Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-11-28
AROUND HARRISBURG.
Mining and Prospecting Greatly Slim
uated by Railroad Prospects.


ulated by Railroad Prospects.
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Jno. Cuff and Martin De VIM are
working a group of claims twenty
miles east of Harrisburg They have
several shafts. all showing a fine body
and good grade CT ore They have on
their dumps some high grade shipping
ore.
About fifteen miles south of this
property Hiram Griffin and Bill Bear
are working the Black Diamond group
for which deal is now pending with
party of Texas capitalists. This
property is reputed to be of an excel
lent showing The ore is a copper
silver ore carrying some gold. They
have on the dump from a thirty foot
shaft about ten tons of this ore with
a value of more than 500 per ton.
Many other surface showings give in
dieation CT very promising results for
future development.
Quinn and Scales are now working
their Hercules group situated one
mile north from their ten stamp mill
at Harrisburg and is too we'll known
to need further mention in this ar
ticle. 1t was ne of the first pro-
ducers of this district. Mr. Queinn is
also working his property south and
adjoining the famous Bonanza mine.
Frank Fitzeimmons has a claim To-
Gated east from the Bonanza and has
done considerable developing during
the past ten months. He now has a
shipment already sacked on the dump.
His ore resembles very much the rich
ore taken from the famous Harqua
Hala mines. From about forty pounds
of rock he took $3.50 in coarse gold.
Jake Long is also interested in this
vicinity and is doing his annual as
sessment work now. Tom Marsh and
ice L. Dougherty have developed a
fine showing in two groups of claims.
great amount of high grade ore has
been taken from these claims They
are called the Argonaut and the Bigs-
bee groups.
The HuaCavars, near Cunningham
pass is also the center of a consider
able mining activity.
Mcdonald and Enos are working
several properties and brought to town
few days since samples of very fine
ore from the Ora Cobre group owned
by Iowa capitalists. contract has
been let to sink 100 feet on the Edna
May.
Wilkinson and Joseph is showing
fine and a shipment of ore is now be-
ing taken out T. H. Finigan is now
in camp making preparations to be-
gin work on the Bell Crown group
The ore of this group is said to be
very high grade, and bids fair to rank
with the big producers in the near flu
ture. The expectation is to act at
once, place two hoists on this crop
erty. and push development as fast as
possible.
Joe Towes is taking out and arastra-
ing high grade ore from his property
near the Bell Crown
| VIM. Beckman is working the Delta
! group five miles west from the Pass
| California people are working and in
terested with him. A 100-foot shaft
| is being sunk on this property.
Mickey Dolan is working his claims
near the above property and reports
credit him with some very rich ore
He brought a specimen of ore to town
recently said to very rich.
DR.. Geer, so it is reported. will in a
few days begin work on his many
properties in this section The doctor
has a great many valuable holdings
throughout this vicinity and has faith
! in their ultimate development
! Jack Arnold is expected here in a
few days to begin work on his proper
| ties.
John B. Martin has been doing some
development on his properties lying
| between Harrisburg and Cullins we'll
and about four miles south from the
| Socorro property. The ore taken out
was of such a grade as to require haul
ing to Harrisburg and storing in his
ware house which speaks well for it.
| Otis E. Young of Pittsburg, Pa,
paid visit to this section a few days
since and inspected his Cash Entry
group consisting of four claims show
| ing bodies of ore carrying from 16 to
40 per cent. lead, 500 gold and some
silver. This property has several hun
dred feet of development done. The
showings so far developed gives it the
ear marks of making a big producer
Harrisburg Correspondence to Prescott
Journal Miner.