Arizona republican., 1920-08-14
MINING CONDITIONS IN STATE IMPROVE
 DURING HALF YEAR
Much Activity Noted in Mining Districts of Yava- pal County = New Silver Property Promising
Especial to The Republican,

PRESCOTT, Aug 13-According to :, midyear report of the U. $. Geologi- cal Survey received by the Yavapai County Chamber of Commerce, min ing conditions in Arizona improved early in 1920. though the shipments of ore, concentrates and precious bullion show no great change in production. The shipment of copper bullion from the smelting plants indicates a greater production for 1920, but includes a large quantity of copper that was left over from 1919
 1avapai county, Arizona since the bringing in of the Little Daisy mine has been forging ahead in sound le- sltimate mining development. At pres ent, old properties are being reopened and mining investors and engineers are combing the hills for worthy proper tieS and prospects. In all districts much activity is being experienced and particularly is this true of the old sil- yer districts. which in the days gone py formed the backbone of the mining industry of Yavapai county
 In the Verde district of Yavapai county no property has attracted the attention recently as that of the Shea According to the Verde Copper News published at Jerome, it is almost a practical certainty that the Shea tun- nel has struck ore that makes the long sought for third mine in the Verde district a reality An assay taken across a five-foot face shows copper 15.6 per cent, silver 15.44 ounces, gold 1.04 ounces; with a total valuation of SSS.SO per ton. This sample was taken on August and to make sure that it would fairly repre- sent the content of the vein two cuts were made across the entire breast of the tunnel, one about two feet from the floor and the other the same dis tance from the roof. The entire sample weighed about 25 pounds and was parted by the assayer with the most scrupulous care The present breast IS between 10 and 15 feet further ahead and the ore now showing is of much higher grade, some of it being prac- tically solid chalcopyrite. The chal- copyrite is shot through with tetrahe- drite, which accounts for the high sil- yer content The work at the Shea IS being performed by Superintendent Oscar Engelder. who says that no ef- fort will be made to cross-cut until the tunnel has ben advanced to a point immediately below the shaft
 With delightful year-round climate excellent railroad and smelter facili- ties. roads and markets for supplies 1avapaf county offers today one of the best fields for mining to be found any where.
 Just recently the short line road from Prescott, the county seat of Yavapai county, to Jerome, the center or the rich Verde mining industry, has been opened to travel Credit for this wonderful piece of highway work is not only due to the state and federal authorities. but to the Yavapai County Chamber of Commerce, which started the ball rolling to obtain this improve ment and who never stopped plugging until the road was built. The old route over the Cherry Creek highway was 62 miles long, while the new road IS 32 When the road is capped and graveled the running tirne will be about one and one-half hours. The project was fi- nanced by the Yavapai county portion together with federal aid, which has been applied for to the total amount of $2S0,000 The states and county share will exceed this amount the ex- cess being due to the fact that the cost of construction in some cases ex- ceeded the federal maximum of $4OO0O per mile. Incidentally, the construction of the Prescott Jerome highway af- lords an interesting commentary or the advancement of civilization if Arizona A half century ago in this same district the Apache Indians were bent on bloodshed and plunder as means to stem the advance of tht whites. as every pioneer who remem bers the Verde Valley massacre ant other incidents of the eos and '70s vii attest Today the ApacheS, the de scendants of those same blood thirst, savages are content to aid civilization and progress by assisting in the build