Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1906-02-21
HARQUA HA1.A DISTRICT HAS A
GREAT FUTURE.
(From Fridays Daily

railroad is completed to the Colorado
river, it will open up mining country
which certainly has great future,
said Mark Bradley, the well known
mining man, who returned a few DAYS
since from visit to the districts
around Wickcnburg, Wcndon and Sa.
lone, to journal Miner man last cv.
ening at the Burke.
81 saw a large number of pros.
poets in the IIarcuvar and IIaraua
liala mountain he said, with
veins of various sizes being opened up
carrying values in gold, silver. and
copper from $50 to $40 per ton. which
give promise of great possibilities with
proper development. I also saw n
large number of claims with small
veins being worked, which were produc.
ing ore sampling from % to so per
cent in copper, which was being made
ready for shipment to the Humboldt
smeltcr
"There is an abundance Of water for
prospecting purposes TO be found In
tanks in the mountain ranges due 60
the recent heavy rains and large
number OF prospectors from all over
the western country are taking ad-
vantage OF this and going into the de-
scrt places where no water can be had
except Immediately after the rainy
seasons
Continuing further he said tina,
great progress was being made in
the construction of the new railroad
There are about 300 men at work in
the different grading camps. and they
are making on the average about n
mile n day. The contractors expect
to have the tunnel completed by the
Goth Of this month. when tracklaying
will be resumed Mt Salome, and CON
tipued through the tunne! in the di.
rection Of the Colorado river.
At the forrest mine near Salomc
there is large amount Of ore on the
dump, and ready for shipment. which
samples sos to the ton in gold and
copper.
There are about 30 men In the So.
zorro mine in the lIarqua liala noun
tains, working on large body Of high
.a.l. S.o. ,,,tl,nu uolI nrs
when Mr.. Bradley arrived at the
old Bonanza mine in the Harqua IIala
mountains, no found party Of experts
making nm examination Of it's immense
ore deposits, with view Of purchas'
ing. There are large number Of
new properties being opened up in
that section. many of which are very
promising. and producing rich ore.
The owners of the Planet mine, who
have been doing only development
work in the past year or two, are max
ing preparations to put on an increased
force to take out ore 90 have ready fo'
shipmcnt ~ soon rs the railroad
reaches within twenty miles of Their
camp.
= At Salome the railroad company II
4 sinking n well, with view OF devel
oping a water supply for company use
The water nj this place appears to b'
Z as good NJ any that he drank on th'
0 trip. The Salomc Development com
+ pany is building n new wagon roa'
through Finncgnn's pass in the dircc
! ton Of the Carrigan country. whic'
q will shorten the distance TO that dis
Y trict from railroad communication b.
Q about IL miles over the Cunningham
- pass route.
= Things are moving along also u
= Wickenburg. The citizens have sui
scribed $4,000 TO start bank there
" and a corner lot has been purchase
y and preparations are under way
r. erect a banking building on IL, tn
walls of which will be constructed
stone from the new quarry OF Turf
which was discovered in that vicinif
IN about six months ago.
.s The Interior Mining and Trust "a
p. better known ms the O'Brien outii
In which already has n ten stamp mil
10 operation on their mines, Is grading
r. place for 40 additional stamps, wh'c
o, will be installed as soon ms the ma'h''
nj cry can be placed on the ground
r. Other properties are also being op'
m ntcd in that section, from which goo
,d do,I of ore IL being shipped.