Arizona republican., 1901-03-22

place. He is president of three pro
 c'ucing oil companies. and las minin,
 Interests in ColoIuCa and other states
 ilhe mining around Jerome is no
 Tagging by any means. On the othe
 hand 1t is wonderfully active just a present. Men are coming in from th
 east and west looking for good invest
 ments, and they are finding them Work will soon start in systemati
 manner on the Eclipse and Orisss
 groups, in Cherry creek country. Tn,
 properties are 10th good ones, and vii
 acd to 9he wealth of Arizona when un.
 der operation, on a lively scale. Tn,
 Venture H'lll people have made goot progress in the past few weeks, ant | have been putting iu cars and track ir two of their tunnels They also sent
 out two complete blacksmithing out l fits last week. They have about ten
 men at work at present. and are sell Ing sufficient stock to push development day and night. J. w. Avery. treas urer, is in San Francisco placing the stock. The Venture Hill property is
 
 Verde. and joins the Venture mine, one of Senator Clark's mines. It is next to the Verde King property, which lies
 between 1t and the United Verde group The people of Jerome who have gone over the property speak we'll of the prospects for the opening of large mine In the group.
 The Verde King company is pushing work rapidly, and will find a mine be- fore the end of the summer, or there IS n' use mining in this section. They have 20 claims, south of the United Verde, less than mile from the group that has made the name of Yavapai county word familiar to all mining men in the world. The big lodges from the latter property cross the Verde King and lose themselves in the mountains miles to the south. unere are copper stained lodges of slate and iron on the property in several places. A contract was let yesterday by the representative of the company here, to run a tunnel into the mountain, on the south side of Walnut gulcn, 200 fest. The men who have just completed 200 feet of work on one of the upper claims of the company took the contract. The tunnel will be run into grsat ledge that contains the bes. formation for copper in this section. It is a slate, containing iron The same formation in the United Verde group, when fol- lowed into the ground snort distance, turns into a daposit of copper It is expected that this tunnel will soCn be in good copper ore. An other contract was also let to sink a shaft on chute of copper ore found on the lower end of the group. This ore assayed 2 Der cent on the surface. It does not happen there by accident, so there must te more of 1t in the mourI.ain below where it crops out The Verde King company has paid all obligations as fast as due. and stands well with the business men of Jerome. There is over $l0.000 in cash in the com Dany treasury, and the stock is in de- nand in the east. The first issue of IOO,COO shares was sold for 15 cents a 'hare. The next was sold at g cents [ The pnice will go up Ito 90 cents in a | ihort time. As soon as sufficient work ] Gas been done a patent will be applied ' or on the group. iI'he company has ' pent over a thousand dollars each ! month in development work since se- uring the group.
 The Jercmc people never neglect to | muse themselves, and the past two ! weeks have been banner ones in the i ocial line. At the Catholic church ist Saturday evening. the Catholic lciCs Gave.a most creditabic entertain- nent. There was singing and speak ng. jig and clog dancing and cake There was music enough t1 atisfy the most exacting lovers of har- honey. Miss Ruby Ward proved her elf proficient with the violin. mando- n aTl piano. She has rare musical ilert that was appreciated that eve ing. by everyone. Miss Reynolds poke several selections and was cheer d repeatedly. Thornton Merrill and Iary Barthodi did the cake walk in Il It's variations. They are both chil- ren. Little Miss Rothermel ap- cared in song and dance act, and did Sceedingly well for a tot of oIly five ears of age. The tables were spread fter the entertainment and all sat own to a fine lunch. The home rewod coffee was the right thing in le night place, and the men who are , unfortunate as to be wifeless and re compelled to board at restaurants, ljoyed the treat very much. The oung ladies waited on the table and I leased all their guests. A goodly ( I'm was secured by the social for the I ,urch fund.
 There was great crowd assembled the opera house to participate in the and masquerade ball given in honor
 St Patiick So many spectators ere present inc hall was crowded oin end to end. Some thirty couples ' ere masked. All the great and small 'ople of the last few centuries were ( presented, Shy ballet gir,9 v!sd with ' ately queens in cutting the prettiest