Arizona republican., 1918-01-20
Mines of Mayer pr EN NY DnuvTn

By F. W. BOWER
 MAYER, Ariz., Jan. 5.-Announce- ment has been made by directors of the Jerome Copper company that ore has been encountered in the tunnel that has been driven 930 feet on the property in the South Jerome district which was taken over last summer by the General Development company. It is considered one of the most import ant strikes of ore made during the past year. The ledge matter is about 30 rect Tn width the values running a milling grade of copper and silver. Drifts have been started each way on the vein and crosscutting is still in Mine Superintendent J. G. Finn states that the mine indications could not be better for making a big mine
 This strike is of especial importance to the district for several reasons. In the first place, it is the first property to be taken over in the Jerome to Phoenix mineralized belt by this strong eastern company. The making Of the first attempt a success will stimulate the company to further de- velopment work on other properties in the district. The company owns the Christmas mine three miles east of Mayer which was the first one &C., quired last summer. It is now expected that work will be started on this property early in the year for there are strong indications that not much more development will be required to prove up another large producer. The ] Christmas mine is right in line with the Arizona Binghamton and Copper | Queen mines. on the south extension with only few claims between. There are places opened up that will run bet ter than 20 per cent copper
 1 The discovery of the large body of ore in the Jerome mine is especially
 gratifying to two business men oi
 Prescott, E. A. Kastner and Homer King, who were instrumental in in- teresting the General Development con- pany in this district.
 The Arizona Binghampton company has begun to sink the 600-foot shaft t the 1200-foot level. The new shaft l.
 to be three compartment and ther,
 will be a station cut at the 700 or S0t
 levels. The sinking of this shaft vii
 be watched with great interest for i
 will again determine, this time in
 big way, what may be expected witl depth in the Yavapai schist. Not ever.
 one knows as it is just how wide tn
 main ore body is on the 600-foot level
 By actual measurement, is is 51 fee
 wide and it is all milling grade o
 copper. This same ore body has com
 down through the several levels above
 getting wider and better in grade wit
 depth. Some of the best mining talen in the state has recently passed on tn property It seems to be the genera , opinion that one of the big mines C
 the state is in the making. That i { why the work now in progress in sink ,, ing the shaft to double it's preser , deph, will be watched with such kee interest.
 Over the divide from the A B c min ,, the Copper Que@ company has CT
 countered new ore in an upraise frol ! the bottom of the 300-foot winze. Tn ore shoot has been widening out fan a shape with a width of seven feet wit , values running five to six per cer copper. The development work is no being confined to the winze level. is planned to pursue an extensiy scale of development Of the entil
 property this coming year. There al
 number of very promising outcroI r on the surface that have not as " ,. been even prospected.
 3 While no public announcement hs : been made as yet by the Consolidate r Arizona company as to the success
 tho new work on the 1.200-foot lev r in the Blue Bell mine, it is general