El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-16
JEROME VERDE
To DRILL DEEP
Miners Say New Hole May
Uncover Big Deposit;
Jerome Sup. Drilling.
by ERNEST DOUGLAS.

Jerome. Ariz-. Dec. 16.-The diamond
drill is playing an important part in
the development Of the mineral resOur-
ces of the Verde district. Two com
panies are now drilling their ground
and half a dozen others expect to use
this rapid means Of exploration in the
Fery near future.
For years the United Verde has been
drilling its vast ore body at intervals
The last big company TO adopt the drill
is the Jerome Verde.
Last week a diamond drill rig was
lowered down the Edith shaft OF the
United Verde Extension and set up on
the 1900 foot level only q few feet west
OF the Jerome Verde line. = hole is
now being drilled eastward into the
Jerome Verde and any minute It may
Douglas May Control jerome Verde.
Miners Of the United Verde Extern
sion do not believe that the phenom-
email deposit Of high grade 1re in that
Verde. though IL is quite possible that
IT a greater depth than 14O0 feet ii
does dip in that direction They do
think however. that the chances are
excellent for the DEVELOPMENT OF a par
allei ore body I'm the Jerome Verde, as
geological conditions are exactly the
ss me as in Extension territory Scores
of Extension miners hold Jerome Verde
stock and il is rumOred that James
:. Douglas. president of the L V r.
is trying u get control of the J V
At any rate there have been negotia-
tons looking toward the COnSOlida tion
OF the two companies Much depends
on what is disclosed by the drill
jerome Superior Is Drilling
Less than a mile northeast OF the
Edith shaft and near the United Verde
crushing plant the Jerome Superior
Copper company is putting down its
first hole with a combined churn ana
core drill Of the type 50 successfully
used II Butte. The hole IS not vet
through the surface limestone Gaping.
but within a few days exactly what
lies below will be determined. for the
drill IS 1000 feet. but a heavier engine
tan he added and 2OoG foot hole put
down As the Jerome superior owns
1900 acres in the north end Of the dis
trict. on both sides Of the famous north
fault. IL viii have plenty OF chances
left II il does not strike ore in the first
hole
To Drill NIahurin Group.
One Of the E J. LOugycar company
drills has lust been freighted down
from Clarkdale to the United Verde
Consolidated company's Mahurin group.
near Camp Verde, and the first hole
viii be started in day or two The
drills capacity is 2OOO feet. but il is
planned to point the hole on an angle
to crosscut the formation for at least
$50 feet The site selected for the
hole is right in a great blowout which
marks the approximate center OF n
belt Of pOrphyry that is half mile
wide Here is a two foot streak OF L
per cent copper ore on the surface
Only a few feet away Is the spot WheIe
Ed Mahurin picked up Al pound boul-
der that was - per cent copper and
yielded $500 in gold
VIII Explore L. '. Junior.
J. ?. Wilson. former head Of the
United Verde's drilling department
has formed an exploration company and
placed an order for a 1000 foot dia-
mond drill. The rig has already oeen
shipped and soon the Wilson company
Will be carrying out its flrst contract
which is TO drill the United Verde Con-
sOlidated's United Verde Junior group
mile and a half south or Jerome me
first hole there will also be on an
angle and will crosscut a blowout thaL
is believed to mark the main ledge on
the property
viii Drill Near Horseshoe Siding
w I. O'Brien, organizer and super
intendent Of the United Val Verde COM
pany. expects shortly to let contract
, for the diamond drilling OF a group 81
J United Verde & Pacific railroad Two
miles northwest of Jerome In the
same vicinity and a little nearer TO
Jerome is the Verde Hercules, wnlch
has let drilling contract to y Der
tr7nd. Of Bfsbee The Jerome Copper
! fields Inc and Verde Copper Develop
ment company may drill their claims
/ on the north fault. The United jerome
( company has definitely decided on dia-
mond drilling as a means OF develop
Z ing its holdings near the Hlttsours