Weekly journal-miner., 1920-02-04
(By F. w. BOWER)

than in any other camp i'll Yavapai county. During the winter months, when mining is often slack, the older companies have been operating full handed and a number or new con- panies have come into existence.
 Mayer is surrounded on all sides by producing mines, mostly copper. The most active section is around Copper mountain, which is five or six niles northeast of Mayer. Copper mountain itself IS the center of the listrict and has been well named, for there are many veins of copper ore penetrating it from all sides. Isaac 2toddard s years ago began devel-
 9ment work on the north end of the mountain and built the first smell
 CT north of Globe, about mile from
 he mine ,on the Agua Fria river.
 The most developed mine in the
 strict is the Arizona Binghampton,
 hich lies aboue one mile north of
 1e original Stoddard works. The \ B. C. as it is commonly called is
 e of the coming copper mines of he state. For over a year a three
 ompartment shaft has been going
 ,wn which will afford better facili-
 9s for hoisting. The deepest work
 gs were on the 600-foot level. The
 ew shaft has passed the $50 level,
 here a crosscut found one of the
 7ses of copper ore in place. More
 evelopment is expected to open up
 Il of the several ore bodies at this aveL The shaft IS to be sunk to the
 7nO-foot level The ore opened into m the 950 level is excellent in quality md the width of the vein IS greater
 han on levels above. The finding of he ore in this mine at the deeper 'evels means much to the entire Cop
 CT Mountain district and to the cop ,er mines of the entire Jerome to Dhoenix" belt, for 1t has again deter mined the permanency Of the ore >odies at depth. The Notation mill t this mine has been doubled in ca ,acity making it 300 tons daily, which is soon to be placed in com mission again.
 The Big Bug mine has scored gain by bringing in an entirely new body of ore in the east crosscut at he 225-foot level. The management 9f the company reports cutting through 60 feet of low grade sulphide copper ore and 26 feet of oXidized pre which carries native copper which is uniformly disseminated through put the schist. This formation of ore IS entirely new to the county and bears the name of "AmygdalOidap copper ore Twelve feet of high grade ore has been encountered in he west crosscut on the same level and crosscutting is still in progress toward the west wall, where another shoot of high" grade is looked for. The east crosscut is being extended toward the old Minor claim, which has excellent ore reserves.
 Within the next few days the Franco-American company will com nence regular ore shipments of high grade copper to the Dewey station, on the Santa Fe This mine has been taken over recently by a company organized by Col. Fred Bowler and J. E.. Russell of Prescott. Former owners developed the property with l 25o-foot incline shaft, which fol- lowed down a very rich lense of ore. 7our carloads were shipped before he present company took it over, the ore averaging from 2 to 5 per cent copper and about $lO In gold and oIlNCls III lllC Sildll DOLLOilA tllN Ol 1 -ein is about nine feet in width and l he best car of ore that which aver, lged 5 per cent copper, was taken | rom this lower level A new hoist ng equipment has recently been in stalled and deep sinking IS contem- plated A new truck road has been made into the mine and shipments | of one or two carloads per week arc to commence in a short time. The ] mine will then be able to develop it. self from the returns on tine ore shipments.
 The Half Moon Copper company 1 S another of the newer organizations hat is looking for copper ore in this district. Cleveland capitalists are in- terested and the company is fully financed. A shaft 500 feet deep has been sunk in record time and cross cutting is now in progress both east and west which. if is expected will