Bisbee daily review., 1916-03-12
Greatly Increased Activities Noted in Every Mineralized Section of the Famous Ari- zona County.
ORE SHIPMENTS ARE
 HEAVY IN SECTION
Various Properties Are Now Getting Under Way After
 Winter Season and Sum- mer will See Much Work.
(By William P. De Wolf.)

NBy William r. De NOlf.)
 PRESCOTT, March 11-Signs of the times warrant the statement that within sixty days from now mining operations will be in force in Yavapai county on a scale hitherto unpreced- ented. Increased activity is apparent in all of the mineralized areas of the county, and the indications are that the present activity is the harbinger of even more persistent and extended mining efforts in the near future. No particular branch of the mining in- dustry is being given the preference at the outset of what promises to be the most prosperous mining era in the county's history. In contradistinction, all metals look alike to the oppOrtun ists who are mining in Yavapai's hills-men who were quick to recog- nize and take advantage of the grow ing importance and value of the tungsten, copper, lead and zinc by products of the gold and silver ores of this section.
 
 ahead is the semaphore recently set by the Santa Fe, Prescott X Phoenix Railroad company. Officials of the company are authority for the state present the heaviest in the history of the system, and that passenger traf- fic to the various mining sections of the county is on the increase. During single week, recently, the railroad transported to outside points from the Humboldt and Clarkdale smelters a total of 1,3O0,O00 pounds of copper bullion having an aggregate value of S364,000. During the same period the railroad company hauled 49 cars of ore from the Blue Bell mine and IS cars from Middleton to the Humboldt shelter; F cars of ore from the Commercial mine to the Clarkdale shelter; IA cars of ore from the United Verde Extension mine to the Douglas shelter: 15 cars of ore from the Copper Giant mine to the Clark dale shelter; 20 cars of ore from the A and c. Country to various smelters, and an average of car and half of ore per day to mill or shelter from the smaller mines of the county. The tally for the week was 150 cars of ore. Among the shippers and pro- spective shippers are:
 The First Home.
 A carload shipment of zinc-lead ore recently setn to smelter from the First Home mine on Upper Big Bug creek. gave such gratifying returns the management has decided to treat it's ores in the future directly at the mine. With that object in mind the Oriental mill, located within 2.000 feet of the main workings. has been taken over. A syndicate of Bisbee mining men is operating the property in conjunction with Ed Block Of Pres colt, the owner. After cleaning the to a depth of 300 feet, ore was en- countered that carried high values in lead and zinc. The deposits so far as developed appears to be extensive. Sufficiently so, at least. to warrant the taking over of the Oriental mill and the reduction of ore on company account Accessibility to railroad is another factor that lends value to the First Home as a mining proposition, both as a means of shipping out ,on- centrates and shipping in supplies. Zinc concentrates selling at S125.00 per ton. advancing ore prices. and the active and expanding demand for spelter, make the product of the First Home and other mines of that charac- ter here more desirable at this time than ever before.
 The Snyder Silver.
 The Snyder silver claims, located in the vicinity of Turkey station on the ! Bradshaw mountain railroad have been taken over by E. J. Temple of Boulder, | Colorado. and Frank Thornton of Mayer. Formerly worked successful
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