El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-23
CLOSES OPTION
ON g CLAIMS
Green Monster Discounts
Payments and Now Has
Title To So Claims.
BY WILLIAM P. DE WOLF.

Prescott, Ariz, Aug. 2S.-W. s. Hum
bert, general manager Of the Green
Monster Mining company. is authority
for the statement that the corporation
is the owner OF the largest mineral
bearing estate in the famous Jerome
copper district. He says the company
discounted the payments on the %
patented claims held under option and
taking them over in fee simple. The
deal for the acreage was closed few
days ago and. with the SIS claims
hitherto owned. gives the Green
Monster company absolute title to SIS
claims situated in the richest copper
bearing section OF YsvaDai county.
Loma Priefa Development.
Recent developments in the Iona
Prieta workings are very encouraging
and lend emphasis to the contention Of
local mining men that a large and val
liable body of copper sulphides under
lies the Copper Basin section. The
shaft on the property has n depth OF
155 feet and is in ore, heavily impres-
mated with chalcopyrite. from the S.
foot point to its bottom. In other
words. the shaft is in ore a depth of
90 feet. 4 considerable tonnage.
mined in sinking, has commercial
value. and there are several tons of
sorted ore on the dump that carries
Is per cent copper content A few
days ago a level was established at the
140-fOot point and crosscuts started
east and west in the ore. The face of
the east croSscut is completely filled
with chalcopyrite. This condition has
prevailed from the shaft TO the present
point Of development and shows indi
cations OF continuing several hundred
feet further to the east
Using Churn Drill.
Another property in the Copper
Basin country that is attracting atten-
ton in mining circles is the McNulty
& Mcbride where a churn-driI plant
recently began operations. Two shifts
OF nine men each are at work, and
three holes are being drilled As yet
no determine tons have been made
public The holdings show very favor
able copper indications at surface and
nominal depth. however, and the opin-
will disclose commercial values at
depth The venture is backed by the
Crawford syndicate.
High Grade Gold Ore.
F. A Johnson has been appointed
superintendent of the property of the
Gold Blossom Mining company. located
about six miles south of Prescott
johnson has put three shifts of miners
on the job and will sink the main
shaft to a depth of 500 feet The pres
on that level an ore-body three feet
wide is being developed Gold values
are reported to run close to 500 per
ton This ore-body is again to be
opened by crosscuts and drifts run out
at the 400 and 500-foot levels. A hoist
ing plant, air compressor and other
mine equipment is in transit to the
property
Buy Mayer SmeIter-
Officials of the Big Ledge Develop
ment company announce the purchase
of the old Treadwell smelter at MAYER
and that it is at once to be overhauled
and placed in commission. They like
wise announce the purchase Of the
blackberry and Gopher properties and
the intention TO thoroughly develop
them The company has for some time
been operating the Henrietta and
Butternut mines in the Big Bug coun.
try
Midnight Test Sold.
The Midnight Test group Of gold
bearing claims in the Groom Creek /
country have been sold to r " Mer-
rill Of san Francisco The property is
one Of number of former producers in !
Favapai county that has passed TO out |
siders OF late The retiring owner. Col J
Chase. Of Fairbault. Mimi. opened the |
property TO 2 depth of 400 feet and
mined a geenrous tonnage of free
milling ore that was treated in the
y
owner has taken possession OF the
mine and is preparing to open It at
greater depth.
To install ReductinO Plant.
50-ton reduction plant and a new
equipment Of mine machinery, all to
he operated by a semi-Dissel engine,
are to he at once installed at the
= rizona mine. near Humboldt by the
Arizona Mine Supply company. of
Prescott The property is being oper-
ated by Anderson & Birch of this city,
and has Of late been a frequent ship
per OF high grade silver-lead ore I
When the new machinery Is in com
mission the mine is to be opened at
greater depth. .
large Order For Machinery.
Manager " s. Wilhelm of the New {
State mine. recently the scene Of A
strike of high grade gold ore will at
once equip the property with addition
al machinery. including 2 large air
compressor and drills The ffssure
from which the high grade is being
mined continues on into the Elk and
Perry properties. also controlled by the
New State people. Hosting and com
pressor plants are likewise to be IN
stalled on those groups. All three OF
the proeprties are TO he developed At
depth as soon as the machinery is in
operation. IN furtherance of the plan
accomods tons for additional miners /
are being established and other surface
improvements made