The Phoenix herald., June 11, 1879, Image 1

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PHCEXIX, MARICOPA COUNTY, A. T. WEDXES DAY, JUXE 11, 1S7D.
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PROFESSIONAL.
II. R . PATBU K,
Civil Knsrineer
Depnty U. S Mineral Surveyor for Arizona.
Orncs With W. A. Hancock Phsenii,
MISCELLANEOUS.
P h oen ix H otel.
Washington St.. between Maricopa
aid Pinia si reel si.
CLEAN BEDS
And Well Ventilated Rooms
By the day or night.
Rest or
Arrominodations
f aiui lies.
Tor
MISCELLAXEOCS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A. T.
II. H. HAYKS.
Attorney and i ounwelor at Law
Phoenix. A. T.
All kinds of Legal Business promptly
attended to.
bkxj. 3ii;;ax.
Attorney and Cosnsflor at I.am',
Tucson. Arizona.
All law bnsiness will receive prompt and
careful attention.
A SHOWER BATH connected with the
Hotel for the convenience of gie-os and the
public generally. I. J. GARDINER.
FRESH
Beef Cattle
AGENCY
Bank of Arizona,
PIICENIX, A. T.
Telegraphic or Night Exchange
Drawn on the Principal Cities
of the United States aud
Europe.
TTILL PURCHASE OR MAKE ADVAN
ces on C.uld and Silver Knilion. Terri
toiial and County Honni and Warrants. Dis
count Commercial Paper, reeeive Depi-sit re
payable on demand, undertake Collections and
transit a reneral banking business.
'lfice hours from 9 a. tu. to 4 p. m.
T.ltf M. W. KALES. Cash ier.
I
SKJRROW & MCKENNA'S
SALOON
E. IRVINE CO.
A NEW
On Washington street, in the old Capital
building, has been
Refitted .ud Rmrniftlied,
Making it the
Phoenix.
moot attractive place in
J. A. ZABRISKTE. B. II. HEREFORD.
HEREFORD & ZAIIKIKIK.
Attorn and Counselor at Law
And Notary Public.
Office on Myers utreet, opposite Palace
Hotel. Taxson." Arizona.
R. I,. ROSSOX. M. I
rhyoirian and M u r s r o n .
(Graduate of the University of Va.)
Offer his professional en1re to the
pieopleof Phfrnix and vicinity. Office X. V
orner Wahinon and Center Street, op
posite the Post Office.
V. If. COX. A. C. BAKER.
f A BAKER,
Attorneys at Law,
Phoenix. A. T.
Office, np-etair. in Capital building, on
"Wartbington -street.
WHAflTOX JL HHF.ETS,
rhyHicianN and rSarseoim.
Will attend professional rail at any hour
of the dav or nijrht. Oillce east side of the
plaza. O. If. P. Sheet. M- D.. late of Kuu.
S'pv.: J. E. Wharton, M. D.. V. iS. Medical
Examiner.
J. W. HTKPUKiOV
Attorney at La w.
PIKENIX, MARItXPA COCNTr, '
ARIZONA. j
11 A It K V K. JO K:-i.
Attorney and ocnr!or at Law. .
Phteair. A. T.
OfSce npntairs in Capital builuin;, Vab- ;
imtoii ;rect.
"ITTE RESPECTFULLY INFGKM THE
1 Retailer? of Arizona that we are
prepared to lurnUh on hoof
Fat Beef Cattle,
at any season, in any quantities, and at the
Lowest Possible Price. The cattle are at
the excellent grazing country around Tonto
Bain. and in good condition.
We will furnish the retailer in this sec
tion with Dressed JSeef from our Slaughter
Houses, north of town. Orders solicited.
ALT Z A KELLY, Phoenix.
Big Bug Station,
YAVAPAI CO., A. T.
27 Elites from Prescott and SO
31 iles from Phoenix, on the
ltlack Canyon Road.
Havinjr purchased the above station, the
traveling public will always find meals,
grain and b:iy at all times. A bar, with a
good stock of liquors on hand.
KXyER.MAlXCEY & CO.
PHCENIX
ART GALLERY,
Southeast Corner of Plaza.
