The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-05-09
FLORENCE MINE
IN GOOD SHAPE
APRIL PRODUCTION OF PROP
ERTY OVER 900 WET TONS
OF ORE

According to General Superinten-
dent Harry B. Clapp, the Florence
mine poduced during the month of
April eighteen carloads or 915.7 wet
tons of ore, in addition to which one
carload of about SO tons of ore from
an old dump was shipped. The first
ten carloads or approximately 5Oo
tons of mine ore shipped during the
month to the Millers sampler of the
Western Ore Purchasing company
yielded average returns of $3S.75 a
ton. Although settlement for the re-
mainder of the ore shipped during
April will not be obtained for several
days, it is reasonable to presume that
it will average as well as the earlier
shipments.
The April production speaks vol
umes for the mine and makes 1T evil
dent that there has been steady
continuance of the improved condl-
ton of the property. Stopping con-
tiuues above the 100-foot level on
the new orebody revealed some time
ago in branch raise off the main
raise from the main north drift on
the 15O-foot level in the immediate
vicinity of the shaft. The stope is
about so feet in length along the
vein and it's top is about 20 feet
above the 1OO-foot level. Superin-
tendent Clapp is breaking in the
stope an average of five feet OF ex-
cellent ore, assays as high as $1,000
having been obtained from it.
Drifting has been suspended dur
ing the last week on the hanging
wall streak of the main Florence
vein which was recently exposed IN
an old stope above the main south
drift on the 200-foot level. In the
infancy of the property, operations
in this particular stope were confined
to the footwall streak of the vein.
from which an average of five feet OF
excellent ore was extracted. Subse
auently the stope was filled with
waste ore and the ore of the hanging
wall streak was left untouched. Dur
ing the suspension ef drifting opera
tions, Superintendent Clapp has been
removing the "fill' in order to get at
the four feet width of an excellent
ore on the hanging wall side OF the
vein. This work will be completed in
a day or two and Superintendent
Clapp will resume the extraction OF
ore at this particular point in the
mine.
On the 35O-foOt level, prosecuting
east continues from the main north
drift to intercept the downward eA-
tension of the orebody explored to
a depth of 100 feet several years ago
in the old Won PolenZ lease territory.
This crosscut will penetrate the
southern end of the lease territory
named. To explore the northern sec
tion of the same block OF ground,
Superintendent Clapp has started a
crosscut east from the main north
drift on the 25O-fOot level.
The main north drift on the $50
foot level has intercepted the down
ward extension of the vein explored
to a depth of about 4SO feet in the
old Wheeler lease. The drift face is
now exposing from two to three feet
of low grade ore. Although Winze
was sunk by the old lessees to
depth of 40 feet in the vein above the
3SO-foot level, they did not stope the
orebody between that level and the
4SO-foot level. They obtained an ex-
cellent grade of ore from the winze
and it is the intention OF Superin-
tendent Clapp to raise from the o3O-
foot level main north drift to connect
with the winze.