Weekly journal-miner., 1916-03-08
DAY OF EFFICIENCY HAS
 COME IN LOCAL MINING
Never Before Have Mineralized Areas Of Yavapai Been Subjected to SuchA
 Campaign of Development.
(By William DeWolf)

areas of Yavapai county been subject ed to as efficient and energetic campaign of development as the ons at present ill force; and at no prev ious time, not excepting even, that delectable day of dollar silver" and the double standard.' have mining operations been more comprehensive and successful. There have been times in the past when mining re- suits were more spectacular than now, but never a period when they were as satisfactory as now. To il- lustrate:
 A Backward Look
 In the days before the railroad 1T Arizona-the days of river traffic On the Coiorado-tne gold and silver mines of Yavapai county outputted large tonnage of high grade ore. A portion of this ore was reduced nearby through medium of the ineffi- cient processes of that period. That is to say, the shippers received such per cent of the precious metal con tent as the tailings did not preempt-a sort of fifty, fifty split, as you might say Most of the ore was, however. freighted in wagons across the des- ert to the Colorado river. where it was loaded o1 boats and transported to railway-a long arduous and eX- pensive journey.
 A High Gold Content
 Under the conditions as stated, it is almost superfluous to add that mining in those days was an expen- sive job and that the ore had to carry exceptionally high precious met al content to be profitable. Hundreds of thousands of tons of ere were thrown over the dump or left stand ing in the workings by the old-time operators because it was too low grade for their purposes. In this day Of efficient milling processes, capable mining devices and adequate shipping facilities, the greater po~ ton of this one time despised ton 1agc has a high commercial value
 A Valuable Asset.
 Not alone are these ores valuable because of their precious metal con tents. but likewise because of theii so-called base metal by-products. The latter tungsten, lead. copper. zinc. etc have high commercial rating, and are being as eagerly mined by tn; present day operators as are goil and silver As a matter of fact, the base metals before mentioned add very materially to the value of the gold and silver ores of this section and are attracting quite as many operators here as arc the two las, mentioned Following is partial resume of mining operations in Yava- pal county:
 A Promising Venture
 Twelve miles south of Prescott, in the Senator district, the Big Pine company is developing q group of IA claims. carrying gold. silver, lead. copper and zinc deposits. New York. Duluth and local capital is behind the enterprise. The ore bodies are being prospected and opened by means ot seven tunnels. All of them are in ore of good milling grade and afford extensive areas of stoping ground. A large tonnage has been blocked out in readiness for reduction in the company's lOOton mill The latter Is 10 be removed from the Mascot prop erty and established near the portal of No tunnel on the Big Pine.
 A Paying Mine.
 Fourteen miles south of Prescott, in the Senator district. the Y. r. Mining company is working the Cash mine. \. H. Gctchcll a former mine operator in Colorado and Neva- | da. is in cnarge of development. Work 1 is being prosecuted at a depth of 75O feet and has been uninterrupted for period of three years under tl;c Getchell regime During that time | an average of SS000 worth of but lion per month has been reclaimed ] i1 the company's Cotton mill, and div, i dends paid totaling Sl5.000. In past days the property produced approxi ! mately S50G.000 worth of ore. Values prevail in gold, silver. copper. lead and zinc, and average S25.25 per ton in gold, silver and lead. Getchell cs inmates that he has about 7Od000 . tons of ore in sight.
 A Merger Effected.
 Getchcll recently returned from i New York city, where he closed @ deal for the consolidation of thc Cash and Storm Cloud estates. The l merger is most desirable from an eco ! homie standpoint, as the two prop | critics can readily be worked by means of single shaft and the eff i cicnt mine plant owned by the Cash people. The Storm Cloud is being developed by two tunnels and is said . to have d large tonnage of gold-slI- ver-copper-lcad ore in sight. As soon as the merger plans are completed. the Storm Cloud ore is to be treated i in the Cash mill The latter is 10 be increased in capacity to l50 tons.