Cochise County AZ Archives History - Businesses .....Chiricahua Mining District 1881
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CHIRICAHUA,  CACHISE COUNTY.

  This district, which at present is attracting considerable attention, is
located in the Chiricahua Mountains, about 75 miles northeast of Tombstone. The
first discoveries were made in 1875 by Jack Dunn, the famous Indian scout. The
formation is principally limestone, carrying veins of argentiferous ore, which
is easily reduced. Many locations have recently been made in the district, some
of which are being energetically developed, and yield ore of a high grade. This
section affords excellent facilities for mining, yellow pine and cedar for
lumber, and oak and ash for fuel, being abundant; and in addition to this, there
is a good supply of water for milling purposes. The mountains rise to a height
of 10,000 feet above the sea level, and are noted for the grandeur of their
scenery. The foot-hills are covered with a luxuriant growth of grass, and the
valleys and mesa lands at their base, thinly covered with trees, present the
appearance of beautiful parks.


Additional Comments:

Extracted from:

ARIZONA BUSINESS DIRECTORY AND GAZETTEER;
CONTAINING THE
Names and Post-Office Addresses of all Merchants, Manufacturers and Professional
Men in the Territory of Arizona;

TERRITORIAL, COUNTY, CITY AND TOWN OFFICERS.

A DESCRIPTION OF THE DIFFERENT MINING DISTRICTS AND THE NAMES OF MINING
SUPERINTENDENTS.

ALSO, A GAZETTEER OF THE COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS,
Giving a full exhibit of their Mineral, Agricultural and Manufacturing Resources.

WITH AN APPENDIX,

CONTAINING THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF WHOLESALE MERCHANTS AND MANUFACTURERS IN
THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO.

W. C. DISTURNELL,
COMPILER AND PUBLISHER,
534 California Street, San Francisco, Cal.
BACON & COMPANY, PRINTERS.
l88l.


Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1881,
By W. C. DISTURNELL,
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, Washington, D. C.


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