Bisbee daily review., 1916-04-16
First Copper Miners of the
 Section Were Aztecs, Liv- ing in the Eastern Section of Now Famous Verde Valley.
BIGGEST PROPERTY
 IS UNITED VERDE
United Verde Extension, Je- rome Verde and Green Monster Are Best Looking Properties.
(Py William P. De Wolff )

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 PRESCOTT, April 15.-Jerome. the
 center of copper mining activity in Yavapai county. is one of the busiest camps in the United States. IL clings precariously to the eastern slope of the Black Hills range and from dis ftance resembles more the village of a cliff-dwelling people of ancient times rather than the abode of modern race which draws financial sustenance from one of the richest copper mine s in tho world.
 ] Eighteen hundred feet below Jerome the Verde river threads its way through verdant bottom lands like a silver cord through an unrolled bolt of green velvet Far across the Verde Valley, in ever-changing light and shadow. spreads sublime panorama of painted hills and purpled heights that was etched ny the master hand of nature
 On the opposite bank of the Verde, 1 deep-dug into the chalk-like escarp' ment of the cliffs. are the long-aban- doned dweli;ngs. of the Aztec civiliza- , tion. Tte Az ees, as are the, people of Jerome. were copper miners; and when they were submerged in Times vortex of things past there was lost to the world tfe art of tempering cop per-nor has it availed the cunning of all subsequent artificers to steal this secret from the tomb of a dead race.
 Yavapai county copper properties and Yavapai county copper issues will occupy prominent position in the re- crudescence of Arizona's mining in dustry now in it's inception. They will play an important part in that strong bull movement in the low and medium price coppers," that eastern brokerage houses have for some time been predicting and which now seems to be well on its way toward the goal of much higher prices. Prima facie evidence that such is to be the case is offered by the marked advance of late on the New York and Boston Curbs of certain copper issues of Yavapai coun- ty. These issues are in fact leaders in the trading and are carrying for ward to higher price levels other cop per issues of Arizona.
 Copper mining at Jerome-as typi- cal mining camp, by the way, as Leadville. or Creede. or Tonopah- centers largely in the famous United Verde mine. By the same token, in vestment in copper shares among the people of Jerome is confined for the most part to those of the Verde dis trict, of which the camp of Jerome is a part This fact in itself speaks elo- quently in behalf of the copper issuss of the Verde district. The miners of a camp are better qualified to pass judgement upon the ore and the future of that camp than any other class of people. The miners of Jerome. like those of Oatman, are demonstrating their faith in their camp with the dol lars. The analogy may be carried fur ther. for the miners of Jerome, like the miners of Oatman, are to the good financially by reason of their invest ment in local mining issues.
 From profit-making standpoint the shares of the Little Daisy United Yer de EXtension). Jerome Verde and Green Monster Mining companies of the Verde district rank favorably with tho shares of the Tom Reed. United Eostern and Big Jim companies of the Oatman district. Investment in the shares of the trio first mentioned has been as remunerative to the miners of Jerome as has investment in the shares of the trio last mentioned to the miners of Oatman.
 There are score or more men in the bucket brigade at Jerome who bought Little Daisy and Jerome Verde at rock-bottom prices who today could realize profit of from S2000 to s20,000 on their investment There are at least as many more who horned in on their initial allotment of Green Monster shares at ''six-bits" per share. Today, less than three weeks later. Green Monster shares are in demand at more than double the price at which they were first offered 10 the public
 Interest in Yavapai county copper issues is increasing in eastern invest ment centers. United Verde Extension shares have advanced in price on the
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