The marvellous country, or, Three years in Arizona and New Mexico.: Containing an authentic history of this wonderful country and its ancient civilization ... together with a full and complete history of the Apache tribe of Indians .../ By Samuel Woodworth Cozzens. Illustrated by more than one hundred engravings.

THE SUALERO 0.HNE.
the ton. In less than a year afterwards, the Apaches had
killed all the miners and stolen the stock, thus forcing the
company to abandon the enterprise which had given such
promise of great success. In close proximity to the Santa
Rita mine, and ill the same range, is the Salero mine. This
mine is advantageously located as regards wood and water,
and at the time of our visit was regarded as one of the most
valuable mines in the Territory. Mr. Grosvenor informed
us that more than a hundred and twenty years before it
was worked under the superintendence of the Jesuits, then
livihg at the mission of Tumaccari, and at that time
yielded very large quantities of silver. The settlers about,
call it the Salt-cellar mine, and tell the following story of
the origin of the name.
At the time the Jesuits were working the mine, the
bishop of Sonora, a very distinguished person in those
days, took it into his head to visit the good fathers at
Ttimunaccari. He arrived at the mission with a numerous
retinue, and surrounded with much pomp and state. Now
the bishop was but a man, after all, and a man somewhat
noted for the same distinguishing characteristics that our
friend Jimmy possessed, viz. he loved "good aitin." So
when the holy fathers ascertained whom their guest really
was, they hastily bestirred themselves, that they might give
him a fitting reception, and an entertainment worthy of
his Reverence. Everything was at length satisfactorily
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