Weekly journal-miner., 1916-08-23

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 to that of the late David H. Moffitt in
 Colorado. He has for years been
 identified with the banking, railroad
 and mining interests of this State; and with none of them more success fully than mining.
 The new operators of the Wild flower group are unwatering the old workings, retimbering the shaft and otherwise placing the mine in shape for resumption of ore production. As the ore bodies are developed ship ments will be made to the Randolph Gemmill reduction plant at Crown King. Messrs Viele, Gemmill and Randolph dominate the affairs of the latter.
 Fasteners Invest.
 Eastern capital has taken over the leasehold on the Tiger Gold property in the Crown King country, hitherto held by C. C. Cowan and R. w. Run nels. Cowan and Tunnels returned here a few days ago from the East, where negotiations for the transfer were closed and plans for the future development of the property were made. Under the new regime the main-working shaft is immediately to be unwatered and development of the ore bodies taken up.
 In former years the Tiger Gold pro- duced large tonnage of high grade gold ore. As the shaft was deepened values fell off somewhat and base minerals made their appearance. The milling appliances then in use proved inadequate 10 handle the base orc and the mine was closed down. Modern methods of mining and milling make possible the profitable reclamation of the mineral contents of the refractory ore. A considerable tonnage of the latter is exposed on the various levels of the mine
 Attracts Public Interest.
 Mining men of the Jerome field arc. manifesting more than ordinary in- terest in the future of the Jerome Victor Extension property, formerly owned by the Haynes Copper Com pany. The acreage lies in the center of the highly-productive copper ore area represented by the famous Unit ed Verde mine and the equally fam GUS United Verde Extension mine. Developments in the two last men toned have bearing upon the ex- ploration work that will be started in the Jcrome-Victor Extension mine at a depth of l,20O feet as soon as the shaft has been unwatered and re- pairs made. Superintendent Salisbury is pushing matters as rapidly as pos siblc and hopes to begin under ground operations in a short time.
 On the 1,200-foot level the short cross-cut run by the Haynes Copper people is to be extended to the Unit 1 cd Verde line with the object of tap ping the continuation of the orc body | that has been stoped in the latter mine on the l,400-foot level to within d short distance of Jerome-Victor acreage. The topography of the in tervcning country is such that the | 1 ,400-foot level in the United Verde . corresponds with the l,200-foot level in the Jerome-Victor workings.
 Great Southern in Ore.
 Mineral conditions continue to im- prove as development progresses O.: the property of the Great Southern Mining Company. Recent assays gave returns of l.6 ounces in gold and ounces in silver to the ton. As the drift on the lower level is extend cd the orc body is widening and ap- pears to be entering the area in which it makes juncture with cross-hssure.
 Superintendent A. w. Davis anti cipatcs tapping an ore shoot of value and dimensions at that point. The IS located in the McCabe section and is adjacent to mines that have added millions of dollars to the mineral wealth of Yavapai county. cOppEp COMpANY