Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-11
CLERMONT ORE
IN THE LATTE
SAYS HENDERSON
UNDERLYING STRATUM is EN-
RlcHED
CONSOLIDATED is ExoNERATED
FROM BLAME
Combination Fraction Mine Makes
Big Earnings in September
May Pay Extra
Dividend
special correspondence.l J

GOLDFIELD, Oct. 9.-That the high
grade ore shoot on the 730 and $50 foot
levels of the Consolidated company
Clermont claim is in latte, is a state
ment made by Superintendent 4Iender-
son which is fraught with much i'm
portance, and which in consequence
has attracted wide attention in min
ing circles
The last geological report of the
government on the Goldfeld district,
which has just been issued as pro
fessional paper 66,' refers to the ap-
pearance of latte on the $50 and 800
levels of the Mohawk mine, and OBJ
serves the 600 level was entering into
a very interesting and critical stage"
which is interpreted to mean that there
was some question of the continu-
alton of the enrichment into the older
andesite. Now that this has been dem
onstrated, the carping critics who
have questioned whether the Gold
field ore bodies "go down must needs
find something else to form a basis
for their skepticism.
May Install Chilean Mills
Chilean mills may be installed in
place of stamps in the new equipment
of the Consolidated mill, which is to
be added to increase the capacity of
the plant. 1t is stated that the Chill
can mills will grind the ore finer than
the stamps will crush, and be of ad-
vantage for that reason.
Plate amalgamation has been done
away with in the mill, the ore going di-
rectly to the tube mills and thence to
the concentrating tables. Superintend-
en- Henderson says that the Chileans
would not necessitate the enlargement
of the mill building in order to get
the increased tonnage.
Jury Exonerates Company
The coroner's jury which investi-
gated the death of Evan Reese, one
of the three men caved on at the
Hampton stope, has exonerated the
management of the mine, declaring
that there was no reason to expect
such a disaster.
Reese and two other men were
working in a raise from the first level
and were the only. men not ordered
out of the stope when the first warn
ing of a cave-in came. 1t seemed in
credible that the extensive fall of
ground which occurred could extend
that far.
Fraction Earnings Large
According to official statements the
Combination Fraction mine earned
tember and this should be materially
increased in October, as the high grade
shoot which brought the mill returns
up so high was not entered until the
month was more than half gone.
AS the company treasury will con-
tain 100000 and more after the re-
Gently posted dividend of $4,000 is
checked out, and the mine is earning
more than the dividend rate, it is
quite possible that an extra may be de-
clared along about Christmas time.
Watching the Belmont
Mining men are watching with inter-
est the development work now being
presented in the Belmont mine at Dia-
mondfield end Of the district. Some time
ago the company encountered some
high class ore on the 200-foot level, and
started a winze on the shoot, but was
driven out by a heavy flow of water.
The workings have since been unwa-
tered on the 300 level and a drift Is
now approaching the vicinity in which
the ore should be found. Should a
good ore shoot be found on the 300 af-
fording 100 feet of backs, the Belmont
would greatly increase its output.
Considerable ore has been shipped
of late from leasers on the Diamond
field mines, including the Belmont,
Daisy and Great Bend.