Mohave County miner., 1916-09-23
CBy WILLIAM P. DeWoLF)

PRESCOTT, Sept. 19. - 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 developed at rate that seems almost impossible. Activity in the Verde copper field at Jerome and vicinity continues to lead all other districts in the county, al though many properties in every part of Yavapai are being developed with satisfactory results. Among the newer properties that are attracting the at tention of mining men and investors IS the United Verde Consolidated com pany's property at Jerome The com pany has taken over the Mahurin and United Verde Junior claims and is mapping out plan for extensive de- velopment work.
 George A. Bethune of Kingman has been looking over the properties for several days, and it is reported that exploration with diamond drills will be started on both properties following Bethune's report. The first drilling will probably be started in the end of No. tunnel on the U. V. Junior toward the main ledge, about 1900 feet distant. The tentative plan is to point the drill hole slightly downward, thus gaining greater depth than if the tun- nel were continued straight ahead. This company is also reported to be negotiating to take over ten claims in the Dewey country now opened by George Human. These claims are said to have a good copper-gOld showing and will be examined by Bethune with in the next few days.
 The Mahurin group is believed by it's new owners to be a good low grade proposition and the U. V. Junior is said to run high in copper, 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.
 The sensation in the Jerome district during the last few days has been fur nished by the Venture Hill. On Thurs day afternoon a round of shots opened up a body of ore in the face of the tunnel on which the principal develop ment 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 one half feet in width. The discovery was made PTS feet from the surface and ST feet distant from the old workings in the tunnel Samples brought here were declared to be identical with the character of the ore found on the 1200- foot level of the United Verde Exten- sion. On the following day additional shots showed the vein to be wider and richer. John S. Reilly is superintend- ing the work on the Venture Hill prop erty.
 Reports were circulated among east ern investors several days ago that the United Verde Extension had closed operations. These rumors probably arose from the suspension of the work of sinking the winze from the 1400- foot level several days ago. The winze will not be sunk any deeper until an other main hoisting level has been run on the 1500.
 Within few days the work of sink ing the Edith shaft another 100 feet making it's total depth 1900 feet, will be started. A level to the winze 100C feet south, will then be run. This will give the United Verde Extension another main hoisting level and vii prove up an immense tonnage of ore
 Pumps of sufficient capacity to han dle any flow of water that may de velop in the shaft, and a new hoist compressor and other equipment arr on the way to the Dundee-Arizon; property. The Dundee shaft is nov making 6OO gallons Of water an hour and it is reported that the new pump are to have capacity of 2O0O gallon per hour. Although no work has beel done in the shaft since water wa struck last week, the superintendent has been busy since then completing the raise from the tunnel level to tn crosscut that was run westward iron the 65-foot point in the shaft.
 Progress in enlarging the shaft ol the Jerome-Verde from one to thre compartments has been slow durini the last week, owing to the fact tha heavy ground has been encountered into which it has been necessary t drive a great deal of piling. The shat is now enlarged down more than 49 feet, and the heavy going will soon b