Arizona republican., 1902-09-12
Mines and Minerals
 ef Arizona
Senator Clark Will Build Another
 Smelter-0ther Good News.
JEROME'S FUTURE

Seemingly Jerome does not intend to drop entirely into a state of inoquous desuetude, even if the great United Verde smelter has closed down. The Jerome News this week has a numb- of good mining items, among them the announcement that a new smelter will soon be built in that district.
 It says: We have it from q reliable source that Senator Clark and his as- sCciates in the Equator Mining and Smelling company will at once com mcnce the erection of a :melter on their property on Equator Hill, that the site is now being surveyed, and the machinery will be on the ground as soon as practicable. This will be good news to Jerome and the surrounding country. It means that there will be a great deal of money turned loose not only through the building of the smell ter, but through the transportation of smelling material to Equator Hill and the hauling of the product to the rail road at Jerome. It will, of course, be some months before the Equator smelter will be in operation. and the chances are that the United Verde works may be started up at about the same time, and then look out for the rise of Jercme" again. The building of this sIneltcr, which will be on the great Jerome copper belt about four miles south of the town of Jerome. is positive evi,,ence that all the ore in the district IS not confined within the bor- dcrs of the United Verde group, and that proper development work may open up many good mines along the hills south of this camp.
 Thursday morning one furnace at the works of the United Verde Copper company was started up. Untortu natcls- the starting was simply for the purpose of smelting the ore in the bins, to empty them so that they may be re- paired. The smoke coming from the large stack created a happy feeling among the many campers at Packard's Sycamore. Canyon ranch and elsewhere along the Verde river. and also among the ranchmen in the Verde valleys. This will give a number of men work for eight or ten days and assist them to tide over the several months of idle ness which is sure to follow.
 The county records show that ;he Equator Mining and Smelling company has deeded to the Copper Chief Mining company part of West Champion No. 2 mine in the Verde district. The E. M. aud s. company is the Senator Clark company with propcI ties on Equator Hill.
 The Hon. c. w. Hull has concluded to continue work on his mammoth tun- mel which he is running from Walnut gulch to tap his properties 1n the west line of the United Verde properties. He will let a contract fer from one to two hundred feet of work, to be done by hand. but will install the power plant just as soon as there are no more chances for another flood thls fall.
 WorlSmen are removing the debris washed onto the United Verde property during the late heavy rains.
 Miners from the Black Hills mine re- port that work on that property is progressing very rapidly and with sat i3factory results to the company. They are sinking and drifting. The working force, say the miners, will be doubled within the next few days. The thor ough development work being done by the Thomas brothers cn both the Black Hills and Mingus Mountain properties is sure to bring good returns before long to the stockholders of both com panles.
 Superintendent Bartholdi Of the Verde Chief Copper company informs the News that his company is making preparations to do some extensive crosscuttiug on it's property. from which they hope good results. This property is located in the Black Canyon and has the advantage of carrying high grade gold cres.
 The Eureka Gold and Copper Min tns company. whose property lies southeast of the Mingus Mountain groups, continues to develop a prom ising ledge which gives high values in gold. This is reported as very prom ising group.