TT1E UNDERSIGNED. HAVING COM
pleted his new Oallery. is now pre
pared to execute all work in his line in the
best style and at reasonable rates.
A complete assortment of ARIZONA
SCENERY always on hand.
A full line of Picture Frames and Mould
ings. Pictures framed to order.
G. H. ROTHROCK.
The Parlor adjoining contains earner ca
pable of amusing the most fastidious.
FURNITURE !
The undersigned has on hand a large
assortment of "
Furniture and Upholstery.
DEPARTURE.
THE PHCENIX HERALD
JvDlTIO.V
Wednesday. June 11, 1S7.
STATE OF SONORA.
its Great Mineral and Grazing
Resources.
Also manufactures to order
FIXE CABINET "WARE,
DOORS. WAINSCOATING.
AND OFFICE FITTINGS.
Eastern made chairs constantly on hand.
On Washington street, adjoining the store
of Nathan Az Co.
67-tl A. COEKA.
Livery
Cash Down
Or No Sale
WE WILL nAYE TOE
PAY OR KEEP OUR
GOODS!
Washington street adjoining the
Phenix Hotel.
son
Etaot and Shos Maker.
J. K. X l U LAM.
Architect and Saprrintendrnt .
Flan, specifications anil ttMimtttes car-
preparen. Oihce with Pre. hneein V
idf oi tilt yijiza.
full
hartou. east
if. L. CO.WKIW.
Phyiirian and Murgeon.
(Late of Visalia. Cal.)
Office on Washington street, two doors
from Montezuma.
V anhir.cton street. attjoininc the
tore of Castaiieda.
Fashionable Roots and Shoes of the bet
mult-rial made to order in elegant style.
Perfect Fits Guaranteed.
I ive my entire attention to custom made
w.-rk. nl I have every facility for giving
entire nat is faction. Send in your orders.
The United States
BREWERY,
Wishes to inform the public and
lovers of good
LAGER BEER.
That they have reduced the price of!
bottled beer, to '
Three Dollars per Dozen, I
In order to allow the poor as well sis j
the rich, to obtain a beverage hiirhly i
beneficial to health. I
K. WRHRFSETZ
I.ats of Sclt I.aVe Titv ti-rvm-.
! White & Walters'
Morses Boarded by the
lt eet or Slontli.
Day
JI L1C H . VAfiLY( K,
Attorney and Counselor at Un
McMillenville. Maricopa Co.. A. T.
Will practice In all the conrts of the Terri
tory. .
JUII T. A I. HAH.
Attorney mm. Coanarlor at Law, j
Pho?nix. Arizona.
All hninean prontptlv attended to. Office :
with the Jitriel Atsornev.
rtoiiTZ jrsE. sotabt ruDLtc.
WM. A. HAM OCK.
Attorney at Law,
Phoenix. A. T.
rLand basinecs in mil department a
specialty.
Lumber I
KEEP A FIRST-CLASS j
On Washington Street, Phoenix. i
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LUMBER! LUMBER!
AT-
Clark & Adams'
MAW MILL AD YARD,
PAIL XV KBRKR,
Attorney and ( ouimrlor at Law.
Prescott. Arizona.
Will practice in al! the courts of the Tern-
PR E SCOTT,
ARIZONA.
torv.
Joif l. it ;,;. ji. j.
rhynician.Fiorsrcon &. Accoucher. ;
Refereaefi without permission: F. M. !
CocWri!!. V. S. Senator. Mo.; Col. John T. j
Crisp. Democratic nomine-? for Conirrer-s
from Missouri. Office two miles south Hav- .
den.s Ferry. Arizona. "
Gold dnst. coM and silver bullion and
oresofeiry description melted and assaved. !
All assays guaranteed. Price of ore assav: '
Silver and gold. lead. copper. $.". I
Samples can be sent by mail or crprrss. and j
returns will be promn.lv made. Oltiee wilh :
Wells. Fargo & Co., Prescott. .
Having moved our mill five miles wet of
Pre-cort. on Willow t'reek. Neer Thumb
Ilutte. at a point within two mile- of the
Miller rond. near Iron Springs, and having
cmpleted an excellent road to the Miller
road and to Present t. we are now prepared
to furnish any amount or quality of
j Imported Wines, Liquors
and Cigars.
