Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-09
WORK is SUSPENDED IN THE GOLDFZELD DISTRICT

of opening up what promises to be the
big mine of the camp. Only about
enough ore was shipped to meet the pay
roll The shaft was sunk to depth
of $50 feet and drifts and crosscuts were
run at the 100 and 250-foot levels. In the
meantime big strike had been made on
what is known as the Reilly lease on the
northeast end of the Florence. In rev
months over $10O0,000 worth of ore was
taken out. The drift from the company
shaft was extended north at the 25O-toot
level to the Reilly, and there was found
to be an almost continuous ore body for
the entire distance of 1900 feet The com
pany continued the policy of leasing, and
an immense amount of work has been
done by lessecs, and immense ore shoots
have been found, and of higher grade
than was ever mined in the company's
workings or on the Reilly The Little
Florence, as we'll as the Mohawk
Florence, on the Red King, and the Rog-
ers Syndicate to the south of the main
workings. are very rich. These discov-
cries have been made since last spring,
and they promise to turn out to beNthe
best ones yet made on the company's
ground on the Little Florence there Is
probably 100000 worth of ore piled up,
and already the returns from the ship
ments made run close to the $1,000,OO0
mark
Recently an immense strike was made
by the Florence Annex company, operat
ing a block on the Cornishman, that
gives promise Of turning out to be the
best one yet made on the estate, as the
ore. in carload lots, is averaging better
than $500 ton. The Florence Leasing
and Mining company, operating a block
to the east of the Reilly, is also a good
ebinner nf ora that runs in the naiqhhor-
hood of 500 Il ton.
shoot cf high grade quartzite ore has
been developed in the Black Butte Con-
solidated property at Diamondfeld, and
the famous old producer will soon mar
ket bonanza rock again.
1t is believed by the management that
the quartzite shoot, which produced
fortune in the leasing days, and which
faulted between the $50 and 2O0-foot
levels has been picked up on the south
side of he hill.
The ore that Is now being plentifully
extracted runs about 800 to the ton This
quality is found in a seam from ten to
fourteen inches wide. while the ledge
itself is several feet in width. BY sort
ing more carefully it is believed that the
value of the shipments can easily be in
creased to nearly $1,000 to the ton.
Looks Like Bonanza
In addition TO this high grade there are
many thousands of tons of ore blocked
out in lhe mine that will run $50 to the
ton. The Black Butte looks like one
of the company bonanzas of the camp |
A. A. Codd, who is president and man.
ager Of the st. Ives Leasing company, |
sent his superintendent, J. R. Sears, to
look over the new camp of Rawhide |
Mr.. Sears is one Of the most practical
mining men in the Goldfeld mining dis |
trict, having had over twenty-five years |
practical experience in all sections of |
the mining country. He secured an op- |
open in the district for the st. Ives
Leasing company. and Manager Codd |
has decided to take up the option, and |
at an early date force of men will be |
put to work on the property.
Three thousand five hundred and sew |
enty-two tons of ore were sent out to |
the different smelters and reduction |
work during seven days ending Novem-
ber 29. and this in spite of the fact that |
the mines, or at least all the producing |
mines of the district, were closed down |
Wednesday morning of that week, the |
miners refusing to work longer unless
they were paid in gold coin or some Sc
cured paper. The total valuation of this
ore, as near as can be figured, was $780,, |
DOO, very substantial week under all |
the circumstances which existed.
There were shipped the smelters ex-
actly 1000 tons; the Western Ore Pur-
chasing company took care of 1914 tons
IF the total output; the Nevada-Goldfield
Reduction works had 143 tons; the Com
oination mill treated 425 tons of ore,
taken from the Combination mine; the
Kinkead mill handled 80 tons.
The MOha Ul< Com hin fi0p rubicI Iao SO |
mas expired and will figure no more in
he weekly shipments of the Goldfeld
camp, shipped nearly 1900 tons to the
'melter in the last four days of it's life,
with an average valuation of 500 to the
.on. In the future the shipments from
his block of ground will be registered
% the credit Of the parent company.