El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-19
BUY 30 CLAIMS
IN COPPER CREEK
Daily Crawford Lewissohn
Syndicate Enters Rich
Field Near Prescott.
By WILLIAM p. DeWOLF.

Prescott. Ariz., July 19.-During the
I last few days, several important deals
and much unusual development has
taken place in the mines OF Yavapal
county. Probably the most important
deal. to Prescott. was the transfer of
so claims on Copper creek. owned by
c. J. AfcNulty and Mike Mcbride. to
the aly-Crawford- Lewissohn syndi-
cate Before purchasing the property
extensive investigation of it was made
by engineers for the syndicate, rated
as one of the strongest in the world
TIE so claims are believed by mining
men to be in a region which is a soon
tinuation Of the rich Copper Basin
field. Approximately 100000 is in
VOWED in the deal, TO be made in pay
ments as development progresses.
Working on Venture Hill.
camp has been esta bhShed on the
Venture Hill property, and six men
are now at work there The force
will be increased with the arrival and
installation OF machinery A survey of
the tunnel on the property shows that
II will have to be redrifted 127 feet
from its present workings 10 drift I'M
indications of the Venture Hill ore
body The tunnel track to the dump
has been relaid and ore cars received.
Developing Green Monster
D. r. Finlayson, former superintend-
ent of the Copper Chief mill has taken
charge of the Green Monster property,
and is pushing development. CONNER
cial ore has not Yet been struck A
p. Thompson. geologist, is carefully
assembling geological data on the va
rious outcrops and contacts
Road building will be commenced
at once. BY the time the machinery,
rives. the foundations and buildings
will be ready for its immediate instala-
ton
sinking Pittsburg jerome Shaft.
The main shaft of the Pittsburg
Jerome mine has been sunk 1e5 feet
below the 500 foot level. and consid-
cradle copper is showing on the face
of the ledge. with a soft formation in
the bottom of the shaft Indications
of water encountered on drifting in
the south crosscut. have led to the
construction Of a dam across a drift
run from the 500 foot level at a point
$50 feet north of the shaft A better
road to the property Is being built
by a force of IS men An extra crew
has been put at work al the mine end
Takes Option on Sunnyside.
The old Sunnyside group of gold
mines. II miles southeast of Prescott
has been taken over under option by
H A. Groom, OF Phoenix, who plans
to begin operating soon This group
was discovered in the early SOS by
Enoch Williams and considerable
amount of ore taken out and treated
by an arrastre. Williams also did
placer work in the gulches leading to
the vein of the group. A tunnel, 3S3
feet long. is already on the property,
extending about 80 feet below the sur
face at a depth where the sulphide
zone begins The Sunnyside vein is
traceable on the surface for about
mile. and Gr1En is confident that it
extends to great depth
Gold Blossom Makes Strike.
Announcement has been made by
William Ellingford, of
the Gold Blossom Mining company, OF
the striking of a high grade lead-sil
yer ore body at a depth of 1S5 feet
Sinking will be continued until the goo
foot level is reached, when drifting
will begin The property of the Gold
Blossom company is situated six miles
south of Prescott and was originally
patented for farming purposes.
Homestead Hits Gold Vein.
One OF the biggest strikes in the /
history Of the Walker district was /
made this week on the old Homestead I
mine, recently acquired by J. J. Shock I
ley and associates of New York city. a /
three foot gold ore body was en- I
carrying a good milling /
grade in the loose formation. The /
strike was made at d depth of 40 feet (
n the main shaft The Homestead !
les in the center Of the town of Walk
r and was first operated in the SOS
1y J. J. Milliken, when its free pro-
luct was treated by an arrastre- The
I'D mine was abandoned when base
,res came in which could not, at that
ime, be properly treated, and, until
IS recent reopening. the property had I
ain idle for almost a third Of q cen
ury- The strike in the Homestead
las encouraged many other operators
n the Walker and adjacent districts.
Exploration Planned for New State
Extensive exploration and develop ;
nent is being planned on the New /
'tate property in the Hassayampa dis
riot, following a strike made several
weeks ago. The Elk holdings are to I
'e worked at once. 4 force Of men
s now employed in cleaning out and
the old 525 foot tunnel
Deepen JerOme-Nictor Shaft.
The Jerome-Nictor extension shaft
Il Jerome is to be sunk about 500 feet
Delow the present level. 1900 feet, work
o start within a few weeks The
90 station has been reached in I'M
the property, formerly known
IS the Haynes property. and as there
S no lateral work below this level.
he unwatering will from now on pro-
,eed rapidly. After sinking is started.
I is expected that the shaft will be
tut down at the rate of 100 feet per
month Only 100 feet of crosscut and
irifting was done on the 1900 foot
evel and it is believed that prospect
NJ of the lower levels on the mine