Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-26
ARIZONA MINERS
SELECT PRESIDENT
Increase in Salary for Jerome Em-
ployes Made by Senator Clark.
Beach Canyon District
Active

Col. Epes Randolph is the new presi-
dent of the Arizona Miners associa-
ton. He succeeds Charles NJ. Shan
non, who was the president last year.
The association, which is still in its
infancy, has done much to aid in the
development of Arizona's mineral re-
sources and to protect investors from
mining sharks who try to ensnare
capital in wildcat" schemes.
At the annual meeting of the asso-
citation in Phoenix representatives
were present from every county in the
TERRITORY.
At the meeting papers on mining sub
jects were read by Prof. William NJ.
Blake of the University of Arizona and
by Prof. John w. Prout Zack Cobb,
a well known attorney of Ell Paso, de-
livered an excellent address.
1t was decided that Colonel Ran
dolph should select the executive COM
mittee for the coming year. This COM
mittee consists of one member from
each county in the territory. There
was no contest for the honor of having
the convention next year, and it was
decided to meet in Prescott. Globe
was recommended as the meeting
place for 1908. c. H. Akers of Phoenix,
was reelected secretary of the associa-
ton.
Black canyon District
Another promising property in the
Black Canyon district will soon be
added to the producers of the county,
Dunlap & Watkins, of Los Angeles,
having inaugurated active operations
on the Golden Belt mine, recently pur-
chased under a bond by them from
John Riley and William Thiesing. A
force of men is now at work getting
the camp in shape for the accommoda-
| tion of a large force of miners, it being
| the intention of the new owners to
| install a hosting plant at an early
| date and commence the sinking of a
double compartment working shaft.
Later mill will be erected at mill
never falling spring with an ample
supply of water sufficient to meet the
demands of large mill.
The mine is opened by three tunnels
following the vein, ranging in length
from 100 to $50 feet. The vein follows
a schist and granite contact in an east
erly and westerly direction, the pay
streak averaging one foot in thickness
of free milling gold ore, three carload
shipments of which gave net returns
of from $50 to $35 to the ton, while
several mill runs made at the Hidden
treasure mill gave returns of $45 to
the ton in gold, the values in the ores
being easily extracted by the stanir
mill and cyanide processes.
Not the least important occurrence
connected with Senator William A.
/ Clark's recent visit to his United Verde
properties at Jerome was his an.
nouncement to the men that on and
after Monday, November 10, all miners
4 would receive an advance in salary oi
25 cents per day, which would continue
as long as copper remained above Il
cents per pound.
The raise was made voluntarily, nC
demand having been presented by the
men or the miners union. to the minC
management, for a raise in salary. II
was decided upon some time ago by
Senator Clark and his associates, wheT
the price OF copper went above L
cents, but the announcement was with
held until after the election so tha
the management of the United Verd,
properties could not be accused O.
having ulterior motives in the sub
stantial raise, which will mean a diff
ference Of nearly $4,000 in the MONTH,
payroll at the Jerome mines,