Arizona citizen., 1879-06-20
VISIT TO PATAGONIA.
its Location, Climate. Wood and Rater- Old Mfnes-6ich DiscoYeries-The Great HermOsd-A 4 Good Camp and fs Prospects.

about seventy-miles southeast from
 Tucson, in an exceedingly picturesque
 mountain range, well Hatered, abund
 antly timbered and possessing a pure
 delightful atmosphere. making the - climate as healthy and attractive as any to be found at the most noted mountain resorts. During our recent 1, visit We found that thrtt blankets were , not too many to sleep under, and yer this is past the middle of June But
 our readers will dout tless be more : anxious 10 hear of the great mineral . deposits which have already been opened up in this section. The older
 mines, such as the Mowry, Trench and T Belmont, were discovered and worked from ten to eighteen years ago, and
 subsequently, abandoned, not however until it had been fairly demonstrated that the Patagonia District contained
 immense bodies of ore which, under
 ordinary circumstances, could be
 made to yield large profits, but expen-
 sive transportation, the great distance from commercial centers, the hostile
 Indians, entailing serious delays and losses, together combined to render the
 operations impracticahle, and work
 was suspended after some most elab-
 crate beginnings. But our miners
 have waited patiently for the time
 when they could prospect those hills
 and develop those lodges in safety. That day has come, and within the
 last year some exceedingly rich ore
 bodies have been opened, although the
 work of prospecting has but fairly be- i gun.
 The claim which promises to yield the first bullion from Patagonia is the
 great Hermosa. This ledge was dis covered about four months ago by MT. ! D. T. Harshaw and four others, and is situated about three-quarters of mile from his camp. The discovery was made accidentally by Mexican boy, who sat down upon the ledge to rest, and while sitting struck off piece of rock which showed horn silver The ! !croppings assayed very high and car ried large quantities of horn silver. Very soon after thls the HermoSa to- gether with eight other claims were bonded to Messrs. II. S. Stevens and | Samuel Hughes, who subsequently, bonded the same to Mr. D. B. Gillett, who represents large California capi- tai. MT. Gillett immediately set at work to find out what the HermOsa contained. He has made cuts along the ledge for a distance of about 800 feet, showing the vein to be from twelve totwenty-one feet in width and carrying an exceeding even character of free milling ore. Some very high assays have been made, but MT. Gil lett only claims an average of SI00I per ton, which is doubtless modest estimate. We failed to find on the HermOsa the usual waste dump" as every pound of ore taken from the vein is wheeled on the same dump and considered first-class. The pros pect shaft is now down about twenty five feet from the "deck head" and Mir. Gillett hopes to make from two to three feet per day until August 1, when the property will be bought or the, bond returned.
 The location of the Hermosa isl specially favorable to easy working. The ledge crops on high ridge and can be attacked on two sides by tun- nels from the gulches. so that for 210I feet below the present workings there need be no hoisting done. \ quarter of a mile down the gulch there is run ming water, and for miles around thel hills are covered with heavy oak and other varieties of timber. It is esti- mated that the ore can be worked for S6 per ton-SS is considered a very lib raj estimate; but even allowing cost of ten dollars per ton for reduction there still remains immense profits. We confidently expect to see a mill operating on Hermosa ore within al year.
 MT. Gillett is also working on the, Hard Shell claim, which promises toI rival the Hermosa The Salvador isI another of the bonded claims, on the same ledge with the HermOsa, and perhaps equally as good. All these ores carry from $6 to $12 per ton in gold. which may be sufficient to pay for reduction, and while we were at the Hard Shell shalt the workmenl threw out some rock showing hand some particles of free gold.
 The Little Chap is a claim about 320 feet in length belonging to Messrs. Gillett and Edwards. It was surplus ground on the main ledge between the Hermosa and Salvador, and iS un- doubtedly very valuable property. The Alta mine is the property of NIT. Harshaw and shows exceedingly well,
 Altogether the prospects for a large and thriving camp at HaTshaW are most encouraging. snd we are much mistaken il six monihs hence thev