Show ARIZONA C B hays who has taken over the big dome mine near walker has commenced shipment from the ground the first carload showing high values in silver and lead he has equipped the mine with a new compressor and hoist and other equipment and is installing a pump as a heavy flow of water was encountered at a depth of about ninety feet the group is regarded as holding considerable promise the jerome central mining company capitalized at has been incorporated at jerome to develop ground about three miles south of that camp the corn coni pany owns three claims in a promising location adjoining the verde combination and surface assays essays as high as 4 per cent copper are reported from its holdings W M malody Is president and dr aylmer harding is secretary and general agent construction of a new ton milling plant has commenced at the property of the mccracken silver lead mines company at INIc mccracken Cracken in mohave county under direction of W B van horn president of the company development of the ground the past year has consisted of the daiv driving ing of a crosscut tunnel to open the ore which was done and drifting of about feet along the vein the deposit is proven to be of good size and is said to carry values of about 20 a ton in silver and lead the big united verde extension at jerome rome has declared its regular quarterly dividend of 50 cents a share together with an extra of 25 cents per sh share are to be paid november ast 1st to stock of record of october 3rd ard it calls for a total of and will bring the companas company comp anys ps grand total to or a share more than half of which has been paid the present year the company has its new smelter in operation and it is expected that its dividend rate will be increased substantially soon george kingdon is manager the shaft at the property of the hackberry consolidated mining company at hackberry has reached the foot point and the work gf crosscutting for the vein is now under way according to G S holmes principal owner of the group the vein has been proven to a width of sixteen feet in places on the level all of high grade milling ore and if it prove up as well 0 on the the property will take its place among t the he bonanzas of the state excellent progress is being made with the construction of the companas comp anys new milling plant |