Arizona republican., 1901-01-24
NEWS FROM JEROME
Resurrection of the Mipipg Camp
 Correspondent.

Jerome. Ariz.. Jan. 22.-tspecial cor rcspondence of The Republlcan)-lt 2xls been some time since the readers
 of The Republican have been bored
 with my writings. so I guess they will
 stand little boring at the present
 tmr. We are all aGog over the move-
 ment to split grand old Yavapai from stem to stern. and are awaiting the re- suit with bated breath. The division would be a great thing for Jerome, but
 would not be so great for Prescott.
 which has drawn a considerable part of it's support from the Jeromp public.
 I am of the individual opinion that the name proposed, Clark county. is not Nhe best name that could have been se- lccted for the lrsant, but it will do un-
 til better onr can be sugg sted and passed. Verde county woul have bet
 ter sound when pronounced, and the new county should have that name. Sometimes everything depends on the name and thls Is probably one of the times
 My last communication was written AAbAll JtuInlt JuHNblOH Mniit I NdH tu route to Ehe Bradshaws in company With Chas. J, George and F. F. L,Ic la. The trip was madr without misAap. and was successful trip, fnasmuch as sale was made of the Lincoln group to CAas. J. George and Elmer c. Chap man, The property consists of six full claims. all of which have been devel- oped to some ext,r, They are cer- ta!nly fine group, and will, with prop TT development open up into one Of the greatest mines in the county. The Cluien Sabe, onn of the best claims, has been opened win S0-foot tunnel and slxty-foot shaft, exposing body of free milling ore from IS inches to ; feet in width, and carrying gold t) the value cf 90 to the ton. On the Yrl- low Jacket rhere is tunnel showing four feet of the same kind of ore. On inc Alone there Is a tunnel exposing q stil larger body of the same ore. This ledge is 4R feet in width. In the other claims there are thu same lodges and ore. There is a two-stamp mill on the property. Extending the full length of the main ledge, on which three claims 'ra located, is' littln strata of ore an inch wide that carries over s1 GOO to the ton. MT. George looked carefully over the property and immediately
 made arrangements to begin opera tons. He put three miners to work taking out ore; arranged to It con tract fer cutting and delivering wood for inc boiler; made cut list Of pro visions and supplies necessary. and complrtci all dIler details necessary for the cOmencing of active mining op- cratiors. C. H. Prahm, who is a thor ough mill man, was sent cut from Je- r'ne last Wednesday to take charge of the mtll. The fral papers will be signed. money paid to E. E. Lincoln. wife anl sons, and thu p"cp-rty trans ferred to the new corporation on tho 18th of next month, does not take Mr. Georgs long to make up his mind about rskng hoid of anything that looks good to him. The Lincolns have kept the property rsfcrr'd to for over iwenty-ona years, developing 1t as fast as they were able. To begin with ehey had to pack supplies from old Marico- "a 10 their mln's ca mul e. Sirce then railroads and wagon roads have been g'ttlrS nearer and nearer until at last there is q railroad within eighteen miles of their property and a wagon read passing over thc claims. A rail- road has been surveyed and will soon ba bcllt tnat will almost cross the claims. Mining men wh, tave worked in the Lincoln group say that the prop oriy Is better mine than the famous Crown King. which Is only three fourths of mile away. Specimens free god can be obtained at any time by breaking off few pieccs of ere and examining them. Some very rich pieces have been fourd in th' lit7 tie rich strolk alongside the main body