Mohave County miner., 1918-03-30
MINES SYNDICATE ID
 REVIVE STORM CLOUD
(By P. R. Milnes)

reVlVe US storm OlOuQ group m hdS' Isayampa district has given an added : impetus to mining in this field and is viewed as a forerunner of the resump- tion of several other old properties which have been dormant for several years. The Storm Cloud, although re- puted to be a good property ,has had no work done on it for the past ten years until recently, when the syndi- cate ordered its unwatering. An eX- haustive examination was then made by the company engineers. Then came the order to go ahead.
 The O'Brien syndicate controls and operates many mines not alone in this country but also in Canadai which is the headquarters of the concern. It bought the Storm Cloud after the death of the original owner but made no move until now to test out its merits.
 Operations have been suspended at the Jerome Copper company's prop erty near Jerome by the General De- velopment company, resumption being i dependent, it is saidSupon the showing l the Green Monster makes in future development. If the latter makes good then it is probable the Lewissohns will revivs the camp, as the geologi- cal formation is practically identical, but until that time comes work will cease. In fact the entire crew has already been laid off and all accounts squared preparatory to the departure of Superintendent J. G Flynn who has been in charge since last August, when the General Development com pany took over the estate from Pres colt people under an agreement to purchase. Since that time there has ] been 175O feet of work done, which has been very disappointing in its re- suits.
 "The showing is one that we would pay very little attention to Tn any other district declared Flynn, "but our opinion was that it might mean a great deal here, in view of what has been disclosed at the United Verde and United Verde Extension"
 The purchase price for the group of four and fraction claims comprising the Hooker & Ewing group and eleven claims near the Binghampton in the Mayer district, was S250,000, to be paid in five semi-annual installments. Two payments of S5O,OOO each have been made, the second only last month. Therefore the next payment will not be due until August.
 Jerome people are playing ther hunch that the next strike Tn those diggingS will take place at the Calu- met 2 Jerome. The south crosscut, which is apparently nearing high grade ore body, is out 1900 feet from the 600 foot station and is being push ed ahead with all possible speed through blue and green schist heavily mineralized with iron. The formation also shows some chalcopyrite and black copper sulphide. No. 6, the north crosscut, has ad- vanced some 130 feet. It is in sheared schist full of white iron and chalco- lpvrite. The flow of water is con- stantly increasing. This is very ia vorable territory and it would not be surprising if No. 6 broke into a body of high-grade entirely independent from that which is believed to be ahead of No. 1.
 That ledge of jasper and iron which caused so much excitement more than a year ago, when the Jerome Verde company's Columbia shaft cut through it at a depth of 96O feet, has been intersected by the diamond drill on the 1O5O level. It is five or six feet wide where located by the drill and the con dition disclosed by the core is in ev- cry way satisfactory. The iron IS more specular in character than in the shaft and specks of chalcopyrite are scattered through the mass.
 The ledge dips to the east and was crosscut some time ago northeast or the shaft. Now the drill has located it farther to the south, where the showing is more promising. It is pos sible that drift will be started on it soon.
 Work has been suspended in the southeast drift on the 1O5O level since a flow of water heavy enough to drown the pumps was encountered some three weeks ago. That drift IS now bulkheaded off from the rest Of the workings.
 Of late, work has been progressing very slowly, in the northeast drift, owing to water. It becomes necessary to change the grade somewhat and several diamond drill stations have been cut, preparatory to running holes north and south.