El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-18
BIC JOB ON 4
JEROME TUNNEL
Will Take Nine Months to
Finish Work on United
Verde Extension.

tractors to complete the long eXtrac-
ton tunnel Of the United Verde Ex-
tension is the prediction made BY
those who should know. The smelter
at the town OF Verde. having a ca
pacity Of 1000 tons daily. VIII be in
partial operation by July and. until
the haulage tunnel is finished. it will
be necessary TO transport the ore
from the mine over the tramway 20
the V. T. & S railroad, thence via
Clarkdale to the smelter site Mucn
ore has already been shipped and Is
piled W on the ground ready for US.
The 425 foot stack is all completed
with the exception Of the vitrified
Gaping. and visitors have been taken
to the top. from which an excellent
view OF the entire country may be
had.
Gadsden.
Phillip Wilson. consulting geologist
for the Calumet & Arizona Mining
co. which concern has under devel-
opmeut the properties OF the Gads-
den. has been a recent visitor 70 the
mine for the purpose Of consultation
with Supt- Hooper relative 10 future
development policies
The station at the 1000 foot level
Is now being cut, after which the
shaft VIII be deepened TO at least
1900 feet. on this lower level IL IS
probable that two laterals viii be
run. one toward the south 20 pros
pect the Larremore group belonging
10 the company. and the other west
erly toward the Iescal group Of
Verde Combination. This latter head
ing viii cut the north and south
ebe, Couper-
The break which recently cut off
the vein in the west drift at the shea
has not been passed through and the
face is again in a weu mineralized
zone. the formation appearing 10 pc
better than before. The east drift
from the bottom OF the $50 foot IN
cline shaft continues to show i'm
provement. In the vein matter
which IS composed for the most part
Of quartz wen miueraliKed, samples
were taken from a streak in the face
giving returns Of 1s5 ounces IN sill
yer, SO in gold and 5.4 percent cop
per to the ton
Grand Island
The new parts for the compressor
and a No. 5 Cameron sinking pump
in the Grand Island have arrived and
are being installed and il viii be pos
sibIe 10 resume underground deFel-
opueur within the next two weeks
The diamond drill is now down over
500 feet. After passing the zoo foot
mark tie bore passed through. over
80 feet OF jasper before entering g
weIl mineraliZed schist zone II IS
evident that they are approaching the
large quartz and QuartZ-porpnyry
ledge which was exposed in the work
ing on the 20s foot level
Green Monster.
The following statement relative to
Il - 80 nnn
ster properties has been issued BY
president Humbert under date Of
May II;
The Gorge Wine sunk on the low
grade ore body found in the Gorge
tunnel 10 a depth OF 100 feet below
the tunnel level is completed together
with sumD and station A cr0sscuL 10
the north has been started and adj
vanced "A feet in quartz porphyry.
Il IS expected 10 intersect the ore
body at about so feet OF distance or
within the next 10 days.
The headings driven on the white
intrusive in the main tunnel from the
Dorothy May shaft on the 500 level
have advanced 211 and Z33 feet re-
spectiTely in 4 sOutherly and north
erly direction. and have shown
strong quartz vein, and below %.
softer leached quartz porphyry car
rylng pyrites, chalcopyrite and eEal-
cOclte in varying amounts.
To Sink Deeper shaft.
The conditions have been so en-
that Il has been thought
wise by the board OF directors. on the
advice Of the mining committee 20
sink the Dorothy Nay Snatr deeper
Work has been started on the sinking
OF the shaft and 81 is intended 10 go
10 q depth OF 500 feet further, II con-
ditions warrant. or at any event 20
continue sinking for at least 600 feet
before starting a cross cut.
AS the white intrusive and the
ton has a dip toward the
shaft. 10 may be possible that 10 may
be intersected before the 1909 level
IS reached. and e is expected that
this white intrusive will lead US. as
Il has always done sooner or later in
the United Verde and United Verde
Ext mines, TO rich ore BODY The
extensive teaching above would seem
to indicate secondary enrichment OF
the ore above"
Verde Combination.
In order 10 concentrate work IN the
sinking Of the shaft at Verde combi-
nation the No. 13 south heading. be-
ing run toward the Conner group. and
the No 9 east crOsscut. . branch off
from the former running toward the
north and south fault. have been tenn
1Orarily stopped and IL Is probable
that no further DEVELOPMENT work
viii be done on the 200 level until
the shaft IS down TO at least the 1000
level
The shaft is now down s97 feet and
IN average OF five feet per day is be-
ng made in sinking. II Is bottomed
n a much softer formation than OBJ
aimed last week. the rock being a
ichist containing much iron pyrites
md occasional evidences OF chalconv-
lite No water has as yet been en-
'Ountered On the shaft
PfffEhurgh-Ierorue
Two civil suits were recently de-
'ided in favor OF Pittsburgh-Ie rome
n the superior court OF Tavapli
county. Both had to do with the
building OF the road leading 20 the
nine, the first being against the COM
lanY for supplies. etc. amounting 90
.925S and furnished the contractors [
md the second for S13.e22. which was I
He'd by contractors Snider and Cald-
veil who alleged that more rock and /
.irt had been removed than was esti- I
mated and paid for by the company. 4
zach side was ordered 90 pay its own /
.osts.
Development continues on both the /
90 and on the 900 levels two head Z
ngs being worked on the former and !
hree on the latter.
Jerome Verde
According 10 present calculations il /
vii take more than a month 10 fix 4
1tOrv IN the Jerome Verde north o. I
he extension to make the same con- ]
orm with the connection from the ]
Columbia shaft. The long heading D
which is being driven to make the /
Connection is practically completed I
nd is nearly 2500 feet in length /
rom the poiut started 10 the drift /