Bisbee daily review., 1916-06-18
County Seat Of Yavapai Coun ty Takes Advantage Of Wonderful Advance In Mining And Forges Ahead
GENERAL PROSPERITY
 RAMPANT IN THE CITY
Surrounding Country's Mines And Mineral Resources Bring Thousands To Mile High Community
By Wm. p. De Wolf.

PRESCOTT. Arizona. June IT, This city the county seat and center of general mining activity of Yayapai county. and the principal Outfittins point for the mines of the county, is gaining steadily in population and commercial importance. due to the energizing and the increasing propOr- tions of the mining industry Mining and business men who are conversanr with past and present conditions here state there has never before been a time when prosperity was so general and confidence in the future SO wide spread. All lines of endeayor are ef- fected by this broadening Of the min ing industry and are sharers in the financial increment brought about thereby: for the basic source of wealth in Yavapai county is its mines.
 6roadened Market
 Increasing demand has established wider and more stable market for the necessities of life and as result the farmer is selling more produce han formerly the merchant mora goods, the drover more livestock. the real estate agent more land and the broker more mines and mining shares. New businesses are being established in various portions of the city. new life is being injected into businesses of longer standing. and business blocks are being remodeled to meet the requirements of modern trade. All of inc local hotels are we'll filled with patrons. drawn for the most part from mining and mercantile circles. Passenger and freight traffic have as sumed proportions that levy heavily upon the equipment of the Santa Fe. Prescott & Phoenix Railway. and bank deposits and clearances ar emarkedly increasing.
 Will Build Shelters.
 New ore reduction works are being in various sections of the county. the capacity of a number of the active plants is being increased. and several kindred projects are in the formative stage Notable mOng the latter is the smelter to be erected in Prescott by English capital and tha shelter to be erected in the vicinity of Jerome by the United Verde Ex- tension Copper CoTpany The plant lt this point will be built by the An glO- Saxon Smelling and Refining Company. a London. England. corpor- ltion which recently filed it's articles of incorporation in this State through ts resident agent. George C. Lem lns. The council has been petitIoneS To grant the company a site on the ,ity farm for smelter purposes. and he local public tO subscribe for $50 100 worth of the cOmpany'S stock. Nr Lemons says his clients coatem- ,late the expenditure of approximate V S1.0O0.OGO for the establishing Of he plant and that construction will 'tart just as soon as a site has been obtained.
 little oaisy's" Plans
 The smelling plant of the United Ierde Extension Company Q.ittle laisy). will be erected al point con. Tenient to the cOmpanys mine ar eroue It is reliably reported that he YOun granch. situated about a nile north of Clarkdale. has been pur- hased for that purpose. The site in uestiOn is well adopated tO the smell ng needs of the company as the wa  er supply is ample and railroad facil- lies are available The ore body on he 1900 foot level of the United 'erde Extension mine is of unusual rOpOrtions and value It carries a o-fOot streak of carbonate that av- rages 70 per cent copper and in it's ntirety yields a general average of D per cent copper. The company em- Joys l50 miners and is marketing an veraSe of s500.0O0 worth of ore per lonth at the nominal cost Of approx nately S20.0O0.
 Shelter Output
 The monthly output of copper from le Clarkdale smelter. representing. lve for a nominal tonnage of sill
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