ella valley IS struck at
San Carlos, where the indians are do
ing considerable farming under the
tutelage Of their United states insfruc-
tors, the farming country begins. II
continues all the way down TO Bowie,
ire function pOint with the main line
Of the S. P Stafford, Fort Thomas,
FairvieW, Thatcher, SOlomonville, Cen
tral and Pima are all important agri-
cultural localities, each surrounded by
a good farming country that helps to
add to the prosperity OF Globe. THESE
farmers send many of their products to
Globe, finding a ready market there Tor
their goods, and at the same time CIV
ing Globe such products as It needs
without the long haul and consequent
heavy cost that many mining towns
have to meet Fort Thomas operates
flour mill, and there are several others
porous, with pretty residences, wide
streets and an abundance Of shade.
Shade trees appear to be the pride OF
the people Of the CHA valley, and SAT-
ford, Thatcher and Solomonville in par
ticuiar are virtually hidden beneath the
growth Of foliage. The green, waving
fields Of alfalfa, the heavily laden or
chards Of fruit in season. the sheep ana
blooded cattle give q picture OF rural
contentment and happiness that credit
ably reflects the Industry and thrift
Of the people Of the valley.
Mormon Pioneers Here.
A large number Of the people in the
valley are Mormons, men and women
who came here from Utah when the
indians, whose descendants live peace
fully now on the san Carlos reserva-
ton, rode the range after scalps and
buffalo meat. These early settlers
have had many hardships but they
stuck" They had the same grit that
enabled the pioneers in other localities
to bring civilization into the frontier
and they stayed; some Of the original
settlers are still here-iong, white
Whiskered patriarchs-but most OF
them have passed away; their progeny,
men and women Of the same deter
mined, thrifty type, remain, and are
making of the ella valley one Of the
garden spots of the west.
Stafford, the biggest town IN the val
ley south Of Globe, and biggest for a
very wide area, Globe excepted, is one
Of the prettiest little cities in all Ari-
IONA. Cold storage houses, light plant.
business structures, good
hotel, a well kept park, beautiful yards,
sweet smelling flowers. and eontented,
happy people, attest the degree Of civ
ilization that has been established in
TO dispute the territory with the saw
ages.
Prosperous Valley Towns.
Thatcher, Central, Solomonville and
Pima, while not so large in population,
have the same characteristics that at
once mark Stafford as a thriving COM
munity. All have good schools-but no
Arizona town is without a creditable
school building-and edifices Of Wor-
ship that are alike creditable and COM
even though these people are
much given to their religious devotions
and require unusually commodious