Cheap Living!
$7 00
We hereby notify our
friends and the public
generally that from this
time forth we will cease to
sell for credit on any
terms whatever. We are
aware that in order to do
this we will have to sell
cheaper than our neie-h-
On block north of the Herald Office: ! t t -i
.in the rear of Copclaud s Sash aud ! UU1S, ilUU U ill O IJieOUieU
to no so. As Ave are
Fresh Bread Alw ays ou Hand. building WC ai'C Vei'V milch
0RAHA5I JJIiEAD pressed for cash. and
thereiore it will be better
for us to sell for cost than
to sell on ever so short a
time, no matter how good
the buyer. The facts in
the case are just these: it
is a necessity with us to
have our goods or to have
the wherewith to buy
more. Of course we do
not expect to do so much
Keeps always on hand the best quality of I
wheat and grain hay, barley and oat.
Good accommodation for teamsters and
travelers. Keep, constantly on hand fine
tumonts. Ilorser boarded at my btable will
receive the best attention.
GEO. HAMLIN.
CALIFORNIA BAKERY,
ADAMS STREET,
lilillii depot.
Frr
RYE AND
made to order; also
PIF.S ASW CAKES.
yT' Prices to suit the times.
CAIiL SCHERRER.
I.ate of San Bernardino.) i tt
New Saloon.
Board
reduced to
per week.
We won Id respectfully notify the public
thflt we have opened a new saloon in the
building opposite the Express Office, and
intend to keep it as a saloon should be kept.
The very beat quality of
bu:
miess.
Wines, Liquors and Cigars j
ALWAYS ON HAND
but we are
to do what
50 cents.
Single ATeals
at the
Cosmopolitan Restaurant.
wn. iioLLAxn.
BUSINESS CARDS.
NEW
PnOEXIX BAKERY !
J. IIF.I.YS07. Proprietor.
""asliinirton St., opposite courthouse.
EIGHT LOAVES OP BREAD OR EIGHT
BREAD TICKETS FOR A DOLLAR.
PIES AND CAKES ON HAND.
PIOXEEli BAKERY !
Washington Street.
XoHhtnst Corner of Ike Plaza,
F.Isht Loaves or Rread Tor Sl.OO
Frnit Cakes and Patry of all kinds, for
wedding partiea, etc., prepared to order.
BAL'RLEX CO.
To Academies, High Schools and
Private Families.
The Leading Hotel of Snn Francisco and
the most eleirnntly appointed hotel in
the world, over having been ex
pended by Mr. Baldwin in its construction
and furnish ins. Headquarters armv and
navy, special accommodations for families
and larce parties. Prices jne same as at
other lirs-clnss hotla m-r ilai-
Special contracts will be made for nerma- '
nent hoarder. The hotel coaches and car
riages in waiting at all boats and railway
depots. Kooms can be reserved before
arrival bv telegraphing the Baldwin.
A. MACAISEE, Business Manager.
Young America
Hois! and Restaurant,
ARIZONA.
TLyoTithsof both fiCXCB.
EDrCATOR OF j
, recently arrived
EXPERIENCED
in this town, teaches
LATIN, GREEK. FRENCH. SPANISH !
And High School course of the English
PROF. P. G. JOYCE. !
1-'f Piicenlx, P. O. j
For Sale. j
i
ptMM T" SECTro O. TOWNSHIK
. ' I North. Rin-" 1 Fast, tnk'n nt nndrr !
the De.ert Act. S W. '-.Trire Goo. I '
LUMB EE,
Shingles, Doors, Sash,
LATHS, Err., AT BEDROCK
PRICES.
Itnrley. Flonr. Corn and Proilnee
Taken in eichansc for Lumber.
CLARK ADAMS.
Geo. E. Lonrxc Ajrent. Pho?nii, A. T.
JOE FOIlEIM,
THE TAILOR.
203 Montgomery Street and 10:5 Third Street
Makes the
Best Fitting
CLOTHES
In the City.
