Weekly journal-miner., 1910-03-23
REPORT OF GIGANTIC
 STRIKE
(Jerome News.)

They have struck big body of
 high grade ore in the property of
 the United Verde Extension company
 locally known as the Little Daisy
 mine. Conservative reports say that
 the ore was struck at between seven
 and eight hundred feet from the
 shaft in, the south drift from the
 500 foot level. Samples shown by
 General Manager J. J. Fisher to the
 editor of the News, showed much
 mineral that is pronounced by those
 capable of expressing an opinion, to
 be composed of native copper, copper
 glance and red oxide of copper. Last
 night they reported that they had cut
 through nine feet of that character of
 ore exhibited, with the prospects that
 there were many more feet of it
 ahead. Although there has been no
 assay returns given out as yet, it is
 conceded by all that the strike is
 one of the richest, if not the richest
 copper strike ever made in the South
 west. Mine Superintendent Cain, who
 directed the work that led to the ore
 body, a man who has had years of
 experience in underground mining,
 naturally feels very much elated over
 his success, and feels certain that
 his company has a wonderfully rich mine. The public has been prohibited from visiting the underground work ings of the property for the present, which is done for the purpose of avoiding interference with the work that would naturally occur in a mine where the facilities for handling wis itors are as limited as they are at all properties under development.
 As can be seen by referring to the map, the United Verde Extension is an eastern extension of Senator w. A. Clark s great mineral producer, the United Verde mine, and consists of the March, COnglOmerate, Carbonate, Bitter Creek and Little Daisy, the Little Daisy being the little three eornered fraction running along the west side of the March, at the north end, between the March and Daisy claims. The Daisy claim is the prop erty of the United Verde Copper com pany. The Little Daisy fraction is unnamed on the map. The Hermit claim, against which the Little Daisy fraction butts up against, with it's south end, also belongs to the United Verde. The shaft on the United Verde Extension is on the Little Daisy fraction. The drift from the shaft in a sOutherly direction, the face of which is now reported to be under Bitter Creek, must naturally have drifted to the east to have avoided the Main shaft, which be- ongs to the Hull Copper company, and to enter the ground covered by he ConglOmerate claim, between the Main Top and Maine claims. So far IS figures have been given out they would indicate that the ore body has been uncovered in the March claim, which would give the United Verde Extension in the neighborhood of 1000 feet to drift through before yetting into the ground of the Jer- Copper company, or into hat covered by the Floreneia claim, 'wned by the United Verde. This trike in the guleh immediately east If the town of Jerome, which is To- ated on the Maine claim, as can 'e seen by referring to the map, has created a good feeling in usiness as well as in mining circles, nd developments in the United 'erde Extension will be eagerly 7atehed by local people.
 The strike in the United Verde ,xtension will be received by those ompanies owning property along the ast side of town with a great deal satisfaction, as it demonstrates be- ond doubt that development will pen up a score of mines along that art of the Jerome copper belt. mong the companies most vitally in crested are the Hull Copper company nd the Jerome-Verde Copper com any, and also the Rorhermel-Ross ompany.
 To the Hull Copper company, as entioned above, belongs the Maine aim, which the strike has demon rated beyond almost any doubt, is
 mine, while north and east of the nited Verde Extension are grouped e Jerome-Verde Copper eonmpany's i'd the Rothermel-Ross group, with e Arthur Whitaker claims within e now proven zone. All of these opertles will now be put under tive development.