Arizona republican., 1899-12-22
WESTERN SANTA CRUZ.
On the Sonoita and in the Patagonia
 Mountain Range.


 Mountain Range.
 During the past few months interest in the country lying on the banks or the pretty Sonoita and in the noun tains overlooking the stream has ln- creased greatly. It is now. as hereto fore. a recognized fact that all the sec ton just referred to is tributary to Tucson. MT. William H. Greer was in the city from Patagonia, en route to Los Angeles. He is interested in min ing. being associated with Rollin R. Richardson of Crittenden, Patagonia and Harshaw. MT. Greer is quite en- thusiastic over the country along the Sonoita and in the Patagonias. Half an hours conversation with the gentle man produced good results in the way of news notes, says the Tucson Star, all of which will be read with interest.
 Commentators at E. R. Richardson's Hardshell silver mine will be in opera tion this week. The Hardshell in the Harshaw district is a case of the open ing of an old mine and it promises well for the owner. J. C. Smith of Tucson is directing operations.
 Frank Powers is still taking out enough rich silver bearing ore from the Worlds Fair mine in the same dis trict to help keep the wolf from the door. The occasional shipments will run as high as s10,0OO. Mir. Powers works but few men. The Worlds Fair has made a wonderful showing during the past few years.
 The Zeckendorfs are still operating the Mowry on the road between Wash ington Camp and Harshaw.
 There is continued activity at the Duquesne camp. controlled by the Westinghouse company, and machinery is being put up for the Pride of the West in the same district. There are some copper and lead propositions in the Washington district.
 The roads from Washington, the Mowry and Harshaw districts are good and now lead to Patagonia station, where hauls are made for shipment.
 The Three R" group of four claims in the Patagonias are six miles from Patagonia station by air line. They lie on the west slope and copper of fine grade is showing up. There is tunnel of 147 feet and two thirty foot shafts on the claim besides some crosscuttting. The ore goes 9 per cent. Surface in dications are very favorable. The prop erty is practically sold to parties, sev- eral persons interested having visited the group. This property is controlled by R. F. Richardson. who has just To- cated twenty claims in Josephine can yon in the Santa Ritas. Some work has been done on these claims, which run in silver and lead, characteristic of the range.
 Harry Barnett and s. A. McKeOwn, are interested with MT. Richardson in five claims known as the Acme group, recently located a few miles west of Crittenden. There is a ninety-five foot opening on the Acme property and one of forty-five feet on the Rupert. The ore runs in silver and galena and the outlook for good returns is excellent.
 MT. Greer said that he had received assurance from an s. P. railroad official in authority that a good station house and the necessary side tracks would be forthcoming at Patagonia in early 1900. Adobes are being stored preparatory to the erection of a two story hotel in the place, plans by Bowen & Bowen. The store at the station town is a good one.
 s. A. McKeown, son of a Pittsburg oil millionaire, now deceased, has erect ed a modern appointed dwelling on the east side of the Sonoita, one mile from R. R. Richardson's. This nine room house is an adobe, but the interior is inviting enough to entice all the Tue son belles to forsake their homes and abide on the Sonoita. A broad veranda faces the Sonoita. With water power from Monkey springs MT. McKeown expects to shortly generate electricity for service at his elegant home, con- meeting same with R. R. Richardson'S quarters of interior modern design and all the comforts of city home. Con nection will be made with the corrals and eventually with Crittenden, Pata- sonia and the mining camps in the range of that name. Preliminaries are well advanced. At the homes of ex- County Supervisor Richardson and young MT. McKeown one will find wis itors who come to stay, the known hos Pitality of the gentlemen being an in centiVe.