His prices in
French Good are
lower thuu anv
ther Merchant
nilor for cash,
onest Denlini:,
rompt Attention,
iih a Perfect Fit,
h! line workman
lip 'guaranteed,
ro.hie mottoce.
riees American Goods:
I'ants, from 5 00
snitc trrini Oi"i OO
Dookin Pnl fr-,"i t on 'T'he p'iblic are re-pec'fnllT inf-.rmed that
UoesKin I ants, from V Ml 1 I have moved mv barber shop to the
Overt-oats, from 15 00 bnild'n? on WashinKtbn street latelv ocrn-
Vesi from 3 00 p,e'1 tbe 1rn" '"re of Dr. Convefs. and
I that I have also orcn-d a firt-class bathing
No. 203 Motitromerv it-reot. fRnth E'c-k'. ! cftablishment.
and 103 n i d street, ban Francisc-'.
Ai
THE BALDWIN.
i and sId at prices to suit the times. A
handsomely furnished club room attached
1 for the uso of our n itrous..
BKOUX I DAM K L.
Dudley House,
Uurley St., Prescott, A. T.
A FIEST - CLASS HOUSE
J Ou the European Plan.
Xew and Clean Beds for
Lodgers, and Elegant
Rooms for families.
FRED WILLIAMS, Prop'r.
T. J. fUlORCARS,
termined
can.
Our Lumber Yard
now full and nearly
plete.
de
we
Gurley street, one door east P. O.,
Board by the Day or Week.
Oillctt is the location of the mill of the
Tiptop Minine Company. Persons visiting
this live minius camp will And the Young
America Hotel and Restaurant the cheapest
and best place to put up at. Terms reason
able. INGLE & ANDERSON, Piopr's.
Washington
Prescott,
Arizona
Dealer in
Diamond?, Watches, Clock?, Jew
elry and Silverware, Spectacles,
Gold Pens and Pencils, etc.
Watchmaker and Manufacturine Jewelers.
All kinds of jewelry mid silverware made
from native L'old anil silver. Enirravinrs of
every description. Seal presses and ribbon
stamps.
uilders'
MATERIAL.
The nndersitrned has just received a large
acd complete assortment of
Provisions,
Groceries,
Dry Goods,
Clothing,
Boots and Shoes,
Fruits,
lloney.
Summer Hats,
Ranch Butter,
Hardware,
Tinware,
Paints,
Oils.
Glass,
Putty,
Crockery Ware,
Iron and Steel,
Lamps,
Powder,
Fuse.
&c
&c , &c.
&c, &c
DOORS,
By strict attention to business T bone tn
rtrrant a fair share of yonr ratrotiasre.
Late rf ."n Frasclrc j. '
SASH.
BLINDS, and
W1XBOWS
Which are of a better quality and wi!l be
sold cheaper than at the
Saab Fastwy in Prsocctt.
AH crdarp prorrtly sttezidad to.
t -res'
CllCtr.
Ada:-?
L. E. COFELASB
Irvine & Co.
Keep on the West side of
the Plaza. Remember the
sign over the do.r,
E. IRVINE & CO.
Variety Store
From the MioiDir and SeieutiHc Press.
Below we give the conclusion of
the nrticle ou Sonora, published in
this paper on Saturday last:
tfonora possesses a vast field of an
thracite coal the only anthracite j et
discovered on the Pacific Coast. It
is said to belong to a very old eeolo
gical formation, probably Silurian or
Lvoman. I ue only outcrop which
is at present worked lies 120 miles
northeast of Guaymiis, nnd a branch
line of the Sonora railway is contem
plated to develop it. The mine is a
tew miles north of the flourishing
milling towns of La Barranca and
Los Brouces, each supporting some
2,000 inhabitants. The coal has been
used for two yenis for steam purpos
es at the Barranca quartz mill. The
enginter in charge of the mill, who
has had a long experience on the At
lantic steamers, where he used Penn
sylvania anthracite, believes it
superior to the latter, the Sonora
ccal containing less ash and leaving
no cunkers on the urate, it burns
with the short, blue flame of carbon
ic oxide, which is characteristic of
all anthracite coal. There are three
veins of the coal, one of which is
seven feet thick, another two and one
halt leet and the third ol unknown
thickness, while there are indications
of a seam lying beneath the 7-foot
vein the one now worked ot the
game or greater thickness. Outcrop-
pings ot the veins are traced lor
tuanv miles, lhe analysis ot this
coal compares well with the average
grade of Pennsylvania anthracite.
