Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-30
Mayer Makes
Great STRIDE
IN OPERATION
OF ITS Mines

PRESCOTT. Dec SO-Whne the Je-
rome district stin ranks first in public
interest. Mayer is making bid and
a successful one for the attention OF
mining men and capital throush a
number OF strikes OF Importance made
in the last week or two. The field
has many promising prospects and al
ready has been carefully scrutinired
BY several Of the largest conper-pro-
uUeing companies OF the southern end
~ Arizona. with the view 70 enlarginS
their holdings and Increasing their
output An engineer OF one Of those
companies spent two weeks in the
district. and announcement OF a biz
deal is looked for at any time.
The Arizona Copper company, a
mile and a half northwest OF Naver.
has encountered a fine grade OF chai-
Sopyrite in the bottom OF the Soc
foot SHAFT. The ore covers the bot
tom OF the shaft. there being n streak
OF high grade which indicates thar
both milling and smelling ore viii be
found as depth is attained
The Monte de CObre Mining corr
pany, which recently took over the
barbara mine. has gone through 40
feet Of ore in a rev tunnel which has
been run TO tap a known body OF COP
per developed BY a shaft. Ind,casilas
are that this is one OF the larSeSt
bodies OF copper ore IN the Copper
Mountain district. The grale is nOc
higa. but Il is Of the same character
as ore that comes from aGjoiNing prOy,.
critics in the SchiSt formation.
To the south Of the Barbara mine.
ore has Just been made in the POca-
hontas mine. in oroSscUt AT the ;5e-
foot level The vein is about Il fee
wide and the averase OF the Mullins
grade is nom SIS T. SSV TON. Va.
three feet ~ high grade, A carload %
lumber has been purchased and a Sc
ton flotation mill viii be Installed as
soon as the machinery can be assem-
bled This proposition is very sinh
lar 10 that OF the Aaderson-Rirch
mine west OF Humboldt. which has
been paying handsomely with 4 small
flOtation mill on the same class OF
siNerlead ores
The new copper district in which
two important strikes have been ne
ported In the past ten days. is around
the old Hidden Treasure mine. south
of Mayer, John SlSk has been devel-
Opiag large group OF claims called
the NSco. The strike made BY him
last week is considered one Of the
richest ever made in that district The
ledge is Sbou; three teet wide. with
rich center which viii run nom 50 to
30 per cent copper, Two miles east OF
the Naco mine a group OF claims is
being developed by 3. W. Gill At
one place a pit has been sunk Is feet
deep on a strong ledge OF copper.
which shows considerable glance and
native copper. This fem Is about
5000 feet long. with Suoag outcrOp-
pings the full length. The ledge Is
about 20 feet wide. Between these two
proprties. ]. n, Dillon and associates
have opened the extension Of the Ma.
co veins. with a TS-toot open cut,
which shows = large body OF milling
ore. These properties are near the
railroad and are but a short distance
from the Prescott, Phoenix highwSy.
4 new camp will soon be established
eight miles west OF Mayer in the Pine
Flat district by Judge John \. Pea
cock. OF Fort Worth. Texas. who has
lust organized the Circle Peak Min
ing company. taking over ten claims
not tar from the old CHAMBERLAIN mine
and mill. There are about s.00O.eo
feet % choice pine timber covering the
property. The ore carries good 1sssss'sSS
at the surface OF copper, sold and sill
yer. The company also has an option
on the CHAMBERLAIN property. which. ia
early DAYS. was producer OF high
grade sold and silver ore. The wagoO
road between these properties and
Mayer is - be put in shape.
Development work is 10 be COM
slenced within few DAYS on the Pat
ton mine. which has been taken over
BY the newly organized Rio Tonic
Copper Mines company, OF which Z. J.
McIntyre and W. n. NahoDey. Of Je-
rome. are the principals. The company
is being financed with outside capital.
This is one Of the best developed prop
critics south Of the BinghamptOn and
Copper Queen mines. The SchiSt Belt
Copper company has just been organ
lied by A. W. Davis. II. {. storey. :.
f. Wallace. Charles Hooker and others
OF prominence in northern Arizona.
The property lies north OF the Silver
Belt mine. west Of Humboldt. and is
on the strike Of the Jesse and Union
veins. The ore carries high values in
gold.
Indications are that there viii be