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*Dictator
.. Joyner Bros.
*El Campo.
.Moraghan & Co.
*Knickerbocker
.D. B. Rae
*Mark Twain
H. N. Bragg
Patagonia.
Thomas H. Selby
*Pensacola.
George Campbell
*Redoubtable.
Allison Bros. & Co.
Santa Cruz.
Thomas H. Selby
Silver Bill.
J. M. Desloge
Washington S. M. Co .. P. S. Buckminster
Washington S. & C. Co .... T. H. Selby
PECK DISTRICT, YAVAPAI CO. Alexandra P. O.
Black Warrior .T M. Alexander
Peck. . .. .William Hardy
Silver Prince.
T. M. Alexander
PIONEER DISTRICT, PINAL CO. Pinal P. O.
* Alice Belle. .Ayers & Hodkins
*Athens. .C. O. Brown & Co. *Augustin. .Calhoun & Libby *Bebee .G. N. Sarrick Bilk. M. A. Baldwin
*Black Diamond. . W. C. O'Boyle Cedar Tree. .George De Long Copper Top. . L. Elmore
*Emma Duffy, Gorham & Co. Gem .. .A. Showers
*Hard Scrabble. .. Charles Lund & Co. *Hell's Fire. N. S. Berry & Co *Helpimate. . Plum, Steele & Co. James A. Garfield P. Connelly Last Chance .L. Elmore
*Leon. Charles Lund Lewis Cons. Champion *London. Benton & De Long
*Monarch of the Sea
. Shields & Co.
Mountain View
L. Elmore
Mowry ..
. M. A. Baldwin
News Letter
C. O. Brown & Co.
Northern King.
A. B. Lawson
Orphan Boy
.John Botenben
*Pike.
.C. O. Brown & Co.
*Redeemer
Plum, Yeager & Co.
Silver King
Aaron Mason
Silver King South ..
. William Tuttle
Silver Queen.
G. B. Stoutenburg
Surpriser
. D. T. Elmore
Telegraph.
.T. E. Benton
Tilden.
M. A. Baldwin
Wide Awake.
. A. Showers
SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT, MOHAVE CO. *Moss. .C. Wright & Co.
SANTA RITA PLACERS, PIMA CO. Greaterville P. O.
Santa Rita Q. & P. M. Co ..
James H. Campbell
Yuba.
.E. B. Blanchard
SILVER DISTRICT, YUMA CO. Silent P. O.
*Black Rock.
. Thomas Hughes
Chicago
.T. D. Macleod
Emma.
.A. D. Crawford
Engineer.
.. G. W. Norton
Iron Cap.
J. C. McDougall
*Klara
T. D. Macleod
Nelly Kenyon
W. Millar
*Pacific.
Thomas Hughes
Princess.
G. W. Norton
Red Cloud
.C. L. Walter
SILVER BELL DISTRICT, PIMA CO.
* Abbie Waterman .. Gates, Murphy & Co.
* Amelia .
. . . P. Woods
Doxology
T. M. Williams
Huachuca M. & S. Co.
... W. B. Scott
*Monarch.
Wheatley & Co.
Spring
.T. M. Williams
True Blue.
T. M. Williams
TIGER DISTRICT, YAVAPAI CO. Bradshaw P. O.
Tiger.
.C. B. Foster
TOMBSTONE DISTRICT, CACHISE CO. Tombstone P. O.
Arizona Queen
Ward Priest
Contention
.J H. White
Contentment.
J. R. Farrell
Empire
D. P. Pierce
Flora Morrison.
J. R. Farrell
) E. IRVINE & CO., Phoenix, A. T., FURNITURE, CARPETS AND WALL PAPER. 3
GHIRARDELLI'S CHOCOLATE The Best.
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WM. B. HOOPER & CO. {'
Tucson & Phoenix, A.T., El Paso, Tex., and Guaymas, Mexico,
Lubricating Oils.
ARIZONA.
