Bisbee daily review., 1916-11-05
No Abatement Noticeable in Boom Which Is Now Ira verisng Length and Breadth of Northern Arizona.
CAPITAL ENTERING
 REGION IN PLENTY
Jerome Still Leads in the Pub icity and Interests to Gen. eral Public-Old Yeager Is Becoming Active.
(By William P. De Wolff

PRESCOTT, AriZ.. Nov. 4.-There is no abatement in the interest which characterizes the mining industry of Yavapai county in mining and invest ment circles. In fact, the interest is increasing in proportions and bids fair to record at its zenith one of the most generally prosperous and satis- factory mining periods in the annals of the West The various mining dis tricts of the county were never before so busy. nor SO generally populous. and as for the mining centers of Pres colt and Jerome. there was never a time in their past when general busi- ness conditions were as satisfactory and the outlook as bright. Both cities hum with industry like a hive of bees and are gaining in wealth and popu- lation on scale that is really remark able. Hotels and rooming houses are overcrowded with patrons. dwellings for rent are unattainable. bank clear ances are climbing and general busi- ness has increased 75 percent within the current year.
 Over in the Verde copper belt. where Jerome is the commercial cen ter. men are nowadays talking mil lions in copper with the same convinc ing enthusiasm as formerly they talk ed millions in gold and silver. And they certainly have a good talking point: for there are millions in cop per in the Verde belt-millions in money and in tons. Mining for cop per is being prosecuted there on an hitherto unprecedented scale. and the ore being mined is at points of un- precedented value. The United Verde Extension mine, for instance. is out putting ore carrying as high as 50 per cent copper. The famous United Verde mine. former Senator Clark's copper bonanza. has outputted up- wards of S75.OOO 900 worth of ore and has paid better than s4O.OO0.OO0 in dividends.
 Victor in the Lime Light
 At this time the Jerome Victor Ex- tension mine is attracting more than ordinary attention in mining circles. due to its location adjoining the Un- ited Verde mine and the probability that the continuation of the rich Un- ited Verde copper ore bodies will in due course of time be opened therein. Recent developments tend to more corroborate Superinten- dent Salisbury's contention that the United Verde ore bodies do extend into Victor ground. Local mining men hold like belief and are liberal buyers of Jerome Victor Extension shares. Within the past few days trading in the stock has been unusu- ally brisk locally owing to favora- ble change in the formation on the 1. .200-foOt level of the mine.
 The drift west On the l200-foOt level has at this time a length of 260 feet and the crosscut to the south length of 36 feet. The latter is being driven at the rate of s feet per day and is iron pyrites. hematite and chalcopyrite Salisbury considers their appearance indicative of the nearby presence of copper ore and developments of import ance within the next 75 feet of cross cutting It is probable the fault zone will be entered within 100 feet of Where entered on the 70Ofoot level this fault zone showed strong copper indications. and it is believed when it is entered on the l20O-foot level that copper ore will be found Os late the crosscut has sue ressively passed through formations of jaspar. diorite and quartz. The
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