Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-24
CALUMET & JEROME OFFICIAL REPORTS
 ON ARIZONA MINES
Vice President C. Nj. Garrison Visits Yavapai County Properties; Optimistic In His Views of Future.

Vice President C. NJ. Garrison of the Calumet & Jerome Copper com pany. who has just returned from a trip of inspection to the cOmpauy's properties at Jerome. has given out the following statement regarding conditions;
 Throughout Arizona conditions are without precedent in the history of the state. Arizona is now contribut- ing nearly one-third of the total cop per production of the United States, and producers are making every effort to increase the individual output Of the various properties to the limit, the aim being to. add as much as pos sible each month to the preceding months figure
 The cost of production throughout the state is on the average less than in any other state in the country. During the present. year the smelting facilities will be greatly increased by the addition of the United Verde FIX tensions new smeltery of 1000 tons or more daily capacity and by increased facilities at the Humboldt shelter Tucson will also have a custom smel ter which is now under course of con struction-
 "All of the well-known copper in terests of the state agree that further development Of promising properties should be pressed with vigor. and the attention of the copper world has turned toward Jerome as presenting the greatest possibilities for future great mines. The United Verde Cop per company is increasing its output to the neighborhood of 10.0Oo.0 .0eo pounds monthly. United Verde Ex tension is now producing at the rate [ of 6,CO0.000 pounds monthly. which will be greatly increased when the new smeltery has been completed Car shortage has prevented an in crease in production at present.
 Calumet & Jerome is following the early policy of its two powerful neigh bors and is not making any effort tc extract the low-grade commercial ores which have been found on the proper ] ty. but is concentrating all effort upon the development of the ground witt the hope of uncovering the higher grade ore bodies which are found OI neighboring ground and which form the basis of the production of the two larger companies at present
 How well this development sha: progressed is now a matter of com mon knowledge The central three compartment shaft has been sunk tC a de0th of 500 feet. from which three | separate crosscuts have been run and numerous drifts and winZes madS which gives the total underground work in the neighbOrhood of 25O0 feel of open workings. Tn the No 1. low grade ore of value has been encoun tered and recent striking of water courses such as are found on the United Verde and United Verde Ex tension has led our engineers to be very optimistic, regarding the finding Of the high-grade body along thi: | level.
 'It must be considered that the gecgraphicaI location of the property on the side of the mountain gives in ! creased depth to the crosscut witt every foot that it goes into the noun ! ldlils SO llldA dA RAESCnt AA NaA 1N NAo { ed that the workings are in the neigh ! bcrhccd of 1900 feet below the sur face and working towards the United Verde property from which very rief ore has been extracted
 President Avery has wired under | date Of February 6 that a sulptide body of ore has been encountered which is better in value than any ! heretofore struck on the property ana ' that he will follow the water course: along this strike. That our company l is receiving the best engineering ad vice Obtainabie is 8 fact recognized in the district, and in order that nc step shall be left undone 10 bring our properties into the position of q large producer, negotiations are now under way toFards securing the ac vice of an engineer of internatiola reputation as to future development The financial condition of the com Dany is very strong. having ample funds 10 complete all work planned and to meet any unforeseen emeTgen cy. The labor situation is ideal and most of our employees have taken 6 stock interest in the company and arc unanimously Of the opinicn tha; Q great mine is in the making"