Bisbee daily review., 1916-12-03
Camp Has But 3 Producing Mines, U. Verde, Verde Ex. and Copper Chief; Mining Men Are Optimistic.
PROSPECTS CONTINUE
 MINING OPERATIONS
Jerome Victor and Others Near Verde North Fault Promis- ing-Sinlilarity of Outcrop
 to Verde Ex. Encouraging.
CRv William F. De M,lfN


 PRESCOTT. Dec. 2-AmOng the mining men congregated at Jerome the conviction prevails that copper ore bodies of value are distributed gener- ally throughout a wide area in the Verde District. and that depth and de- velopment will disclose deposits of cop per well beyond the confines of the pay" belt as the present recognized. equal in value to those opened in the United Verde. United Verde Extension and Copper Chief mines. This con- viction is based upon geological con- dtions similar to those prevailing in the immediate vicinity of Jerome. where are located the United Verde and United Verde Extension mines; and the fact that commercial copper ore is being shipped regularly from the Copper Chief mine. located well to the south of the properties men toned.
 Out on the Verde north fault. beyond the Arkansas & Arizona and Jerome Victor Extension properties. the min eral conditions at surface are identical with those nearer Jerome and hold forth promise of similar opportunities to mine at profit. The same lime stone and iron capping, irSn-stained porphyry and monzonite which over lies the rich copper ores in the i'm mediate vicinity of Jerome. and which were the guides to their location. can be traced for several miles beyond the A. X A. ground across the properties of the Jerome-Superior. Jerome Daisy and Verde Copper Development con- panies. To the south of Jerome sim liar mining conditions prevail at sur face on the estate of the Michigan Verde. United Verde Consolidated. Boston x Jerome and other Companies that are operating within the territory lying beyond the United Verde mine and this side of the Copper Chief mine. By reason of these unusual surface showings the belief is spreading that the United verde copper belt is the most extensive as well as the richest ever discovered.
 Similarity of Outcrop.
 If a price of the iron capping which features the property of the Verde Copper Development company were on the iron outcrop of the United Verde estate. it would be i'm possible to distinguish the former from the latter. The two Sutcrops are in appearance and possess practically the same mineral charae- If anything. the Verde Cop per Development outcrop is the rich Pr. for it carries as high as 55 per cent iron and II per cent copper to the ton. The geological structure of the two properties appears to be the same. and here appears tobe no reason why he copper ore bodies underlying the ron capping on the Verde Copper De ielopment estate should not be as generally valuable as those underly- ng the United Verde estate. It is not to be understood from the fore yoing that the Verde Copper Develop nent people have at this time an estate equal in value to that of the United Verde company. It does. how ,ver. offer similar potentialities with n the confines of its 1.240 acres.
 By reason of its mineral showing md mineral yielding possibilities the is viewed with favor by the mining men of this section and is re- eiving their financial support Walter '. Miller. president of the owning com ,any. is manager of the T. F. Miller company of Jerome and Clarkdale. one if the largest mine outftting and merchandise houses in the Southwest ie is a man of wide experience in mining affairs and is thoroughly fami- far with the copper ore occurrencies f the Verde district T. C. Roberts. 'ice-president. is a construction en- .ineer who has been identified with he mechanical end of mining in the erome field for many years. s. .'F
  )enison. treasurer. is identified with
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