Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-03-08
JEROME ORES
CARRY HIGH
GOLD VALUES
Predicted That This District
viii Some Day Become a
Great Gold Producer-Much
Gold In United Verde.

The following concerning the Je-
rome mining district is taken from
the Jerome News:
While Jerome is always spoken OF
as one of the greatest copper pro-
ducing camps in the world, the fact
remains that some very rich gold
ores have been discovered, not only
in her great producing mine, the
United Verde, but in almost all of
her prospects. 1t is a well known
fact that the U. V. has given up much
gold-also silver-as well as copper.
We occasionally hear stories of the
rich stores of gold carried into Pres
colt from the Black Hills in the early
days; of the sudden disappearance of
the prospectors who were the owners
Of what apparently were fabulously
rich mines; of the unsuccessful AUNT
for these mines by party after party.
and even today there are many men
who own properties in the Black Hills
especially in the Yeager Canyon and
Grapevine districts, who believe that
it is only a matter of time when an
other of these lost mines will be
discovered. There is no doubt but
that in the early days of mining in
the Black Hills some very rich de-.
posits of gold were found, but from
Information gathered by the editor of
the News from men who have been
in the district ever since its first NH
eral body was uncovered by a white
man, we are of the belief that this
gold was found in and near Jerome.
The late Dan Mari, a man of more
than average intelligence, who, witt.
his companions, located the first
claim in the district-the Verde
situated along the east side of what
is now the town of Jerome-once told
us that there was no doubt in his
mind, and, in fact, in the minds OF
any of the pioneers OF the district,
but that the gold taken to Prescott
in the early days was taken from the
surface of that part of the ground now
owned by the United Verde, located
just south Of the smelter, from which
that company is to-day taking ex-
tremely rich gold ore. Some extra
ordinarily rich gold ores have been
taken rom some of the G. W. Hull
claims, deposit of gold ore having,
some years ago, been discovered on
his May Queen claim, located about
two miles directly south of the u. "
This discovery was OF such wonder
full riclness that men quit their
work to rush to the neighborhood of
the find for the purpose of prospect
ing. From what is known as the
Brookshire mine, neighbor of the
| May Queen, ore than ran into the
| thousands. of dollars per ton has
been taken therefrom, and nuggets
| of pure gold have been found in that
neighborhood. From the Iron King
Equator-and the Copper CHIEF mines
| ore that runs very high in gold has
| been taken. In fact it is a well
known fact that for months Senator
| Clark took from ais Iron King prop
| erty but very little in values other
| than gold, and that some of the ores
] reduced from that property were fab
ulousiy rich in that precious metal
| This takes us south of Jerome in the
| neighborhood of five miles. South
| from the Iron King we find many
| prospects that show extra good in
| gold ores, and especially SO in the
| Black Canyon, distance OF about
| four and a half miles south of the
| Iron King. From ore bodies discoy-
cred and exposed on the Eureka Gold
and Copper Company's property,
| rock has been taken that runs as
! high as eight ounces to the ton in
gold, and this assay was from sam
pies taken from three-foot ore body.
A seven foot ore body has given re-
turns as high as six ounces to the ton.
as well as high values in silver and
copper. These ore bodies were open
ed up In tunnel and winze. Outerop-
pings on the Eureka will give returns
of from four TO six ounces OF gold per
ton. And this not only in one place,
but in many places for some distance
| along the ledge. North Of the United
Verde mine all of the prospects give
good returns in gold, and this can
| especially be said of the Syracuse
| property. In all of the gulches be-
tween the o. v. and the Sycamore,
many pieces OF float have been found
| that set the finder wild with excite
ment over the great values OF gold
that assays proved they carried. In
fact, the results of development in the
Jerome district have gone to show
that in time 1t will be proven that
the district has great gold mines
within her borders.