Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-06
Tales of Remarkable Drops in Copper Market. Uncertain Market Values Fail to Ef- feet Activity in County.
DUNDEE-ARIZONA CO.
 WORK PROGRESSING
Shaft of the C. & A. Is Being Unwatered as Fast as Ma chinery Can Handle Propo- sition.
(By William p. De WolO

PRESCOTT. Aug. 5.-Warm weath- CT. uncertain bid and ask prices on many stocks and wild reports of sen sational drops in copper have all fail ed to affect the mining industry in Yavapai County. and have served or ly to show on what a firm basis the game now is in Arizona. Conditions in this county have been steady the last few days. with but one startling occurrence. reported strike in the Pittsburg- Jerome property. Immedi- ately after the report was heard in Jerome officials of the company re- fused to answer any questions. The strike is said to be an unusually good one.
 Actual Mining on Dundee
 The shaft of the Dundee-Arizona property at Jerome is now down more than 300 feet and sinking is being pushed at the rate of five feet day. James A. Hubbard, a pioneer mining man. is in charge of the development work on the Dundee. The Dundee. formerly known as the GreentiOwer. lies on the south side of the Hog hack" and just at the eastern edge of Jerome. within few hundred feet of the workings of the United Verde Extension. Between the two lies that part ot Jerome Verde that is under development.
 nr,Ix ftt-g fsIafr,r- fnpfnnaH in the Dundee property but the surface in dications are among the best in t-e district Work on the property will go ahead rapidly, with three shifts of men day < blanket of carbon ate ore over the property has already teen developed and a zone of rich conglomerate ore has been encounter ed near the surface.
 Unwatering A. & A. Shaft
 Unwatering of the old Arkansas X Arizona shaft is progressing rapidly. Little trouble is being encountered, even though the machinery and equip ment being used in the work had lain idle for a long time. until the proper ty was recently taken over by the Goodrich -LOckhart syndicate. Until the workings are drained it will be impossible for any real mining or de Velopment to be done Under the di- rection of Superintendent Galligan the force of 16 men has reached the 900 level and will soon have the shaft completely unwatered.
 Enlareing Shaft
 The shaft of the Jerome Verde is now enlarged to three compartments down to the 325 foot level A bulk head. installed at that point to catch the rock taken out above it in the enlarged operations was torn out sev- eral days and the pump started once more. Another bulkhead will be placed at the S90 foot level and en- larging resumed.
 Strike Sulphide
 \ stringer of yellow sulphide has been opened in the main shaft on the Jerome Portland property. Although only a stringer formation. few inch es wide. the ore runs very high. in fact it is declared to be almost solid copper. The Jerome Portland shaft is being sunk by hand. pending the installation of machinery. which is all ready on the ground.
 Two Mines Taken Over
 The Big Ledge Development Com pany has taken over the Gopher Group of patented claims. near Me Cabe. the Blackberry mines and the old Boggs shelter. near the Hack berry property The purchase of the Gopher was brought about largely by
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