El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-16
MINING REVIVAL
HELPS PRESCOTT
Yavapai County Seat Very
Prosperous; Two New
Shelters in Prospect.
BT MILLIAlI P. De WOLF.

Prescott. AriZ.. June 16-This city
the county seat and center Of general
Z mining activity Of Yavapaf county.
and the principal Quitting point for
Z the mines OF the county. is gaining
steadily in population and commercial
Importance. due TO the energizing and
+ the increasing proportions Of the min
[ ing industry Mining and business men
I who are conversant with past and
present conditions here state there has
never before been a time when pros
perity was so general and confidence
IN the future so widespread.
Business on the Increase.
New businesses are being est1b-
lIshed i'm the city. new life is being
injected into old businesses and bust
ness blocks are being remOdeled 10
meet the requirements Of increasing
trade All the local hotels are well
filled with patrons and passenger and
freight traffic have assumed greater
Two New smeIterS to Build.
Among the new ore reduction works
being established in Yavapai county
are the smelter to be erected in Pres
cot, ny EnCilsh capital and the smelter
to be built in the vicinity Of Jerome
by the United Verde Extension Copper
company. by the Anglo-Saxon Smelt-
ing and Refining company. a London.
England, corporation which recently
filed its articles Of incorporation I'm
this state through its resident rep
resentative. George c. Lemons.
The council has been petitioued 10
grant the company site on the city
farm for smelter purposes. and the
local public is asked TO subscribe for
$4,000 worth OF the cOmpany's stock
Dir. Lemons says his clients contem-
plate the expenditure OF approximately
$1,000, 600 in establishing the plant
and that construction viii start Just
as soon as a site has been obtained
Ranch Bought for Little Daisy.
The proposed Little Daisy smelling
plant Of the United Verde Extension
company. viii be erected. IL is re-
liably reported. on the Young ranch.
about mile north OF Clark
The ore body on the 1900 foot level
OF the United Verde Extension mine
carries a so foot streak OF carbonate 8
that average 40 percent copper and I
in its entirety Yields a general av- I
erage OF 20 percent copper. The com /
pany employs l50 miners and is mark
citing an average Of 100000 worth OF /
prONimately $4,000
CIarkdnIe SmeIter Output Immense!
me monthly output Of copper from
the Clarkdale smelter. representing Q
save for nominal tonnage of sili-
cious ore. the production Of the United
erde mine. is 100000 pounds With
in a short time the smelter output
viii be increased TO $500. 0OG Douuoe
TO 100000 per month. This will be
brought about by increasing the ore i
production OF the United Verde mi-e
The crushing and screening plant. .
which is being constructed at the
mouth Of the tunnel connecting with
The mine in the 100 foot level. is
practically completed. Primarily its
purpose is 20 support 1000 tons Of
Zines daily for the reverberatorv
urnaces. but practically all Of the ore
nined viii pass through the crushers
Ihe United Verde company employs
Copper Basin District Active.
Most OF the silicious ore used al
he Clarkdale smelter for fluxfnr
comes from the Commercia1
nine, located in Copper basin. about
0 miles from Prescott. Mining in
Upper Basin is being prosecuted un-
er conditions which indicate the
pening in due time of large bodies T
I copper ore throughout an extended
rea- In fact. II is probable a camp I
-il ultimately be established i'm the
asin Of similar Importance to Jerome. ]
The Commercial mine is outputtina- I ,
bout Toe tons Of copper oxides daily !