Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-13
PHOENIX NEEDS THE
 MINES AS A FEEDER
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 of equipment is everywhere. Fashions arc up-to-the.minute and an appear ance of energy and enterprise is in evidence at every turn. Paved streets a splendid system Of Slight electo- Hers for street illumination; substan- tial business blocks real banking in- stitutions many handsome public buildings and a quota of school struc- lures that would ornament any city of 100000 population Education has surely not been neglected. A study of the schools in the Salt River val ley will be a delightful surprise. Not only in magnificent buildings have the course Of study and in the main tenance, equipment and the operation of the school system the work is splendidly banned and carried out
 A tconmunity liberal with it's schools is equally so with its church. es, and many fne church buildings testify to this.
 In every respect a modern and a model community How came it about? Well. long ago the prospector had heard of gold The legend Of the Fabulous Seven Cities of Cibola d. scribed there is being located in Arizona Evidences or prehistoric races were everywhere in existence gold has been found by some travel CTS in certain streams and so the pio- neer and prospector journeving over different routes eventually came to the great level plain of the Salt River valley. Other adventurous ones fol- lowed Some remained to farm in the level, the river supplied the wa ter SO necessary in this hot country. Later to be stored and distributed by the great Salt River Irrigation Sys- tenn, the best yet devised by man. The miner and the agriculturist were, and are today necessary 10 each oth- CT. The miner to produce tho wealth. and the farmer to feed the miner
 Protecting the great valley on every side are mountain ranges and in whichever way the turn Is made the mountains are rich in metal The gold silver and copper from lannon's surrounding camps have all flowed in the stream of prosperity that has en riched the city and the valley, and ] the industry of mining has just made . its real beginning in Arizona. O ! course the copper camps lead, Over 1 100000 lbs. of this valuable and useful metal is produced every day Some wonderful silver properties are ] being developed on splendid scale within easy reach of the city. The ! famous ulmre mine is at the west crn end of the valley and iu the yicin l fly are other prospects and develop mcuts which show equal promise o rich stores of wealth Even on tho valleys edge, at the very doors o I Phoenix as it were, properties ar' being developed which will soon bC on the "producing' list The surfscc has only been scratched. This is th' remark we often hear and there ii in it world of truth.
 In the early days lead ore wa moved by pack train from the mine' at Swansea, Arizona, to the California coast then carried in deep sea sail ing ships 10 Wales for smelling. To day the ore at the copper mines a ' Ray is carried in specially construct ed cars of enormous capacity, haule' by giant locomotives designed for th
 purpose and run on the railroad bull by the mining interests 70 connec the mines with the concentrator am
 shelter town. But still greater deve
 opments are in store and he wh Hooks closely, carefully and continl ously at the mining progress of Ar
 zona will find profit for his patienc'
 The union of conditions is idea
 The great smiling valley supplies pleuumde of good things for the miI
 ing camps surrounding lt affords
 place to which the tired miner ma repair when conditions permit n
 axauou from effort a place wher . he can. when fortune favors, secui
 for himself and loved ones a hom that can be made as bcautliui as ma - be wished It is nearuess to minin
 interests that makes it doubly attrac
 i've It is the place from which an
 point in the state is easy of access
 Phoenix is the melting pot of th
 southwest where meet the miner, ia
 mer, engineer, irrigationist ,travele
 cattlmen and sheepmen the polit
 clans and people from an section
 a mother lode rich with delight plea
 ure business and progress It is file
 with the fluX of good companiOnsh
 and cordial greeting In fact, it is tl
 place to be Phoenix Peace, Progrc.
 and Prosperity.
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