Bisbee daily review., 1917-05-20
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days and delays will be many, prob- ably, that being the present order gen erally throughout the country. With the shelter ready it will be an easy matter to mine 1000 tons per day and have it treated. This will give the Ex- tension company about 115,000, 900 pounds of copper per annum. provid- ing the market wants it, as it prob ably will for some time to come.
 Ores Are Very Rich
 The ores of the United Verde Exten- sion average richer than any mine in the United States or in the world. so far as our information goes. The 100000 tons already developed will yield on an average of 32O pounds of copper ton, or 16 per cent A con- siderable tonnage is now yielding 30 per cent, this being treated at the shelter of Calumet & Arizona Mining Company, at Douglas. The Extension company is sinking new shaft which it will have completed this year, the location being about 125 feet from the old Edith shaft, and is bettering its buildings and equipment as rapidly as possible With the tunnel and smell ter it will be in fine condition for rapid, economical output
 Will Use Sullivan Equipment
 As a matter of course, the Potter Construction Company will use Sulli- van compressors and drills, as there will be natural pride on MT. lO'Rourke's part to illustrate in prac- tical way how this will open up the rocks. The cost to the company will be considerable as labor and all min ing materials are at very high price, but the mining company figures it was worth while to have this improvement during period when copper was sell ing at very high figures. It could have secured cheaper job with the wars over, but then it might also have to sell it's product at very much less. During this high selling price period the company will earn enough to full; equip its property with shafts, tunnel, machinery and shelter, and the rare quality of its ores insures it living no matter to what price copper falls. Under its present earning capacity it can pay for this s500,000 tunnel in a little more than two weeks mining, and provide the cost of s2,000, ,00c smelter in two months operation of it's property. It can accomplish this with the small shaft it now possesses and 220 men that Comprises the eli tire operating force. It is a bonanza concern that far outranks other bo- nanzas in the southwest, and there are several properties that properly come within this classification.
 Gives Excuse for Much Exploring.
 The discovery of United Verde and United Verde Extension is sufficient reason for the considerable exploring now in progress in the Jerome dis trict. While nearly if not all, of the efforts aside from these two proved mines, may be designated as gambles and long shots, those within reasona- ble proximity are clearly legitimate ventures, no matter what their final endings may be. Such wonderfully rich ores warrant a reasonable ex. penditure of money in the effort to duplicate them, and it will be surpris- ing if there will not be valuable addi- tions to the two properties that now comprise the practical shippers of that field. The exploring there is hard of performance, is expensive because of the difficulty of reaching the vari. ous prospects, it being a mountainous district and roads are hard to make and ore deposits probably lie at con. siderable depth from surface It is only recently that there has been suit, able equipments at the various explor, ations. One hears of many fla, orable indications" streaks of ore, and all that. but up to the present very little has been found aside from the two much discounting. stories of new discoveries there. knowing that-there is certain element that is in the business of stock jobbing and setting forth many rumors not warranted by the facts. There are not a few wno are in the prospecting legitimately carrying on their operations with no thought of jobbery and only concerned in the finding of mines. The latter have the most thorough equipments of machinery and are making the best headway, and it is from these that discoveries of ore. if it is there to \be found. may be looked for. Much money IS being wasted, as in all locations where a great success, like the United Verde Extension. has been won. There are those unfamiliar with mining and those who, as we have stated. are in the game for the taking of people in their traps. To pick the legitimate. if one thinks of investing there, is i'm portant.
 are still pouring into the district
 which lies in southern Yavapai coun
 ty. The Kay mine is IS miles iron