Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-01
MINING CITYOF
COUNTY ALWAYS
INTERESTS ALL
BY FRoNA WHITE.


est that they often fail to realize their
unfuueness and attractiveness.
One of the first places newcomers
should be shown is Bisbee. 1t never
fails to be a point of much interest
to peonle unacuuainted with this part
of the country because of the odd way
in which the city is built, as well as
the manv places of interest near
there. To person who wishes to
see as much as possible of Cochise
county in the least time, with the
leasts bother, Bisbee and vicinity
should be the first choice.
To easterners the city itself is a
source of wonder, with it's homeS
built almost in tiers up the sides OF
the hills, it's many flights of steps to
reach them, it's narrow streets that
curve and twist like corkscreWs, ana
it's myriad twinkling lights placed
everywhere possible to make 1T par
tally safe for human beings, who
have td be mountain climbers at
night as we'll as every day of their
lives. Visitors viewing it for the
first time always conjecture about
the number of accidents which must
surely take place there, especially to
children. but the accidents are res
markably few showing that people
can accustom themselves to .almost
anv way of living until in time it
becomes natural.
Bisbee is a thriving mining town
containing mines of the Calumet and
ARIZONA Mining company, the Pheips
Dodge corporation, the Shattuck-Denn
Mining corporation, and others. pro-
ducers Of ore containing, gold, silver
and copper, with some lead. 1t is located
in the Mule mountains about twelve
miles from the border of Old Mexico,
the nearest town across the line being
Naco, where many fare to imbibe the
spirits supposed to cheer
The main portion of the city is built
on the sides of long, winding can
Won. which the inhabitants call per-
haps appropriately Tombstone canyon.
This canyon forms part Of the Bank
head highway which continues through
the historic city of Tombstone. The
steep, curving, mountainous part OF this
trip is called Divide" because at one
Mace II touches point on the Conti-
mental divide.
Surrounding Bisbee are many sub
urbs. among which are LoWell, war
rem. Don Luis, Bakersville, JiggerVille'
South Bisbee and Tin Town The nlc-
est residential district is Warren, SIT
uated on rolling ground and ABOUT
three miles from the business sectlon
of Bisbee Warren is the proud pos
SCISSOR of the most beautiful artiflcai
park in Cochise county. Many enjoy
the dances given there during the
summer months.
Near Warren is located the concen-
traitor of the Phelps Dodge corporation.
In the distance it is always marvellous
sight, as the sun turns the many tiny
windows into a blaze of glory and at
night the numberless lights OF the
hillside make it a small city of 1eWels'
Following the process of concentration
from the raw ore to the final product
ready for shipment to the smelter a1
Douplas. Is a most interesting one. Ihe
conpany is quite liberal with passes
and the men sin the plant are very
courteous about explaining things. a
trip through the concentrator is edu-
cational and one long to be rememoereo'
From the highway. oneS can see enof-
nous cracks in the hills caused by
settling of the ground, due to the re-
moval Of so much ere from beneath.
closer view Of some of the larger
cracks is certainly worth the trouble
of climbing to them. Those most ac-
cessible are Just west of the Copper
O,1een change room, near the Shattuck
tram. One must be quite careful Whlie
near these cracks, as slip OF the foot
would be dangerous because of the
great depth of some of them. A peppiel
can be dropped into the larger open
ings and heard for several seconds
knocking against the rocks as it falls
to the bottom of the crevice.
At the top of Tombstone canyon and
lust at the foot of the divide is found
Highland park, natural mountain park
where pleasant hours may be spent pic
niching. Half way up the Divide, one
has very good view of the oddly built
city The swimming pool, which You
would naturally expect to find in the
bed of canyon, is perched on the top
of low hill, but from the Divide so
far above it looks like a jewel glisten
ing in the sun. II tourists care for sure
enough thrills they may secure passes
to go down into the mines and there
are always burro rides up the steep
hills.
But the thing that proves the most
novel of all is a sight of Sacramento
hill Many places can boast of mines,
mills and hills but few can show to
visitors the site from which a whole
mountain has been moved. 1t has taken
between eight and nine years to move
the mountain, but it is now down 1S0
feet below the road, and originally the
peak stood 800 feet above the road. The
pit covers SO 1-2 acres To date eleven
and a half million cubic yards of rock
and ore have been removed. 1t is quite
interesting to stand on the road and
watch the operations below particular
ly when the men blasting, and you
see the rock and dirt fly up. A number
of steam shovels are at work most of
the time, loading the material loosened
by blasting into mine cars, which are
pulled out by donkey engines. The fig
ures Of the men look SO small below