Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-24

largely to the prosperity or Jerome,
VIII Erect smeIter
officers connected with the Cleo
patra Mining company say a 100 ton
smelter is to be erected on the property
in Deception Gulch in the near future.
q. w. Hull, the pioneer mining man
Of Jerome, is president of the COM
pany which is composed chiefly of
English people. The Cleopatra group
Is about three fourths of a mile south
Of the United Verde mine and is one of
the most promising copper properties
In the district.
After shut down Of several days,
owing to scarcity of coke, the
Equator smelter Is again running full
blast. The supply of coke for the
smelter is hauled from Jerome by
wagon.
Pittsbura-Jerome Active
Development is progressing on the
property of the Pittsburg- Cop
per and Gold Mining company, that
lies directly south Of Senator Clark's
United Verde. The group consists of
fifteen claims, and was formerly
known as the Larson-Avery group.
Although but a short distance from
Jerome the mountainous country rem
ders it almost impossible to approach
the property from the Jerome side.
Therefore all machinery and supplies
will be freighted from Prescott, about
twenty-seven miles. The company is
encountering considerable water in the
workings and larger pumps are to be
installed. The main shaft will be car
ried to a depth of 500 feet before drift
ing.
VIII Resume Work
The abundance of rain and snow will
make 1t possible for many valuable
properties in the Verde district to re-
sumo work. The Black Hills, Decatur,
Brookshre, Verde King and Eureka
the summer.
The Copper Chief, one of the richest
copper propositions in the Jerome dis
trict, is pending sale to eastern capt.
talists, but nothing definite can be
learned about the terms of the sale
or the time of transferring the prop
erty.
Cherry Creek District
Mining companies interested in the
Cherry Greek section are making active
preparations for developing their prop
critics. In the Copperoppolis group
that consists Of six claims on the east
slope of the Black Hills range, the
principal development consists of a
200-foot tunnel and crosscut of twenty
feet, all in ledge matter averaging
about SO a ton. The group is a low
grade proposition but the vast amount
Of ledge matter will justify the erection
of treatment plant. Negotiations are
being made with an eastern company
for the sale of property as the present
owners have not sufficient capital for
its proper development.
New Mill Erected
The Pfau companys new mill and
cyanide plant is nearly completed and
test run will be made in two weeks.
The new plant will have daily capac-
ity of 15O tons.
The Pfau company is taking out
some rich ore from both the Pfau and
Pfau Extension mines. About forty men
are employed but the force will be in
creased as soon as the new mill Is in
| operation.
California Mine News
The mill at the New York mine near
Fort Collins is kept constantly at work
night and day. Thirty men are now
working on the lower level, some 700
| feet below the surface, and the inten-
! ton is to sink another shaft before
1onG.
At the Frick and Davis mines on
Donnelly gulch j. H. Covode, the
owner, has shipped in machinery for
sinking on the ledge and the mine will
be thoroughly opened and developed
this summer.
near Tuttletown, is in progress The
drive will be to a distance of 200 feet
and then drifting will be in order.
The Lappin mine has long borne the
reputation of being one of the most
promising properties in Trinity county.
It lies in the most noted gold belt of
northern California, a belt that has
become famous for the Brown Bear.
Mcdonald, Gladstone, Washington and
Niagara mines with an output of over
$35, 900, 900 in bullion in the past two
decades, besides many lesser properties
all good dividend producers.
Charles NJ. Butter and DR.. George
Grotefend of Redding have leased the
Altoona quicksilver mine at Cinnabar
and will at once begin work in explor-
ing and prospecting the property.
Swedish company has leased the dump
and is nearly ready to start the smell
ter at the mine The plant has a
twenty-five ton capacity.
The Mount Vernon quartz mine on
the divide between Greenhorn and
Cherry creeks appears to be yielding
| good returns, and the mill is kept run