Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-09-21
LATE MINING NEWS FROM
 THE JEROME-VERDE SECTION
VERDE COMBINATION

VERDE COMBINATlON-
 Evidently the condition being sought for in the No. 6 heading on the 1080 level has been encountered at dis tance of about 200 feet from the No. drift. The theory advanced by the company's geologist was that merg- - ing of the two lodges exposed on the 700 level had taken place and that the No. 6 crosscut would cut the same at an advance of about 215 feet from the point where No. left No. 4. The former was driven PAS feet, and at the 200 foot mark it cut streak of quartz and gouge which did not appear to be
 large enough for the anticipated ledge. However, the further No. 6 advanced beyond this point the harder the formation grew, and at PAS feet the face was in very hard diorite showing little iron pyrite. Then it was decided to come back to the 200 foot mark and prospect the gouge. A drift, which is called No. ' was start ed and at an advance of 10 feet con- ditions have been greatly improving. At the point where the streak was cut by the No. 6 no mineral was to be ob- served. Monday, at the 10 foot ad- vance, the face of the heading exposed about 3 feet of good looking material carrying much chalcopyrite and iron, and sme moisture. This drift runs r degrees north of east and the ledge dips north at an angle of 53 degrees. It is the plan to also follow the ledge westerly.
 The No. 4 heading, which has been following a quartz lead toward the northeast, has advanced 260 feet. The formation is quite hard, being quartz and diorite with streaks of jasper run
 ming through it. Some moisture is coming in. It is planned to continue this heading northerly for the pur- puse of intersecting the ledge being followed by No. ', and it may be that the latter will be discontinued later on as No. will eventually cut the ledge.
 No. 2, running southwesterly and following a good looking contact, has advanced 262 feet. It appears to be veering around toward the right and may run into the ledge cut by No. 6. This heading (No. p occasionally shows punches of good chalcopyrite, and the formation dips northerly at an angle of about 45 degrees.
 The No. winze was sunk to depth of 50 feet on a slight incline and passed out of the mineralized forma- tion which dips northerly. A crosscut is now being run north and has ad- vanced 25 feet. Within the next ten feet or so this crosscut should cut in- to the rich streak of chalcopyrite ex- posed in the stump of the 1OS0.
 GADSDEN COPPER
 This property is being watched with keen interest at the present writing, and the stock has shown no little ac- tivity of late, advancing from around the $3 mark to $4. The property is being developed by the Calumet & Rri- zona, which company owns 70 per cent of the stock of the Gadsden. No doubt the rise in the price of the stock was caused by the fact that they are now starting to crosscut on the 1900 level , and the heading has exposed some - very good looking schist containing iron pyrites. Some oxidized material showing considerable iron oxide has been exposed.
 The station will not be completed for some time. In the meantime however, crosscutting toward the west will be rushed. The formation at the top of the station is quartz porphry, the same being underlaid by fine grey schist and some quartz.
 Present plans do not include run ming heading toward the south, and all work will be concentrated in the crosscut running west toward the North and South fault.
 Of the 3O0,OO0 shares not owned by the c. &. A, it is said that only