El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-04
KINING NEWS
OLD DAVIS MINE
WORKING 80 MEN
Successful Men Acquire the
United Verde Extension
Property in Arizona.


J. " Twiggs is working 80 men in
the Old Davis mines. IN Xavapai coun-
~, near Senator. Ariz, and is taking
ont shipping ore.
A rich streak of ore has been struck
by George Hartman and George Har-
bauer of Prescott in the Fourth Of
July mine, situated a mile from Bob
let's ranch on, Lynx creek. The ore
is said to run as high as 800 silver
In the Venezia mine. Yavapai coun-
", Ariz-, operated by J. 3. TomlinsOn,
of FL PasO, and associates, connection
is being made between the tunnel and
the 2rst level in the shaft and a wing
that is sinking shows a splendid ore
streak gradually widening Ore was
recently encountered in this mine run
ming j 10 l3 ounces gold a ton, which
is being sacked for shipment. Besides
q this. there is a big streak Of milling
ore exposed throughout the entire
level
L. $. Mail Again Operating.
The L. S. mine in Copper basin is
operating and VIII ship a car of lead
zinc ore, found in new working. TWen-
ty-fiVe years ago it produced much
high grade lead silver ore.
In the Fortune mine in Upper Big
Bug district. Ariz-, the tunnel has pene-
trated q continuous ore shoot for 500
feet
Dave Morgan has recently struck
fOur-fOOt pay streak running SEQ
depth Of 40 feet in the shaft
It is stated that the Bagdad com
pany drilled a hole on one Of the
Mesa claims in the Eureka district
feet passing through the deposit Of
copper ore, which at this point is 20
feet thick.
The syndicate that has taken over
the United Verde extension property
in the Jerome mining district 4aYa-
pal county. AriZ-, is composed of James
Douglas at the head, for many years
connected with Phelps, Dodge q con
pany; Chester a. COngdon, George Z.
Tenor and James HOatson, director OF
Calumet & Arizona; John d. Ryan, pres
ident Of the Amalgamated Copper com
pany; Henry HOMELAND, former presl-
dent of the Live Oak Development
COMPANY. George kingdom. general
pany, and Arthur James, director OF I
Phelps, Dodge & company. This strong
syndicate has also taken over the
JerOme-Verde Copper mine, under OD-
ton
The new company viii, it is report |
ed, develop certain spots IN the old {
workings before deciding where it win I
do its decisive work. From the start (
it viii put as many men at work as |
can be handled TO advantage.
With the three Old cOmpanles-Je-
rome OIL company, Iempe-Nerde com I
pany and the Camp Verde company /
working and with other companies /
with machinery on the ground and on 4
the way, the outlook for the district I
is most promising. At the Cleopatra /
mine development on the recent stril5s 4
continues and ore is being mined from 4
the big stope north of Hull tunnel 4
Progress is being made unwatering /
the Haynes mine. Development is con- !
tinuing from the 1,400 foot level OF /
the Arkansas and Arizona.
It IS reported that H c. Smith, said
to represent the Utah Copper company
of salt Lake City, has been in the +
Patagonia district. AriZ.. examining AZ
mining claims belonging to Ramsdale,
lying between Harshaw and DuQuesne
The RamsdaIe holding is a large low 4
grade pOrphyry copper or steam shovel i
proposition. Fine cars Of lumber and /
mining timbers arrived last week at
Patagonia and soon a carload of tim
Der day will be used there.