嗔秤戻幣�哉膵�云利匈嬉蝕湊蛸賜�塋床四衲���萩晦編報炎嘔囚^泡仟 ̄云利匈��
響慕片 卦指云慕朕村 紗秘慕禰 厘議慕尺 厘議慕禰 TXT畠云和墮 〆辺茄欺厘議箝誓匂〇

the proposed territory of arizona(冉稗 椎議圓協舟順)-及4何蛍

酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何! 泌惚云慕短嗤堋響頼���誅卒亮茂�俊彭堋響��辛聞喘貧圭 "辺茄欺厘議箝誓匂" 孔嬬 才 "紗秘慕禰" 孔嬬��


because they are new�察�will wonder at its present incredulity�察�and regret the 

loss of advantages which may not always be within its reach。; 

     Of the present mining operations in the Territory of Arizona�察�the most 

considerable�察  �in   point   of   labor   performed   and   results�察  �is   ;The   Arizona 

Copper      Mining     Co。;   This    company      is  incorporated     by   the  California 

Legislature�察�with a capital of one million of dollars。 The President is Major 

Robert Allen�察�U。 S。 A。 The mines are old�察�and very celebrated in Mexico 

under the name of El´Ajo。 This company�察�at an expense of 100��000�察�have 

supplied      their  mines     with   an   abundance       of  water�察   �extracted    several 

hundred   tons   of  ore�察 �and   erected   buildings�察 �smelting   furnaces�察 �and   other 

appliances to facilitate their operations。 They employ about one hundred 

men�察 �mostly  Mexican   miners。 Their supplies of breadstuffs   and beef   are 

obtained by contract from Sonora。 These mines are situated one hundred 

and thirty miles from the mouth of the Gila River�察�and about sixty miles 

south of it。 The ore varies in richness from thirty to sixty per cent�察�and the 

proceeds of some sales in London were quoted as being the highest prices 

ever   paid   for   ore   in   that   market。   A   portion   of   this   mine   is   owned   by 

English capitalists�察�and it is without doubt one of the most valuable in the 

world。 The profits may be easily calculated�察�when it is known that the ore 

costs delivered in Swansea�察�England�察�not exceeding 125 per ton�察�and is 

worth from 200 to 375 per ton。 Of course these profits will be greatly 

increased when the company is in a position to smelt its ores at the mine。 

The Sonora Exploring and Mining Company was organized in 1856�察�with 

a   capital   of   two   million   dollars   ��2��000��000��。   Its   principal   office   is   in 

Cincinnati�察  �Ohio�察  �and   its   seat   of   operations   at   Tubac�察  �in   the   Santa   Cruz 

valley。   This   company   is   managed   in   its   mining   operations   by   Chas。   D。 



                                                11 


´ Page 12´

                 MEMOIR OF THE PROPOSED TERRITORY OF ARIZONA。 



Poston�察�Esq。�察�a gentleman of much experience on the Pacific coast�察�and of 

great energy of character。 

     The Rancho of Arivaca�察�containing several valuable silver mines�察�and 

seventeen   thousand   acres   of   valuable   land�察  �has   been   purchased   by   this 

company。   It   has   also   acquired   the   titles   to   a   number   of   other   valuable 

mines of galena ore�察�and copper containing silver and gold。 Hitherto�察�the 

exertions   of   the   company   have   been   directed   principally   to   explorations 

and   cleaning   out   the   old   mines�察  �but   they   have   at   present   above   ground�察�

ready   for   smelting�察  �several   thousand   dollars   worth   of   their   ores。   Prof。 

Booth�察�U。 S。 Assayer�察�as well as other distinguished authorities�察�have�察�after 

thorough      experiment�察      �given    to  the   company      certificates    of   the  great 

richness of the ores already shipped to the east。 The annual report of the 

Sonora   Mining   Co。   is   full   of   interest   to   the   general   reader。   The   Sopori 

mine is another very valuable property。 It is owned by Messrs。 Douglass�察�

Aldrich�察     �and    another。    Want     of   capital   has    prevented      the   extensive 

development   of   this   mine。   It   affords   its   proprietors   a   handsome   profit�察�

worked in the smallest and cheapest manner。 The vein is of great size�察�has 

been traced several rods in length�察�and pays about one dollar to the pound 

of   ore。   The   writer   has   examined   specimens   from   the   ;Sopori�察─  �taken   at 

random�察�and so rich is the ore that the native silver can be cut out of it with 

a  penknife�察  �as out   of   a   Mexican   dollar。  Undoubtedly  the  Sopori   mine   is 

destined to yield hundreds of millions。 It is a peculiarity of the ores in this 

district that they run near the surface�察�making mining of comparative small 

cost。 The Sopori mine is surrounded by a fine country�察�well watered and 

wooded。 The ;Gadsonia Copper Mining Co。�察─�after taking out a few tons 

of   exceedingly  rich oreaveraging   over  eighty  per  cent。was obliged   to 

suspend   operations   on   account   of   the   cost   of   transportation。   When   the 

