Arizona republican., 1908-11-23
THINGS DOING
 NEAR SALOME Houghton, Mich Capitalists
 Becoming Interested ACTIVITY IN MANY MINES Work Going on Rapidly on the Damsite of the Harqua Hala Development Com pany Which Intends to Transform the Country.

Salome, Arizona, Nov. 20.--(Special correspondence of The Republican, The Ultimatum group of claims has | been bonded to eastern capitalists. said to be from Houghton, Mich Two shifts are now at work sinking a shaft to catch the ledge which out crops in a very striking iron capping. many feet across. The shaft should cut the ledge at about the 200 foot level This property is situated about nine and half miles from SalOme on the north slope of the Harcuvar range. east of Tank Pass and near the Co., bralla camp
 Ernest A. HaggOtt of Los Angeles has let contract to the McEntee brothers to sink g one hundred foot shaft on the south ChOlla group of claims In which he is interested and which lie about seven and a half miles south of Salome. The shaft is to be put down at point about half a mile southeast of the Cholla shaft now down forty feet
 The Harqua Hala company has re- sumed work and is getting things ready for an extensive development campaign in the near future. It is reported that cyanide plant to handle the old and rich tailings pile is to be installed very shortly and that sinking is soon to be resumed. Barney Quinn is in active charge Of the work.
 Work at the dam site of the Haruua Hala Development company about nine miles southeast of here is progressing rapidly. This is the big irrigation pro- ject in which Mir c. T. Bonney and other Phoenix citizens are interested, and which will upon completion, re- claim thousands of acres of what has been heretofore, waste land Those who have seen the flowers, trees and vegetables raised here need no testi- mony to the wonderful fruitfulness of the soil and the HarQua Hala Develop ment company project will soon be able to show this to all.
 Hon. John B. Martin and his family passed through here recently on their way to their home in Harqua Hala. They have been spending the summer on the coast and took in the fair on their way back.
 w. s. Wilson, in charge of the I. and A. property, was in this week for supplies. as were James Mack and Geo. Holmes. the latter being pump man for the Harcua Hala.
 Roy E. SwartZ, formerly Santa Fe agent at this place and son of G. w. Swartz of Salome, is now stationed at Mayer. Arizona.
 Mir. and Mrs. Fred A. Montgomery of Wickenburg, and daughter, have re- turned to Harqua Hala where MT Montgomery is valued and trusted employe. Mrs. Montgomery and daughter spent one night here in Sa- lome on their way out.
 Gid Shull. in charge of the work on the Ultimatum was in town this week for a few loads of timber and supplies.
 Olaf Lee was another arrival for Harqua Hala this week. MT. Lee was accompanied by his younger brother. Somehow or other the charm of the desert seems to have a strong grip on all who have ever been here.
 Tim Monihan was in town this week from his claims near the old Desert mine about seven miles west of here. Mir Monihan was in for supplies.
 Lawrence Ryan was also a Salome visitor this week. He came in for sup plies for his camp. located about four miles southwest of here and to have some assaving done.
 Wm. ADderek has also returned to the fold from the North Star. about 45 miles southwest of here and where Mir. Anderek has been employed as a hoist ing engineer.