Arizona republican., 1916-11-23

work was discontinued and the mine
 closed down.
 GHOST CITY
 hcccntly, in the Saturday Evening
 Fost' there appeared a series of ar
 ticles by Charles l.. Van Loan. on
 the old mining towns Of the west. en-
 tlued, Ghost City of the West The
 stories 'tbounded in strange and in
 tereailng lore of days gone 0y. bu. me author missed one of the greatest or all ghost cities when he passed up the story Of the dead towns of Silver King and Pinal. of their ancient and stirring days. and their rough and
 ready population Of hard rock" min era, prospectors, gamblers and ad venturers.
 There, short time ago, where once the air resounded with the multitud- mons sounds of man and machinery m -heir ceaseless search for the silver hoide beneath their feet. with the
 hoaTSe cry or the teamster and the shirl tool of the donkey engine at mil and mine: with men. thousands oi them, travelling hither and yon. busy at their tasks. and over all the towering crags Of the silent witnesses which had guarded the great treasure af their fee; for thousands of centur- les only to witness them ruthlessly' torn aaunder by the hand of the white man. but a few short weeks l ago. there remained of thi sforrner activity but few bent and aged
 men. pioneers. the grand old men of the ages. who have been responsible Tor much cf the mineral wealth in the world today. the prospector, who daY by day and year by year delves and digs. alone and unknown that the world and those who come after may enjoy the benefits of the wealth he uncovered. There remained of town and mine but an ancient ruin. l tumble down and shattered adobes rusted and ancient machinery. a ruin ous shack or two and the silent hills REVIVAL TO BE
 That IS. 6 month ago there remained but these few anu legend hearins relics Of past. but not forgotten age. where short time ago no other l human being destroyed the tran. guilty of the scene and the peaceable life of he few aged men who have never left the scenes Of the past To- 1nr again the hills resound with the noise of the carpenters hammer and the sound of saw and the ring of pick agnins; rock. The hum of activit, lenin pcrneates the place. and a short time hence may again witness | scenes even greater than in the days | or old. for the Silver King mine is to | 9c revived. the thousands of tons of ore left on the dumps, impossible in old days tG be rnilled and hauled to shelter with commercial profit. arc
 to be turned into money. the mine is 70 be unwaterec and developed for further finds. The Silver King Min Ing Company has been re-organized
 and preparations are at present being l made to develop on q larger scale | than ever
 FAITH IN DOWNE About ten years ago Alex B. Downe. l an Australian. q mining man of wide | experience in all parts of the globe, secured an option from the owners of
 the old Silver King. for which he 1 paid sl0.000. Then came the panic | of 1907. the option expired and Downe had been unable to finance the prop | osition. Again Downe, firm in his belief that there is still a great mine i at the bonanza, has taken over the | property, and backed by q group of | English capitalists will endeavor to prove to the world the truth of his convictions
 Thus the world may witness the tale | of city that was a prosperous. hap- |