The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-14
PLAN TO PREVENT
H|GA.GRADE THEFT
Goldfeld Companies Would Re-
strain Purchase of Ore by
ASSayerS.
NEYADA-G0LDFIELD
TEMPORARY SHUT DOWN
Developments in ClermOnt Shaft
Continue to Add to
Reserves.
Special 20 The Tribune.


GOLDFELD. New, Nov. 13,-Ihe es-
timated value of the ore produced in the
Goldiield district last week is over
1898 900. of which the Consolidated
Mines company is credited with $15s,"
900 and the Florence Goldhcld with
$2l,25o. The Consolidated mill has
been treating au average of 649 tons
daily with an extraction of nearly 80
Der cent and this tonnage will be IN
creased 10 minimum of $50 tons with
the installation Of the Chilean mi Is
which have been ordered and will be
in operation by the middle of Decem,
Der. The operation of the Florence mill
has been DELAYED by the installation Of
"A new gyratory crusbcr which Will be
running within a few days and will
permit the treatment Of l60 TO no tons
daily,
Despite the closing down of the Ne
vsda Gold6cld twcpty-stamp mil, oper'
ated under lease by the Combination
Fraction company, and the impossible
ty Of securing n statement from tho
officials or managers of the latter, II
IS generally believed aud is stated up
on creditable authority that the closing
of the mill is only temporary and that
the property will shortly. resume opera
tiops at full capacity. The manage
meut has been reticent regarding con
ditions IN the mine and future plans
but II. 5. Stark, general manager aud
consulting engineer, declared a short
time ago that the mine WIS IN excel
lent condition, with ample orc reserves,
and that the profitable operation of The
property was assured for some timc.
Development in the workings of the
Consolidated mines continues to expose
.T,tGt lsaN
most important development being st
the 730foot level from the Clermont
shaft where the crossscut became n drift
ia rich ore for over 250 feet aud the
ore has been opcued for 90 feet beyond
this, Persons having no direct interest
in these mines are unanimous IN de
clariug that the richness Of the veins
opened from the Clermont has in Io
Instance been exaggerated. Ono raise
has been driven from the great ore
body AT the $50 level TO the croSs-cut
IT the 600 level and is all in high grade
ore but near the wall. having been driv-
en- with view 10 breaking low grade
material together with the rich ore in
order that the mill heads may he maIu-
tanned at a figure Welding the best re.
suits IN treatment.
Auotbcr raise, parallel 10 the ,httcr,
* being driven from which nnmeuec
s;opes Will bC opcncd and the ore drop
ped 10 the $50 level whence ii will
hc hoistcd through the Clcrmont shaft,
conveyed TO the big ore bins at the sur.
facc aud dumped automatically into tie
company S steel, hoppcr-bottom cars for
transportation 10 the mill Still an
other raise, to be started soon, will con
meet the 80 level with the ore bodies
opened in drifts from the bottom of "A
Wine sunk 30 feet below the floor of
the giant stopc southeast of The Mo
hawk and extending into Jumbo ground.
the deepest part Of the Mohawk work
ings High grade orc is being taken
from tunnel that has been driven from
a point near the Florence boundary
TO connect with the old workings of
the Zinn and other early Jumbo leases.
At the instance of the three leading
mining companies OF the Gold6eId DIS
trict, The Consolidated, Florence and
Combination Fraction, the United States
Circuit court has been petltioned for a
restraining order cDJoIniDg a dozen local
assavers from purchasing ore, concen-
trates, bullion, amalgam. precipitates,
solution or other forms of ore in what
ever form, without first notifying the
agents of the complaining companies
and permitting them to inspect the
material offered for sale. 1t is alleged
that assayers have purchased large
quantities of ore and mill products
which have been stolen from these com
panies and it has been frequently charg.
cd that no less than S2,00o,000 has been
stolen in this manner since the early
DAYS of the camp.
The matter of the injunction is to be
given hearing later and in the mean
time is denied upnu the condition that
the defendants purchase no orc or other
material mentioned in the petition nm
less il be inspected by agents Of the
companies. The federal court appointed
Judge Theron Stevens of the District
court TO take testimony iD support Of the
petition and Cashier Barry Hamilton OF
the First National bank testified that
shipments had been made through his
bank by local assayers to the United
States mint at Carson City amounting
10 $4,000 in the period between June ]
and October of this year, after de.
Quoting the bank s. charges for handling
.he bullion, The agent of Wells Fargo
& company's express has been called up
on to produce, his records of similar
shipments and it is believed the amount
sent out will be shown vastly greater
Than indicated by the hanks account G