Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-22
CHILEAN MILLS TO
BE INSTALLED ON
THECONSOLlDATED
FLORENCE AFTER RICHES OF
REILLY LEASE
Winqfield lntimates That combina-
ton Fraction viii Start Mill
Again in Near Future-ore
In Nancy Donaldson Mine
Especial Correspondence


GOLDFIELD, Nov. 2O.-In Decem-
ber, probably by the 18th of the
month, the Consolidated mill will be
operating under a capacity of from
$50 to 900 tons daily as a result of the
installation of six six-foot Chilean
mills which are expected to arrive soon
after the first. While the mills stated
capacity is 600 tons daily 1t has for
some time past been treating an aver
age of $50 tons every twenty-four hours
with a gold recovery of about 81 per
cent. The Chileans will permit of the
use of coarser screens and relieve the
stamps of much of the work of crush
ing and will divert q large proportion
of crushed ore from the tube mills. A
constantly increasing production of
high grade ore is now being made from
the lower levels of the Clermont shaft,
hut the principal tonnage for the mill
continues to come from the Mohawk
mine and In this part of the property,
as we'll as elsewhere throughout the
property, the ore reserves continue to
Increase with development far in ad-
vance of extraction.
Development of the rich and large ore
body opened at the 730-foot level Of the
Clermont is being carried on by means
of a series of raises which are being
driven to connect with the 600 level
workings, and from these slopes of
large size will be opened. Another
raise will be started soon from the 7S0
level to connect with drifts driven
from the bottom of a 50-foot winze be-
low the Mohawk 500 level and south
on the line Of the Jumbo, where the
gigantic slopes are opened continu-
ously between the 450 and 600 levels.
These drifts have developed ore de-
posits OF great magnitude and excellent
value. Equally good results have been
had in developing the ore bodies opened
on the 600 level east of the Mohawk
and connecting with the long cross-cut
between the Mohawk and Clermont
shafts. A large part of the new de-
velopment is in ground outside of the
rich deposits in order that the ore
broken may be maintained at the
grade yielding the best results in
treatment
Extend stope 700 Feet
The old Combination mill is being
rapidly dismantled and removed to
make room for opening UP the Hamp-
ton stope and Combination vein to the
surface by n system of glory hold
ing" which will be extended for n dis
tance of over 700 feet TO the south and
into the Combination No. near the
old Reilly lease on the Florence. Ex-
cellent ore is being stopped at the
fourth and fifth levels in this ground,
the slopes being five sets, or 20 feet,
in width at some points. The caVing
of the Hampton stope will have but
little effect upon production from this
ground and a large part of the caVed
material can be profitably treated ana
mined more cheaply than If the cave
had not happened. North of the Hamp-
ton stone and on the strike OF the same
Ali fo1I n
toward the old Kalfus and Sheets
leases at the fourth and fifth levels.
The 1000-foot level from the Clermont
shaft is being driven to tho west to-
ward the Mohawk vein. and by the end
of the year should reach the rich vein
exposed at the 730 and $50 levels. At
the $50 level the drifts have followed
the ore over 275 feet and it averages
20 feet across.
Florence After Reilly Riches
The Florence mill has been further
improved by the installation of a 200
ton gyratory crusher and is operating
at a capacity of 100 tons daily. The
problem of eliminating the failing from
the mill has been successfully solved
by Manager Willis Lawrence, who has
laid an eight-inch pipe line from the
mill to a point south of the Florence
hill and the failing is now pumped to
the Miltown fiat, where there will be
ample space for many years. North
of the main workings a drift is being
driven at the S50-foot level to run under
the slopes of the old Reilly lease which
was opened to a depth of only 260 feet
and which, from above that level pro-
ducod over 100000 in a period of nine
ty days. Mill superintendent Morris
has resigned to accept a position In
Old Mexico, and his successor will
probably not be appointed until the re
turn of President Lockhart, who is
now In California.
Fraction Will Resume Work
George Wingfield, who is president
of the Combination Fraction as we'll
as of the Consolidated Mines COM
pany in an interview last night in
timated most plainly that there is no
reason for the reports that the ore in
the Fraction had become exhausted,
and from his talk the inference was
gathered that operations will be re-
sumed almost at once on the usual
scale and the production be fully up
TO the standard set heretofore. It is
explained that the methods of operat-
ing created q temporary shortage of
ore for immediate treatment and the
stamps of the mill were stopped and
a portion OF the working force laid
off. Mr.. Wingfield said that the con-
dition of the treasury had warranted
the payment of ten-cent dividend
early this month. but that no promise
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