Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1902-06-21
MINING OPERATIONS
FOR THE PAST WEEK
A Brief Summary of the Work Being
Done By the Different Companies
in TOnOpah District.

A splendid piece Of work is being
done by the Tonopah Company at the
3OO-foot level in the Seibert shaft,
where a station is being completed.
From this point cross-cut has been
run a distance of 260 feet to the
Brougher shaft, and the same line of
cross-cut is being extended on south
from the Brougher shaft to connect
with the Valley View. The latter
shaft is down 240 feet, and sinking
will continue to the line of cross cut
from Brougher shaft, which will be
at an approximate depth in the
Valley View of $40 feet Crosscut-
ting will begin from this line in the
Valley View both to the south and
east. Work on the east opening of
the Mizpah toward the Silver State
ground is progressing rapidly
West End.
The West End Company has run
about thirty feet Of cross-cut to the
north from the 230- level Heavy
,tringers of quartz are being encoun.
tered and the entire formation is so
strongly mineraIized that an ore
body should be encountered before
the end of the week This is the
most fattering showing in the camp
to-day. A ledge of quartz was I'M
covered by Chinaman on the West
End ground within fifty feet of the
present shaft The Mongolian was
excavating a place for house. This
surface cropping is important in de-
termining the fact of the lodges
crossing to the west and northwest
This ledge should be cut into within
fifty or sixty feet of the bottom of
the shaft
Mcnamara.
The Mcnamara people are in
ruallv as favorable position to strike
ore within a few days as their neigh
bors, the West End people They
are Fastening their work as rapidly
as possible Every foot of new
ground broken shows stronger min
eraIization, quartz feeders are numer-
Gus and the entire formation gives
promise Of an early ore exposure.
The managers, Messrs Jackson and
,IOsephs have every reason to feel
rIated over the DEVELOPMENTS in their
property.
HALIFAX.
The timbering in the Halifax shaft
has been completed to the 300 level,
where the cross cuts have started.
This is a splendid piece of work,
The shaft is double compartment, one
side being used as manway. Supt.
Mckay intends to do extensive devel-
opmeut work for his company The
lode porphyry at the 200 is SO
strongly mineralized that it justIies
the opinion that ore bodies will be
encountered within reasonable dis
tanCe in the Cross-cuts
Gold Hili.
The Gold Hill people are still sink
ing and will soon have steam hoist
in place, and work of drifting ON the
lodges together with cross-cutting
will be rapidly carried on. This com
pany expects to reach depth OF 800
feet within the next ninety days 1t
will be remembered that the Gold
Hill was among the first shippers of
ore in Tonopah The lodges are
strong and welt-dcfned and the ores
carry more gold than any other
ronopah ores
OhiO-TonOpah.
The Ohio Tonopah Company is
working three shifts of men, and is
CARRYING the timbering along. There
is that satisfactory showing of vein
matter in the shaft that bears out
the theory of assuring and concen-
tration in this belt that so many OF
our most expert miners have ad-
vanced Manager Knapp is looking
closely after the work of his com
pany, and making the most commend
able showing
Ray.
The developments for the past
week at Ray have been most tlatter-
ing. The ore body on the 60-foot
drift is widening and increasing in
values Il good body of ore was also
opened on the 230.foot level A rich
silver bromide ore is showing, assays
from which reach as high as 1926 per
ton in gold and silver, with high
per cent of lead,
Mizpah Extension.
The Mizpah Extension Company is
still sinking on the east side of Oddie
mountain and when prosecuting be
gins some important discoveries
should be made This company has
one of the best equipped hoists in the