the dip ot the discovery is to
ward the opening, rendering the
mine easv of drainage aud cheaply
worked. The length of the branch
from the main line at Noria del Val
le(32 miles from Guaymus)necessary
to reach the mine, is Wi miles. It is
estimated that after the construction
of the road the coal may be marketed
in Sun Francisco and South American
ports at $8 to $9 per ton. San Fran
cisco consumes 600,000 tons of nil
coals annually, and Mexicuu and
Central and South American ports
consume 650,000 tons, for steamship
purposes alone. About 700,000 tons
ot this la of foreign importation; its
value is 6.50 to 10 per tou. The
value of anthracite coal is from 12
to $13 per ton. San Francisco con
sumes about 22,000 tons of anthracite
coal annually at present prices. The
opening of this mine and its intro
duction to this market at the prices
estimated would be of vast impor
tance to the manufacturing industries
of this city aud the interior. Speci
mens of the coal have been brought
to San Francisco and exhibited, ex
citing the admiration of all who have
seen it.
THE MINES.
Great as is the wealth of Sonora in
agricultural and pastoral resources,
IS i her chief glory lies in her mines.
Com -! Tb.e low mountain ranges abound in
minerals, but the mines which are
pretitably worked are but few in
number compared with those whose
wealth has been exulored and defini
tely known, but whose development
has been prevented or retarded by the
incursions ol the murderous Apaches
that have, until a few years past, in
fested and laid waste the outlying
districts.
A ROMANTIC ntSTORY.
It is not the purpose of this gener
al article on the resources of this lit
tle known countrv to describe the
mines of Sonora, but there attaches
to one section of the State near the
American border, a history so roman
tic that a condensed account ofit
must prove generally interesting, par
ticularly as it is the only place in
Mexico where placers of silver were
ever known to exist. The "Plan-
chas de Plata" ( literally slabs of sil
ver enticing name ), is the name
given to a locality in the Arizona
Mountains, a dozen miles south of
the border, 75 miles south of Tucson
and 45 miles due north of Magdale
na, where, 121 years ago, according
to the archives of Spain and Mexico,
Spanish explorers discovered large
masses of pure silver on the surface
of the ground, and at a depth of a
few feel in the form of slabs, balls
and grains, some of them very large
one weighing as much as 140 ar
robas (3,500 pounds), which had to be
melted to be weighed and transported.
All these discoveries were claimed by
the crown, and no encouragement
being given to miners to remain in
presence of hostile Indians, the mines
were speedily abandoned and the rec
ords locked up by the Jesuit Fathers,
so that they could not be readily
traced.
Later, in 1817 Don Dionisio Robles,
a citizen of Rayon, with a force of
200 men, penetrated the district and
found what they believed to be the
old placers, and obtained a quantity
of silver in pure masses, lie was
compelled to return on account of the
Indians after a stay of only eight
days. About the year 1S50, in an ex
pedition made by parties lrom iier
mosillo, a large lump of native silver
was found, which was taken to the
Gity of Mexico and caused considera
ble excitement there. About this
time also, the great banking house
of Jecker Torre & Co., obtained from
the Mexican government & grant of
all the mines in the Sierra do Arizo
na, aa-S l&sCs for the purpose of col
onization. By their orders anil at
their expense, an expedition waa or.
jjanized in San Francisco in 1852, un
der the command of the unfortunate
Count Gaston Raousset tie Bourborn,
400 thoroughly disciplined men old
Fiench soldeirs. They landed at
Guaymas, and after considerable da
lay marched to Saric, a town on the
north bank of the Magdalena river.
Here Xhey remained six weeks, but
without any other attempt to enter
the district owing to th? intrigues ol"
arrival house. The Intrigues finally
ended in an open rupture.upon which,
the Count marched to Hermosillo,
where he met the government troop
and defeated them. He wnS subse
quently taken sick (some say poison
ed, nnd conveyed on a litter to' Gu Hy
mns, where his officers under an ar
rangement with the authorities em
barked for San Francisco.
in 1S54, Raousset organized atr
other expedition in San Francisco;
and landed at Guaymas. Again en
countering the opposition of the au
thorities, nn engagement ensued, in'
which he was defeated, captured",
tried by court-martial and shot.
