El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-02
YAVAPA| MINES
BREAK RECORDS
Activity in District In
creases; Rich Strike in the
. Pittsburg Jerome.
BY WILLIAM DeMOLF

FlICSDurg-Je rome.
BY WILLIAM p. DeWOLF
Prescott. Ariz-. Aug. Warm
weather, uncertain bid and ask prices
on many stocks and wild reports Of
Sensational drops in copper have all
failed TO affect the mining industry
in Yavapai, and have served only to
show on what firm basis the game now
is in Arizona Conditions in this coun-
ty have been steady the last few days.
with but one startling occurrence,
reported strike in the Pittsburg-Jerome
property. Immediately after the re-
port was heard in jerome officials of
the company refused to answer any
questions The strike is said to be an
unusually good one.
Actual Mining In Dundee.
The shaft of the Dundee-Arizona
property at Jerome is now down more
than 800 feet and sinking is being at
the rate of five feet day.
only two claims are included in the
Dundee property. but the surface in
are among the best in the
district Work on the property will go
ahead rapidly. with three shifts of men
a day. A blanket of carbonate ore
over the property has already been de-
velOped and 4 zone of rich conglomer-
ate ore has been encountered near the
surface.
Unwatering A. & A. Shaft.
Unwatering of the oid Arkansas and
Arizona shaft is progressing rapidly
Little trouble is being encountered,
eFen though the machinery and equip
ment being used in the work had lain
idle for long time, until the property
was recently taken over by the Good
rich Lockhart syndicate Until the
workings are drained IL will be impcs-
sibIe for any real mining or develop
nent to be done
EnIarEinE Shaft.
The shaft of the Jerome Verde is
now enlarged to three compartments
down TO the 325 foot level A bulk
head, installed at that point to catch
She rock taken out above it in the
Aenlarging operations was torn out sew
eral days and the pump started once
more Another bulkhead will be placed 1
at the 390 foot level and charging re-
sumed-
Strike suIphIde.
A stringer of yellow sulphide has I
been opened in the main shaft on the
Jerome Portland property ALTHOUGH
inches wide. the ore runs very high IN |
fAEt 1t is declared to be almost solid
copper. The Jerome Portland shaft |
is being sunk by hand. pending the in
stallation of machinery, which is al |
ready on the ground.
Two Mines Taken Over.
- A The Big Ledge Development com j
bany has taken over the Gopher group l
Of patented claims, near McCabe. the !
blackberry mines and the old Boggs 1
smelter near the blackberry property.
brought about largely by the good !
showing OF the Henerietta mine. ad-
Joining it on the north. which is OPP !
Grated by the Big Ledge people The !
old smelter is to be modernized and /
thoroughly overhauled for treating the
products of all interests owned by the
\Hackberry properties are attractively
hated in gold and copper.
Iona Prieta Development.
Sinking Of the SHAFT on the Iona
going ahead steadily. A CONTINUOUS
ore body has been determined for more
than 55 feet. and with every foot of
increased depth the showing improves. |
A carload of high grade chalco-pyrite
ore has been shipped as test from the
Iona Prieta-
I, Recent exploration m the old Sen !
8stor mine has resulted in new and
valuable ore bodies being proved In
the zone where the Treadwen vein was
penetrated large tonnage was opened
up. giving values Of $50 in gold and
copper. The strike occurred at a point 1
$500 feet in on the old tunnel The
Senator. one of the units Of the Com
mercial Mining company. was believed
to have been worked out years ago |
ANOTHER claim Of the group. the
ssnooEer. is shipping daily to Douglas
a large tonnage of high grade copper. |
Ready For Drilling.
Initial exploration movements on the
McNulty Mcbride properties. recently
taken over under option by the Daily !
fNcrawford = LewissOhn syndicate are
under way A l. Johns Of Globe. has
taken charge of the work, established |
a camp and is ready TO go ahead with I
churn drilling as soon as one Of the !
three drills to be used arrives. Three
hundred acres OF ground has been set
aside for early exploration
All Mines Doing Good.
4 Throughout 1aVapai mines
with which the public is not so famil
lar as with the larger producers, are
F. doing good and making many improve
lnents on their properties Contracts
|have been let for the construction Of
six new buildings to accommodate a
force of 80 miners at the camp Of the
tave mine on the east The Octave |
has made good during the last year and
both mines will be energetically oper-
ated during the coming year.
Operations on the Dolphin mines, on
| Turkey creek. will be resumed in the 1
near future. the owners having decid- |
ktfter a recent inspection of under
ground conditions on the property.
A high grade copper sulphide. carry
ing gold values. has been encountered I
in the old Bullwhacker mine. The
property IS now being developed TO !
depth, after having lain idle for many
years
Start Long Tunnel.
Active work is under way on the
project of the Arizona Deep Mining
Sand Tunneling company in the Brad |
khaws. This company plans to run a
Funnel approximately 1900 feet. 10 /
xplore six assures in the mineral belt
Forth of Crown King. in which are in
*tiuded the LincO\ Nelson. Fairview
War Eagle. Gladiator. Crown King. !
Del Pasco. and Wildflower groups. At
P-ertain points a depth of more than
500 feet will be given
Strike SheeIite Streak.
The first discovery Of sheelite in
Ltais field was made several DAYS ago
. in mines in the Hassayampa district
owned By Louis Bernard. Valentine All
barado and John Barnard. \ three
&inch streak Of sheelite was hit on 4
/ io foot crossout from the main tun-
bel and when analysed was pro-