Weekly journal-miner., 1916-06-28
CLIMATE IDEAL FOR DOING
 MINING WORK IN SUMMER
Operations Increasing, Instead of Dr. minishing, as is Usual in Other
 Camps at This Season.

The property is located about eight
 miles from the Agua Fria river and
 in past years produced upward of
 3,0O0.O00 worth of high grade silver
 ore. The streak of tungsten recently
 encountered is eight inches wide and
 carries a nominal amount of silver.
 About a ton of the high grade tung-
 sten is being broken daily, and with
 tungsten ore of lesser grade, mined elsewhere in the workings, is being run through the company's mill. A considerable shipment of tungsten concentrates will be forwarded to Pittsburg, early in July.
 w. H. Skinner, a we'll known min ing man of this section, is preparing to increase the scope of operations in the mine of the Pocahontas Copper Queen Mining Company located near Mayer. A new shaft is being sunk, and the old shaft-2O0 feet deep-is being unwatered preparatory to the resumption of sinking. Two ore zones heavily impregnated with cop per, cross the estate. This ore is to be mined and freighted to railroad on the company's auto trucks. At the annual meeting of the company held recently in this city the following named were elected as officers and directors: w. H. Skinner, president; Patrick Martin, vice-president: Frank Bronberger, secretary. and Ben A. Brown. treasurer. With the excep- tion of MT. Brown the before men tioned, together with P. E. Ubanks and F. L. Martin, compose the di- rectorate.
 Call Special Meeting.
 At special meeting of the board of directors of the Boston & Jerome Copper Company held in Prescott on June l4th. it was voted to call spe- citl meeting of the stockholders at the main office of the company at Je- rome on July Sth. The object of the special meeting Of the stockholders is to decide upon the advisability of reducing the par value of the com pany's shares from $ to 90 cents per share and to increase the number of shares from 5OO,O0O to 1,5O0.OOO. A mining engineer has been employed to make an examination of the company's holdings at Jerome, and upon submission of his report development work will be resumed. | In the meantime nominal force of miners is. engaged in cleaning out the shaft and in surface work
 Reorganization of the Venture Hill Mining Company. whose holdings are located in the heart of the Jerome | copper belt. has been perfected and plans made to push development work IS soon as the engineer who is exam. ming the property has made his re- port. At the reorganization meeting he following named were elected as directors: Boaz Duncan. of Los An yeles; Ed. Shumatc. of Prescott, Hen y Brinkmeyer, Of Prescott; C. T. | Jolly, of Clarkdale; Ed. Kiehl, of Prescott; Philip Pccharich, of Jerome. md William R. Uber. of Los Angeles. The officers are: Boaz Duncan, pres dent; Ed. Shumate, vice-president; w. K. Uber, secretary The | main office of the company has been emoved from Jerome to Prescott. A | branch office will, however. be main aimed in the first mentioned camp.
 Purchase Big Stick.
 Tusla, Okla, oil operators have pur ,hased from Joseph Howell the Big Stick group of claims in the Santa Maria country. A number of outlying ,laims were also taken over and add d to the Big Stick group. Mining  operations are in full swing, and in thereto the old wagon road put of Congress Junction to the camp $ being repaired Former operators sunk shaft 10 depth of 300 feet md opened a body Of free milling gold ore. Most of this orc was re luced at good profit in the mill at the The dumps contain large onnage of low grade ore and the nine workings show extensive bodies pf ore that ii will pay to stopc. The 'haft Is equipped with capable ma ,hinery and the mine is in general. II shape for work on an extended ;calc.
 An oil-flotation plant of 100 tons .apacity is to be erected at the prop ,rty of the Major Mining Company lear Walker. The decision to build he plant is the outcome of the re- urus mn five carloads of rou-entrafes