Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-08-25
|AT HARQIAHALA What is Being Done With
 the Famous Property. u HEAVY DIVIDENDS PAID. Average Monthly Production of Thirty-Two Thousand Dollars
 During the Past Year.
Saturday Review.

Saturday Review,
 Theophalis Allen, manager of the Bo- uanza mine in the Harqus Halas, the property of the Harqua Hala Gold Min- ing company, was h Phoenix on Mon day and Tuesday of this week, as 0 witness in the case against Bassett, who IS charged with raising" and passing check.
 | This was Mir. Aliens first visit to this city and he was considerably surprised to find such large and orderly town. The abundance of fresh fruit too was Q revelation to him as he has bean resi- | dent of Arizona but thirteen months. He is however thorough mining man, an American citizen, and has for the past eight years superintended mines in Montana, Idaho and California, previous to coming to this territory to take charge of the Bonanza mine. The first year for the operation of this rich property by the English syndi- cate closed June 30, and the report sent to London is quite interesting, besides it shows that mining when when conduct ed systematically, IS a paying proposi- ton.
 During this first year the mill was closed for three months so the report IS
 
 the mill which now drops forty stamps steadily was but thirty-stamp mill un- til the extra ten stamps were added May l, of the present year. The aver age output has been S32, 900 month for the year with profit after all expenses have been paid of 10000 a month. Three dividends were declared during the year that in the aggrerste paid 10 ho al 1f0 The shut down of three months was for the purpose of sinking new shaft as the old workings were rather unsafe. The new shaft, 5x7 feet in that short space of time, was sunk PIP feet, and the expense of thIs work was all char ged to the revenue fund or working ex- penses. The number of tons of orc milied during the nine months was 23,916 and the bullion produced in geld bars was s29l, ,665. The average value of the ore milled was 15 per ton, and the cost including mining, milling, clerical help and all incidental expenses was S4.04 ton, leaving clear profit that IS easily estimated. Besides this the tailings of which 75, ,OO00 tons are now on the dump are saved for future working by some process yet to be decided upon, as ex- periments are being made by several processes to determine which will re- claim the greater per cent, at the least out lay. Water for this mine is pump ed from Harrisburg, SIX miles away, but as there is fall of some $50 feet in that distance it requires but little power for pumping.
 An air-compressor, capable of running seven air-drills IS on the ground, and four Ingersoll air-drills are now running while the surplus power is used for hoisting and pumping.
 From ninety to one hundred men are exployed and they are paid the prevail ing wages of the country. Miners receive B day; common labores g. Sixty eight miners are now at work; the re- mainder of the force being employed in the mill and surface works.
 No discrimination is made 10 employ ing men, the only requirement. being efficiency in the work This was the reply of MT. Allen, when asked whether Cousin Jacks were superseding the American miners. "We have men," said he, ''of oil nationalities, and prob ably not more than twenty-five alto gether of English birth and most of them are now American citizens" At present almost everything to and from the Bonanza comes from Aztec, little station on the Southern Pacific. It is sixty-five miles from Aztec to the mine . and the road is good one. The Santa Fe, Phoenix and Prescott will be a competing line, as Wickenburg is but seventy miles from the Harqua Halas, and the road IS also good. The Bonanza is situated in the Harqs Hslas 125 miles west of Phoenix, and it is con- ceeded by all to be the best mine yet developed ID Arizona. The company now operating this mIne has a good standing snd..those in charge treat their men we'll.
 Mir. Allen thinks statehood for Arizona means much, especially in the of securing foreign investments of cap- ital, as there is feeling of greater sec- urity ID state than territory, besides there is 8 good basis for this belief, judging from the discriminating alien land laws and other acts passed within the past few years.