Weekly journal-miner., 1916-07-19
By William P. DeWolf.

 PRESCOTT, ARIZ, July H-| Now that President Wilson and Gen eral Carranza have decided to call off the war, smoke the pipe of peace and assist each other in chasing the elus i've MT. Villa, business conditions on each side of the border are becoming more settled. American mine own CTS have been guaranteed protection if they return to Mexico sto again open up the vast ore bodies there and many are accepting the offer. But the wise-acres, who were wont to re- mark in recent years that when the Mexican trouble was over the open ing up of the mines south of the bor- der would cause panic among min ing men in the good old U. s. A." are gradually waking up to the fact that they were mistaken. Even the return to Mexico of mine owners and the reopening of large plants will not materially affect the industry in Ari- zona, for since the beginning of the European war, prices on copper and silver have scared, scores of old mines have been put in operation again, new methods of treating con- plcx ores have been discovered and the mining game has been placed on a firm basis.
 Big Copper Deal.
 During the last few days, several important deals and much unusual de- velopment has taken place in the mines of Yavapai County. Probably the most important deal, to Prescott, was the transfer of 50 claims on Cop per Creek, owned by C. ]. McNulty and Mike Mcbride, to the Daly- Crawford-Lcwissohn syndicate. Be- fore purchasing the property, exten- sive investigation of it was made by engineers for the syndicate, rated as one of the strongest in the world. The 50 claims are believed by mining men to be in region which is con tinuation of the rich Copper Basin field. Approximately S300,00O is i'm volved in the deal, to be made in pay ments as development progresses.
 Venture Hill Showing. A camp has been established on thc Venture Hill property and six men are now at work there. Within the next few days the force will be in creased to Is men, and, with the ar rival and installation of machinery, this force will be still further increas- ed. A survey of the tunnel on the property shows that 1t will have to be re-drifted 127 feet from its pres ent workings to drift under the ore bearing dykc-the surface indications of the Venture Hill orc body. The tunnel track to the dump has been rclaid and ore cars received.
 Green Monster Progress.
 D. R. Finlayson, former supcrin tendent of the Copper Chief mill, has taken charge of the Green Monster property, and is pushing develop ment. While commercial ore has not as yet been struck, officials of the company say development has been all that could be expected and that they look for important determina- tions to be made in the near future. A. F. Thompson, geologist, is care fully assembling geological data on the various outcrops and contacts.
 Road building will be commenced at once By the time the machinery, which has already been ordered, ar rives, the foundations and buildings will be ready for its immediate in stallation. The site for the big camp on the property is ideal, both from q standpoint of sanitation and comfort. The buildings will all be permanent and completely protected from win ter storms. The camp buildings will also be completed and ready for oc- cupancy as soon as the machinery ar rives.
 Good Copper Showing.
 The main shaft of the Pittsburg- Jerome mine has been sunk l95 feet below the 800 foot level, and consid- erablc copper is showing on the face of the ledge, with d soft formation in the bottom of the shaft. lndica- tions of water encountered on drift ing in the south cross-cut, have led to the construction of a dam across a drift run from the 500 foot level at 2 point l60 feet north of the shaft.
 The road to the property Is being built by force of 75 men. An extra crew has been put at work at the mine end The new road, although longer than the old one, will have a much less percentage of grade and