Show GOLDFIELD NOTES special correspondence goldfield nevada august 19 develop develon ment of the deeper workings in the gold field camp is going forward steadily with every expectation of opening up ore bodies the merger shaft is down to the 1800 and the company is busy driving on an the 1750 foot level toward the union jack plain claim of the atlanta mines company the latter will take up the work when the boundary is ig reached ached the work is Te slow on accod account n t of the swelling ground which makes timbering difficult to put in and hold the st ives claim is to toe be explored on the 1350 and the velvet is to be further opened at depth work of developing the upper levels of these claims is also to be undertaken the silver pick continues sinking Us it main shaft when the foot level is reached some exploratory work will be done and equipment for sinking to 1000 feet will be installed the company expects to cut the ore shown in the phelan lease which ran 17 to the ton between and feet but wishes to explore the ground near the combination and mohawk claims of the consolidated the estimates for the july production of goldfield consolidated give the output of the company as tons for a total recovery of operating costs were and net profits are estimated at the C 0 D consolidated is driving on the foot level where a new body of milling ore running about 17 a ton was va s recently opened A mill of fifty tons capacity will probably be put up if further development warrants the goldfield mines operating company is doing the work under the direction of J K turner alling ore is also exposed on the and foot levels between the shafts crosscuts Cross cuts are being driven easterly at two points on the of the lone star from the ends of the north and south drits which are feet apart the shale contact is to be thoroughly explored J M healy is manager of the property the florence goldfield is shipping 45 tons a day to the bonnie clare mill part of which it has leased recovery is said to be about 90 per cent although the first cleanup has not yet been made ore I 1 is S coming C 0 in 1 12 9 from several points from the to foot level the lowest workings have been n abandoned the pumps having been pulled from the bottom of the shaft at 1200 feet there is said to be enough milling ore i n the upper levels to keep the plant going for 10 some same time the various properties in charge of cp blue starr are developing steadily in the bull the crosscut on the is being arival d station static bag toward the main victor vein A started sta been cut on the and drifting there to explore the ledge recently cut by the shaft which contained seams running as high as 16 per cent copper A raise is being driven from the main drift of the sand storm kendall on the A number of as says taken at this point indicated 9 values A was started here but the inflow of water caused its temporary abandonment it is planned to explore the deeper extensions of the veins which produced so much high grade ore in the early days on the booth the main shaft has been completed and timbered to 5 00 feet from which point lateral development has started to explore the booth vein which assayed well on the the deep shaft of the oro is down feet and it is expected that the ore channel will be penetrated between and feet the ground through which the company is sinking is similar to that in the re red d top one of the most productive mines of the consolidated which adjoins on its end line jumbo extension is reported to be looking better two cars of ore recently shipped from a drift above the foot level gave returns of 98 a ton a third car going 86 this high grade is about tw two 0 feet wide in the center of a six foot vein which is all good milling ore running better than 20 a ton the company is shipping fifty tons a day to the bonnie clare mill and forwarding the concentrates to international utah the cyaniding cyan iding end of this same sanie mill is being used by the florence work of repairing the shaft of the yellow tiger is advancing some bad places have been encountered above feet but it is expected that below that station which is at water level the shaft will be in better shape when the repairs are finished and the shaft the will be put in shape for developing the ore found there two years ago the ore assays essays from 8 to 30 in copper gold and silver and was opened tor for feet when financial difficulties caused suspension of the work the new work is being watched with considerable interest the shaft on the property of the new jersey mining company which harry ernest is sinking is down feet at feet a promising streak of ore assaying 50 a tort ton was cut and this is now being developed ve the development of a mine in this eastern section of the district would do much for the camp |