Arizona citizen., 1879-08-15
SILVER SOUNDS fRox HARSHAw CAMP
The True hwar6ness Of Haigabie Prop erty-0mcIai Report Of Superintendent GHiett.

GHiett.
 We have for some time been desir ous of placing before our readers rei. able facts concerning the recent enor nous developments in the Harshaw mines, but for reasons best known tc itself the management has been very reticent concerning the result of the explorations which have been so wig orously pushed for the past two months under the working bond taken by the present owners. The group of mines, which compOses the Hermosa (now known as the Harshaw), the Sec tia, Salvador, South King and Pagan was purchased on the 25th of July, and the titles being now thoroughly perfected and the owners in possession of the property, we have been permit ted, through the courtesy of Dan. B Gillett, Superintendent, to examine in detail the final official report made by him to Henry Janin and associates, of San Francisco, under date of July 9, on which day the bond expired and the deeds were received.
 Before quoting from MT. Gillett's re- port, we remark that more work has been accomplished during the pen dency of the bond than we could be lieve possible had we not made per sonal examination of the mines. The Harshaw mine, as far as developed, embraces two parallel veins, running northwest and southeast, both veins northeast and each ore vein lying between foot wall of quartZite and hanging wall of teldspathic DOT phYry. The developments consist of openings numbers one to five made on the front or north vein, and openings numbers six to eight on the back or south vein. We regret that we cannot present the drawings which accom- pany the report of the Superintendent and show the continuity of the ore for nearly 700 feet on this claim alone, and the extension of the bearing " ground as proven by the Salvador developments 400 feet further west The chimney of pay ore commences on the northern extremity of the claim and the first opening made Tn ore is No. l. We quote:
 "Cross-cut No. 1 has been driven forty feet, twenty-four feet of which Is blasting ground. This cut shows over twenty feet of mixed ore, the vein hay ing broken over to the south. EX- posed in this cut is one streak of clean ore, measuring eight feet in width, one ore streak (clean) of three and a half feet, and again on the north or hanging wall side two feet Of rich ore. I consider it probable that this pay in place between walls will be from eight to ten feet in width, but, the vein being shattered at surface, l think it advis- able to go north of this work and sink vertically; the disturbance at surface is entirely local and a slight vertical depth will show vein in place. l con- slider $40 per ton safe assay value of all ores (unassOrted) produced by this cut. As $15 per ton will cover all ex- penses of mining and milling, this is profitable ore, although low grade. This cut probably represents the east extremity of pay chimney.
 Cross-cut No. and tunnel Sixty six feet west of No. D. At this point the vein was heavily capped, but being stripped exposed a breast of fine ore eleven feet in width with foot wall of quartzite and hanging wall porphyry, direct air connection now being made west with east drift on 75-fOot level from No. 3. This opening has pro- duced largely of fine ore, the assay value of which is $50 silver and $l0 gold per ton.
 Cross-cut No. and incline, eighty feet west of No. 2. Exposed by cut iS sixteen feet of fine ore, ,s,with smooth foot wall of quartZite; incline now down seventy-f1ve feet, entirely in high grade ore from top to bottom. On ac- count of bad air it has been necessary to stop sinking until an air connection can be made with No. ?. East drift from bottom of incline has been ad- vanced thirty feet, leaving less than twenty feet direct run to connect with west drift from No. 2. The average assay of all ores (unassorted) produced by this cut, incline and drift is SIPS per ton, and this work alone has pro duced lS4 tons.
 "Cross-cut No. 4 and incline. Width of ore body at surface eighty feet, av- craze value of same S105. Incline now down forty feet, showing splendid foot wall of quartZite; vein compact ore remarkably even, and the general of the vein at this point, as at No. 3, indicates permanency and the existence of very large ore body between this point and No. 3. the dis. tance being l32 feet. Cuts 3 and ap- pear to be in the heart of the ore chim- ney of this the front vein. The eX plorations here are the deepest, the vein most compact and the ore high. est grade. It is from this vein that our chief supply of high grade ore will come.
 |" Cross-cut No. , and shaft (332 feet west of No. 4. Started this cut on an ore streak of five feet in width, aver. age value of same Sl25 per ton, pay dipping north. Have sunk vertically sixty feet and will commence cross cutting north to intersect pay streak, showing for first twenty-five feet of shaft.
 Cross-cut No. 6. This cross-cut is made on the back vein and shows a width of twenty feet of pay ore, in place. This ore, though not so high grade as that of the front vein, will average nearly SG0 per ton, and will pay very handsome profit over and above all expenses.
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