Arizona republican., 1917-04-29
THE YAVAPAI MINES
BY WILLIAM p. DeWoLF

6f WILLIAM r. GeWOEF
 PRESCOTT, Ariz., April 27-Sen- atOr William H. Reynolds, of New York city and Long Beach, N. Y, the domi- mating factor in the affairs Of the Ari- zOna Binghamton Copper company, for merly the Stoddard Mines company, has developed that company's estate to the stage where it presents dividend paying potentiailties and the copper yielding possibilities of an United Verde. That is to say the mine has been opened sufficiently tos demonstrate the pres ence Of pay copper ore in tonnage to a depth of 500 feet, under mineralOBical conditions conductive to it's continuance to a much greater depth, and has pro duced ore in sufficient tonnage and of sufficient value to demonstrate that it will in due course be numbered with the dividend paying mines of Yavapai county.
 The record of the Binghamton, since it passed to the control of Senator Key nolds in 1916. has added appreciably to the value of the copper ore deposits of this section of Arizona and has. to- Gether with the Big Reef, Henrietta Blue Bell, DeSoto, Butternut, LOma Verde and Sterling; proved the copper ore yielding possibilities of the Copper Mountain-Big Bug mining districts These districts are a part of, or more strictly speaking. a continuation of the famous Verde copper belt. The strike of he main 0re-bearing zone across the intervening country about 15 miles, leads direct to the camp of Jerome. where it disappears beneath overiaying strata of more recent origin Mining en- glneers familiar with this belt of min eralized scnist contend that it offers copper ore yielding opportunities equal to those prevailing at Jerome and else where throughout Arizona. Conditions in the Binghamton mine demonstrate the truth of their contention.
 From August 15, to April 1, 1917. the Arizona BinghamtOn Copper companv's mine produced 2S.S02 tons of ore. This tonnage was treated at the comuany's mill. the reclamation being 23S9 tons of concentrates having an average copper content of 21.45 per cent. The concen- trates were shipped to the Humboldt smelter at net profit to the company of $243,51O6O, after deducting all smelt- CT, refining and copper selling charges. This record is in itself one of which any mining company might well he proud at the outset of it's ore producing career To mining men and to investors Tn mining shares the most interesting feature connected herewith probably is the fact that the tonnage mentioned was mined during the ordinary course of development and that there is not d stope of any magnitude in the mine The condition speaks well for the fu- ture of the Binghamton property and for the mine making possibilities Of other properties located on the same mineral belt.
 Development by shaft. tunnel. drift, and crosS-cutS have demonstrated the presence of pay copper ore in the Birg- hamton mine from about forty feet he low the surface to a maximum depth of 600 feet, the last mentioned being the lowest level. Two ore bodies. known as "91" and "102" have been opened or each level from the 100 point down These ore bodies are now undergoine development and are being blocked out as a reserve for future milling needs No 1O2 is supplying the cOmpany's mil with approximately 100 tons of ore per day. No ore from No. q is at this time going to mill. George w. Johnson a former New Yorker. is manager of the property. He states that no attempt will be made to mill ore from No ST deposit until such time as the milling capacity is increased to 300 tons of ore per day LEc units necessary for the purpose