The Arizona copper camp., 1916-08-11
(By william P. De Wolff }

PRESCOTT, Ariz., Aug. 10-A note
worthy feature in connection with the
increasing mining activity in Yavapai
and adjacent counties is the number
of old-time bonanzas that are being
operated under mineral conditions
which Indicate they are soon again to
occupy a position in mining affairs
akin to that held by them in former
years This satisfactory condition is
particularly noticeable in the Crown
King. Senator and Hassayampa dis
tricts of Yavapai county, and in the
Harqua Hala and other sections of the
adjoining county of Yuma. The ma
jority of these properties had, until re-
Gently, been dormant for a consider
able period of years. Now however,
modern methods of mining and milling,
together with a vivified interest in
their future, has again made available
the funds necessary for their further
development now und Ell rway, and
planned for the future, will produce
satisfactory results.
The Crown King, Tiger Gold, Tiger
Silver, Lincoln and other properties
in the Crown King section, which III
the past added largely to the mineral
wealth of Arizona, are once more pro-
ductive. The Cash mine at Senator is
now outputting a larger tonnage and
a better grade ore than ever before.
The Tiptop mine in the Tiptop dis
tage. In former years this property
was worked by Hearst and Hagen,
outputting approximately $3,OO0,O0O
worth of ore. The Climax mine, an
other bonanza of former years, is again
making good. The old Congress mine,
holds forth promise of an ore output
equal to that of it's past. The rejuven-
alton of these and other mines of
Yavapai and Yuma counties is attri-
butable to modern and cheaper meth
DDS for the reduction of ore as against
the expensive methods of past years,
thereby giving commercial value to
much lower grade ore than formerly.
A Return to Form
Another old-time producer that has
come back forcefully enough to dem
onstrate it has a future as well as
past is the Harqua Hala Bonanza,
located in the foothills of the Harqua
Hala range in Yuma county short
distance from the Yavapai county line
and within eight miles of the railroad
The history of the Harqua Hala Bon
ANA mine dates bsree4lx-te~ the-s'Days
before the Railroad in Arizona-the
days of hostile Indians and renegade
Whites when a mans rifle was his
best friend; the days of slow journeys
over arid wastes beneath the pitiless
rays of the desert sun, with the sand
dragging at the heel like the clutching
hand of death; the days of relentless
heat and cruel thirst, when mans
tongues lolled swollen and blackened
fnom their mouths as they paid with
life itself the deserts exacting toll. The
railroad and the automobile have, how
ever, robbed the desert of it's terrors;
and renegade Indian and white long
since went the way of all flesh that
set itself in opposition to the sterr
justice of the Frontier
Gold was first discovered in the vi
cinity of what is now the Harqua Hala
Bonanza mine in 1852, by a party of
quickly put an end to their activities.
however, and no further attempt was
made to prospect in the Harqua Hala
country until 1914. That effort. like
the first, proved disastrous for all con-
cerned The first lode location ~unde1
American dominance was made there
on November 8, 1888, by Robert Stein,
Harry Walton and Michael Sullivan.
who while prospecting in that sec
ton, were attracted by the peculiar
surface coloring of a prominent quartz
OuIcrOp. NAIJ6r Superficial eXdmlna-
tion of the rock they located the Golden
Eagle lode, claim. The same day Sulli-
van, Individually, located aSclaim about
three quarters of a mile to the south
It/is said that squaw directed him
to the spot where he set his location
monument. Be that as it may, Sullivan
unearthed wedge shaped piece of ore
about three inches long, two and one
half inches wide and one inch thick
that was practically solid gold
History of Properties
Subsequently the three men combined
their interests and became joint owners
of the Gold Mountain, Gold Hill and
Gold Star claims, which have since be-
come famous as the Harqua Hala
Bonanza group; and the Golden Eagle,
Golden Belt and Golden Ark claiNs,
since known as the Golden Eagle
group. Exceptionally rich gold ore
was discovered on each of the claims
IN near-surface workings and when
the news became known there was a