Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-23
SHELTER FOR CLEOPATRA IS
 ABOUT READY
Development of the Jerome Verde Mineral Belt Goes MerriIy On With Good Re- suits

JEROME, April 22.-With the com. ing in of the Arizona Power company new fife will be injected into the mining development of the great Je- rome-Verde district. The power com pany will build three sub-stations one of which has already been com pleted in this district, and is located a short distance above the depot of the United Verde and Pacific railway. The Jerome distribution will be 2200 volts to the United Verde Copper company, which will consume 1500 horsepower: and 10000 volts to other mining properties in the district. Gen eral Manager Hull is pushing work on the preliminaries to the blowing in of the Cleopatra smelter. A sup ply of coal has been delivered at the smelter and the coke bins are now being filled Arrangements have been made for the delivery of lime and iron for Aux, and there IS no doubt but that the smelter will be blown in some time during the month of May. It is estimated that the Cleo patra company now has over 2OO0 tons of ore on the dump and knocked down in the mine, a thorough sam bling of which gave returns of 14 per cent copper, three ounces in sil- yer and a trace of gold per ton. De velopment north of the Dillon tunnel continues to show up more high grade ore. The new 150 horsepower compressor and new hoist with two motors has arrived for this company and will be used for sinking winze on the ore body. This new machinery will be put in place as soon as prac- ticable, and will be started at work just as soon as the Arizona Power company can deliver power with which to move them.
 Development work at the Arkansas and Arizona continues without inter ruption and with satisfactory results to the management Delay in get ting into operation the diamond drill has been caused by the failure of some necessary parts thereto to ar rive from Chicago. Upon the arrival of these the drill will at once he started.
 The Grand Island company repor good progress on their property. They have struck a good flow of water which they, however, have been able to handle.
 Superintendent Movies is making good headway in sinking the shaft on the Verde North Yerde). Three shifts are being worked, and the wat CT is now being handled without any trouble.
 An incident of interest to the min ing world of Jerome this week was the bringing in of the Arizona Over land telephone line. General Manag- CT Thorpe of this company has been busy ali week with a gang of men who are planting poles in Jerome It will be but a few days when the wires will be strung and the town will have connections with all of the mines south, including Cherry Creek, and also with the ranclaes in the Verde valley. with Oak ere Q k ranches, and with Fiagstaff and Will Hams. MT. Thorpe informs the News that he has not yet made arrange ments for headquarters in Jerome but that they will be located fin some convenient place, where they will be accessible to the public. This new telephone line will be a great con yenience to the mining companies developing properties along the Black Hills. and will be the means of bringing increased business to the business men of Jerome. The com pany will put in new phones of the most modern make. and promises the best possible service.