The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-09-22
THE GREAT FLORENCE.

The lease of b. j. Reilly, John McKane John Camp
bell the Florence known the Reilly lease still occupies
the center of the speculation being nduged
to its total production during its short life but
26 days to and it believed
of ST. 100000 much too high The could hardly put
In shape in the short time produce that much with
the values high they If the production reaches
$5OOOO by the end of the lease will be great and
speak big for the husng abilities of Jack Campbell who is
In charge
In this News states authoratively that
the published statements that Mr. Reilly 'shmself
that EVERY SACK of being sacked is
than $lOOO and that She has offered big fortune for
short extension of the lease hot air. pure simple
Mr.. Reilly believes in the of the News-he
good enough and is indignant at being falsely quoted
Last Sunday in the south drift the body
to buish deadookng quartz At first glance the shift
thought the limits of the remarkably rich shoot had
reached did not pan we'll There very little gold
it. AS there plenty of other places in this
other levels for the to work halt called few
quick samples of the discouragngy looking
rock made and it found be the richest yet
countered in the mine breaking and Tues
day 60ton shipment made the Godfed sampler and
settled for at the rate of $500 Forty thousand
dollars bad for day shipment of ore
that taken in sorting.
visit the yesterday activity
Men working like beavers the surface and be
easily imagined that the activity pro-
gres in the underground workings though
engaged in loading sacks into the wagons
moving very fast but moments consideration
the News reporter that they handling sacks which
weigh 100 pounds being done under
blazing with breath of stirring they
had been it for hours sf M.
The number of sacks piled up ground
mnshed The being hoisted the bottom 2OOoot
level shoveed into the sacks without glance by
those engaged at the work There lights
the sorting places Just the light of the
oil lamps what is used when the down guide
the sackes of the The work continuous performance
Its day all day and there night Reilly lease
these times.
to thinkt that he
opened of the Florence ground and applications
for leases thick and fast One block sought after
by applicants but before the decided
company found feet of that block that assayed
than $1,000 per 1t needless that that block
not leased On the expiration of the Reilly lease the Flor
company will continue work there and also sink
other rich shoot between that and the present company work
ngs, making three shafts in the claim from which will
bonanza
A 50horse power electric ordered
work of grading for its installation is under An
from depth of $50 feet has also been ordered The shaft at
the old workings going be enlarged from the 250foot
point to the surface In order to put in cage
The directors considering the proposition of the
erection of reduction plant at the mine for the treatment
of grade product There of esees working
companys ground and is the busiest section the
entire district at present
THE JANUARY
An uprase being made the $50 foot level
with the 230foo level Sol Camp, superintendent of the
mine, said this morning in regard to the property Many
people do understand why air connections have
the Gold6eld Mines and mining from other
who read that winze or upase being made on
shoot Of that has not been only short dis
the conclusion that the shoot has played
This is not Now on the bottom level OF the January
shoot twenty feet and about 30 inches
wide and contains ore that Will run at aeas $ "a ton wa1a @
work there and to get
of mine in the the same condition that inter
ered with mine operations in Virginia City in the Comstock
days The January company will be shipping high grade ore
the rate by the railroad company TO the
smelters is put into effect