The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-07
G0LDF|ELD IS ON THE HUM
Ore Being Raised From Ten Shafts
on the Mohawk-Heavy
Ore Shipments.
(Special to Tvhe Herald.)


passed into history, and mining men have
traction of ore and the development or
the wide mineral zone east of town How
wide that zone is, is yet to be determined:
Certain IL is that values have been found
for more than mile from the original
strike in the Combination mine, with
equally good ground, judging by surface
Indications for several hundred feet fur
Their toward the rising sun.
Stimulated by the phenomenal successes
of lessees on the Mohawk, from which
l.3SO000 pounds of rich auriferous rock
was shipped last week, daring spirits are
branching out in all directions, and from
the Jumbo east to the Blue Bull, a mile
away, holes are going down with three
shifts. In the Velvet, Atlanta, St Ives
and Blue Bull big lodges of low grade rock
have been opened at shallow depth, and
lessees as well as the owners of ground
in that vicinity are firm in the belief that
before the close of the year they will have
something to show that will rival the inn
mense ore bodies of the Mohawk, which
already have made rich men of hundreds
who came to- Nevada with empty pockets.
Hosting Ore From Ten Shafts.
AS for the Mohawk. even men who are
familiar with the big things in mining
are astonished with the showing under
ground. In the original Hays-Monette
block, where the first strike was made,
the ore body is ninety feet wide. Every
thing between walls is of a shipping grade,
while high grade streakS are encountered
that run up to 100000 ton. Realizing
their inability to extract all the ore in
sight, the owners of this lease, which
comprised strip OF ground 200 feet by
300, sold their right to part of the ground
and subet other blocks.
The company also let other leases, and
there are now fifteen shafts on less than
ten acres. of ground, of which ten are
hosting high grade ore every hour Of the
twenty-four There is no time to hoist
anything that won't pay a<handsome
profit, and the "leavins" alone will be
worth small fortune TO the company
when the leases expire, at midnight on
Dec 81
The deepest workings on the Mohawk
are but 200 feet. The shafts are uncovered
and at night, under the CHASTITY light OF
hundreds Of arc lights, with the naked
gallows frames throwing shadows from
one TO the other. with the ringing of bells
on the switch engines mfngling with the
exhaust of the gasoline hoists and the
crash OF the cars of ore being dumped
into ore houses and steel railway cars
the sight is an inspiring one.
Combination, Jumbo and Others.
But the Mohawk is not the only tin
can on the dump, though just now 1t Is
shining brighter than any OF its nelghborS
The Combination. the pioneer of this part
of the gold field. is hosting good ore
every day, with the mill grinding out gold
dollars without interruption.
The Florence is exploiting the rich fis-
sure opened in the Reilly lease which as
founded the world during its life, and
is shipping regularly. Three leases are
taking out ore close by. and work has
been started on a fourth.
On both the Combination Fraction and
the Cornishman. which lie between the
Florence and the Jumbo lessees are break
ing ore and the January Jones lease or
the Cornishman is sacking $500 rock.
East of the Mohawk. on narrow STRIP
of ground lying between that property
- I'm M md
DO Extension Mining company, thrss
shafts are being sunk TO catch the Mohawk
strike on it's dip. Lessees here expect to
have to go 500 feet to pick up the ore
On the Red Top Extension a diamond
drill is in operation. At the Red Top g
powerful hoist and pumps are being in
stalled. and preparations are being made
to sink the shaft to the deep. Sufficient
ore is being hoisted to keep the mill run
ming.
the Mohawk and directly north of the
Combination a number of leases have
been started during the past few weeks
and Hays q Monette have purchased &
strip of ground on north Main street anC
started a shaft
north Of the Red Top mine, the Booth anC
the East Side mines are both boring into
the rock: also the Columbia Mountain
Mining company, which lies on the north
east side of the hill, on a direct line be
tween the Red Top and the Sandstone
i'm which the first ore was found in this
section.
Heavy Ore Shipments.
Shipments of crude ore from GOldfielC
were the largest last week in the history
of the camp They amounted to fifty
seven cars. containing 3,39S0O0 pounds
with an average value of $50 per ton
This was a gain of thirteen cars Over
the week ending Aug. II. The shipment:
Tor the month amounted to 100 carloads
Last weeks output was divided as fol
lows. Pounds
Combination leases go. .-.. .-..--.. 1860
/ eddie lease . - ................ 92O0
State Bank lease .................. 525. 20
IIa,,es- Monett1 lease ........ / $50 90