L. BASHFORD & CO., PRESCOTT, A. T., GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
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Gentile Belle. .D. Rich
Gilded Age.
J. H. Todman
Girard.
R. H. Upton
Grand Central ..
.E. B. Gage
Grand Central South.
.B. Frank Hall
Hawkeye.
Charles Slicer
Head Center
T. E. Farish
Junietta.
Robert Bane
Mountain Maid.
D. W. Balch
Phoenix
G. L. Upshur
Stonewall
B. A. Packard
Sulphuret
.H. Smith
Sunset.
D. D. Moriarty
Sydney Bullard
Syndicate M. Co. of N.Y .. A. H. Stebbins Tombstone M. & M. Co ... J. A. Church Tranquility .. . H. Smith
Vizina Cons.
.A. H. Emanuel
Way-Up .
.J. S. Clark
Wedge Cons.
. W. B. Murray
Woronco E. Dickerman
TYNDALL DISTRICT, PIMA CO.
Tubac P. O.
Baack & Casey's Group ... T. H. Baack
Campbell's Group. .. J. H. Campbell
Devil's Cache ...
.J. M. McArthur
Josephine Group
.J. K. Brown
Megry's Group
Pasqual Megry
Mercer's Group .T. L. Mercer
Neil's Group
David Neil
Surprise M. Co
A. B. Casey
VULTURE MINE, MARICOPA CO.
Vulture P. O.
Central Arizona M. Co .... E. H. Saville
WALKER DISTRICT, YAVAPAI CO. Walker P. O.
Accidental.
.C. P. Dake
American Flag.
C. Y. Shelton
Daisey.
.C. P. Dake
Eureka
C. Y. Shelton
Hidden Treasure
J. H. Baker
Pine Mountain.
N. L. Griffin
WARREN DISTRICT, CACHISE CO. Bisbee P. O.
*Campbell Group.
. George Story
*Copper King ..
W. H. Martin & Co.
Copper Queen
.B. Williams
*Galena. .
Bland & Blair
Neptune M. Co
William Herring
New Year
Phil. Gerrold
*New York.
Duncan & Co.
*Watson J. B. Watson & Co.
WEAVER DISTRICT, YAVAPAI CO. Antelope Valley P. O.
Bed Rock
Robert Collins
Model.
R. C. Powers
Arizona Mail and Stage Line. J. D. KINNEAR & CO., Proprietors.
LOWEST STAGE RATES.
Tombstone to Benson Daily. Tombstone to Charleston Daily. Tombstone to Huachuca Tri-Weekly. Tombstone to Harshaw Tri-Weekly. Tombstone to Contention City Daily. Tombstone to Bisbee Tri-Weekly.
Chartered Coaches can be had at Benson for Tombstone and Return by Giving Two Days' Notice. Fastest Time and Best Stock.
OFFICE WITH WELLS, FARGO & CO., TOMBSTONE. MARSHALL WILLIAMS, Agent.
The J. M. Brunswick & Balke Co.
BILLIARD TABLE § 653 & 655 Market St. MANUFACTURERS, ? San Francisco.
LORD & WILLIAMS CO., Tucson, A. T., General Merchandise.
QUARTZ MILLS.
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QUARTZ MILLS.
LOCATION,
NAME OF MILL.
OWNERS.
GOLD OR SILVER.
POWER.
NUMBER OF STAMPS.
CACHIBE COUNTY. Charleston.
Corbin. Gird.
Tombstone M. & M. Co. Tombstone M. & M. Co. Western M. Co.
Silver. ..
Steam. Water.
15
Contention City. 66
Contention. Grand Central. Head Center.
Grand Central M. Co. Head Center M. Co.
66
Steam. 66
30
Pioneer.
Pioneer M. Co.
Gold. Silver.
10
Boston.
Perini's.
Hopkins.
Boston & Arizona S.& R.Co. V. Perini & Co. Hopkins Mill Co.
Silver.
5
GILA COUNTY. Globe.
Champion.
Silver.
Steam. 66
2
Globe City.
