Weekly journal-miner., 1916-08-23
COPPER IS KING OF METALS IN
 YAVAPA|
IS BEING MINED ON AN EXTENSIVE SCALE; OUT PUT OF SILVER AND GOLD IS LARGE.
(By William P. De WolD

Mineral conditions continue to inn prove throughout Yavapai county as new properties are developed and old mines are opened at greater depth. The present ore showing IS better and more general than ever before and assures a larger output of precious metal the current year than has at tached to this county since the palmy days of silver.
 Copper, king of metals in Yavapai county, is being mined on an ever increasing scale. For the six-month period ending June 30, last the out put of the red metal was the largest in the history of this section; and that output, judging by the record estab- lished during July. and to date in Au gust, will be largely exceeded by the output during the latter half of 1916.
 The output Of gold the current year will exceed somewhat that of past years, while the output of silver, its sister metal, will be larger than in number Of years The outputs of tungsten lead and zinc will also be larger this year than ever before.
 High Copper Values.
 Among the properties which bid fair to add to the output of copper from the Jerome field-now so gener- ously sustained by the United Verde, United Verde Extension and Copper Chief mines-is the Pittsburg- Jerome. In early August dispatches from here announcement was made of a strike of copper ore in that mine. Recent in formation is to the effect that the vein, while narrow at the present point of development, is widening as the drift is extended.
 The discovery was made in a drift from the west cross-cut on the 5OO- foot level about 70 feet from the shaft. The first samples assaycd gave returns of II per cent copper and some gold. Samples taken after the vein had been drifted on for short distance gave returns of 22.2S per cent copper and values in gold. The vein pitches away from the shaft and gives indications of becoming an ore body of considerable size. A winzc las been started in the vein and 10 its present somewhat nominal depth has carried high values in copper and some gold.
 Will Sink Deep Shaft.
 The directorate of the Venture Hill Company, owner of valuable acreage in the Jerome copper belt, has author ized the purchase of mine machinery and the sinking of three-compart- | ment shaft to a depth of l,500 feet. This action is in line with the recom- mendations of John s. Reilly, the en- ginccr who has been in charge of de- | velopment since reorganization of the company was perfected about three months ago. Pending the installa- ton of the machinery worl, will be continued in the tunnel As the latter penctratcs farther into the hill, min cral indication continue to be favor able. Assays made on ore mined in an old shaft on the property gave re- turns of $27 copper and Sl.44 silver per ton. The tunnel is being driven in the dike from which these values were obtained and through its medi- um determinations for the deep shaft i will be made.
 Values In Fairview.
 Gold values of $S3.51 and silver val ues of $7.0S per ton are being ob- tained from the body of sulphidc orc exposed at nominal depth in the new shaft being sunk at the mouth of the tunnel on the Fairvicw group of claims in the Crown King country. The objective of the shaft is a depth . of 200 feet, where the ore body will be cross-cut and developed.
 Montana mining men are financing 1 operations on the Fairview. They express themselves as being well sat ished with the showing and with the Froperty's future prospects. The 1 Crown King field has for years been rotable for its output of high grade gold-silver orc, values running from S25O to as high as Sl,000 per ton in considerable tonnage.
 Wildhower Again Active.
 The Wildhower group, located in the vicinity of the Fairvicw. Is being . developed by coterie of mining men headed by r. s. Viclc, LcRoy Ander- son and David B. Gcmmill of Pres cott The property is one of a num- Der in the Crown King country, ana elsewhere in NaVapai county. that l