Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1909-10-12
MINING PROPERTIES
OF HARCUvAR RANGE
A DECEPTION OF SURFACE IN
LEGATIONS.
And Score of Mines, Claims and
Groups.
(By' Tom Shultz.)

Parker, Ariz, Oct. 9.-(Special Cor
respondence of The Republican,. "A
little more than a year ago. l visited
the property of the Harcuvar Copper
company located some twelve miles
from Wenden in a northerly direc-
ton in the Harcuvar range. At that
time / only took note of the develop
ment without giving an-- special at
tention to the Ven structure. dyke
system and the surface generally
Having the opportunity and time, at
the request of friends who are in
terestod in the company. herewith
give the readers of the Republican
my opinion of this property after Civ
ing IT more careful investigation.
On arriving at the mine. the writer
was received by c. =. Lund, secre-
tary for the company and +. r. Nc
Donald, superintendent. and was ac-
corded every courtesy and assisted in
every way in his investigation. Two
shifts are now employed and Mr.
Lund is here for the purpose of in
augurating important improvements
which will be reported hereafter.
To begin with, the formation of
the Harcuvar range is different in its
construction from others in the west
ern or central part of Arizona The
range has a slightly northeast by
southwest trend. its surface rocks be-
ing largely lime and granitose schists
and gneiss which are cut at right
angles, or nearly a southeast by
northwest course. by many promi-
nently exposed diorite dykes. On
either side of these dykes which is
foot or hanging wall for veins of iron,
spar and quartz, in every instance,
carrying gold and copper values.
Particularly are these dykes notice.
able west Of Cunningham Pass and
many of them are sufficiently prom
inent that they can readily be dis
tinguished By the traveller from the
car window on the train between
Wenden and Salome-looking like
black walls crossing directly over the
mountains. In the crossing of the
general formation by these diorite
dykes. at right angle, is my claim
for the statement made above.
Whether this fact is advantageous to
the many developing properties along
this range, / am not prepared to say,
but will add that the Congress which
can be termed as the farthermost To-
cation and at the extreme northeast
end of the range is in a diorite dyke
as are also all the properties in that
district. The late Dennis May. the
discoverer of the Congress. Coronado
and Alaska mines. in the Martinez
district, declared -diorite dyke as the
safest and surest formation in which
to make a mine and many have
been converted to his theory
The property of the Harcuvar Cop
per company comprises a group of
nine full claims and a water site,
surface area of 200 acres. located on
the north side of the Harcuvar range.
some two miles west of the property
Of the Cunningham Pass Copper COM
pany. The names of the several
claims are as follows: Harcuvar.
Midget, Arroyo. Mystic. Sunny Side,
Treasure Trove. Mountain Queen.
and Ada. All of these claims
have been surveyed and published for
patents and government titles to the
same will be handed over to the COM
pany within the next few days. The
diorite dykes on this property to the
number of four, shows prominently on
the surface, running parallel length
wise through three claims, or a dis
lance of $500 feet. These dykes con-
verge near the center. so far as can |
be determined by surface indications, |
on the Sunny Side claim. and at this |
point beyond question nature has
blazoned the way plainly to the |
- 4.
At this point the distance across the |
dykes is about 200 feet and the ore
veins accompanying them range from |
two to fourteen feet in width with |
a dip of so degrees. 1t might reason |
ably be expected that when cut by |
the tunnel the mineralized zone will |
be 100 feet or more in width.
To develop this ore body a cross
tut tunnel is being steadily driven. SIX |
feet in the clear. II is now in !
over 3O4 feet and by survey will cut |
The big dyke within the next 10
ieet Iron pyrites and copper sui |
Dhides are now showing in liberal /
quantities with the breaking of each /
'ound of holes and a high character
IF ore may be encountered at any !
line. The depth gained by the tunnel |
s 275 feet.
A Fairbanks Morse gasoline engine /
attached to a No. Buffalo reversible /
blower cleans the tunnel of smoke l
and furnishes pure air for the ac-
,ommodation of three shifts without |
he loss of a minutes time. With |
he competitor of the tunnel a sta
ion will be cut and adequate ma
;hinery installed for a general explor-
Ition of the property.
Water for domestic purposes is
conveyed from a living spring located |
n a canyon above the camp II is l
proposed TO install a pipe line to this I
'pring which will be less than 1900 |
eet in length. through which the l
water will flow by gravity to the l
nine. 1t is confidently believed that
Iufficient water can be developed and
hat cheaply at this spring in any de-
tired quantity. Transportation facili-
les can be considered very good \
Nenden, on the A. & c. railroad is an
,asy haul over an excellent road and
he new branch line constructed to
Swansea from Bouse is in sight of 4
he mine to connect with which a l
inc will only have to be run across
Butler valley. a stretch of country as
evel as a floor.
Reduction facilities are also an n