TnK EXPEDITION OF 1871.
In 1870-71, Gen Serna, (then Vice
Goveruor of Sonora) obtaining some
information regarding this district,
organized an expedition to discover
it. The hostile Apaches, through the
efforts of Gen. Crook, in Arizona, and
the Mexican authorities in Sonora,
had now been subdued and removed
to distant reservations. Gen. Serna
had no difficulty in finding the spot
from which these large masses bad
been taken, and he himself found a
lump weighing 45 pounds. No less
than 40 tons of pure silver has been
taken out of the spot. Under his pro
tection, quite a number of prospect
ors and miners went to work on the
old and to search for new placers.
The district prospected by them
seems q"ite small not over two or
three miles square. Xo other placer
was found, but in the veins which
were discovered and opened, consid
erable quantities of chlorides of sil
ver were found. A few feet below
the surface this became more diffus
ed, the veins widened, and though
apparently rilled with good ores, not
native silver nor rich chlorides were
found in sufficient quantitiesto repay
the search. As these men were un
prepared to woik ores of any sort, the
object of the expedition being alone
for native or placer silver, after a feir
mouths the place was again aban
doned, one man only being left, who
kept up the search a few months
longer, meantime sinking a shaft on
a vein which he called "Mejai," to a
depth of 45 vcras (125 feet), and re
ducing the ores obtained in a rude
arastra to obtain money to carry oa
the search, but finding no masses of
pure silver as expected, aud encoun
tering more water than his rude ap
pliances couki handle, he, too, gave
up.
That the sliver in its pure state ana
in enormons masses, was actually
fount! is a matter too fully establish
ed by history and official records to"
admit of a doubt.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MrXES
The it ck of the country is granite
and porphyry. This is generally
overlaid with a porphyritic conglo
merate to varying depths in the sum
mits of the ridges. The general di
rection of all the veins or ledges disv
closed is nearly magnetic northeast
and southwest. The ore of the Ra
ousset seems to hi all porphyritic,
containing principally bromides and
chlorides of silver without gold or
base metals. The ore is found in
the conglomerate and appears to be'
in a series of parallel veins, each
lrom two to five feet in width, lying
close together and covering the whole
surface ot the hill. The openings
are mostly open cuts; seven of them
cover a leneth on the veins of 25r
feet and a width of 75 feet, their'
greatest depth being only 20 fee!.
"El Hilo" is half a mile south and at
an elevation of 4,100 feet above tide',
The ore is very rich in chlorides, and
from a cut 30 feet long, two feet wide,
and four or five feet deep, Gen. Serna,
in 1872, is said.to have taken $12,600
from the chloride ores and 50 pounds
of silver from a single lot of 400
pounds of rock. The mine is now
being worked by Mexicans. There
area great number of mines in this
district, whose average assays reach
from $50 to $100 per ton.
The district lies upon a series of
high ridges, separated by small
guiches which converge toward the
spot oecupieu by the hamlet, lying
between Serna's aud Borquer's haci
endas. The sides of the ridges are
covered with a rich growth of gram
ma grass. Jvear by are immsnse for
ests of pine walnut, etc. All the
gulches contain running streams of
water. Such is the description of tbo
famous Plaueuas de Plata, a district
famous in the l ast and destined to be
more famous in the future, though we
trust that it will not cost the blood
and treasure to garner its wealth, that
has been expended in the past. The
Sonora railway will greatly aid in the
development of the " Planchas do
Plata," as it will of Southern Arizona
for which it will afford the shortest
and most direct route to the sea, but
whether that be built or not, the dis
trict will by made to yield its treas
ures, and the secrets of the earth be
made to unfold.
A RIVAL FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
In the foregoing we have shown
something of the possible sources of
a local traffie for the contemplated
railway, but have scarcely hinted at
the through traffic, it may have when
joined with an Eastern traus-conti-nental
railway, shortening the dis
tance across tile coutinerjt more than
a thousand miles, and building up s,
seaport on the Gulf, that will bid
Mrougly with San Frascisco for tU
trade oi'fje Istlite.