Champion M. & M. Co. Globe City M. & M. Co. Golden Eagle M. Co. Irene M. Co.
Silver.
66
5
McMillen.
Stonewall Jackson. Miami.
4
Estate of Jos. Bateman.
.€
10
Mineral Creek.
Mineral Creek M. Co. Silver Nugget M. Co. Mack Morris M. Co.
66
10
Mazatzal.
Mazatzal M. Co.
2
MARICOPACOUNTY. Cave Creek. Phoenix. Vulture Mine.
Golden Star, Grand Canal. Vulture.
Golden Star M. Co. Jett & Powell. Central Arizona M. Co.
Gold.
Steam.
10
5
80
MOHAVE COUNTY. Cedar Valley. Cerbat. El Dorado Cañon. Hackberry. Mineral Park.
Cedar Valley. Barry.
John Barry.
Silver.
Steam.
5
Lincoln.
Lincoln S. M. Co.
5
Hackberry.
Hackberry M. Co.
10
Breon & Spear.
Breon & Spear.
66
5
Signal.
McCracken.
Peabody M. Co.
66
20
PIMA COUNTY. Arivacs.
Arivaca.
Arivaca Mill Co.
G. & S.
Steam.
10
Cons. Arizona.
Cons.Arizona G.& S.M.Co.
10
6€
Derre & Townsend.
Hermosa.
Hermosa S. M. Co.
Silver.
20
Imperial.
Imperial M. Co.
2
PINAL COUNTY. Pinal City.
Seventy-Six.
Windsor M. Co.
Silver.
Steam.
5
Silver King.
Silver King M. Co.
Queen Creek.
Gem.
Wide Awake S. M. Co. Wheeler & Doran.
2
YAVAPAI COUNTY. Alexandra.
Peck.
Peck M. Co.
Silver. Gold.
Steam.
10
Hoeffer.
Prescott M. Co.
5
Big Bug.
William Van Name.
10
Bradshaw.
Bradshaw Mill Co.
Silver.
10
Golden Era.
Golden Era M. Co.
Gold.
10
Buffum's.
W. M. Buffum.
Tip Top S. M. Co.
Silver.
10
Groom Creek.
Tuscumbia.
Silver.
8
Hassayampa.
Senator.
Bowers & Richards.
Gold.
10
Peeple's Valley.
Bed Rock.
Bed Rock M. Co. R. O. Powers. Tiger M. & M. Co.
Silver.
10
Turkey Creek.
Heneszy.
Gold.
5
Masterson.
GHIRARDELLI'S CHOCOLATE The Best.
C E. IRVINE & CO., Phoenix, A. T., AGENTS FOR THE CALIFORNIA POWDER WORKS. 3
Golden Eagle. Irene.
Gold.
10
Silver Era.
Silver Era M. Co.
66
Townsend.
Townsend M. & Co. McMillen S. M. Co.
10
Miami. Mineral Creek. Richmond Basin. Stanton. Tonto Basin.
5
5
Silver Nugget. Mack Morris.
Welcome.
L. S. Welcome.
Harshaw. Old Hat.
Arastra Creek. Big Bug. Bradshaw Basin ..
Cherry Creek. Crook's Cañon. Gillette. 1
Tip Top. Aztlan.
Prescott M. Co ..
Gold.
10
Gus Springs.
66
5
Model.
2
Tiger District.
Tiger.
2
25
10
Dos Cabezas. Emery City. Huachuca Mts. Watervale.
25
5
5
10
5
10
5
10
20
10
Wheeler & Doran.
10
66
20
L. BASHFORD & CO., Prescott, A. T., ALL KINDS OF AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
WM. B. HOOPER & CO.{
son & Phoenix, A. T., El Pa Tex., and Guaymas, Mexico,
"} Wholesale Liquor Dealers.
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ARIZONA.
COUNTIES AND COUNTY OFFICERS.
APACHE COUNTY.
