The San Francisco call., 1907-06-11
MILLIONS BLOCKED OUT
Combination Mine at Goldheld Makes
Great Showing Of Ore

The GoldfeId Chronicle makes the
following statements regarding the
ore in the Combination mine at Gold
deld after an inspection OF the prop
erIy:
The Continuation mine Was bought three
Years se0 for So. coo. Il has paid Sl-Oo0.veo
En- dividends. beside the purchase price and The
cost q mining and mill machinery
Tue Consolidated Mines company bought the
o00 he mine Is now earning 81. 800. 600 peE
year snc has ore 70 the value OF SS,voo,vou
srDosed on and above he second level
on and above the 40 fo0r level Of the mine.
ore % the value Of s.. Geo -0e0 Is blocked out
A BODY Of oxidized quartz measuring 80 feet
between walls and carrying average value
II Sl25. has been followed for COO feet 70 tie
southeast and 200 feet n the opposite direction.
0ne breast measuring Is feet across carries u
1unces OF the yellow metal 10 the ton ana tnere
are seams throughout this Immense deposit
tlat carry surifer0Us values into the thousands
on the fourth level, 800 feet from the su-,
face the ore changes 70 the sulphides. and
s. 90 rock is being sacked as the drifts are
carried ahead THIS class Of ore IS shipped. but
extraction IS confined 70 the ore encountered N
lerelopmenr work slone- At one place on this
level = Wine has been sunk along the hanging
uan ~ q ledge - feet thick On the hanging
wal is three feet of ore worth 500 a ton.
The remaining II feet averages SS5 per ton,
and goes 20 the MILL To the north distance
n l.29o feet the same rich ledge was opened
hv Sheets and Ish in their lease on the Slim
Jim fraction leaving almost LOCO teet ot
virgin ground through which the big ledge
passes
This immense body Of high grade ore. 20
regular in IT'S values. Ihat machine drills can
i-e worked throughout the mine is continn-
afior Il the ore shoot which was opened through
The old incline SHAFT and STOPPED 10 the surfa.'e.
uroduced its million above the 20 foot level
and grows richer as it goes down. shipments
% the rock taken ou. IN development work are
confined 70 valuation OF SSOV per ton. All ne
rest goes 70 the mil- where uniform grade
y appreximstely SO is maintained
The MIL. which has daily capacity OF -
-0us IS undergoing some changes which VIII
A. tie same tine Increase the saving by 3
per cent. bringing II up 70 81 per cent This
viii b. accomplished By the addition Of q tubu-
ar mill and the canvas plant" which Is al
1ut completed.
All the ore in .ae mine up 70 $500 ton in
value goes through the plant, ana there is
enough in sight 10 keep Il grinding for years.
II IS earning between $4,000 and $4,000
proposes 70 build a similar plant for the ores
= its I've other mines that VIII have i've
times the capacity Of the Combination. That
means an earning capacity OF $4,000 Geo per
year from known ore reserves.
on the lower levels Of the mine drifts sre
being carried cut from the shaft into the ore.
on the 800 foot level & station has been cut
and the shaft VIII be continued on down aud
Development work carried ahead increasing
the ore reserves each month
The Combination mine has one Of the great
records OF known gold mines Three years
$1,000 Five thousand dollars is the smount
= the investment made by these men. The
halsnce of the purchase price. besides the cost
n development work. hoisting machinery and
The mill -toeether with s.. .Oo0. 900 In divfdands
vas taken out OF the ground. Approximately
-. oO0.0o was paid for the nine By the Con-
solidated Mines company the first OF the year.
IL has earned half 3 million dollars since thea.
and the ore contained in the one shoot men-
toned Is worth smother million than the
price paid. Whether not II Is the best piece
q ground belonging 70 the company remains
70 BE- proved Certainly II has more ore .'in
sight than any Of the six mines which the con-
many owns. snd every single share is the prop
erfy of the Consolidated company Without ex-
oepting the great Mohawk II IS. at this time
the richest mine in the Goldheld district