The news-herald., 1903-07-25
THE CITY OF
BROTHERLY LOVE
Has a Favored Son Of Fortune.
He Has Rich Claims in the
Famous Harqua Halas
After Spending Fortune in Horse Rae
ing and Booze Fighting He Came
to Arizona to Start Life Anew
Many Years Ago

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pector of the Harqua Hala mount
aims, was in the city last Sunday.
1t was not our busy day, and as we
were feeling extremely congenial
it must have been that that
quaint old miner was impressed
with our congenial feelings. Any
way he spoke to us as usual and
seemed to be going on his way,
when he stopped and remarked
that the weather was uncommonly
warm. We half agreed and half
dissented; an empty chair near us
on the shady side of our hut en-
ticed the lank Philadelphian, and
he sat down. He forgot that he
was talking to an editor. He be
came reminiscent, and stories as to
his history, which he had never
before told in this country, were
then recited to the interested edi-
tor. He told how he made for
tune as a salesman, working for
himself and partner, and how he
lost it all on horse races and spent
it in high living and drinking; how
he was finally one day awakened
from his unr atural life and how
he resolved to fly from his former
associates and friends to the Wild
West and take a new start in life,
and how he struggled against the
beWitching wine bottle, and finally
how he came out victorious and is
now a free man from the thralldom
of strong drink Finally he drifted
to his hardships and tolls and how
he had spent years in the mount
aims searching and digging for
gold; how he first went to Mexico,
and then to his present haunts in
the Harqua Hala mountains. He
talked freely of his prospects.
Some, he said, were no good. In
fact, he had spent years of his time
looking for just what he has now
found. He has three claims that
lie together on the Harqua Hala
mountains which are reputed to be
very rich. George is very careful
on the richness of his mines. He
says that all he wants is chance
to show them to some man with
money and then his troubles will
be at an end. Some people have
already tried to get his properties
for very small amount, but he
does not need to sell them for
nothing, as he is an expert with
the pick and drill, and can earn
good money doing location work
for any one who wants anything of
the kind. He feels very much
elated over the bright prospects for
new railroad that will penetrate
the heart of that country. His
property is located just As miles
due west from the Congress mine
and is known as the Owl group.
Local mining people who have
seen Sayer's mines, or prospects,
say that he has some of the finest
properties in the entire country. A
friend of mis-, who keeps his assay
certificates in a safe, showed us
some of the assays from the Owl
group which ran away up. And
from all indications, as told by
those who know, and from the fine
ore, specimens of which we have
seen "horned", as we'll as the as
says, we believe that George has
actually struck the stuff that will
make him one of the rich mine
owners of the country. We hope
SO any way, for a man who has
undergone the hard labor that he
has in the years gone by, and who
has conquered the drink habit, de-
serves success.
George is making arrangements
to 60 back and interview capital