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Title: Arizona, the wonderland; the history of its ancient cliff and cave dwellings, ruined pueblos, conquest by the Spaniards, Jesuit and Franciscan missions, trail makers and Indians; a survey of its climate, scenic marvels, topography, deserts, mountains, rivers and valleys; a review of its industries; an account of its influence on art, literature and science; and some reference to what it offers of delight to the automobilist, sportsman, pleasure and health seeker. By George Wharton James. With a map and sixty plates, of which twelve are in colour
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: James, George Wharton, 1858-1923
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Publisher: Boston Page company
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
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lbs.) ; and another of eleven ar-robas, upon which duties had been actually paid by a Don DomingoAsinendi, and which, as a great natural curiosity (como cosa espe-cial) the King states ought to have been sent to Madrid. The decree ended by making the district royal property, anddirecting the mines therein to be worked on royal account — a stepwhich had, naturally, the effect of destroying all private enterprise. In 1817, it was again taken possession of, but theApaches gave the new owners much trouble, and nothingmuch was done with it. In 1878 its modern history be-gan. It has been continuously operated since that time,one of its recent owners realizing as much as $1,500per month from it. It now has a large amount of lowgrade ore ready for the mill as soon as one is built atNogales with capacity for handling it, for it can supplyfive hundred tons a day for an indefinite period. Another historic mine was the Salero, or salt-cellar,the location of which is well known in the Santa Rita
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= < M O ° s H ou o w a S « w - Z < - x o : S 7 * - ~ £ x 0 - / Nogales and Santa Cruz County 4G1 Mountains. It is said to have gotten its name from thefollowing incident: On the occasion of a visit from the Bishop of Sonora to Tumaca-cori, the good father in charge of that establishment furnished, asin duty bound, the best entertainment for his superior that his limitedresources would allow. The Bishop was delighted with the sumptu-ous feast laid before him; the chickens, the fruits, the wines wereall excellent; there was only one thing lacking to complete histemporal happiness, a salt-cellar ! The poor Padre was deeply morti-fied ; he had forgotten all about the salt-cellar; in fact, had longsince forgotten the use of such luxuries. Salt-cellars were as scarcein Arizona then as they are now. Never mind! said he, as ahappy thought struck him, your Excellency shall have a salt-cel-lar to-morrow. A few trusty men were dispatched to the SantaRita Mountains, with orders to dig an

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