El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-18
NINE OUTPUT
TAXES SHELTERS
Lack of Smelling Facilities
Is Felt in Yavapai Dis
trict; Mines Active.
by WILLIAM p. DE WOLF.

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Prescott. AriZ, Nov 1S.-The Com
mercial mine, in Copper Basin. owned
/ by the Phelps-Dodge interests, is ship
ping from so to 100 tons of copper ore
daily t. smelter. and could increase the
daily tonnage considerably were it not
for the fact that smelling facilities are
not keeping pace with the output Of
Arizona's mines. either in this or the
other mining counties Of the state
Adjoining the Commercial mine is
the property Of the Iona Prieta COM
pany, where body of ore carrying
general average of , Z per cent copper
small tonnage Of sorted ore on the
dump samples about IS per cent copper
The property is to be equipped with
modern plant of machinery and devol-
oped at depth.
Copper Hill Promising.
The property OF the Copper Hill com
pany. a corporation dominated by E s
Clark and John J. Jackson. Of Prescott,
is another Copper Basin mining enter
prise for which a highly productive
future is predicted. Next to the Com
mercial mine. the Copper Hill has been
developed to a greater extent than any
mine in the BASIN Commercial grade
copper ore is exposed on three levels
and has been STOPPED to some extent
above each. Several shipments OF ore
have been made at good profit.
Mineral conditions continue to i'm
prove as development work progresses
on the eighth level of the Harqua Hala
bonanza mine a Yuma county property
in which II. William Stevens and other
mining men of Prescott are heavily IN
terested. Hitherto worked as gold
proposition. solely, II now appears
probable the mine will in due course
come 10 the fore as copper PROPOSE
ton. Sulphide ore carrying 5.S per cent
copper was opened some time ago on
the eighth level in connection with
large body of Oxidized ore carrying
high values in gold This ore body. il
is said. is standing the test of Develop
ment, both as to copper and gold VAL
ues-
VIII List Boston & Jerome.
Early December will record the CALI
ing Of the shares Of the Boston &
Jerome company on the New York
curb The Boston & Jerome is one OF
the early day propositions Of the Verde
district The estate consists OF u
claims a number being patented. and
is located in the recognized productive
area Of the famous Jerome copper belt.
1t lies two miles south OF the camp OF
Jerome and adjoins the Verde Central
Copper company on the west.
ReorganiZati0 Of the company and
refinancins Of its treasury has been
perfected through the efforts Of 5. F.
interested several well known mining
men of Arizona and A number Of
wealthy fasteners IN the proposition
L. V. e. to BE Listed.
Before the close Of the current
month the shares Of the United Verde
Consolidated Copper company viii be
listed and called on the New York curb
Representatives Of the company are
now in New York making the necessary
Venture Hill Annual Meeting.
At the annual meeting of the Ven
tUre Hill company, held few days ago
in, D cir 81
Jolly. Phil Pecharich and Ed Shumate
We're elected directors for the ensuing
year. The officers for that period are;
Ed Shumate. Of Prescott. president
treasurer: c. T. jolly. Of Clar1dale. vice
president. ". R Uber. OF Los Angeles
secretary. and Ed KeihL Of Prescott,
assistant secretary The annual report
OF the company, soon to be issued. will
show the company with $4,000 cash
and 49, 900 shares Of stock in its treas
ury.
Will Double Nine Corps.
The operations being prosecuted in
conjunction with the Verde Apex com
pany are on a joint expense sharing
basis. 4 force of p men is employed
in erecting camp buildings and in
grading a site for the joint three-com-
partment shaft. As soon as the cook
pleted the working force is to be
doubled. The Venture. Hill tunnel has
been driven to the line Of the Verde
Apex ground and a crosscut is now
being driven from its face TO the site
Of the shaft This tunnel has a total
length of 500 feet and shows native
conner and copper sulphides.