Weekly journal-miner., 1915-07-28
YAVAPAI MONEY IS
 DEVELOPING MOHAVE
(Bv William P. DeWolf.l

 who are active in the affairs of the United Verde Copper Company, is to be utilized for the development of the Brattling group of five claims, locat- ed in the Silver Creek section of the Tom Reed-Gold Road Mining Dis trict. The Jerome-Oatman Mining Company, the corporation which has taken over the property, is a sort of Politico-United Verde Co. organiza- ton. with Walter C. Miller, of Jerome as its jcfe politico. The personnel of the company is made up of men who are prominent in the mining, political and business affairs of Ari- zona Aside from Mir. Miller, the president, the officers and directors are:
 D. ]. Shea, of Jerome, vice-presi- dent; Judge s. F. Denison, of Jerome, secretary; Henry w. Lewis, of Jer- ome, treasurer; Walter C. Miller, D. J. Shea, Henry w. Lewis, of Jerome, and Senator Henry Lovin, of King man, and Senator Hugh E. Camp bell, of Flagstaff, directors. Others identified with the company at its in ccption are: Asseblyman J. E. Leep- CT, of Yavapai county; J. C. Calla- ghan, state auditor; Senator John E. Bacon, of Gila county; Robert E. Tally, superintendent of the United Verde Copper Company; Neill Bailey, superintendent of the U. V. & P. railway; H. C. Lane, manager of the Clarkdale Improvement Com pany; Dr. A. J. Murietta, physician for the United Verde Copper Com pany, and David Hopkins, purchas- ing agent for the United Verde Cop per Company. LeRoy Anderson, at torney for the United Verde is also attorney for this company.
 Have S5O,OOO Fund.
 The acreage owned by the Jerome Oatman Mining Company is located in the north end of the district and was subjected to an exhaustive eX- animation by mining engineers be- fore purchase. At that time sim liar examination was made of twelve additional claims which are held un- der option by the company. It is stated this option will be taken up before the close of the current month. A development fund of $50,OOO has been subscribed and plans have been made to engage in mining operations on an extensive scale. Preparatory thereto the necessary buildings for housing the miners, ma chinery, etc, are being erected. The property presents mineral character istics strongly indicative of mining success and will doubtless make good under efficient management. The en- trance of the Jerome-Oatman Com pany into the local mining field adds another strong corporation to the list of those operating here, and has stimulated development work in the north end of the camp.
 Another mining deal of recent consummation and one that has as important a bearing upon develop ment work in the south end of the camp as does the Brattling deal in the north end, associates with the taking over of the Nellie group by the Nellie Mining Company, recent lv incorporated. The Nellie com pany's holdings are the Nellie, Nellie No. ?. Nellie No. and Good Gold claims, adjoining the estate of the Black Range Company on the west and carrying the continuation of the well mineralizcd vein system which is being developed by the company last mentioned. These claims were formerly owned by the Pioneer Con solidated Company and have alway: been considered valuable. Little 1T the way of development work ha: been done on them. however, owing to circumstances which in no way detract from their worth.
 Development Plans.
 Encouraged by the showing mad' by D. D. Wright in the Black Rang' workings, supplemented by favorable examinations made by Dr. Waltei Harvey Weed and others, a syndicate of Colorado and California mining men has supplied the funds for thu development of the Nellie group The plan of operations includes thor ough surface prospecting of the acre age as a preliminary to the selection of a site for a main working shaft This will be followed by road build ing. the installing of mine machin cry and erection of quarters for tn miners. The objective of the shaf is a depth of 500 feet, with crosscut run to and through the ore at loo foot intervals below depth of 20 feet. The real campaign of develop