Organized in 1879, bounded north by Utah, east by New Mex- ico, south by Graham and Gila counties, and west by Gila and Yavapai. Area, 20,800 square miles; population, 1880-5,283; county seat, St. John ; principal towns, Brigham City, Fort De- fiance, Holbrook, St. Joseph, Springerville, Snowflake, Sunset, and Woodruff. The principal rivers are the Colorado Chiquito, Puerco, Zuni, Silver Creek, and the south fork of the San Juan. Resources : mineral, pastoral and agricultural. This county
comprises a vast area, greater than the State of Massachusetts, but slightly explored, with resources undefined and undeveloped. Occupying an elevated plateau near the dividing ridge of the continent, it possesses a climate similar to the Middle States of the Union, though perhaps not so severe in the winter. While not thoroughly explored, the greater part has been traversed by surveyors, prospectors, hunters, and tourists, who have reported upon its topography, climate, and apparent resources ; its strange Indian tribes, its ancient ruins, and its wonderful cañons. In the southern part roamed the dread Apaches, who have given it the name it bears, written in trails of blood over its fair surface ; and in the north are the peaceful Zunis, the rock-dwelling Mo- quis, and the sheep-raising Navajoes. The Indians of the north- ern portion of the county are unlike any others found on the con- tinent. The " seven cities of Cibola," so vividly described by the Spanish explorers of the sixteenth century, were probably the seven villages of the Moquis, remaining with but few alterations to this day. The tribe now numbers about seventeen hundred, and live in seven villages on the tops of three cliffs, or headlands of rock, that rise more than six hundred feet above the plains. These almost inaccessible localities were selected, it is presumed, for the purposes of defense against the more warlike tribes. A recent visitor says : "On reaching the villages one finds oneself on a flat ledge of bare rocks, which extends out from the main table, nearly half a mile in length, and from ten to three hundred feet in width. The sides are almost perpendicular. The most populous of these villages, Wal-la-pi, is on the extreme end of the rock, where the width is not over a hundred feet. The water for all purposes is carried on the backs of men and women from a spring near the foot of the mountain, a distance of nearly a mile, while wood is brought eight miles. Here these people have lived longer than they can tell, even from their traditions, and hitherto they have been averse to a change of location, notwithstanding the diffi- culty of obtaining their necessary supplies, and the distance from
The J. M. Brunswick & Balke Co.
BILLIARD TABLE § 653 & 655 Market St. MANUFACTURERS, San Francisco.
LORD & WILLIAMS CO., Tucson, A. T., IMPORTERS OF TEAS.
COUNTIES AND COUNTY OFFICERS. 77
their fields and herds. In the extreme north-east, occupying an extensive region, extending into Utah and New Mexico, dwell the large and powerful tribe of Navajoes, numbering some 8,000 or 10,000 ; a pastoral people, owning great flocks of sheep and bands of horses and cattle. These Indians possess some knowl- edge of manufacture, are expert, or at least ingenious, in making many ornaments for their bridles and saddles, and are distin- guished for the richness and beauty of their blankets. The fact that large numbers of savages dwell and subsist in the region they so tenaciously hold, is convincing proof of its capacity to support a much larger population upon the products of the soil, when aided by the teachings and appliances of civilization. But it is probable that neither agriculture nor grazing, promising as they may be, will constitute the great resources of the county, as in all the region of the central plateau of the continent, min- ing promises the greatest source of wealth and enterprise. Gold, silver, copper, iron, salt, coal, and precious stones have been found, and in such quantities do they appear to exist, that only the coming of the railroad is required to bring the county forward to wealth equal to any section of the Union. The great diamond excitement of 1873, sent the prospectors through northern Ari- zona, and in the wild region now comprised in Apache County, many precious stones were found, although the coveted placer of diamonds eluded all search. The prospector then told of great beds of anthracite coal, mammoth veins of copper ore, and min- eral indications of every character, which subsequent explorations confirm. Timber is abundant, and the forests of the White, Mo- gollon, Navajo, and other mountains, will furnish a century's sup- ply for the most enterprising and destructive of people. The White Mountains are in the southern part of the county, forming the sources of the many branches of the White, Black, and Salt rivers, flowing south-westerly to the Gila, and of the Colorado Chiquito flowing north-westerly to the great Colorado. This
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range is a broad plateau, rising to an altitude of 7,000 and 8,000 feet above the sea, and is well covered with pine forests. This belt of timber has a general width of forty miles and extends north-westerly hundreds of miles. The pines reach a height of seventy feet, and the fir-trees are still higher. A close-grained white oak abounds of excellent quality for manufacturing pur-
poses; and bunch and gramma grasses grow luxuriantly every- where. Dr. Rothrock, U. S. A., accompanying the Wheeler sur- vey, says : "The district would, in any portion of our dominion, be regarded as one of unusual promise. It is one of the most in- viting portions of our country yet remaining for civilization to
occupy. Settlers will flock to occupy it." But a few years since the entire region was but the abode of savages, and the white man entered at his peril. Now the Indians are subdued, and are con- fined to their allotted reservations, and the surveyor, farmer, miner
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E. IRVINE & CO., Phoenix, A. T., HARDWARE & TINWARE.
