Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-01-10
REVIEW OF new WORK
Haiifax--Tonopah and California
MIdway--Rescu Tie --Wsst End.


A 10 horse power hosting engine
supplied with steam by "A 10 horse
power boiler, running cable over
IA 4O.foot gallows frame built of
l2xl2 Oregon pine timbers, comprise
the essential features of the com
pleted equipment of the Halifax The
mine is situate southeasterly and
nearly on the opposite side of Mount
Oddie from the town of Tonopah
The ledge outcrop of that entire
section is very frequent and promis-
ing, the well founded opinion of min
ing operators being that the claims
are cut through by the easterly
trend of the Valley View system. The
double compartment, solidly cribbed
shaft, is down 300 feet, which is to be
continued as rapidly as three 8-hour
shifts can drive it to the 700 foot
level. The shaft will possibly furnish
water for the boilers and $50 cords
of wood is being delivered under con
tract The mining force begins its
labors today, under the general
management of Ike Mckay. Three
shifts will be employed in sinking.
TOnOpah and California.
The strike in the Tonopah and Cali
fornia company ground, which was
briefly referred to the other week
has come to be accepted as being
about the thing expected anyway.
Nevertheless, it is of the greatest
Importance as ii demonstration of
what may be safely counted upon by
every mining operation now in prog
ress outside OF the lodges which crop
ped t. the surface. Ore ranging in
values from $50 tn over 81 800 per
ton is exposed from the llJ to the
prese II lJO-fOOt point in the shaft,
the main chute being five feet in
width. Sinking continues right along
to CRAFTY quite natural desire of
the managers To get the bearings of
the ledge and see what may show up
below. As explorations continue, the
direct effect upon values of contiguous
and intermediate properties will be
come more manifest.
Rescue.
The Rescue mine, formerly the
property of Humboldt Gates and the
Tonopah Bonanza Mining Company
and now owned and operated by
a company composed of Tonopah and
Virginia City mining men, is prescott
ing development work at present by
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in depth, is being enlarged and
timbered to two compartments, and
for further operations steam hoist
has been ordered. The shaft will be
sunk 500 feet, at which point drifts
and cross cuts will he commenced
The management is in the hands of
NJ. Sheridan Developments on that,
the eastern side of the district, are
looked for with the keenest expect
ancy.
West End.
In ten days at the outside, the new
works at the West End shaft will be
ready to begin steaming. The
machinery, of 35-horse power, is
perfect in detail for rapid, safe and
very economical work, as to fuel and
water consumption. Boiler and
engine are alreaay set upon their
well built foundat ions and the gallows
have arrived ready framed. BY
means of the within a couple of sets
have been put in below the 20O,foot
station, making that part Of the
necessary work in readiness for i'm
mediate operation.
Midway.
Machinery has arrived for hosting
equipment at the Midway, which in
good shape enters the long list of
Tonopah development works. The
shaft has cut through two lodges,
carrying ore of very fair values. The