Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-05-25

Of IRRIGATION
In the Desert Section
Near Harrisburg.
An Apparent Underground River
Flowing Through That Sec
tiOn.-Mining Active.

Harrisburg, Ariz., May 14.-NC
cessation of work has occurred in thu
desert section on account of too
warm weather. Several concerns o.
considerable magnitude are laying
out contemplated development worl
and plan for extensive operations dur
ing the summer months. We have the
finest all around climate on earth,
with an altitude of from 400 to 300C
feet above sea level and only few
days durinfg the months of July
and August is uncomfortably warm
while the nights are always cool and
necessitates sleeping under covering
during nights of very hottest weather.
No hot sultry nights, but cool,
healthy and invigorating.
There are thousands of acres of first
class farming land in the valleys, cap
able of producing any thing grown
from soil with water in abundance
to be had at from ten to 80 feet in
depth and it is almost a certainty
that artesian water can be had. Sew
eral wells have been sunk from 40 to
$50 feet passing through soil for the
first sixty or seventy feet then through
cement or clay until water is encoun-
tered, when the water invariably
raises to the top of the cement or clay
as the case may be. In many in
stances it rises from sixty to seventy
feet in one half hour, and passes off
through the gravel and soil. Had
these wells been tightly encased above
the cement no doubt the water would
have risen to the surface. The water
in these wells are constant and so far
can not be lowered at all with large
steam pumps. At Harrisburg water is
found at twenty FIVE feet in depth,
and thus far bed rock has never been
reached.
The pumping plant for the forty
stamp mill of the Old Harqua Hala
and of the twenty stamp mill of the
Socorro are both located here and
when running night and day have no
effect on the flow of water. a chip of
wood dropped on the water at the up
per side of the well will Immediately
float to the other side showing a
strong current. In fact there seems
to be an under ground channel or
river flowing through this valley.
indications are apparent that this
worthy and very promising industry
will be thoroughly tested in the near
future, and parties are now on the
ground making investigations and ex-
pect to test the artesian system of wa
ter supply for agricultural purposes.
With an artesian water supply in
these valleys it would be safe to pre-
dict a great future for this part of
Yuma county, adding to its mineral
a large farming community.
With its large deposits of fire clay
and the cement deposits known to ex-
ist, the desert would be a thing of the
past. The new railway now build
ing will be a great factor in bringing
out these results and of developing
the many resources new lying dol
mant on the desert.
The mining outlook continues to
improve every day. Old mines are
being reopened, companies are being
formed on new properties, and many
mines are being worked by owners
and individual investors.
The Old Harqua Hala mines are be-
ginning to assume a very lively atti
tude.
The vicinity surrounding the Old
Bonanza camp is attracting consider
able attention. Pasadena capitalists
are working a group of mines five
miles west of the Harqua Hala get
ting their water hauled from the pipe
line.
lue hudCdNdlS. arc BcbllhS thCit
share of attention also and parties are
constantly going through the section
making examinations for eastern peo-
pie.
The Orc Cobra people are working
their property consisting of ten
claims. On the Spanish Girl mine of
this group they are now down fifty feet
and it still continues to show a fine
grade of ore carrying 1928 per ton in
gold beside a high percentage of cop
per. An error occurred in printing a
former statement of the values from
this same mine. 1t should have read
as above which is said to be correct.
The entire property has a fine show
ing. The present development shows
the pay streak to be holding its own
in size as we'll as values. Mining men
visiting This section seem surprised at
the surface showing of the lodges in
the district. With the high values and
of ore in sight they think
the mining industry will take very
lively turn as soon as the railroad
reaches us.