Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-18
LOW GRADE ORES
OF COLDF|ELD.
The Combination Company Has
lis New Mil In Operation
Ia Nevada Camp.
OTHER PLANTS TO FOLLOW.
Development OF the Dixie Seems to be
Produclor OF Sales Factory Re.
suits Some Big Assays,

Special Correspondence,
doldncld, Noy, May l3,-Tho low
Rrado ore proposition for the first time
IN Goldncld's history seems about to bo
solved, over 100000 tons Of ore running
from $50 10 so per ton have been lying
on the dumps, and not considered pro.
stable TO ship, within the week re-
ductIon works ana stamp mill TO treat
those ores have been put into successful
operation,
The combination mine, which has been
paying 40 per cent per month from Its
shipping ore IN the nrst to handle Its
own low grade milling ores The Com-
bInatIon mill, which IL composed Of
10 stamps Of 1880 pounds each, with
cyanide watts TO handle the tallinge has
been built on the property within half
n mile from the center OF doldncld The
water IL brought In by pipe line from
Almlol Springs, 10 miles northwest Of
Uoldneld, The supply amounts TO ~.
600 gallons per day permitting the op.
grafton OF 10 stamps day and night
Three shirts Of men are working IN tho
MILL while one shift IN working IN the
mine. Tho operations under ground for
the lrcsont VIII be confined 10 one shift
There are several thousand tons OF ore
on the dump which VIII be mlllod as
rapidly as possible, IL " the intention
OF the company 10 devote Ave stamps
to the milling OF the ore from the jan
unry mine, with whom the Combination
company has a contract TO make n test
Of 800 tons of ore from that property,
Tho future milling of the January ORE
VIII likely be indefinitely handled ut
the Combination mill James Jack In
superintendent OF the milling operas
llons,whilo Edgar a, Collins OF Goldnold
N general manager OF the properly,
Tho Combination property embraces
four claims and three fractions, that
adjoln the January mine, The com.
pany also owns n group OF six claims
half mile southeast OF the mill, which
are at present under development, The
Combination company IL u private cor.
poratlon, and " controlled largely by
capitalists Of Chicago and the east,
Following closely upon the starting
OF operations az the Combination mill,
the sampler Of the New Western Re.
dnction company was put IN operation,
The starting OF the sampler however,
WIZ w lNll'h'h VIZ w wv llNNHUlNllOll
OF n ave stamp mill, which win be In.
creased very shortly 10 twenty, and az
many more ms can be used When com.
plete, the reduction works VIII bo one
OF the most modern samplIng and mill.
ing plants In the country,
the company which IN composed OF
Boston capitalists, has every facility
Tor the handling OF ore, The sampler
and NIL have been built along the most
modern lines, and are arranged In "A
manner TO permit Of enlargement from
llmo to time, and great abundance OF
water has been struck on the promises
Vice President and General MANAGER
Todd &, Woodwork and Supt, Thomp.
son were present yesterday, when the
sampler was put IN operation, ana were
much pleased with the results obtain.
ed
Another important event Is the bcgln-
nlng OF shipments from the Florence
nllno TO the New Western reduction
pant There Is now upon the ground
~ the Florence mine, about 100 tons
ot excellent ore ready TO be sent 10
inc reduction plant FIFTY mon are ON.
nloSed now ON tho Florence, and tho
torcc If being increased ms rapidly az
N consistent with the work TO be done
me leases expired Jan, 10 Of this
year ana during the time they were
worklng' ana puNIoularly during the
lasl three months Of their term, over
MooVVo was extracted from Florence,
me shott IN the Florence IL down 300
rect ana the ore grows richer nH dopth
ia attained, which goes FAR To- proyo
that Orc WIN be found at depth IN tho
Goldnold mines Az present the Flor.
once II the biggest shipper out "
doldlold, both az regards tonnage and
values
Among the many properties Of mcrIt
IN the Goldhold district, thcro ia ono
about which comparatively little In
heard, and that IN the Dixie, In which
w II clark and other Salt Lakorg
are Interested, whore work has boon 10.
ing along steadily ana great rosulta
have been obtained, The owners have
pursued the policy of spending an their
energies upon developing their proper.
Wy lolllng the results speak for them.
selves ana 0oldneld has awakened 10
lho fact mat the Dixie Ia one Of that
brand Of ore producers that guarantee
the perm0nonoy Of 4 mining camp. Tho
DlSo " composed Of four fun clnlma
ana fraction, about 80 acres, situated
three miles east Of GoldAcld The nrst
thlng mat improsscs the investigator
II the huge uulcropplng of quartz that
runs across The entire property, extend.
ing In a direct llno some distance north
ana over the great Jumbo mIno AZ.
says Of this quartz from the surface
Justified the purchase Of the group OF
the present owners
a shaft has been sunk $40 feet on the
property Al the 20 foot level oXton.
slve prosecuting has proved the ore
vein 20 be IL feet wide, a very probable
Increasing widlh to the south, ana a
known continuation IN length To tho
cast The deeper the shaft ls driven
the wider The ore vein is found TO bo,
ana II II the plan OF the company
to drive the shaft another 100 feet at
which depth II IN confidently expected
enough water win be- found 10 Justify
the building of a mill the company IL
now planning
AZ a point 100 feet east Of tho main
shaft tunnel has been driven into
the mountain over 30 feet From this
tunnel n 20 foot incline SHAFT, extend.
cd NJ ~ base to n GO foot tunnel or
crowcut exposes idonticnly the samc
ore NOin nR was found ON tho ongtorn