Cochise County AZ Archives History - Businesses .....Swisshelm Mining District 1881
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SWISSHELM,  CACHISE COUNTY.

  The district is situated between Sulphur Spring and White River Valleys, in
the southeastern part of the county, about fifty miles by wagon road from
Tombstone. The first locations were made in 1878, since which time considerable
prospecting has been done. The formation is generally limestone and quartzite.
Galena ores of the smelting varieties prevail, some assaying as high as 200
ounces of silver to the ton. On the mountains is some timber, principally a
small growth of oak and juniper. Water is generally scarce, although in the
White River Valley is a small stream which rises and sinks in different places.
The altitude is 4,700 feet. The climate is pleasant, with cool nights and
refreshing breezes in the summer. The principal locations are the Mammoth,
Mountain Queen, Mountain Chief, and Whale, all of which have yielded rich ore.


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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