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§ Tucson & Phoenix, A.T., El Paso, Tex., and Guaymas, Mexico, $ Cigars of all Kinds.
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ARIZONA.
, CO., PRESCOTT, A. T., Headquarters of Mining Men.
and traveler are entering upon it and taking possession. The thirty-fifth parallel railroad route which crosses the county cen- trally from east to west, has been repeatedly surveyed and de- scribed since the country came into the possession of the Ameri- cans, and has been the thoroughfare for travel from Santa Fé to Prescott during the past twenty years. Now the railroad itself is pushing through, and before the year expires, the engines and cars of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company will enliven the wilderness with their busy presence and civilizing influences. The road enters the county from its junction with the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fé at Albuquerque, by the valley of the Rio Puerco, which it follows to its junction with the Colorado Chiquito at Holbrook; thence along the valleyof the latter stream through the towns of St. Joseph, Sunset, and Brigham City, where it en- ters Yavapai. This is an agricultural and pastoral region of great worth and beauty, whose attractions have not been unob- served by-the thrifty Mormons of Utah, by whom it is chiefly settled and occupied. The Mormons having the contract to con- struct the railroad through the county, have an additional incen- tive to settle along its route, and with their usual great industry, exceeding prosperity will be expected.
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Officers .- Charles A. Franklin, Probate Judge ; E. S. Stover, Sheriff; W. R. Rudd, District Attorney; Dionicio Baca, Treas- urer ; R. J. Bailey. Recorder ; Antonio Gonzales, Luther Martin, and C. E. Cooley, Supervisors.
CACHISE COUNTY.
Organized in 1881. Bounded on the north by Graham, east by the Territory of New Mexico, south by the Mexican State of So- nora, and west by Pima. Area, 5,928 square miles. Assessed valuation of property in 1880, in that portion of Pima County now included in Cachise, was $800,000, but in 1881 this had in- creased to $2,500,000, or an increase of 300 per cent. County seat, Tombstone. Principal towns, Benson, Bisbee, Charleston, Contention City, Dos Cabezas, Galeyville, Hereford, and Willcox, and the military posts of Fort Bowie and Camp Huachuca. There are also numerous stations on the Southern Pacific Railroad, and many mining camps throughout the county, which will probably soon develop into busy towns and thriving marts of trade. The mining districts are Cachise, California, Chiricahua, Dos Cabezas, Gold Camp, Huachuca or Hartford, Swisshelm, Tombstone, Tur- quoise, and Warren. Resources : mineral, pastoral, and agricul- tural. The chief river is the San Pedro, rising on the borders of Sonora, and running northwesterly it enters Pinal County and empties into the Gila after a course of nearly 200 miles. The San Bernardino is a limpid stream, rising in the Chiricahua mountains in the south-east, and runs southerly into the State of Sonora.
