Harshaw's post office was established April 29,1880 and discontinued March 4, 1903. The Hermosa mine was the mainstay of Harshaw. Located in 1877, the mine was shortly operated by 150 men and a 20 stamp mill. There were boardinghouses, saloons - 30 of them, hotels, corrals, blacksmith shops, stores and more. Today, a few people still live in Harshaw.-GT

The rancher David Tecumseh Harshaw shall be thankful to Tom Jef-fords because hi was the reason, that hi became a rich man. When Harshaw graze the cattle on Apache land in 1877, ordered Jeffords (who was a Indian agent) him to move the cattle. Hi moved the cattle to this area and found a rich silver ore and named that Hermosa. Post office opened on april 29, 1880 and closed on 4 mart 4, 1903. Two years after, Harshaw (who named the quickly grooving town after him self) sold his loot to one New York concern and moved. Hermosa mine, witch is south of Harshaw on thee Jeep trail, was the leading producent in the area and population exploded to 2000 people. But, the town lived short. One violent storm with lighting, fire and because ore was going to bee poorer, was the reason for why the town started to die. In 1882, one article in "Tombstone Epi-taph" wrote that over 200 buildings stand empty with broken windows and open doors. This was the same Harshaw who two years earlier had own news paper "the Arizo-na Bullion", and one busy mile long main street with 7 saloons. Bobby Zlatevski

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