SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA

In Harshaw, which is located 10 miles south of Patagonia, between Sonoita creek on northwest and Alum Canyon on southwest, there elluvial and alluvial placers about 1 mile square that produce gold, native lead.

North of Nogales by 6 miles, in Guebabi Canyon, along stream, the Nogales placers, were well worked in early 1900s.

In the Oro Blanco and Rusy area, you will find the Oro Blanco placers, which were very rich especially in Oro Blanco and Viejo gulches. On area hillsides, bench and terrace gravels placer gold, silver can be found. Near mouth of Warsaw creek there were some rich placer deposits. About 2.4 miles north of Mexico were some very productive placers in Alamo Gulch.

South of Patagonia by 9 miles and 6 miles north of Mexico, on east slopes of the Patagonia mountains, you will find the Patagonia placers, these placers were very productive. Along Mowry Wash and tributaries, in Quaternary gravels are also productive placers. Along the main wash at east border of Quajolote Flat ,.5 miles north of the Mowry Mine are also some productive placers. 1.5 miles southeast of the Mowry Mine, in two north side parallel tributary gulches, intermittently worked by Mexicans to the present; and downstream from the old Mowry smelter, in Quajolote Wash, gravel deposits, all produce placer gold. The gold is coarse angular, nuggets to 2 ounces. Go Southwest 6 miles and 2.5 mile northwest of the Three R Mine, in 320 acres of Quaternary gravels, the Palmetto placers, were worked by sluice and dragline in 1927.

In the Ruby area it has been productive since Spanish times with total production of 100,200 ounces of lode and placer gold. Go west 2 miles and west of the road. to Warsaw to the Old Glory Mine which was a major lode gold producer. Go north to the Margarita Mine which was a minor lode gold producer. Go to the northwest 2.75 miles, on the west side of the Arivaca road, you will find the Austerlitz Mine which was a major lode gold producer. If you go to the southwest 4 miles by rough road, the Tres Amigos, Dos Amigos, and Oro Blanco mines all produced free gold in the medium fine to coarse variety.

Southwest of Salero by 2.25 miles and 1 mile south of Mt. Allen at southwest base of the Grosvenor Hills, you will find the Tyndall placers which are very rich.

North of Washington, about 17 mile east of Nogales south via graded dirt road and northwest 3 miles to the Four Metals Mine, and 2 mile west to the Proto Mine there is lode gold traces in base metal ores.

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