Arizona republican., 1916-10-22


 The mine workings of the Jerome Victor Extension Copper Co. have been freed of water and the work of de- velopment is being pushed with three shifts. To avoid water troubles in the future. the big pump on the TOO level is to be lessened by the installing of a 250 h.p. electric pump. There is no question but the two pumps will ade- quately handle the present and any fu- ture flow that may be tapped. The di- rectCrs, several of whom are actively identified with the large copper mine of the Lake Superior country. are lend Ing financial and advisory support to the Victor Extension management and will supply additional machinery equipment as it is needed. The com pany has about S125, 900 in it's treasury. accumulated from the sale of it's stock at from Sl to s3 per share. and has placed it's property in charge of George w. Salisbury who for d number of years was member of the engineer ing staff of the United Verde mine ad- joining. Drifting is now going on on the 1900 level with the object of tap- ping the continuation of the United Verde ore bodies. No. United Verde shaft has a depth of 1850 feet. and it is stated that the laterals on the 1850 and 1900 levels have been driven well to- ward the Victor Extension lines. It is also stated that the United Verde Co will sing its new shaft-to be known as No. 6-to the east of the railroad depot at Jerome. and in the vicinity of the Victor Extensions boundary. Ii is 10 be three compartment, and through it's medium a large area of frFa ftrys
 velopcd. Operations on the 1900 level Tn Victor Extension working will. demonstrate the value of this area be- yond the United Verde's lines. The drift on the 1900 level is out from the shaft 175 feet and will be extended 75 feet further There a crosscut will be run about 90 feet to tap, on it's dip. the downward extension of the deposit exposed on the TOO level The vein matter on the TOO level. although leached and considerably shattered shows naturalization across width of thirty feet.
 A deal is practically closed for the transfer of the Alvarado group to q party of New York mining and busi- ness men. The property is located in the Congress country, and in past years was noted as a producer of high-grade silver gold ore. To depth of 800 feet the ore offered no reduction problem which could not be solved by the re- auction processes of twenty years ago. Below that depth however. it became so base that mining at a profit became impossible and work ceased. It is now planned to open the ore bodies at greater depth and to establish an up- to-date mill for their reduction.
 k. K. Rice. for four years efficiency engineer for the Copper Queen and who drilled the Miami Southwestern Tor Payne Weber interests. has been engaged to superintend drilling opera tions at the Inspiration Needles Cop per Co.'S property.
 Favorable development at the Old Dominion property has been the dis covery of high-grad oxidized ore on the 18th level west, running from 8. to 10 per cent copper. old Dominion has had this oxidized ore body from the 9th level down, but the fact that it is of such high grade on the 18th is. of course. very significant. Incidentally , the strike should help Arizona Com