Territory shall be organized and capital protected by law�察�these mines will 

be    worked     to   advantage。     ;The     Gila   River    Copper     Mines;     are   more 

favorably  situated   than   any  other   yet   opened�察 �being   directly  on   the   Gila 

River�察�only twenty´five miles from its mouth。 The ores can be taken from 

the mine�察�immediately shipped upon flat boats or a light draft steamer�察�and 

transported down the Colorado River to the head of the Gulf of California�察�

when they can be transhipped to England at small cost。 Upwards of twenty 



                                                 12 


´ Page 13´

                 MEMOIR OF THE PROPOSED TERRITORY OF ARIZONA。 



veins of copper ore have been opened�察�and the assays give results varying 

from 30 to 70 per cent。 These mines are owned by Messrs。 Hooper�察�Hinton�察�

Halstead�察     �and   another。    Several    thousand     dollars    have    been    already 

expended in prospecting and opening veins�察�and it was anticipated by the 

proprietors that the first cargo would be shipped to Swansea�察�England�察�this 

year。 

     Smelting works will eventually be built at the mines�察�or at Colorado 

City�察 �opposite   Fort Yuma�察  �and the   profits   of this   company  must   be   very 

great。 The vicinity of the Colorado�察�and the abundance of wood and water�察�

give the proprietors facilities for conducting their operations at small cost。 

     Silver mining is also carried on in the vicinity of Mesilla Valley�察�and 

near the Rio Grande。 Many other mining operations are constantly being 

commenced�察       �but   the  depredations     of  the   Apache     Indians   have   almost 

entirely    snatched    success    from    the  hard´working       miner�察  �who�察   �besides 

losing    his   all�察 �is  often   massacred     in   some    ferocious    manner。    �N    o 

protection�察�either civil or military�察�is extended over the greater portion of 

Arizona。 This checks the development of all her resourcesnot only to her 

own injury�察�but that of California and the Atlantic Statesby withholding a 

market   for   their   productions�察  �and   the   bullion   which   she   is   fully   able   to 

supply to an extent corresponding to the labor employed in obtaining it。 

     A。  B。  Gray�察 �Esq。�察  �late   U。  S。  Surveyor   under  the  treaty  of   Guadalupe 

Hidalgo�察�for running the Mexican Boundary�察�and subsequently Exploring 

Engineer   and   Surveyor   of   the   Southern   Pacific   Railroad�察  �has   probably 

seen more of the proposed Territory of Arizona than any other person�察�his 

statements in reference to that region�察�embodied in a report to the Hon。�察�

the   Secretary  of   the   Interior�察  �from  actual   field reconnoissances six   years 

ago�察�will be read with much interest�察�particularly as since then�察�repeated 

developments in that country have proved the correctness of his judgment�察�

his opinions are�察�therefore�察�of much importance�察�as expressed in his able 

report。 It will be recollected that this was then Mexican Territory。 Colonel 

Gray says�此�

     ;The public�察�I think have been misled by misrepresentations made in 

regard to the resources of the region of country lying along the Gila and 

upon the line proposed for a railroad at or near the parallel of 32 degrees 



                                               13 


´ Page 14´

                 MEMOIR OF THE PROPOSED TERRITORY OF ARIZONA。 



north latitude。 That portion of country east of the Rio Grande I can say but 

little   of   from   personal   observation�察  �having   been   over   but   apart   of   the 

ground   near   the   eastern   division   in   Texas�察  �and   that   in   the   vicinity   of   El 

Paso。 At both these points�察�however�察�a fine country exists。 Upon the Gila 

river grows cotton of the most superior kind。 Its nature is not unlike that of 

the celebrated Sea Island cotton�察�possessing an equally fine texture�察�and�察�if 

anything�察  �more   of   a   silky   fibre。   The   samples   I   procured   at   the   Indian 

villages�察  �from   the   rudely   cultivated   fields   of   the   Pimas   and   Maricopas�察�

have been spoken of as an extraordinary quality。 Wheat�察�corn�察�and tobacco�察�

together with beans�察�melons�察�etc。�察�grow likewise upon the banks and in the 

valleys bordering the Gila and its tributaries。 The sugar cane�察�too�察�I believe�察�

will be found to thrive in this section of the country west of the Rio San 

Pedro。 A sort of candied preserve and molasses�察�expressed from the fruit of 

the cereus g
卦指朕村 貧匯匈 和匯匈 指欺競何 壘��0�� 家��0��
酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何!
梁椣戻幣�� 梁心弌傍議揖扮窟燕得胎��傍竃徭失議心隈才凪万弌誌育断蛍�輌臆惨軼僑〃�燕慕得珊辛參資誼持蛍才将刮襲潜��範寔亟圻幹慕得 瓜寡追葎娼得辛參資誼寄楚署衛、持蛍才将刮襲潜填��