Mogollon Morsels

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0. But Uncle Dick lived well, and always had a community of people around him. He is, today, in easy circumstances, but he is not the wealthy man he could easily have been. It was “come easy, go easy,” with Uncle Dick, in the palmy days of yore. ( 123 ) Mogollon Morsels Col. M. Twomey arrived last week from the Mogollons, and predicts that it will soon be the best camp in the great southwest. In fact it is already one of the best and is getting better all the time. The Maud S. company is netting $3000 per month from its 5-stamp mill, and is opening up the mine in good shape. The Last Chance company is milling 50 tons of ore per day at a net profit of $5 per ton. The company was troubled a little for water, but from now on will have no delay on that account. They work 22 men in the mine and 13 in and around the mill. The pay lead is 12 feet wide. The Confidence is working its usual force of men, and is opening up an immense body of ore. Col. M. C. Logan has the wood contract for both mills and is doing an immense business. The Colonel is something of a rustler himself. There are seven saloons in the camp, three stores, one hotel, one school house and no churches. The two companies pay out $10,000 per month. Mrs. Kate Rutherford runs the Mogollon house, and is doing a splendid business.