Arizona republican., 1916-08-20
By William p. De Wolf

PRESCOTT. Aug. l9.-Mineral con- diuons throughout Yavapai county continue to improve as new proper ties are developed anu old mines are opened at greater depth. The ore showing at present Is better and more general than ever before and assured larger output of precious metal the current year than has attached to this county since the palmy days of silver Copper. the king of metals in Yayapai county. is being mined on an ever-in- creasing scale. For the six-montn period ending June 30 last the output of the red metal was the greatest in the history of this section; and that output, judging by the record estab- lished during July and to date in Au- gust, win be largely exceeded by the output during the latter half of 1916 l The output of gold the current year will exceed somewhat that Of past years. while the output of silver. its ! sister metal, will be greater than in a number of years The outputs Of | tungsten. lead and zinc will also be greater this year than ever before Among the properties which bid fair ! to add to the output of copper from | the Jerome field-now so generously 1 sustained by the United Verde. United Verde Extension and Copper Chief mines-is the Pittsburg Jerome In early August dispatches from here an- ! nouncement was made of q strike of copper ore in that mine. Recent in- | formation discloses the fact that the vein, while narrow at the present point of development. is widening as the drift extended The discovery was made in drift from the west crosscut on the 50o-foot level abou; 70 feet from the shaft. The first sam pies taken gave returns of II per cent copper and some gold. Samples taken after drifting on the vein n short distance gave returns of 22.2s per cent copper and values in gold The vein pitches away from the shaft and gives indications of becoming ar ore body of considerable size. A winze has been started in the vein ant to it's present somewhat nomina depth has carrying high pay values ir copper and some gold
 Will Sink Deep Shaft
 The directorate of the Venture Hil company. owner of valuable acreag, In the Jerome copper belt. has author
 ized the purchase of mine machiner, i and the sinking of a three -compart ment shaft to a depth of 1900 feet
 This action Is in line with the recon mendations of John s. Riley, the en gineer who has been in charge of de , velopment since reorganization of tn company was perfected about thre . months ago. Pending the installation , of machinery, work will be continues
 in the tunnel The face of the latte |. continues to show favorable minera indications. Assays taken on or mined In an old shaft on the propert gave returns of s27 copper and $i4 | silver per ton. The tunnel is bein | driven in the dike from which thes values were obtained and through it | medium determinations for the dee
 shaft will be mace.
 Gold values of sS3.51 and silver val
 ues of s7.0S per ton are being obtaine at nominal depth in the new shaft be
 ing sunk at the mouth of the tunnel O
 the Fairview group of claims in tn Crown King country. Sulphide ore
 also exposed therein. The objectiv
 of the shaft Is a depth of 200 fee where the ore body will be crosscl
 and developed Montana mining me
 are backing the venture. They expres themselves as being we'll satisfie
 with the showing and with the proT | erty's future prospects. The Crow | King field has for years been notab
 for it's output of high grade gold si | yer ore-values in considerable tor
 mage running from s250 to as high {
 5000 per ton.
 WiIdflower Again Active
 The Wildflower group. located
 the vicinity of the Fairview Is beir
 developed by a group of mining me
 headed by F. s. Viele, LeRoy Ande
 son and David B. Gemmel of Prescott
 The property is one of a number
 the Crown King country and els ! where in Yavapai county that we | formerly worked by Frank M. Murph
 MT. Murphy's success in the mimi fields of Arizona is analogous to tn
 of the late David H. Moffitt in Col rado. He has been identified for mai | years with the banking. railroad al mining interests of this state: al with none of them more successful | than mining. The new operators the Wildflower group are unwateri the old workings, retimbering { shaft and otherwise placing the mi | in shape for resumption of ore pr
 duction. As the ore bodies are d
 veloped, shipments will be made to
 Randolph -Gemmill reduction plant Crown King Messrs. Viele@and Gel
 mill dominate the affairs of 5 | latter.
 Eastern capital has taken over . lease on the Tiger Gold property
 the Grown King country. hitherto h