Bisbee daily review., 1916-09-17
MINING |S NOT GAMBLE ANY
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Early Day Mine Was Consid- cred an Adventure, But the Industry of Today Is on a Sounder Business Basis.
(By William P. DeWolf.)

PRESCOTT, Sept. 16.-To the lay man the mining game is one filled with sensations. Since the memOra- ble days of '49 when the lure of gold drew many a sturdy customer across the plains or around the Horn to Cali fornia, a great many people have look ed on the man who opened up a mine, no matter what kind, as an adventur- er,-a man who was fighting a losing game for the one, long chance. This was true in great many cases in the early California days, but now there is too much competition among the mining men, and this struggle for the big ore bodies that are still untapped has resulted in the placing of mining among the big industries of the world, it is no longer game of chance but an industry that, although compara- lively in its infancy in Arizona, ranks far above all others and is increasing by leaps and bounds.
 But the sensations still remain. Big strikes are being made daily and are holding the interest of the public. There is another kind of sensation in the mining game, however, that holds the center of the stage; that is the big producer that springs into the limelight almost over night, and then proceeds to remain there. Such mine is the United Verde Extension During the last few days stock in this property has advanced steadily until, at the present writing, it is selling around $43.00 per share. The prihci- pal thing about the remarkable rise in the price of Little Daisy" stock, how ever, is the fact that it has proven be yond the slightest doubt that the Je- rome field is destined to become the greatest copper producing section in Arizona.
 It is rich field, every engineer who has looked it over admits this. It is field of opportunity also, for there are scores of properties that have been left almost untouched. But these properties are rapidly being taken over and developed. On some of them ore has not been encountered as soon as had been hoped for, but neverthe- less every operator knows that the ore is there and that although it may be a greater depth than in other fields it runs high in values and is worth seek ing.
 Most Producing Mines.
 Although the Jerome district is at tracting mere attention than any other section of the county, the mines of Yavapai are not confined to that one district. The official government re ports show that Yavapai has 107 pro ducing mines, more than any other county in Arizona. It's nearest rivals are C0chise, with 67, and Yuma, with 59. Of these producers many are mines that were abandoned years ago when the slump in the price of metals discouraged many an operator in the southwest. It is probable that more old mines have been reopened and proven Of merit in Yayapai than i'll any other county.
 One Of these old properties. now be- ing placed in readiness for the resum- ing of operations, is the Johnson gold mine, near Weaver. Since the death of its original owner many years ago, the Johnson has never been extensive ly operated. although from its proXim ity to Rich Hill mining men have con tended that. from the strong indica- tons of its quartz content. it was req sonable to believe that the mother lode of that belt passed through the proper ty. The old workings are to be placed in condition at once, and the Johnson is expected to be in the hands of op-