The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-26
Well-KnOwn GOldiield Mine, Re-
Gently in Hard Lines, May
Be Saved.
NOW EN- ROUTE TO
HANDS OF SHERIFF
Many Properties of District Be,
ing Treated to Earnest,
Deep Effort.


here who were formerly identified with
the operations OF the GoldAeld Daisy it
is learned that there Is a strong prob
ability that the company will he re-
organized and the property, now under
attachment In foreclosure proceedings,
Will be redeemed and an effort made 10
place the concern upon a working basis.
There can be no doubt that the property
il one OF considerable value and ore of
excellent grade has been exposed al
many points. but the management has
at nearly all times labored under the
difficulty OF having It's conduct and de-
velopmnnt operations directed by cast
ern interests who knew nothing of min
ing and who sought 10 make a showing
by small shipments at the expense OF
buSineSs-likc development.
Large quantities of ore have been
shipped from the Daisy, at depths from
the surface 10 500 feet. but the manage
advantage at depth owing TO the short
sighted policy Of the eastern directors.
Lessces have taken a large tonnage OF
good ore from the Daisy and the ore
ground. The terms imposed upon would
be lessees by the company have also act
ed as a deterrent influence 10 developing
the property which is situated five miles
from the nearest railroad, at point
where II Is necessary 10 haul water and
supplies long distance. and lease terms
at points near the center OF the district.
On the 3Q0-root level Of the Gcldfeld
Belmont drift is being driven by Guy
Millard and associates toward the vein
from which a large quantity Of excellent
orc was taken by former lcssees on the
0.foot level. This lease is equipped
with electric hoist and air compressor.
power drills and samplinc crusher and is
making good headway through a section
OF caved ground near the point where
work was stopped by the coming in OF a
OF drifting. after the caved gound is
passed. should bring the drift TO the vein
worked on the level above
The e00-foot Sills shaft, on the Gold
Bar claim OF the C. o. o. Consolidated
has been unwatered and new and
strong leasing company has begun drift
ritory TO the west. south and southeast,
The shaft will be continued to depth
has arranged to develop it's g own Tri. terri,
tory particularly on the Victor claim,
from the deeper levels OF this shaft. The
eastern men who have been operating
the old company workings on the Gold
Bar claim are proceeding with their plans
for the erection OF a mill and have
shipped two consignments of the ore TO
Denver where the final mill tests will be
conducted next week.
The Combination Fraction mine has
been producing at the rate OF fifty tons
level. in the main Mohawk vein system
and to the north and east of the shaft
Some ore is also being taken from the
vein west Of the shaft which made n
large production last year and in the ex-
tension OF which. to the south. a fine
three. or. four months ago on the oSo-
foot level and which Is being developed
at depths OF 300 and $50 feet
The The bnir Of the ore is similar to
soidated, whose richest territory the
Fraction adjoins.. and the trend OF the
Fraction. One OF The best ore shoots OF
the Mohawk was worked to within n few
feet OF the Fraction boundary whore the
high values gave out at around the 400
are indications that ore OF excellent
quality was found coming In near the
boundary line OF the Florence. at the
southern extremity OF the Fraction, but
further development of this ore shoot we Is
OF necessity stopped when the limits OF
the compapy's territory were reached.
No further difficulty Is being expert ,
enced on account OF shortage of water,
which for several months caused some
70 all milling operations
in the district Recent heavy rains have
relieved the situation which has not been
parallcled for years In the southern Nc
vada country, and the usual sources of
water supply can now be relied upon
for the balance of the year. For a period |
OF five months no rain mad fallen until
recently and the springs from which the
country obtains Its water were mostly |
dry or were incapable Of supplying tho
water required for ore reduction in the |
camp
According 10 Manager Chn~les D. Will |
kinson of the Combination Fraction. who |
Is consulting engineer for a number OF
other companies. the leased mill OF the
Fraction company is now capable of
handling all the ore that can readily be
produced by the mine under present CON |
dltions and It will. in all proba bility. soon
be treating it's fun capacity Of 100 tons |
daily. The addition OF an ore classifier
creased the capacity and efficiency OF
the plant and the results obtained In |
ore treatment have been highly salts
factory.
On the Pipe Dream claim OF the Silver !
Pick. under the MANAGEMENT Of Ray
mond Brooks, the shaft OF the Golden |
Pick lease is being sunk from the $50 !
of miners employed Drifts have been |
driven on this lease at the ESQ and $50
levels and strong quartz vein. appar- |
OF the adjoining Combins tlon Of the Con-
solidated. has been explored for some
distance. but without exposing ore of
commercial value Eneourasing ASSAYS
is OF large size, and 1t is hoped that |
greater depth will expose paying ore. |
The ground also adfoins on the west the
rich Ish-Sheets lease. one of the heavy |
gold producers Of three years ago.
Several leases or the Atlanta continue
development ard some ASSAYS running |
ABOVE s-U per ION EdNf IFNclNl. DV'u Sc |
cured in the vein now being developed |
by the Queen Consolidated company In
the ground formerly abandoned in the |
Cherokee lease. The latter leasing COM
pany started 10 develop this vein Al a
depth OF $40 feet having penetrated the |
vein in the shaft above the aoo-foot level
and taken ASSAYS as high as $40 per |
ton. The Queen Consolidated company |
has sunk the old Atlanta or Boom shaft |
to depth Of over 700 feet and has con- |
nected II for ventilation with the shaft 1
OF the Precious Metals Mining Leas- |
Ing company. The latter lease is drift
ing on The Ts0-foo level and is follow
Ing vein in which low-grade assays are
obtained.
Two carloads OF orc. amounting TO
nearly fifty tons. have been shipped from
miles west OF town and the only property
west OF the Mohawk that has made any
production Of paw ore. Development has
been in progress on this property for
over three years with occasional ASSAYS 1
showing the presence OF gold but the pay
shoot about thirty inches in width, was
exposed by Manager Houlahan's men only
n couple Of months ago in n raise above
the 250-foot level from which point tho
miners are now breaking a good tonnage
with the prospect OF further profifobIe l.