El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-11
ISFINE
. IN JEROME FIELD
Jerome Verde, Verde Com
bination and Others
Prosecute Work.

] erQe district however nOLnlng OF
note has occurred in the way Of new
I lore discoveries Those in charge of the
| development policies Of at least three
I OF the companies have come TO the
conclusion that the zones o. richer
naturalization and ore deposition lie
at greater depth and are now at work
deepening their shafts for the purpose
Of prosecuting prospecting on the
lower levels.
The discovery OF numerous and
large bodies Of low grade ore in the
form Of chalcopyrite points to the
nearly sure possibilities that zones Of
more intense naturalization viii be
opened up somewhere in the district.
and it is to be presumed that each
property at present carrying on de-
velopment work has a good chance to
bring in a mine
jerome Verde.
Within the next ten days the con-
nection between the Columbia shaft
and the workings lying north OF
United Verde Extension in the Jerome
Verde viii have been effected by she
eGmpletion Of the long north crosscut
mis- heading now penetrates a dis
tauce Of 22Z5 feet from the starting
point and has but % feet to 90 to
break into the workings where so
much prospecting was done prior 10
the latter part Of last year. When the
foregoing work is completed. il viii be
possible TO prospect all the territory
lying north Of United Verde Extension
without having TO 90 through the lat
ter's ground.
On the lIaintop claim. on the Jerome
Verde 100 level ana at a point 200
feet below the ore body from which .
shipments were made last fall. an in
cline raise is being started TO make I
the connection between the two levels .
When this is done they viii be able T.
to tram the ore from these workings I
by way Of the north crosscut and hoist I
through the Columbia shaft for ship Z
ment.
Advancing the Drift.
The northeast drift has now ad- q
vanced 1477 feet and is in a wet J
loose ground necessitating timbering.
Here they are following a soft gOuge !
and the formation is quartz {
porphyry.
south OF the Columbia shaft and IS /
feet back from the face OF the south .
crosscut a heading is being run east 4
erly TO open mp the ground recently {
prOspected by diamond drilling This /
heading is in 302 feet and has passed I
ten feet Of Jasper. heavy with
specular iron and pyrite.
Diamond drill operations are being
prosecuted in the north and northeast
headings, the bOres being driven hori-
zOntally, and some fairly good looking
ground has been passed through
Verde Combination.
The shaft is now down SIS feet in
the Verde Com bination and progress
ing at the rate Of a little over five
feet per day The formation is get
ting slightly harder, being quite 81
hcious and stratified with numerous
streaks Of quartz heavily mineraliZed
with pyrite- During the past week an
altered diOrite. fun OF specular iron
and containing much magnetic, was
cut 1t is possible that the quartz
ledge, shown up on the zoo level and
dipping toward the shaft viii be in
tersected before the 1000 foot level is
reached.
The south crosscut is now in over
SIS feet, the formation at present be-
Ing hard diorite containing little
mineral Near the face Of this head
ing a crosscut is being run easterly |
toward the North and South Fault.
This working has been in a blue
5chist heavily mineralized with pyrite
md chalcopyrite and is considered as
quite promising
The Green Monster.
The deepening Of the Dorothy Nay
haft in the Green Monster was started
md IL is expected to sink TO the 1000
evel before attempting any further
ateral work on the 500 level, the
est Of the work having been tenn
'orarily suspended in order TO speed
~ sinking
In the Gorge tunnel the crosscut {
rom the bottom Of the 100 foot Wine ;
S progressing with all speed
The Gadsden.
Word has been received from the d.
ectOrs Of the Calumet and Arizona {
y lining r0ruuanr- WIN recently met at
AJO, Ariz-. 10 continue sinking the
Eaft to a depth of at least 1900 feet
'efore drifting and prosecuting in the {
The shaft is now down 1000 7
Get and the formation is quartz and I
chist and comparatively soft COnsid- {
rable disseminated ChalcOpyrite has !
btained in the formation cut in the {
hart since passing out Of the sedi- !
lentaries at the $40 foot mark /
Verde Hub formerly Decatur-) !
The Verde Hub property. which lies I
irecly between the Gadsden and 1
ireen Monster, is being prOspected by ] :
iamond drilling. Operations have !
zen temporarily suspended pending 7
he arrival Of rods. The bore is down
yer SIS feet and viii be driven 10 a :
epth Of 400 feet The formation !
S at present a Quartz-pOrphyry and is :
lineraliZed. Assays from the $50 foot I
lark gave one and fOrty-one hum q
redths percent copper 81 in gold and
H-LU IN SILVER 10 LlE Ton
Calumet and jerome.
The long No. I southwest crOsscut I
o the Calumet and Jerome is now Z
q over 100 feet and the face has at e
aimed a depth of 1900 feet below the n
urface. The formation is a good S
ioking quartz containing mineraliza-
on
Another heading is being run east L
rly toward the North and South "
ault and has passed through a schist s.
lrrying considerable chalcOpyrite and Il
yrite. n
United Verde Extension. o
In the United Verde Extension the b
ew concrete shaft has been com s,
leted down TO the 1900 foot mark 81
nd further progress is being re- A
xcaVating down to the 100 which 2,
the intended depth Of the shaft n
-ithin a few days IL viii be possible q
D use this shaft for hosting pur- :,
oses- =.
ore is being shipped TO the new :
melter at Verde in order that a good -
lpply viii be on hand when the fur
aces are blown in along about the --
rst Of July.
shea Copper. p
Two drifts are being run in the y
hea from the bottom Of the $50 foot !,
feline shaft The one toward the east Y
looking the more promising at the d
resent writing II is in over IS feet o
nd exposes a good grade Of ore car Z
wing gold, copper and silver, the o.
.tter predominating- Ct
Grand Island. p
Diamond drilling is still being IS
rOsecuted in the Grand Island and at d
resent is the only work being done G.