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Show territory below the 600 foot level of tho Mohawk shaft. The Clermont shaft Is bottomed in the Mohawk quartz mass, which has a thickness of 400 feet and in the center cen-ter of which is the ore Bhoot proper. In passing through the hanging side of the quartz formation the shaft encountered ton feet of ore assaying 3 to -1 per cent copper and $14 to $16 !n gold. This ore was entirely unexpected, unex-pected, as there are no values on tho hanging wall in the levels below. The shaft is being carried down to a depth of 925 feet, where, after cutting cut-ting a station, a drift will bo extended extend-ed south to the commercial ore tsilOOt. Developments on the Combination and Red Top continue extremely favorable, fa-vorable, the openings of the former locking better than ever heretofore. Snce resuming operations at the Hed Top, a drift has been extended 150 feet north, in the direction of the 0'iunellan leaso, in which commercial ore has been disclosed for its entire icrgth. Recent drifting south has aleo extended tho known ore body over 100 feet In this direction Goldfleld is now a proven camp. The leasers, to whom it is everlastingly everlast-ingly indebted, are being retired and within a very brief period operations wWl be exclusively company account. The directorate was changed this week by the addition of three names Mr. Charles Hayden. Mr. J. A. Carstairs, representing New York and Pittsburg Interests, and V. C, 'Ralston 'Ral-ston of San Francisco, representing Pacific coast Interests. The other di-lectors di-lectors are Messrs. Geo. S. Nixon, Geo Wlngfield, J. D Hubbard and J. II. Mackenzie, the general manager. COLDFIELD CONSOLIDATED Goldfield advices just at hand are to the effect that last week witnessed the placing in commission of tho entire en-tire battery of stamps, 100 In number, num-ber, of the mammoth reduction works of tho Goldfield Consolidated. An average grade of ore Is being supplied, sup-plied, so that the company Is now securing se-curing a normal production. An erroneous Impression has gone forth regarding this, company's developments de-velopments at tho Clermont shaft, sunk vertically for the purpose ot commanding the Mohawk vein hi the |