Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-11-25
MINING on THE
DESERT SECTION
GreatActivity Reported
On Barren Plains.
Anticipation of Railroad GOnstruc-
ton Acts as a Great Stimulus
to the Industry.

Responsiveness. J-4huCu hhlhiHB dCtiNity
is noticeable throughout the desert
section at present. 1t is stimulated
somewhat by the increasing rumors of
immediate railroad construction but
principally by the fact that there are
many properties of merit loated all
through this section. Only a few OF
them can be even vaguely mentioned
in one article, as it would require the
full capacity of larger sized daily
than the Journal Miner to enumerate
all the mines of note situated in this
section. 1t is the purpose of this
communication to merely call the at
tention of the reading public to the
interest taken by many men to this
particular section of the desert.
JDo. Cuff and Martin De Vini are
working a group of claims twenty
miles east of Harrisburg. They have
several shafts. All showing a fine
body and good grade of ore. They
have on their dumps some high grade
ship ping 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 one 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
dications of 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 one of the first pro-
ducers of this district. Mr.. Quinn is
also working his property south and
adjoining the famous Bonanza mine.
Frank Fitzsimmons has a claim 10
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 a. so in coarse gold.
Jake Long is also interested IN this
vicinity and is doing his annual as
sessment work now. Tom Marsh and
Joe l.. Dougherty have developed a
fine showing in two groups of claims
Each group consists of several claims.
A 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 Orc Cobra group owned
by Iowa capitalists. A contract has
been let to sink 100 feet on the Edna
May.
The Gold Hill property owned by
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 fu-
ture. The expectation is to act at
once, place two hoists on this property
and push development as fast as pos
sible.
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
said to be very rich.
DIR. Geer, so it is reported, will in a
few days begin work on his many
in this section. The doctor
has 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
lies.
John B. Martin has been doing some
development on bis properties lying |
Harrisburg and Cullins we'll !
md about four miles north from the
5ocorro property. The ore taken out 1
vas of such a grade as to require haul
ng to Harrisburg and storing in his
ware house which speaks we'll for it.
Otis E. Young of Pittsburg, Pa,
,aid visit to this section a few days
ince and inspected his Cash Entry
,roup consisting of four claims show
ng bodies of ore carrying from Is to
o per cent lead, $50 gold and some
liver. This property has several hun
lred feet of development done. The
howings so far developed gives it the
ar marks of making a big producer.
A great deal could be written OF
his country. Abundance of water
an be developed. Several under
round channels are known to exist
nth a large flow of water from ten to
hirty feet from the surface and could
nth assistance of some capital be
aised and made to flow on the surface
nd put on thousands of acres of till
BILE land.
Mr. Reed on his ranch one mile be-
DIV Harrisburg has raised this season
everal tons of potatoes, sweet pota- 5
pes, cabbage and in fact all kinds of I
arden produce. He raises his water 5
y pumping from ten to twenty FIVE I
set. Besides having plenty of water
} irrigate an alfalfa field, grain crop t
nd garden be has watered several y