Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-13
Increasing Mining Activity Brings to Light Many Old Properties Which Have Not Produced in Years.
EARLY HISTORY OF
 MINE IS INTERESTING
Indians Destroyed First Span- ish Prospecting Expedition in 1762. Another Effort Is Made in Court in 1874.
By William P. De Wolf

PRESCOTT, Ariz.. Aug. PA note worthy feature in connection with the increasing mining activity in Yavapai and adjacent counties is the number of old-tiIne bonanzas that are being worked under mining conditions which indicate they are soon again 10 oc- cupy d position in mining affairs akin to that held by them in former years. The majority of these proper ties had, until recently. been dormant for considerable period of years. Now, however. modern methods of mining and milling, together with q vivifed interest in their future. has agaln made available the funds neces- sary for their further development There is ample warrant for the as seTton that the development nov un- derway. and planned for the future. will produce satisfactory results.
 Among the properties of former days that have come back forcelully enough to demonstrate they have a future as well as a past is the Harqua Hala Bonanza. The mine is being worked by the Yuma-Warrior Mining company. a close corporation whose shareholders are representative min tng and business men of Chicago, Illinois. Prescott and other Yavapai county points. The property is sitn- ated in the foothills ol the Harqua Hala range in Yuma county a short distance from the Yayapai county line and within eight miles Of the rail road.
 Early History of Mine.
 The history of the Harqua Hala Bonanza mine dates back to the days before the railroad" in Arizona-the days of hostile Indians and renegade Whites, when a mans rife was his best friend; the days of slow journeys over aried wastes beneath the pitiless rays of the desert sun. with the sand dragging al the heel like the clutch ing hand of Death; the days of relent- less heat and cruel thirst, when mems tongues lolled swollen and blackeneu from their mouths as they paid with life itself the Deserts memorable toll. The railroad and the automobile have. however, robbed the desert Of its terrors; and renegade Indian and White long since went the way of all flesh that set itself in opposition to the stern justice of the Frontier.
 Gold was first discovered in the vicinity of the Harqua Hala Bonanza mine in l752, by party of Spanish prOspectOrs. Hostile Indians quickly put an end to their activities. how ever, and no further attempt was made t1 prospect in the Harqua Hala country until 1874. That enort. like the first. proved disastrous to all con cerned. The nrst lode locations un- der American dominance were made there in November 1888. These claims known as the HarQua Haia Bonanza and Golden Eagle groups, are now beng operated by the Yuma Warrior Mining company. From then until now the first mentioned has produced about S5.0OO.OOO worth of gold
 Find High Grade Ore.
 Exceptionally rich ore was discov- cred in nearsurface workings on each of the claims by the original locators and others; and when the news be- came known there was a rush of pros pectors @ the locality. In the course of time the locators of the HarQua Hala Bonanza and Golden Eagle groups sold them to Phoenix. Arizona. parties, who proceeded Co open them up in a manner calculated to produce the greatest immediate returns. They erected a 20-stamp mill and in 30
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