The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-05
OLD LEASES ARE
To BE- OPENED.
Florence Company Driving to
Get Below Early-Day Gold
Ore Finds.
TENTH LEVEL WILL
RECEIVE ATTENTION
Little Florence, Engineers and
Rogers Blocks Will Be De-
veloped Deep.
Snecial 10 The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune
GOLDFIELD. New, June i.-Thomas
c. Lockhart. vice president and managing
director OF the Florence Goldfeld Mining
company, has been in Goldheld during
the past few days. and after an inspec-
tion OF the mine and mill expressed hlm-
self as well satisfied with the progress
OF work on the property and outlook Tor
future production. Ore of excellent quail
dty Is now being taken from the mann
Florence vein at point not far alstsn' Isn
from the main shaft. and on the ooo-
foot level which corresponds In depth
with the 500 level of the Engineers lease
workings.
agement OF the Florence that the tenth
level at or near a depth Of 900 feet, VIII
be the main working level below the ooo
point The shaft has passed depth OF
500 feet and it is designed TO cut the
next station as near a depth OF 300 rect
as is found 20 be advisable and consistent
with the cha aracter of the ground at tnat
depth The cutting of stations at uni
form intervals OF 100 feet is sometimes
inadyisable owing 10 the fact that there
are broad strata OF ground In which eN-
tensiye work is rendered unsafe and UNI
bering insecure by reason OF its swelling
and sloughing, and expense can be saved
by continuing the shaft into harder for-
nationr
From the station on the tenth level
drifts and crosscuts will Immediately be
driven 10 both the north and south parts
OF the property. That to the north VIII
be extended TO explore the vein known
as the Reilly vein, which has produced
large quantities OF exceedingly rich ores
In the past and from which the best ore
cent to the mill Is now being taken above
large size. being twelve feet wide at
points above the $50 drift, and from indi-
cations on the fif,h level OF the Comol-
nation workings. on adjoining ground, II
Ii1I tn Il #
on lower levels than those now being
worked by the Florence. At depth OF
300 feet this vein will afford an immense
area of backs and there are other points
OF excellent promise between these Slopes
and the main workings of the mine.
On the ninth level. at a depth of about
500 fsct drifts and crosscuts are now
heing driven east and south 10 explore
the Engineers, Little Florence and Rogers
blocks OF ground, from which these leases
took large fortunes in high grade ore on
the upper levels The problems created
by fault displacement in this territory
the cause OF annoyance and much expense
in the carly lease operations. have been
satisfactorily solved by later development
Tcre oy reason OF uncertainty OF the
course and position OF the ore shoots.
The extent of the ore opened on the $50
foot level in new workings has not yet
been determined. but the material is OF
excellent grade and the deposit has every
indication OF being of good volume.
\ most gratifying record Is being main
tained By the Florence company's mill in
point OF gold recovery and in economy Of
operating. 4 prominent mining engineer
and nlineraloglst G.. c, Webb, who Is
familiar with mine and mill operation In
all parts OF the world. including the Iarg
est plants OF South Africa, after re-
cent examination OF the Florence prop
erty. declared that the mine ard mill are
being operated in as economical man
ner as any within his knowledge. The
entire costs OF production, including Of
fee expense and bullion tax. are now
slightly under So per ton, the lowest figure
maintained by any mining company IL
this part OF the state.