L. BASHFORD &
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The J. M. Brunswick & Balke Co.
BILLIARD TABLE § 653 & 655 Market St. MANUFACTURERS, { San Francisco.
LORD & WILLIAMS CO., Tucson, A. T., MINING SUPPLIES.
COUNTIES AND COUNTY OFFICERS.
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There are a number of small mountain streams, though seldom do they bear their waters to rivers that reach the sea, but are ab- sorbed by the soil of the valleys. The mountain ranges are the Chiricahua in the east, Pedrogoza in the south-east, Mule Pass in the south, Huachuca in the south-west, Whetstone in the west, Galiuro in the north, and the Dragoon Mountains in the interior. San Pedro Valley follows the river of that name through the western portion of the county; the great Sulphur Spring Val- ley occupies a broad area between the Dragoon and Chiricahua mountains, and the San Simon Valley stretches across the north- east. Forests of pine and firs abound in the higher mountains, oak upon the lower hills, and mesquite and cottonwood in the lower valleys. Generally the soil is not adapted to agriculture, but there are quite extensive localities exceedingly favorable to cultivation. Almost everywhere the gramma and bunch-grass grow well, often luxuriantly, affording excellent grazing, but it is deficient in natural watering - places. Deer, antelope, wild tur- keys, and other game peculiar to the Rocky Mountain region, are quite .plentiful. The entire region having an elevation of two to six thousand feet above the sea, is insured a healthy climate, warm in summer, but generally of the most pleasant character imagin- able. Great as is the county's capacity for the rearing of stock, its chief source of wealth is in the minerals which vein the hills and thread the valleys throughout its entire area. But few re- gions of the earth of equal extent have shown greater mineral wealth than is indicated by the present developments in this county. Gold, silver, copper, and lead appear in the greatest abundance. The Huachuca mountains are distinguished for their wealth in copper, lead, and silver. Tombstone has already pro- duced its millions of dollars of silver, and farther to the north and east are placers and veins of gold. Civilization and enter- prise have but recently entered this quarter of our Union, but the wealth that has been developed is a surprise to all, and a promise of a bright future. A thrifty, law-abiding, and intelligent people are filling the places recently held as the strongholds and hunting- grounds of the merciless Apache. Cities and villages are spring- ing up, with their churches, schools, and newspapers; their courts, stores, and pleasant homes ; their mail routes, telegraphs, and rail- roads ; and the hum and stir and triumphs of busy industry are everywhere apparent. The Southern Pacific Railroad crosses the county from west to east, having a length of 100 miles within its limits, thus affording cheap and easy connection with all parts of the Union. In this county are the Dragoon Mountains, Apache Pass, Mule Pass, and other localities made famous by the bloody acts of the Apaches, who held them as strongholds, defying the encroachments of traveler, prospector, or settler, until within the last few years. One of the fiercest, ablest, and most relentless of these dread Indian marauders was the chief, Cachise-who, if not
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Prescott, A. T., MILL AND MINING SUPPLIES A SPECIALTY.
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immortalized by the tales of his savage career, will have his name perpetuated by a forgiving people adopting it as the name of their county.
Officers. -- J. H. Lucas, Probate Judge; J. H. Behan, Sheriff ; Lyttleton Price, District Attorney ; John O. Dunbar, Treasurer ; A. T. Jones, Recorder; M. E. Joyce, Joseph Tasker, and Joseph Dyer, Supervisors ; R. J. Campbell, Clerk Board of Supervisors ; Rodman M. Price, jr., Surveyor; H. M. Matthews, Coroner ; George Pridham, Public Administrator ; I. N. Mundell, Benson ; J. F. Duncan, Bisbee; James C. Burnett and D. H. Holt, Charles- ton ; E. A. Rigg, Contention ; George Ellingwood, Galeyville ; Charles Ackley, Hereford; A. O. Wallace, A. J. Felter, and Wells Spicer, Tombstone; A. F. Burke, Willcox-Justices of the Peace.
