The Winslow mail., 1923-09-21
THE UNITED VERDE COPPER co.

THE UNITED VERDE COPPER co.
The United Verde Copper Company
is one of the richest copper mines in
the entire state of Arizona. The
mine is located near Jerome in the
Black Hill mountains of Yavapai
County and is noted the world over
for it's large and profitable copper
productions, and also for it's produc-
tion in gold and silver. Officers of
the company are: w. A. Clark, Pres
ident; Jas A. Macdonald, Vice-Pres
ident; VIM. B. Cover, General Audi
tor; H. H. st. Clair, Treasurer; G.
W. Clark, Managing Director; j. H.
Anderson, Secretary: LIE Roy Ander-
son, General Counsel; Robert E. Tai
ly, general Manager, Smelter Off
cials are: Thos. Taylor, General Sup
erintendent; C. r. KuZell, Smelter
Superintendent; ]. B. Johnson, Chief
Engineer; Dave Hopkins, Purchasing
Agent; A. l.. Reese, Chief Chemist;
r. K Duffy, Chief Clerk: Matt Bohn,
Master Mechanic; H. S. Sparks, Chief
Electrician. Mine officials are H.
De Witt Smith, General Superinten-
dent; E. E. Vanderhoff, Steam Shovel
Supt.; w. V. De Camp Mine Sup
erintendent; JOS. E. Mccarthy, AS
.sistant Steam Shovel Supt. J. E.
Ryan, Master Mechanic; Carl e. Mills
Chief Engineer; Louis E. Reber,
Chief Geologist; A. NJ. Smock, Chief
Electrician; DR.. A. G. Carlson, Chief
Surgeon. Officials of the Verde Tun-
mel and Smelter Railroad are: Rob-
ert E. Tally, President; j. E. Mclean
Superintendent; Chas. w. Clark, Gen
eral Manager; H. P. Hughes. Auditor
The officials of the Clarkdale I'm
provement Company and Upper Ver-
de Public Utilities Company are: R.
E. Tally, President; r. K. Duffy,
Manager; F. L, Benham, Chief Clerk.
Jerome; A N. Jones, Superintendent
and S. G. Thomas, Chief Clerk, Clark
dale.
Based upon actual expenditures for
the first six months of the year the
United Verde Copper Company will
spend the following amounts in Ari
Zona in 1923: For labor, $3.50 ,000.-
90, practically all of which goes for
food, clothing, etc, supplied by Ariz-
Ona farmers and merchants; For sup
plies, $780, 100000, this amount going
directly to merchants and manufact
urers in the state; For taxes $780,
00000 which is all spent in the state
for support of government. This
makes a total amount of $4,720,000 90
which represents only direct expen-
ditures for Arizona products includ-
ing labor In addition to this amount
large sums go to Arizona firms and
agencies for materials not produced
or manufactured in this state
The smelter of the mine located at
Clarkdale has the enormous monthly
capacity of fifteen million pounds of
copper, two hundred fifty thousands
fine ounces of silver, and five thou
sand ino ounces of gold. The num-
Der of men employed by the company
in its operations is approximately two
thousand five hundred, and the esti-
mated production for 1923 is as fol-
lows: One hundred million pounds OF
copper, two million one hundred
thousand ounces of silver, and seven
ty-fve thousand ounces Of gold.
An unusual feature of the mine is
the large use made of the steam
shovel in mining ore. Whole noun,
tains are being removed as the giant
shovels eat into the sides biting out
huge chunks of the rich earth anC
placing the ore in cars which carry
it to the millc
The mine is partially developed tC
a depth of 2400 feet The mill, bull
of steel and brick, cost $1,250,0000 an(
is one of the most modern in desigr
in the state. The underground ore
is hauled by 25 ton electric motor
to bins from which the ore is poured
into cars drawn by steam Locomotives
IN NloT1 do Ia fo,, +pootyoont
The mine was purchased in 1SS!
by Senator c. W. Clark and develop
ment was Immediately started anC
carried to a greater depth In 1891
railroad was built from Jerome
Junction on the Santa Fe railroad tt
Jerome, and from then On the devel
opment of the property has beer
rapid The old smelter at the mine
was replaced with the newer one a
f Clarkdale. Because of mine fires
development of certain areas of The
property was carried out by tn,
steam shovel method Millions hav,
70. been spent in development and il
providing good quarters and socia
conditions for the workers.
The United Verde mine has haC
the reputation among miners fol
many years of fair dealing. The
mine considers it its duty to pay
good wages and many of the employ
es are working on a bonus system
Modern living quarters, hospitals ant
stores, as well as amusement places
are included in the companies pro,
ject on behalf of their men. The
company town is Clarkdale, modern
little city, we'll located and extremely
comfortable, situated in the valley
below the mine.