Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-12
MINE PROPERTY
AT JERO ME OF
GREAT INTEREST

The following article written by
George Newett, in the Iron Ore. is of
interest to local people:
Jerome, Arizona, continues to be
one of the most interesting of the
copper mining camps in the United
States, and up to the present time
has only two producers of this
metal, although it hopes to add
more as time goes on. 1t is rugged
country in which the copper ores
of Jerome occur, the mountains stand
ing high and abrupt, making exploring
work generally difficult and ex-
pensive. Roads cost much, and quite
often the promoter has found all
his available funds exhausted before
the needed highway is completed.
Gradually there has been road i'm
provement on the principal thorough
fares, and no mountain road in the
country is of more spectacular kind
than the one connecting Prescott
with Jerome, distance of about
thirty-five miles. This highway
crosses Black Mountain and reaches
height of about 1920 feet at the
most elevated point, Which is near
been comparatively little done in the
way of new explorations, but since
Verde Centraps finding there have
been several attempts at reviving
some of the old operations, and
considerable effort has been made
to settle legal tangles of which there
were many. There is anxiety on the
part of a number of property own
erss to learn the outcome in this
property will be the signal for start
ing work in many places in that
district.
Verde Central is Pushing Ahead
At the Verde Central property Calu-
met, & Arizona Mining company has
been conducting the work of explor
ing for the last several years. It.
has put down complete new shaft
to the 14th level, and has practically
connected all the levels opened from
this shaft, and will have these COM
pleted clear through to surface in
the near future. Ore has been found
nearly continuously in the raises
put in between the various levels,
the naturalization having been prov
ed to be practically continuous in the
entire distance. 1t was the desire
to first connect these levels that bet
ter ventilation could be secured, as
well as to prove the ground, and
soon the work of determining the
size of the various ore bodies en-
countered will be commenced in a
way. From the 1000 level
upward the raise is now about 130
feet down from the level. 1t has been
in commercial grade ore practically !
all the way and still is.
A drift has been pushed ahead on
the 9Th level to intercept this ore
chute and now shows signs of being !
very close to it Nas a crosscut put |
in from this drift is showing punches
Of oxidized .pyrite, similar to that |
showing in the 1000 raise, and this
erosscut will probably have en-
the ore before this article |
is in print.
The persistency of this ore above |
The 1,OO0-foot level is highly regard |
3D. as is the increase in the size of |
he mineralized area from surface to |
The bottom of the mine. AT surface,
or near it, there was little clay |
seam of only few inches in thick |
less.- On the 14th level the mineral
zed ground shows a thickness of |
more than 40 feet, and it is also |
significant fact that the 1,409 raise I
las one of the best showings in the |
nine. This was started couple of i
weeks ago and is up about 80 feet
n ore that runs from to 20 per-
cent, with high grade still all over
he top of the raise. What is con-
'idered a very important condition
s found in the face of 1903, on the
18th level, which at last reports from
he mine appears to be coming into
he strike of ore made on the 18th. i
# this proves true it will mean $50
'eet of ore between these levels, the
L4th and 18th. We regard it as very
favorable that the best ore in the
nine has been found in the bottom
evel, and if it is cut at point150 I
'eet above it will go far in proving
I to a very valuable find. 1t will
also suggest that the shaft ought
10 be continued downward SO long
is this condition prevails as all in
lications point to great deposits at
lepth. Undoubtedly the officers of !
he company will soon take some I
action on the matter. Developments
IAN be regarded only in a favorable
light. The money necessary for carry
ng on this work has been we'll eX- !
pended. The present hosting plant is
ample to handle rock and ore from a |
lepth of 400 or 500 feet below the
present bottom of the shaft.
Ore of commercial grade that has
,een mined in the course of driving
lrifts and raises has been stocked on
surface and makes very fine show
ng. 1t is ready for shipment at any
lime the company arranges for it's
transportation.
The copper ore-holding formations
'amiliar in this camp are found in
Verde Central. The black schist and |
luartz of the United Verde is pro-
in the lower levels, and /
here is much shearing such as the
I'D mine shows so plentifully
throughout it's workings. So far as
favorable signs go Verde Central has
hem, and it is as yet youngster
is properties go. 1t presents suf-
,icient to warrant the expenditure
IF more money in opening the ores |
already found and in going to great
er depths
Verde Extension Has New Ore