El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-27
Good SPEEDON
THEVERDE MINE
Combination of Property Is
Being Worked; Other
Progress in District.

I jerome, Ariz-. July 2z-AIthoush
but two shifts are being worked each
day in the drifts and crosscuts on the
I 1850 level at Combination and consid-
cradle delay mas been experienced on
/ account Of unsatisfactory electric ser
vice due TO storms and the changing
, Of Transmission lines. good speed has
been made. and a total Of 234 feet
I has been accomplished in the six
headings being run
Since July Is. two new meanings
have been started. both Of which eE-
I pose conditions which are more than
promising.
summing up the conditions at
Combination it may be said that the
indications for the opening up OF a
wei defined ore body are very favor
able. the chances being strengthened
by the continued showing Of mineral
ia the headings being worked and the
high grade chalcOpyrite which was
cut in the stump
The Labor situation.
Nothing new has developed in the
labor situation in the Verde district,
and no ruling has as yet been handed
down by Hyweu Davies. the represen-
tatiTe Of the federal government. In
the meantime work has been going
on as usual there being no further
talk Of a walkout, and il IS evident
that all viii abide by the decision OF
the federal mediator
Green Monster.
With the visit OF president ". S
Humbert and director W. ". Lawh0n
20 the Green Monster properties came
the announcement Of the temporary
cessation Of development work in the
Gorge tunnel The work done so far
has revealed the fact that this ore
body lays flat and for that reason
it was decided TO discontinue work at
this point for the present Later il is
planned 20 thoroughly prospect the
Gorge tunnel workings by vertical
diamond drill holes.
In the meantime work will be con-
centrated in the sinking Of the
Dorothy Nay shaft The shaft has
passed through some very good schist
and the formation is now getting a
rrifle harder. The present depth is
s65 feet. and the shaft win be con-
tinued TO the 1000 level unless the
white intrusive exposed in the cross
cut from the 500 level is encountered
at less depth. in which case IL viii
be followed and prospected-
Gadsden.
The large three compartment shaft
at the G1dsden is now down 1872 feet
and Is IN a composite formation Of
schisr, with diorite just showing up
in the bottom Of the shaft. Much Of
the rock shows evidences Of mineraIl-
ration in the form Of hematite. When
the 300 level is reached a large
working station vii be cut and head
ings run toward the Verde Combina-
tion and the Fault in a westerly di-
rection and souther-y toward the Lar
remore group The surface showing
on the latter group is very encourag-
ing.
Grand Island.
At the Grand Island they are max
ing very good Roadway in the enlarg-
inE Of the two compartment shaft TO
q 1ull three compartment This work
is being conducted from the bottom
OF the 20S foot shaft upward. and
when completed IL is the intention to
&C once start sinking.
The diamond drill bore being run
in the country some distance south
east Of the shaft has now attained a
depth Of 675 feet. AT about ass feet
the bore passed through some two or
three feet Of quartz, and has since
been in good looking schist No
mineral IN the form Of copper has
been found in this formation.
United Verde Extension.
After a run Of nearly two days. a
third attempt to start up the new
smelt5r Of the United Verde Extension
resulted in another failure, for while
the blast furnace did not freeze up
as heretofore, some part Of the water
jacket either broke or became dis
connected, and It was necessary to
shut down for repairs. 1t IS probable
that the furnace VIII be blown in
again within the next few days
A new bonus system has been an