El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-18
JEROME s SHEER
ZONE LOSES NAME
Formerly Despised Area Be
comes Proved Mining
Field in Verde District.

Jerome, Ariz-, Nov. 1S.-Eyery min
ing district Is supposed to have its
"sneer zone'-a section in which every
one. or nearly everyone, agrees that
there is no chance for ore.
Until recently the Verde district had
its "sneer zone" It was that vast area
lying in the north end, between Jerome
and the Verde rivera bleak. forbid
ding land with little vegetation except
a few stunted pines, a little oak brush
and cacti. Sdost OF the area was IN
located; the few who did hold claims
there were regarded as harmless but
queer.
The Verde north fault runs right
er. It is on. or beside, the fault that
the United Verde Extensions ore body
was discovered. From the Q. V. Ex
tension IT runs on through senator
Clark's United Verde, curves west
ward. trends again to the Eorthward,
passes through the Arkansas & Arizona,
Jerome Daisy. Verde Copper Develop
ment. and jerome Copperfields prop
critics.
The fault is really a contact between
the line on the east the malpai and
porphyry on the west. There are few
better defined contacts anywhere.
Around Jerome one must dig down
through many layers Of sandstone and
limestone to reach the "copper" bearing
schist- And it is sal dthat never has
an ore body been uncovered in this
district that did not have an iron cap
ping above it Farther north, beyond
the A x A, a great deal Of erosion has
taken place in ages past and a wide
belt Of iron-stained quartz is found
right along the contact. The quartz
IN many places is more than half iron:
it all carries traces OF copper. silver
and gold At several points. as on the
Jerome Daisy, shallow shafts have
passed through the quartz and pene-
ePf1 NJ NM ~ ~ Crn1f al hos
ily impregnated with iron and bearing
through.
First To Invade Sheer Zone.
The first company to invade the
sneer zone was the Arkansas K Arizona.
It was organized in 1906 with a gro1p
OF claims on the fault just north of
the United Verde J. E Leeper, the
organizer. raised $500, 600. bought one
OF the finest surface plants in the
southwest and did great deal OF de-
velopment work before the money gave
out For several years the A & \.
was idle Last spring controlling
interest in the company was purchased
by the Goodrich-Lockhart syndicate. OF
New York. headed by David NJ Good
Itch. Just how much Goodrich and
his associates have advanced for the
''eTelOpment Of the A & A is not
known, but IL must run up into the
hundreds OF thousands.
Goodrich was a rough rider in Cuba.
His captain and close friend was John
u AuEECuAdE. now executive It1Q u
The Calumet & Arizona IN September I
Greenway, with the whole c & A !
force Of biologists and engineers
looked over the A & A for Goodrich. /
Activity Follows Inspection. !
Immediately after the visit of the /
Calumet & Arizona party increased ac- /
riviCy was in evidence at the A & A !
New electric pumps. new compressor 1
and hoist were purchased. Carloads /
Of timber and other materials were de- !
iivered-
The 1s4o-foot shaft. which has drifts |
and crOsscuts on various levels was !
lIuWatered- Work was started in two I
drifts. one northwest and one south +
east from the 1s49- That was about /
2 month ago
One day a wild rumor was circulated /
IN jerome that something worth while
had been struck in the southeast drift
The first story was that zone of /
sron oxides. regarded as a first class /
indication Of copper in this district,
had been entered. Then pieces Of sui /!
phide ore, evidently at least seven or /
eight per cent copper, were shown I
around the camp as having come from 4
the A G. A
Then a series Of accidents took place. .
a motor was burned out and the gears /
Of one pump was stripped The 1910 /
foot level was soon under water and 4
il is still under water
A. & A stock. which went begging /
under 10 cents last spring. is now one /
OF the local favorites. For some reason. !
perhaps the depth attained there, a 4
great many people expect the next I
big Verde district strike TO be made ,
al the A K a The stock, recently 4
listed on the New York and Boston Z
curbs, is selling around IS and so cents. !
About the time that the c. & A or /
ganization inspected the A A. the 4
Jerome Daisy Copper company was /.
formed It took over from James F. {
Movies Il claims on the fault, Just /
north Of the A. & A
No Longer Sheer Zone.
The north country ceased TO be called /
the sheer zone the day il was an /
nOunced that Richard kingdom, now in /
charge Of operations at the L. V. Ex- !
tension. was vice president Of the Je-
rome Daisy, and that J. J Cain, mayor +
of Jerome. was treasurer. Not only J
they but other prominent mining men :
now openly declare that some day /
big mine will be opened along the north !
fault
After the Jerome Daisy came the 1
Verde Copper Development company, I
with 90 claims along the fault north 1
OF the Daisy J. E Leeper. original /
organizer Of the A. & A. fathered the {
V. c D. Some Of the leading business J
mining men Of the state are interest /
ed with him. Walter Miller. manager |
of the biggest mercantile house in Je-
rome, is president; F. ". Carroll is
secretary and S. F. Denison treasurer.
This company expects TO begin sinking
q shaft shortly
jerome COpperfields Formed
ria inns the faUlt inst hev0nd ]