Mohave County miner., 1916-10-14

pany have been freed of their over burden of water under conditions which practically assure permanent relief from that trouble, the work of development is being pushed with three shifts of miners. As an insur- ance against similar trouble in the future, however, the labor of the big pump on the 700-level is to be lessened by the installing of a 250-horse power electric pump. There is no question but the two pumps will ad- equately handle the present and any future flow that may be tapped.
 The directors of the company, sev- eral of whom are actively identified with the large copper mines of the Lake Superior country, are lending financial and advisory support to the Victor Extension management and will supply additional machinery equipment as it is needed. The com pany has about S125,0 in its treas ury, accumulated by the sale of it's stock at from S1 to S3 per share, and has placed its property in charge of George W. Salisburg, who for a num- Der of years was a member of the engineering staff of the United Verde mine, adjoining.
 Drifting Toward U. V.
 SalisbUrg is drifting on the 1,2OO- foot level of the Victor Extension with the object of tapping the continuation the United Verde ore bodies. No. 3 United Verde shaft has a depth of 1850 feet, and it is stated that the laterals on the 1,650-foot and 1,800- foot levels have been driven well to- ward Victor Extension lines. It is also stated that the United Verde com pany will sink it's new shaft-to be known as ''No. 66"-to the east of the railroad depot at Jerome and in the vicinity of the Victor Extensions boundary. It is to be a 3-compart- ment, deep-working shaft and through it's medium a large area of great pros pective value will be developed.
 Operations on the 1 ,200-foot level in the Victor Extension workings will de- monstrate the value of this area be- yond the United Verde's lines. The drift on the 1,200-foot level of the Victor is out from the shaft length of 175 feet and will be extended 75 feet further. There a crosscut will be run about 30 feet to tap, on its dip, the downward extension of the de- posit exposed on the 700-foot level. The vein matter on the 700-fOot level, although leached and considerably shattered. shows naturalization across a width of 30 feet.
 That the production of copper ore in Yavapai county is not and will not be confined to the Jerome field is demonstrated by the results attending development work in the Copper Basin. Crown King and other sections directly tributary to Prescott. The Commercial mine in Copper Basin IS shipping from 80 to 100 tons of copper ore daily, and the Loma Prieta mine, adjoining the Commercial, shows: strong body of copper ore heavily i'm pregnated with chalcopyrite. The old Pfau group in the Cherry Creek coun- try presents, however, more recent demonstration in support of the fore going.
 For about a year the Verde River Copper company, a corporation headed by Arthur L. Garford. of Ohio, has been developing the Pfau group. A crosscut tunnel, recently completed, has been driven length of 6OO feet. and has intersected a number of lodges carrying encouraging copper values. Near the face of the tunnel a ledge has been crosscut that carries pay values in gold. Garford and his engineer will arrive at the property some time this month for the purpose of making an examination and decid- ing upon further development plans.
 A deal is practically closed for the transfer of the Alvarado group to a party of New York mining and busi- ness men. The property is located in the Congress country and in past years was rated as a producer of high grade silver-go1d ore. To a depth of 800 feet the ore offered no problem which could not be solved by the re- duction processes of twenty years ago. Below that depth, however, it became so base that mining at profit became imnossible and work ceased. Modern reduction methods, cheaper and more than those of the past, make it possible to again operate the roine It is now planned to open the ore bodies at greater denth and to establish an up-to-date mill for their reduction.