Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-07-07
HARSHAW.

This place was settled in 1875 and vsr formerly called Durasno. a SpsnIsh word meaning peach orchard. It is said that peach trees were found here by the early settlers. In 1880 the name wss changed to Hsrshsw in honor ot David T. Hsrshsw, who was a prominent cIti' zen at that time. Hsrshaw is in the southeastern part of Pima county, twelve miles north of the Sonora line. The lat itude is about 3le 60 north, and lonRi- tude 33e 30 west from Washington. l; IS seventy five miles from Tucson. the county seat, and the nearest K. K. sta tion IS Crittenden which is ten milee north from here. The altitude is 5OOC feet and the thermometer ranges from l0e to I06s above zero. Some seasons there is enough rain to produce 8 crop without irrigation. We have but little snow which melts ss fast ss if falls. The nights are always cool n summer.
 Hsrshsw is situated ID narrow val ley or gulch in the Patagonia mountains and is surrounded by mountains on all sides. There are DO Indians in this portion of the country although they unNC EENEEnA lIEl bGuA hCACs Aa V last victim was murdered two years ago. while at work about two and one hall miles from town. When the Apsches make 6 rad they generally pass through here on their way to Mexico. l do not think there will be any more trouble with the Indians.
 This IS a "Chloriding Camp" and of course the principle industry is mining There are many mines ot more or less value in the vicinity. Some are being worked wbile others, for various causes, are idle. There is no smelter or stamp mill here and the ores are shipped for treatment to Nogsles. San Francisco. Denver and other places. Only the rich est ores will pay to send so far away; but smelter has inst been started at Cuttenden which we think will be Of benefit to us.
 There IS an ore concentrstor here which concentrates about fifteen tons of ore day. Most ores can be reduced to about one-fifth of their former weight and about four-ffths of the precious metals are saved ID the concentrations: but ores that contain large per cent of lead cannot be worked in ihis way.
 The principal mines are the Hermosa, American, MoweIy, Trench. Ats and Blue Nose. Some of these mines were worked many years ago by Spanish priests who came among the Indians as missionaries. This part of Arizons is we'll adapted to stock raising, and thou sands of cattle and horses roam over the mountains and through the valleys, Agriculture can hardly be called an in- dustry here as only few vegetables are raised, but in the adjacent valleys wheat, corn, barley and most garden vegetables gre proftsbly cultivated. Also various kinds o. fruit.
 There is no church here and Ce sel- dom hear a preacher. We have a school house, two stores, one meat market. one bls>ksmith shop. one livery stable, three boarding houses, three saloons snd about twenty five private q dwellings, The build ings are constructed of lumber and sdobe. The oldest inhabitant is Michael Pagan, a native of Michigan, aged 45 years. He has been here since 1875, and is 6 miner by occupation.
 There is 10 timber here suitable for the manufacture of lumber, but the mountains are covered with Q scatter ing growth of oak. juniper, walnut snd pine. While in the Rulches are 8 few cottonwood, willow and sycamore.
 The wild animals are the bear, noun tain hon, deer. fox, skunk, rabbit and squirrel; and the domestic animals are the horse, COW, pig, burro, mule, dog and cat. We have 6 large variety of birds. in ,luding the hawk, raven, crow, pigeon, dove, wren, woodpecker. sandpipes. bird, oriole. black bird, blue sy, sparrow and many others. The snakes are the Isttle. bull, garter md water snake.
 Only one earthquake has been known here, which vas on Msy 3. 1887.
 ANNIE FINLEY.
 Age II. H. E. SPRAGuK. Teacher.