The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-01

combination nine-During the month
the drift on the second level was extend
cd fifty feet through orc that averaged
$50 per ton. This will connect with the
l36-siope, making an orc body over lo0
feet long.
Mohawk mine-Thc 35i sill floor in
this mine vas considerably extended and
produced 1917 tons OF ORC that averaged
$50 pee ton.
Results at Depth.
"'C.lcrmont-In this mine the i13 inter-
mediate drift between the 600-foot and
the 7u0-foot levels was advanced about 10
feet and produced about 6S2 tons Of ore
that averaged si26 per ton. The raise
through the 6Qi ore body on the l000-foo,
level was connected with the 900-foot
level during the month and slope start
cd The 900, which has produced loo
"'rhc raise from the 1900 was connected
with the winzc from the l00c-toot level
The greater part of tho winze being In
orc OF milling grade The raise. however,
encountered no ore OF any value. Inter
mediate drifts are being driven from the
bottom OF tho @inze. about 10 feet OH
the eiinclinc rom The lOo0-foot level"
III TIE foregoing report the operations
and production for the month OF May
alone are accounted for and there is no
mention Of important Developments since
;hal time, particularly on the deepest
levels Of tho mines. II is reported upon
excellent authority that tine entire break
from the winzc which connects the 1000
foot level with the raise from The 1000
level has been averaging above $50 per
ton and that the ore body contains large
seams OF high grade carrying many
ounces OF gold per ten. The superintcnd
ent,s report states that no ore was en-
countered in tho raise from the 1000 foot
level, but as this raise was driven through
wall matter there was no expectation OF
finding ore in this formation and all pos
sible haste was made TO complete this
connection in order 10 afford better VEN
tilation. as described In the report fov the
previous month. That development is be-
ing pushed rapidly on these lower levels
is apparent from the large amount Of
new work. i5S5 feeI. accomplished in
May.
Depth and the Future.
According to the latest reports from TIE
mines, the drifts al the bottom OF the
Uinze mentioned in the above report arc
now in excellent ore insuring a large
area OF stoping backs between this point
and the 1000 level. II is also learned
the Grizzly Bear workings have been fol-
lowing orc Of good milling grade for IL
considerable distance indicating that the
ore body * continuous to this depth. in
which event the company VIII have vast
amount Of stopping ground on the dip OF
this vein between the 1000 and 1900 levels.
These developments. owing to their depth.
are regarded AS among the most import l.
ant in the history OF the property. Ex-
perienced mining men almost universe lily
agree that Goldfeld will eventually draw
us greatest proouctlon from great depth,
possibly eaualing in this regard the deep
mines OF the great Comstock lode.
AS yet these mines are shallow by com
parison with some Of the older mines Of
Nevada California, Colorado and else
where. The deepest workings arc now
from the Grizzly Bear shaft, 200 feet
deep; the Clermont drifts are 1000 feet
deep; the Combination mine is opened 10
less than 500 feet deep; the Mohawk Ia
$50; the workings in the great Red Tor
vein have been confined. owing TO the
Nat dip OF the vein. TO about $50 feet ano
the Laguna workings are only now be-
ginning TO explore the Red Top vein on
its eastern dip at depth of 500 feet The
mill continues 10 treat about $40 tons
daily. with highly satisfactory recovery