Arizona republican., 1899-09-29
FROM JEROME.
Increasing Activity in ti1e Big Copper
 Camp.

That there is to be boom If hon est development may be called bocm- ing) in the rear future in Jerome min 1 ing property is more in evidence daily, says the Jerome Reporter. The mum Der Cf men being put to work and the number of capitalists seeking invest ments, both point to this This is es- pecially noticeable in the direction of the News. United Verde. Jr., and the Black Hills Mining companies prop critics. Between Jerome and theza properties every foot Of the ground has been located and considerable de- velopment done by individual pres Psc,ors. But of course the greater amount of work done and the best showing is where more time has been spent and improved machinery has been in operation
 The hill Cn which these companies are at work seems to be an especial favorite with the miners. who have taken up all the available ground from the Haskell-Kirwage ranch to the crest of the mountain. the Black Hills Mining company going So far as to take up the timber land on the top of the hill There is considerable amount of timber and this company considers that it has done a good piece of business in securing 1t for their ex- elusive use.
 The Haskeil-kirwage ranch. at the fOc5 of the hill. is held cn an option by the News people, who will use it for t0wnsite purposes. The increasing value of property in this locality can be no better illustrated than by the increased prices for which it has been sold G. V. Kell bought the ranch from the government for $500, and sold it eight years later to John Good win for $l,5GO, ani finally Haskell and Kirwagen are offered $40 0000 The favorable location of the ranch to the mountains, Of course. accounts for the value now placed on it.
 In the News property there are in terested men who have had experience in the mining of copper in the north west for years. and the mere fact of their leaving an older and more set tied country where the conveniences are greater than can reasonably be eX- pected here for some time is ample assurance that they have the greatest confidence in the wealth of their ten ] claims.
 The plant they have in operation is | q complete one and is making consid- | cradle headway through a formation | little softer than granite. Their mo tive power is steam. supplied by a ! thiIty-hcrse power boiler that was placed in position last week to take |
 
 heinz discarded as being too small to | do the amount of work they wish to accomplish The News is now giving 1 to twenty men; two Bur leigh drills are operated by compressed air The main shaft is new down 180 feet A bin at the dump has about thirty tons of rich copper ore taken Iom the shaft The whole plant i'm presses one as being built with an eye for convenience. The power house, blacksmith shop, etc.. are all in close to the mine: telephone con lection is made al the office with the Jerome central; the ranches in the 7alley are unsJintingly drawn upon for heir table. In fact. the entire work ng is carried on Cn . wide gauged plan.
 Still further up the hill are the workings of the United Verde. Jr. lnder the supervision of J. 5. Wallace. Probably there is not a better known piece c: property in the district than his one: 1t was formerly known as he Martin-St. Peter group and con ;idered the next thing to a mine
 The Iron King Cthe Clark property) $ being worked by a small force of nen. but t is understood that a power )lant will be put in position just as luickly as it can be gotten on the ground Monday a boiler was deliv- red on the ground. MT. GirouX new las fifty-One men at work between Jerome and the Iron King However, he greater part of the men are em- ,lOyed putting in the new pipe line.
 Wednesday arrangements were made with the Jerome Telephone-Tele telegraph company to place wire to that prop