Mohave County miner., 1916-09-30
IN YAVAPAI
 COUNTY MINES IS
 STEADILY INCREASING
By William P. De Wolf

single jack, are on the job in Havapal county and vicinity. Through their agency the county's mining industry has increased S12,0OO,000 in value in a single year, as is shown by the county assessors figures, and has been placed on a copper-bottomed, gold-bound and silver-riveted base. Old Hassayampans, men who have lived in this country since the day of | the Burnt Ranch massacre, or before, say there has never been time when mining was so general and prosper ous as now; not excepting even the period when the Peck, Nelson, Lincoln, Congress, Gladstone, McCabe, Grown King, Harqua Hala Bonanza, Tip Top, Tuscumbia and other mines of the past were at the zenith of production and were adding millions of dollars worth of gold and silver bullion to the country's precious metal wealth.
 The future possibilities of the Verde copper belt may be gauged by the results that are attending operations in the United Verde Extension, (Little Daisy), mine. The log of this justly famous copper mine is daily record of one of the most remarkable achievements in the annals of mining. Less than two years ago a generally discredited prospect, it is to-day one of the worlds richest and most re- markable mines; rivaling in magni- tude it's pluocratic neighbor, the great United Verde mine-with a production record of S16O,OOO,OO worth of copper ore and dividend record of S40,000,- 900. With twelve months the United Verde Extension has accumulated a cash reserve of approximately S2,000,- 900, has paid a divident of 50 cents per share, has earned its original capitalization of about two and one half times over, has desclosed a body of ore carrying as high as 50 per cent copper and is shipping ore having a general average of p per cent cop per.
 The United Verde and United Verde Extension mines are both located in the camp of Jerome, the hub and cen ter of the most extended campaign of mining work in Arizona. To fur ther foster and advance this work, men prominent in the states mining and financial affairs are preparing to build a railroad from Clarkdale-the site of the United Verde company's smelter-to Mesa. The proposed road will connect a very rich mineral and agricultural country with either the Arizona Eastern or the proposed Tue son, Phoenix and Tidewater railway. Clarkdale has been selected as the northern terminus of the line and will be connected with Jerome by a branch line seven miles long. Another branch, five miles long, will connect with the proposed smelter of the United Verde Extension company. James Douglas, to whose faith and energy the development of the United Verde Extension bonanza is chiefly due, is president of the proposed new railroad, known as the Arizona Ex- tension railroad, which is to be capitalized for S4,OOO,OOO
 A body of carbonate ore carrying as high as 30 per cent copper to the ton was encountered last week in the southwest crosscut in the Pittsburg- Jerome workings. At this time it has been crosscut a breadth of 15 feet without disclosing the footwall. The strike is one of promising possi- bilities and is not unlikely to place the property in the ranks of the pro ducers of the Jerome field. The road to the mine is practically completed, and the recently purchased machinery IS on the ground awaiting installation. i A working agreement is on tapis whereby the Venture Hill and Verde Apex properties will be jointly operated and possibly be merged into a single corporation. The plan of their joint operation is one of the matters to be taken up at the meeting of the Verde Apex people in Phoenix on September 2S.
 The two properties adjoin and are located in the productive area of the Jerome field. The plan outlined for their joint operation includes a double compartment shaft and modern plant of machinery, the expense of the same to be pro rated on a fifty fifty basis. The Venture Hill was recently the scene of a strike of 30 per cent copper ore at nominal depth and is being developed under the personal super vision of John s. Riley, one of the most capable copper miners in Ariz- ona.
 Under the direction of John B. Mar tin and H. William Stevens, the liar o1,