Weekly journal-miner., 1916-04-19
REMARKABLE MINING
 ACTIVITY. AT JEROME
Thriving Camp is Rapidly Becoming Known as Center of Copper Produc-
 ing Region of the Southwest.

lest of the Eastern public in Yavapai I county copper propositions.
 Mr. Layman, who was a prominent
 factor in bringing about the merger Of the mining properties owned by the . Green Monster company, returned to Jerome few days ago from Pitts burg. Pa. and other Eastern financial centors. where he arranged for the
 financing of one of the largest copper
 mining projects in the Southwest. The properties affected are located in the Verde district and will aggregate nearly 1000 acres. Included in the merger are such well known proper ties as the Black Hills, Larrimore, United Verde Junior and News groups. Arrangements for the mcr- ger have been perfected, according to i Mir Layman. who will return to Pitts
 burg for a final conference with his associates as soon as he has arranged certain minor details at the Jerome end oi the line
 Mining Activity Pronounced.
 Mining activity IS on the increase
 throughout the Verde district. Par ticularly is this condition noticeable on properties adjoining. or adjacent
 to. the famous United Verde mine The United Verde Extension. for in stance, IS rapidly being developed into replica of it's celebrated neighbor. The property is one of a number of valuable copper propositions in Ari- zona controlled by James Douglas and associates. Other properties n the vicinity of the extended holdings of the United Verde company, that arc undergoing development. or are about to undergo development, are: 1 Jerome Verde, Pittsburg Jerome, Ar kansas & Arizona. North Verde, Yer de King and Boston & Jerome.
 A campaign of aggressive develop ment i4 being formulated for the property last mentioned and will be well underway within two months. The plans include the listing of Bos- ton 6. Jerome shares on the San {. Francisco Stock Exchange and or the , Boston and New York curbs. Local demand for Boston & Jerome shares has increased with the knowledge taat mining operations are soon to be re- sumed. and 1t is believed the stock will prove an active and attractive trader at increasing prices once 1t is ! listed. The company owns II claims in compact group, adjoining hold | ings of the United Verde company on the south. and the acreage carries a very promising copper showing.
 The Great United Verde.
 Tn connection with mining affairs in the Verde district it is we'll to give a resume of the past and present pro | luction record of the famous United Verde mine Formerly worked sue cessfully as a silver-gold proposition prior to its acquisition by former United States Senator W. A. Clark the United Verde mine has since 1S99 produced S16OGO0O0O worth of cop per ore and has paid in dividends up- ward of S4O,OOO.O00. The property is, opened to a depth of 1000 feet or single mo1strous lenSe of sulphide ore. in slate. Diamcnd dri,i borings have demonstrated pay grade copper orc to a depth of 2,000 feet. The present output of the mine is 5000 tons of ore per day carrying an aver age of / per cent copper. IL is esti- mated there IS sufficient orc in sight to maintain the present daily produc- ton for period of 50 years.
 Practically the entire output of the United Verde mine is treated at the Clarkdalc smeltcr-Operated in con nection with the mine and handling custom as well as United Verde ores. Fhe shelter and the town of Clark dale are located about three miles be- low Jerome A double-track tunnel, somewhat more than mile long, taps tae 1,CC0-foot level of the United Verde mine. and through it's medium the ores arc conveyed to the tipple and from there via standard-gauge railway to smelter. Mine. smelter. railway and town are owned by Sen ator Clark. and each is a model os efficiency.
 The mining area of which these allied industries are the hub. extends north to point well beyond the Ar kansas X Arizona company's estate and south 10 the Copper Chief prop criy It is about five miles long and from one-half to three-quarters of a mile wide. It contains some of the richest copper orc deposits ever un- carthed. Competent mining engineers pronounce 1t to be one of the most experiencing sections in he world and predict that other orc bodies of similar value to the United Verle's will in due course be discov- cred therein.
 TWO MINERS KILLED
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