The Arizona sentinel., 1889-05-11
Harqua Hala Mines:
Phoenix Herald.1

ANA camp at Harqua Hala, L give my
views to the Herald, to save answer
ing the many questions asked by those
interested in that section went out
and returned by the northern route,
eighteen miles from Proenix to Aqua
Fria, twenty-eight miles to Seymour,
twelve miles toVuFure, forty five to
Cullen's Wells fifteen to Harrisburg
and six to the Cold Hill camp.
The mean feature of the camp is ar
Immense limestone dyke, that runs
southeast snd northwest across the
country for many miles. 1t is cut
through and washed away in many pla
ces and different directions by gulches
and washes, leaving short ranges and
isolated peaks and hills, the lime cap
ping all the SUBMITS, pitching westerly
at an angle of about 80 degrees. Un-
der the lime is slaty shale, then
quartzite, then granite. The gold
mines are found in a contact between
the granite and quartzite, all showing
copper stains and some carbonates IF
lead above the qnartzite, next to the
lime, and also in the lime, and between
the shale and lime some very fine car
Donate veins and silver ore have been
found.
The two claims which have made
the great excitement are known as
the Cold Hill aud the Golden Eagle.
They are mile apart. The Gold Hill
being that far west of the Eagle.
The Gold Hill is low point ex-
tending out from the lime, which rises
above it about 500 feet The hill is
some 600 or 700 feet from north to
south, $50 feet or l60 feet high, and
sloplng to the north, south and east.
A big, dark quartzite dyke runs north
and south across the hill, pitching
west at about 40 degrees under the
limestone. East of the quartzite is the
ore VEN, showing where it has been
uncovered. from ten to thirty feet in
width, as measured on the slope of the
hill. East of the vein the granite
crops out, and extends to the base of
the hill. On the highest point of the
hill shaft has been sunk forty feet
deep, and from the bottom of the
shaft an air shaft has been run out to
the surface on the side hill north of
the shaft about sixty feet. The shaft
and air passage are all in ore, and
some of it of marvellous richness.
The quartzite is the hanging wall of
the vein. No foot wall has yet been
found. Very little blasting was done
in sinking the shaft. They are stratas
of hard quartz from six inches to
foot thick, but the most of the ore is
soft enough to be excavated by use
of the pick and CAD.
The ore on the dump is in two piles.
The hard quartz, forty or fifty tons, is
second class ore, prospecting from $50
Ito $40 dollars free gold in panning.
The first class ore is mostly fine stuff,
of red, yellow End black colors, and
soft, crumly, black and gray honey
combed quartz | PANIED out many
samples of all the different kinds of
ore and believe that the estimate that
the owners and others have made, that
the frst-class ores will mill 500 per
ton, is correct.
The Golden Eagle claim is similar
point, in similar contact, and about
the same altitude as the Gold Hill.
Two large gulches and good sized
round isolated hill intervene between
the two claims.
The Eagle pitches east, and lies
much fatter than the other, and runs
north and south. The vein is we'll de-
fined, about five feet thick, carrying
harder quartz. One streak of ore, six
to twelve inches thick, is rich, assay
ing up to $1,000 per ton. The re-
mainder of the vein shows pan pros
pect of from $25 to $50 per ton,
but carries large quantity of iron,
and assays up to $50. This vein shows
well out north into the fat for 5000
feet, and has several openings on it a
few feet deep showing the same sized
vein and similar ore, buC not as rich as
at the discovery shaft.
The owners of these two claims have
seven other claims adjoining them and
close by. They are willing to sell at
reasonable price, but not anxious to
do so. They are now putting the road
in shape to haul ore, and Mr.. Thomas
Cochrane is fixing up the Harris ten
stamp mill, six miles east of the mine,
and will run it, Messrs. Walton, and
Stein and Sullivan having the privilege
of using the mill, paying 81 per ton
for all the ore RIM through.
There is neither grass or water at |
the mines. The water used at the
camp costs 81 per barrel, and is
hauled out from Harrisburg. Every
thing in the vicinity that looks like
quartz is located, and some very pro-
missing prospects have been found and
dug upon a little. There are at the
Bonanza camp and Harrisburg per
haps 100 men.
[ met many old prospecters I knew,
and some strangers; Messrs. Peoples
Bicknell, Capt. McCasey, Harris;
Agard, Riggan, jerks, Hamilton,
Lockhart, Joe Dougherty, Odell, and
otharo oil anthuciactic over tha f,,tu-a