Mohave County miner., 1916-08-12
By WILLIAM P. De WOLF Special to The Daily MinerI

the increasing mlnlnS dcIlNlLy III
 Yavapai and adjacent counties is the
 number of old-time bonanzas that are
 being operated under mineral condi-
 tions which indicate they are soon
 again to occupy a position in mining
 affairs akin to that held by them in
 former years. The majority of these properties had, until recently, been
 dormant for a considerable period of
 years. Now, however, modern meth
 ods of mining and milling, together
 with vivifed interest in their fu-
 ture, has again made aavilable the funds necessary for their further de-
 velopment. There is ample warrant
 for the assertion that the development now under way, and planned for the
 future, will produce satisfactory re- suits.
 Among the properties of former days that have come back forcefully enough to demonstrate they have a future as well as 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 ing and business men of Chicago. Hi nois, Prescott and other Yavapai county points. The property is situat- ed in the foothills of the Harqua Hala range in Yuma county, short dis tance from the Yavapai county line and within eight miles of the rail road.
 The history of the Harqua Hala Be- nanza mine dates back to the "Days before the railroad" in Arizona-the days of hostile Indian and renegade white, 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 drag ging at the heel like the clutching hand of death; the days of relentless heat and cruel thirst, when mems tongues lolled swollen and blackened from their mouths as they paid with life itself the deserts inexorable toll The railroad and the automobile have, however, robbed the desert of it's ter TOTS; 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 vi- cinity of the Harqua Hala Bonanza mine in 1762, by a party of Spanish prospectors. Hostile Indians quickly | put an end to their activities, however, and no further attempt was made to prospect in the Harqua Hala country | until 1874. That effort, like the first, proved disastrous to all concerned. | The first lode locations under Ameri- can dominance were made there in No vember, 1888. These claims, known as the Harqua Hals Bonanza and Golden Eagle groups, are now operated by the Yuma-WarriOr company. From then until now the first mentioned has pro- duced about $5,OOO,OOO worth of gold
 Find High Grade Ore
 Exceptionally rich ore was discov- cred on each of the claims in near surface workings; and when the news became known there was a rush of prospectors to the locality. In the course of time the locators of the Harqua Hala and Golden Eagle groups sold them to Phoenix, Ariz., parties, who proceeded to open them up in a manner calculated to produce the greatest immediate returns. They erected a 2O-stamp mill, and in 30 days cleaned up S96,OOO worth of gold.
 Subsequently the properties were purchased by an English syndicate. An incline shaft was sunk by the British CTS on the Harqua Hala Bonanza BIOuP SO d uepbu OI AOO ASSb anu 6AS property thoroughly equipped with mine and mill machinery. It is said they extracted S4,OOO,OOO worth of gold ore above the 2OO-foot level. The bullion was teamed to Phoenix-120 miles distant Road agents infested the trail in those parlOus days, and as a result of their activities several of bullion from the Harqua Hala Bonanza and Vulture mines failed their destination. After a num- Der of episodes of that nature, in one of which the manager of the Vulture was killed and S6O,OOO worth of bull lion stolen, the Harqua Hala bullion was moulded into bars of such mas sive size and weight the bandits could not make way with them across the arid stretches. Shipments of ingots having a value of S365, ,OOO each were