Tombstone daily prospector. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-1891, 1889-02-12
HlR0UA HALA.
Some Interesting Notes From
an Old,Timer
Who Thinks Ii viii Be The Biggest
Camp in Arizona.

George Petcrman, an old Pacific
Coaster and one who has been in
nearly every mining camp on the
coast, returned Friday last from the
Harqua Hals district. He gives the
new district very hattering send-off
and believes it will he great country
in the near future. The bonanza boys
are not doing anything on their prop
erty, hut some parties owning the
third extension on the same ledge
| have sunk shaft fifteen feet deep and
dyifted both ways from six to ten feet
- determine the character of the walls
but are still all in ore. Their rock is
OF the same character rs the original
find and every pan OF dirt taken from
the bottom OF the shaft shows up a
fine prospect. The country for twenty
miles around is being prospected and
every new character Of rock brought
iuto camp is eagerly scanned 10y the
miners and in TIE morning bright and
early the discovcrcr IS watched and
his tracks are followed by score or
more OF curious prospecturs.
A well was sunk close to the Zig
ledge and an abundance OF water
struck at the depth Of thirty feet.
| There are two mixed stores there ana
on the way oct Pe;crman met Wyatt
carp going in with aJ immense load
OF bar fixtures and liquors. accompa-
MED by two womei. Earp thinks it
is going 20 be the biggest boom ever
seen OIL the Pacific coast and goes pre-
pared TO build substantial building.
lie will locate near the mine, where
the water was struck, ami cadcavor to
draw others to that spot and start
town there. Nellie eastman has
gone away. Jim Coyle is there watch
ing his locations. Mrs. Coyle IS with
him. Boomer is sill monumenting.
There are number OF old shafts
around the country and evidences of
old workings everywhere Just before
1 peterman arrived there prospecting
party discoyerei the skeletons 81 two
men and three horses about six miles
from camp. They had probably been
killed 10y Indians rs there were no
signs OF saddles or other haudiworil OF
man around. There j. an oil woman
living at Harrisburg who has monu-
mentcd the whole country around
there, having no less than 800 loca-
tons. Year after year she has relo-
Gated these claims but never recorded
any of them. 4 piece OF paper bear
in. her name can be found under
pile of rocks in nearly every direc-
ton. Her name Is Carmillita. The
bonanza mine, it is understood, Is in
litigation. II ia asserted that a fourth
party claims an interest in it and had
il not been for this tho claim would
have been bonded long ago. 1t seems
that four men were in the party orig
inally and that the fourth man went
10 Yuma for supplies leaving the three
to prospect While he was sono these
rich mines were discovered. Three
claims were located and the fourth
party was LETT out in the cold. He
naturally objected to this style OF
partnership and still objects. Mr..
Peterman left a partner On the ground
with three months supply OF pro-
visions and viii return himself just as
soon as he can get things in readiness.
The Harrisburg mill will start up
in few days aud there will he plenty
! Of rock to keep it going all the time
This mill has been run on ore from q
mne near the mill and only shut
down for the reason that the ore at 8
2 depth OF 300 feet ran into sulphuret.
t Which could not be milled. Mr.. Peter
y man believes it will make a grea
camp. lie brought some rock will
h him taken from a location made by
4 himself, which he will wo-'- at ono,
on returning. The ore. Is livcly-look
ing and horns we'll