Bisbee daily review., 1916-09-24
Condition of Metal and Stock Markets Afford Wonderful Opportunity to Yavapai County Mining Men.
VENTURE HILL WEEKS
 SENSATION AT JEROME.
Entire Verde Field Appears to be Looking Forward to Sev- eral Bonanzas-Other Parts of County Active.
(By William P. De Wolff

PRESCOTT, Sept. 23.- With the metal market in the healthiest condi- tion for many months and the stock market in equally good shape. mines In Yavapai county are being develop ed at rate that seems almost impos- sible. Activity in the Verde Copper
 at Jerome and vicinity. contin-
 es to lead all other districts in the country, altbough many properties in every part of Yavapai are being de- veloped with satisfactory results. Among the newer properties that are attracting the attention of mining men and investors is the United Verde Consolidated Company's property at Jerome This company has taken ov- CT the Mahurin and United Verde Junior claims and is mapping out a plan for extensive development work.
 EnGineer George A. Bethune. of San Francisco, has been looking over the properties for several days. and it is reported. exploration with diamond drills will he started on both proper ties following Bethuue's reuort. The first drilling will probably be started in the end of No. tunnel on the U. V. Junior toward the main ledge. a. bout 1900 feet distant The tentative plan is to point the drill hole slightly downward. thus gaining greater depth than if the tunnel were continued straigbt ahead. This company is also reported tn he negotiating to take ov- CT ten claims in the Dewey country TOW owned bv George Human These claims are said to have good copper gold showing and will be examined by Bethune within the next few days.
 The Mahurin group is believed by it's new owners to be a good low-grade proposition and the |. V. Junior is said to run high in cooper. gold and silver. Both properties will be given an equal amount of consideration. the officers of the company working on the theory that one of them is bound to make good.
 VENTURE HILL STRIKE
 The sensation of the Jerome dis trict during the last few days has been furnished by the Venture Hill. On Thursday afternoon round of shots opened up a body of ore in the face of the tunnel on which the prin- cipal development work has been done. revealing eight inches of native copper on the hanging wall paralleled by a vein of malachite. from two to two and a half feet in width. The dis covery was made 275 feet from the surface. S7 feet distant from the old workings in the tunnel. Samples brought to th's city were declared to be identical with the character of the ,re found on the 1900 foot level of the United Verde Extension On the fol lowing day additional shots revealed he fact that the vein in widening and Is in richer Venture Hill stock. fol- owing the news of the strike. has made remarkable advance. and de hands for it have been received from m parts of the country.
 John s. Reilly is experimenting the work on the Venture Hill property. Reilly is one of the hest known engi- leers in the state. It was on bis ad- ice that the shaft on the Little Daisy 'laim of the United Verde Extension property was abandoned and the new me. by which the property was event ially developed. sunk on the Edith 'laim.
 U. V. Exters,sn Not Shut Down
 Reports were circulated among ,astern investors several days ago hat the United Verde Extension had losed down operations These rum
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