Mohave County miner., 1918-02-23
ARIZONA MINES
 AND MINING
(By P. R. Milnes)

PRESCOTT, Feb. 21.-ArlZona pro- duced s4,O92,SOO in 1916 and yielded $5,533, 800 in gold in 1917, and was the only state which had an increased out put. The increase in the output of sil- yer in Arizona was 1,503, 900 ounces in 1917. These are the figures given by the Bureau of the Mint and the Unit ed States Geological Survey, Depart ment of the Interior. In this wonder ful showing Yavapai county played no small part. Daily, this vast mineral domain is becoming better known and reputable mining engineers, represent ing the largest mining interests in the world, are quietly investigating the various mining districts of this sec tion.
 United Verde Extension
 Recently, the United Verde Exten- sion Mining Company declared its reg ular dividend of 50 cents a share, with the usual extra of 25 cents and an ad- ditional extra of $1.50, making a total of $2.25. Never before has the Exten- sion paid total quarterly dividend of more than 75 cents, with the exception of last summer when they paid a Red Cross extra of 10 cents a share. There are 1,050,000 shares outstanding, the payment of S2.25 a share means a to- tai disbursement of $2,362, 2,500. Of this amount between S200,000 and $300,000 was paid in Jerome, where it is estimated that there are not less than 100000 shares of stock. To date the Extension has paid total dividends of S4,755, ,00O. It entered the dividend paying class in 1916 and in that year disbursed S1,O5O,OO0 or $1.OO a share.
 Its 1917 disbursements amounted to S5,705,000. In addition to paying these dividends, the Extension has set aside enough of a surplus to put up S5,0OO,000 shelter, to dig an S8,OOO,- 900 tunnel and to lay several miles of railroad, besides erecting numerous buildings.
 JerOme-Verde
 Through its consulting engineer, H. P. Henderson, the Jerome-Verde Cop per Company has recently issued a l statement to its stockholders, for the quarter ending December 31. This shows that the Columbia shaft work ings have reached a depth of HOO feet, with 1859 feet of drifts and crosscuts and 1342 feet of diamond drill holes. The northwest workings have reached the 900 foot level with 90 feet of raises, from which 1919 tons of ore have been mined.
 This ore was mined under an agree ment with the United Verde Extension Company, which terminated in Decem- per. The ore body will be accessible through the Columbia shaft and the north drift which will connect with the northwest workings in a few months. In the Columbia shaft workings much ground containing traces ,f copper has been exposed but no ore s yet available These workings are 5o situated that a large area of ex- remly interesting ground can be ex- Dlored during the coming year and the ,elief is that the naturalization in his vicinity strongly indicates the of an ore body in this DOT ion of the property.
 In all of the big drives which have ! ,een made in Yavapai county for war york, the mining companies have al- ways lent their aid and support. The tate of Arizona must raise $3,000,- 100 in the Thrift Stamp Savings cam ,aign and of this amount $350,O0O worth must be bought in Yavapai Ounty. Acting upon the suggestion if the president of the chamber of commerce the Arizona Power Con- amy, which supplies power for prac- ically all of the mines in Yavapai ounty, and the United Verde and the United Verde Extension, the Bing- ampton, Consolidated Arizona, Ran ' olph- Gemmill and many other compa- ies have asked their employees to set side a certain sum each month from heir wages for the purchasing of tamps. Thousands of dollars are thus eing raised. For the month of Jan :. ary the United Verde employees z ought S7495 worth of war savings T, 5amps, while the other companies also ~ lade good showings.
 The old Dos Oris mine together with ne Buzzard and Raven, located ap- a IA miles from Prescott, Q l Yavapai county, were taken over by io