Arizona republican., 1901-03-01
Carleton, w. M. Munds R. Rothermel,

Carleton, w. M. Munds F. Rothermel,
 l.. A. Hawkins. r. F. Jordan and F. J.
 Hart There were also on this commit
 tee the following mem o, w. Strcdt
 hoff, C. F. Fisher, J. F. Johnson. M. A. Carrier, H. ]. Allen, J. c. Talbot, H. c.
 Rolfe, F. F. iT'arr. l.. A. Hawkins, R. Rothermel, E. F. Jordan. F. J. Hart.
 Thos. Coleman, A. Prcsser and F.. R. McDowell. What the men were on the
 committee for will probably never be
 known. as the ladies sat down on them
 every time they attempted to get too frlsky during the ball. They were there
 to make the list look good, probably.
 Their names may have been there to puff thsm up so that in case the party was r.t financial success they | could oc made to make Up the den
 ciency. The executive committee was
 compose of H. c. Rolfe, M. A. Carrier
 and O. w. Strodthoff. The floor man. agers were J. E. Johnson. II. C. Rolfe and O. w. Strodthyff. The evening of
 the eventful party arrived as all other
 evenings arrive, in its regular order.
 All over town people Were getting ready for the ball, and they went early. prepared to stay late. At the door Dr.
 Carrier was ready to take up the invi- tatiors, while Mr. RClfe was there ,o take tickets At 9;30 the grand march. led bv Otto Strodthoff and Miss Eey-
 holds began. The handsome couple led the march in fine style. Otto pranced along with his toes
 only touching the floor at the
 curves. After the march there was
 q waltz. Other dances followed in reg
 ular order until the end Of the pro- gramme. which was only reached at in the morning. The music was fur
 nished by home people and was as good as anyone would care to dance to.
 There is a great deal of musical talent l In Jerome. and We expect some day tO wake up the world with the band we
 will have right at home The decora- tion committee did it's duty in every respect. From one of the center posts the face of the illus;rlous George lookei | down upon the surging crowd of danc-. CTS, with his well known smile illum- ming his face as it had never been H. | lumlned before From the posts to the
 walls around the hall there were streamers made from flags. while the | posts from top to bottom were wrapped with the same material from top to bot | tom. The dance was one of the m st | pleasant that has ever been given in the town. which is saying considerable, | for Jerome is n1ted Tor it's balls. While | In Los Angeles a short time ago your | correspondent was cornered and made | to tell of the nlgnlficence of theJersme | parties. the reports of which had | spread. even to that California town
 l was out to the property of the Ven, i ture Hill company last FriGay. and was | agreeably surprised at the good snow | ing they have The company Is lncOr- l porated for $3, ,000.O0 represented by | 3.O0O,000 shares, of the par value of s1
 each. The incorporates are principally | home men who have owned the claims | for three years. The six original claims
 in the group are the Socrates. Juniper. | Sigshee, Legal Tender, Grand Prize ! and the F. l.. D. Since incorporating ! the npany has taken ar opGDn on ! three patented claims owned by c. w.
 Hull and Tom Fryer. These claims ere ! known as the 10l. lO2 and l03. Tna , showing that pleased me the best was | on the Socrates claim where a shaft
 had been sunk to a depth of 34 feet and l is in ore all the way. Where the shaft | was started the ore tOdy was only | foe. or fifteen inches wide but after
 sinking twenty feet 1t wiiened all a. ! once. 4 crosscut has been run into the ore body twelve feet and the walls
 were not struck, so there is II way at
 pr sent of knowing the eXtert of .he
 ore. The ore goes about per cent cop
 per and is of a slaty formation. Where the main body was encountered the
 slate became choppy. which is a good indication that something gc-h may be expected in the immediate vicinity.
 From the surface indications the ore
 body would seem to b. over 100 feet in | width. If a per cent body of ore that
 size is found the Venture Hill people
 need never to look for more org or bet
 ter ore; for that will be all they will
 ever need in their business of making i copper bullion. Way below the shaft { mentioned, they have started to run a
 tunnel !n to strike the ore body below
 the shaft At present the tunnel is in
 210 feet, and copper ore has been found
 at various places in the tunnel. When
 the tunnel is in as far as the shaft it
 will open the grJund over 300 feet be-
 low the surface. Right here I must
 give a description Of the car the men
 are using in the tunnel to haul out the
 rock. Just as J. w. Avery, treasurer
 of the company. and were digging our
 heels into the giruGd to stop at the
 mouth of the tunnel, after very steep
 descent from the shaft above we heard
 a racket that s5undeT not unlike a bull
 team coming up a grade soon a lsLt appeared in the tunnel and then out
 came rig that lays it. ever anything I ever saw in all my checkered career.
 A burro came out pulling wi.n all it's
 might on wagon that resembled a
 slag mcil)r from the works Sid Long,
 one of the miners, alsc owner of the
 animal, had inverted and manufactured l
 the vehicle. It was a low truck, With
 wheels made from the end of log.
 The aXles were nothing less than pieces
 of inch gas pipe. Then pieces of tim
 Der had been fitted to the axles, ex-
 tending f.l-m the axle to the rear
 axle. Oth5r pieces were bolted to the
 trucks and then the bed was fastened
 to the top pieces. The bed was smaller
 at the bottom than at the top. mak-
 ing it easy to dump out the load. When
 the rig was pulled from the tunnel it
 was stopped on a roadway made from