GILA COUNTY.
Organized in 1881. Bounded on the north by Yavapai and Apache, east by Apache and Graham, south by Graham and Pi- nal, and west by Pinal and Maricopa. Area, 2,980 square miles. County seat, Globe. Principal towns, McMillen, Nugget or Rich- mond, and Stanton or Wheatfield. Mining districts, El Capitan, Globe, McMillen, and Tonto Basin. Resources chiefly mineral, but good pasturage obtains ; and where water is convenient, graz- ing becomes an important source of wealth. Along the small streams are many beautiful valleys, where a fertile soil, in con- junction with the most lovely climate that sun and air can make, invites the farmer to most prosperous and pleasant homes. The county takes its name from the river on its southern border. Salt River crosses the county from east to west, receiving numerous branches, of which the White Mountain River, Cibien Creek, Canon Creek, Cherry Creek, Tonto Creek, on the north, and Pinal Creek on the south are the principal. The mountains are the Pi- nal and Mazatzal, bordering it on the west, Apache mountains in the center, and San Carlos in the east, with numerous peaks and buttes, making the surface very irregular. This is the smallest of Arizona counties; but, from present developments, appears to be a metalliferous nugget. The most prominent minerals are gold, silver, and copper ; lead and coal are also found. The mines of Globe and McMillen have produced many tons of ore in which the native silver in threads and nuggets bore a large proportion. Gold in placers and veins is found in the Richmond Basin and other districts, where it is mined with success and with bright prospects for the future. Copper in ledges a hundred feet in width and veins of smaller size yielding forty to sixty per cent. of copper, constitute a resource that alone would give it celebrity and wealth as a mining county. Coal also is found near Globe, promising wealth to the miner and cheap fuel for the mills and for domestic purposes. Emphatically it is a mining county, which
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BILLIARD TABLE § 653 & 655 Market St. MANUFACTURERS, { San Francisco.
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S Tucson & Phoenix, A.T., El Paso, } Sole Agents J. A. MILLER Tex., and Guaymas, Mexico,
C. C. WHISKEY.
LORD & WILLIAMS CO., Tucson, A. T.,
Wholesale HARDWARE, OILS AND PAINTS.
COUNTIES AND COUNTY OFFICERS. 81
will proceed rapidly in its development as the people of the world learn its worth and lines of transportation render it accessible. From the Southern Pacific Railroad it is reached by wagon-road from Casa Grande via Florence and Riverside, crossing the Pinal range, and from Willcox via Sulphur Spring Valley, Fort Grant, and the valley of the San Carlos ; also by saddle and pack-train via Pinal. With the completion of the Atlantic and Pacific Rail- road a shorter and more feasible route will be opened to the county, as that road will approach within one hundred miles of its northern border, to which valleys extend offering easy commu- nication. North of Salt River is the extensive Tonto Basin, a region once the favored home of that branch of the Apaches whose name it bears, and now regarded as of great value by its present occupants for its loveliness and wealth in soil, mines, and climate. Gold and copper are found in the hills throughout this region in such wealth of vein as to give assurance of a bright fu- ture. South of Salt River is the valley of Pinal Creek, which is highly extolled as most healthy and fertile, possessing the most delightful climate in the world, surrounded by scenery that charms the eye, and producing all the delicacies of a semi-tropical latitude. Of the Richmond Basin, a writer says: "It is situated fourteen miles north-east from Globe village, on a hollow plateau of the highest part of the Apache Mountains. The mountains immediately back, forming the eastern barrier, rise up boldly in alpine peaks hundreds of feet above the plateau and two thou- sand feet above the valley of Salt River. At the foot of the bar- rier in the basin are found the ore bodies, all near the surface, and in these have been located the Mack Morris, the Richmond, East Richmond, Silver Nugget, and others. Porphyry and syenite constitute the country rock. Salt River is a rapid and beautiful stream, affording abundant power for machinery. A railroad is proposed, connecting it with the mines of Globe and of Rich- mond Basin."
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