The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-30
CLERMONT SHAFT
GIVING RESULTS
Mohawk Jumbo Ore Shoot
Proves Greater Than
Hampton Stope.
WORK AT FLORENCE
ABOVE 800 LEVEL
Main Shaft to BE Enlarged and
Modern Mine Equipment
Installed.

special to The Tribune.
GOLDFlELD, New, Oct. 29.-Thc orc
production OF the Goldfeld district has
averaged lately in value upwards OF
5000. 900 weekly but the figure has been
less than formerly owing to the aban-
dopmcnt of the Combination mill of
the Consolidated company. which was
rendered useless by the caviDg of the
Hampton stope late in September.
Within the next ninety DAYS the output
viii he materially increased by the en-
l9rgemcnt OF capacity of the new Con
soIidated mill TO 900 ions daily. and in
ihc same period it is probable that
at least two Of the deep working leases
viii have opened the proven ore bodies
st depth, for which they arc driving,
and viii bc entered IN the list of pro-
duccrs Leasing operations are being
carried on upou . broad scale through
ult the district, but chiefly IN terri
rorv which has not been productive,
and whcro great depth IS required to
reach he ore, or IN virgin ground,
where il will he necessary 20 perform
"a considerable amount of development
To- open he veins.
Tho Consolidated company has placed
orders for six siN-fOut Chilean mills,
together with additional DcisJcr con
ccutrating tables and tanks to be IN
stalled in The present mill structure
and which should be in operation early
in January. No additional grading or
structural work Will he required for
his installation and the balance of the
equipment is of sufficient capacity to
handle the tonnage, which IT IS con
iemplatcd TO treat NJ present the
Il L. ..,.t Of
600 tons daily for lis 100 stamps. is
handling Coo tons daily, and making Il
high extraction of the gold content OF
he orc and the refinery, operated as
an adjunct to the main plant. treats
all the concentrate and jUns out The
entire product in the form of bullion
bars which arc shipped directly TO the
United States mint at San Francisco.
The most gratifying results have at
tended development at the various lev
els of the ClcrmOnt shaft. The Mo-
hawk Jumbo orc-shooI has been opened
al the 600. 73O and 500 levels and
the 1000 foot level is being driven to-
ward il with three SHIFTS. This VEN
is now shown 10 be the greatest bonan-
~ exposed IN Consolidated ground,
even eXcrlin@ the famous Hampton
slope vein Of the Combination, and at
he 80 level the ore Is OF such rich-
ness for Il width of twenty feet that
he first raise toward the bUO Level mas
been temporarily abandoned in favor
uf material of lower grade, as the ore.
which ASSAYS from 5000 20 $1,000 per
ION. j. far above the grade required
for successful treatment IN tho mill,
and does not offer sufficient low grade
for mixing. il is probable that much
al this high grade viii hc sent to the
smcltcrs for treatment, rs 1T Is tcllu-
ride in character and more successfully
l,,, h,. ,Il
The same vcin has. now been lol-
lowed nj tho S60.foot level for 4 Jis-
iancn OF 26o feet along the hanging
wall. and both faces of the drifts are
ina high grade milling ore accompanied
nv seams of rich rock showing the free
gold. This orc is soft and brccclntcd
aud is more amcH1ble 10 treatment bN
milling than the sulphidc ores found
nearer the surface. The width of the
vein AT this depth has not been de
icrmiucd. hui ii has been cut across
for eight feet with no diminutIon in
value. II is planned to start raising
i'm this vein from the $50 10 the $50
and raises are now in progress from
The Inter level so The 500. where thc
high grade is also exposed. AZ the
600 Tcvcl the north drift from the
Clcrmont has entered ore III the Rcd
Top vein, and below the great Slopes
Of the Lucky Boy South on the Com
hiuatIOU, near the Florence DotUVdTNI :
large slopes are opened in good ore
NJ the fourth level, aud the ore is
being driCtcd on at the fifth level be
luw. The lower workings of the Com
binatiVu are being repaired in prcpara-
lion for taking ore from the caVcd
area of the Hampton stopc.
The Florence mine is undergoing a
comprehensive system of development
all Of which is above the 800 level
and lhc orc reserves are being con
siantlv augmented. both in the ground
embraced In former leases and in un-
dcvcloped territory. IN driving toward
thc old Reilly lease the workings are
IN GOOD milling ore for 4 distance ,oi
800 feet. and this lease block. which
rroduccd nearly sl.000.0O0 within j
period OF ninety days. has not been
prosncctcd below the $50 level. Hun
drcds of feet of Slopes are being opened
IA large bodies OF excellent milling
ore. which is most invariably accom-
panied by seams or pockets OF high
grade some of the latter running into
The thousands Of dollars per ton The
main shaft at tho mine VIII soon be
enlarged 10 two compartmcnts and man
WAY 10 the 800 Lowell, from which later
ais viii connect with the old lease
workings. and automatic skips of large
capacity Will supply the mill, aud in.
ic1changeabIc cages viii he used 10
handle waste for baclt-hlling. The mill
is operating successfully and treating
about 100 tons OF ore daily, averaging
80 per tom in value.