Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-03-14
Az. s. C. RAILROAD OPENS UP
RICH COUNTRY.
-Erom Wedn,slny 8 Dailyl

a Jhr Santa Fr system from point
six miles north Of Wickcnhurg on
abe santa Fr, Prescott and Phoenix
railway. to thr main line near Parker,
California. a distance of los miles. il
facilitating The reader development of
one of the most diVcrsclv and richly
nitrrall1cd sections of Arizona. The
line is now IN operation for distance
al 80 miles, 10 Salomc, and with the
recent completion of the several miles
Of tunnel through the granite noun.
tain the work Of extending the line
to the Colorado river will progress more
rapidly The first - miles Of the
road * through McMullin valley. the
width of which is ~ miles, the road
being cqui distant from the llarcuvar
range 20 the north and the lTarqua IIala
90 the north. On penetrating the gran.
lite mountains ut the head of the valley
the route ~ Of AN easy grade, following
the washes "a the river. The average
grade of the road for its entire length
is about ~ per cent.
Both TO the north and south of the
line at distances ranging from five
to fifty miles, there are sections in
which profitable gold mining operations
have been heretofore and are now being
carried on, and which will now come
into greater prominence on account Of
their easier accessibility. Among the
older camps may be mentioned Iar
rishurg. where are located the IIarqua
ITala mines. famous in Yuma's early
days. and the Socorro mine. which for
the past few years has been proftably
operated. In other portions of the
Hnrqua IIala range also there are pro.
pertics from which high grade gold
ores have been mined while scores Of
properties, the gold ores of which coulo
not be proftably handled on account Of
lack of adequate transportation faci.
Titles, will be developed. To the west
Of the Harqua IIala camp and within
twenty-five miles of the railroad is
the Quar,zite district, in which profit
able production Of high grade gold and
lead silver ores has been made of and
on for the past forty years. Still fur.
Their TO the west and near the Colorado
river is the King Of Arizona mine Mt
Kofa. which has been productive Of
gold for years past. At Quartzite
the placering of gold gravels and the
stamping of the free milling gold
quartz ores have in turn been very
profitable. but comparatively little at.
tention has been given 10 the work.
able deposits Of lead silver, copper.
gold and cinnabar deposits known 20
exist, nor to the lower grade gold ores
Of both free. milling and refractory
character.
The depth attained in any Of the old
or mines has been jinconsiderablc. the
deepest being the lIarqua ITala. While
the important ore deposits in the Har-
qua Hala. Granite and Quartzite ranges
are gold. copper predominates in the
Guadalupe range To the south of the
lire, and in the IIarcuvar and other
mountains TO the north. The import.
ancc of the copper deposits Of the
country about Bill williams Fork,
which is the dividing line between
Yuma and Mohave counties. has long
been realized, and some remarkably
high grade copper ore shipments are re.
corded. With the approach of the
railroad there il n noticeable increase
Of operations in that section and it Is
predicted that Arizona's most import.
ant copper area will he opened up.
Several miles to the south of the
Bill Williams Fork an important gold
strike on the Carrigan- Rodgers proper.
ties on Black Mountain, twenty-five
miles east Of the Colorado river, served
to bring the territory into considerable
prominence lately. This particular
strike is regarded AZ one Of the most
important gold discoveries made in Ari.
,ona. and it's development IL awaited
with interest. For distance Of moro
th'n mile for width Of from thirty
feet to fifty feet free gold quartz ores
hove been broken nj the surface and In
shallow prospect holes. Systematic de
v"lopments axe row under way by the
Clara Gold and Copper Mining com.
pnnv, owning the Carrigan Rodgers
Proun, as we'll as by other companies
nrd individuals. A post office known
Ms Clara, has already been established
the heart of the camp which is row
reached by fairly good wagon road from
Wendendalc, the most important town
on the operated line Of railroad. AZ
miles 10 the south.
Wendcndale, from its convenient To-
cation as regards Pinetahachi pass OF
tho Haraua uaia mOuntnins and Cum.