Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-04-25
WEEKLY TONOPAH
MINING REPORTS
CrOsscutting in Midway, Gold Hill and
New YOrk.TOnopah.

Inc 41J-IOOJ STATION Oh lne SnaI l on
the Midway mine will be cut out dur
ing the coming week, when the
stump" below shall have been com
pleted by tonight. From the sta
ton drift will be extended 400 feet
south, to connect with the 500 level
west drift on the Mizpah, reached
by the 500-foot crosscut from the
Siebert shaft. The establishment of
this system is in accordance with
wise and comprehensive plan
of mining, to save lives in case
of accident or fire, and to supply
ventilation. The Midway shaft, with
its compact and perfectly working
steam hoist, will go downward right
along at the average rate OF three
feet per shift. The shaft is in a
three foot ledge of fair ore. This
parallels the Mizpah, lying four hun
dred feet north. 1t has an east and
west trend, dips to the south and is
believed to be the same one opened
by the Montana Tonopah company.
The crosscut is expected to develop
one or more intermediate lodges.
TonOpah Eastern.
The Tonopah Eastern Gold Mining
company of Salt Lake, with capt
talization OF 100000 shares of 81
each, is a new Incorporation. The
officers are: VIM H. Tibbals, presi-
dent; Duncan Mcdonald, vice presi-
dent; e. W. Wilson, treasurer, and
E. ]. Waugh, secretary. The COM
pany has a large and valuable group
on Gold Mountain That Gold Noun.
tain is possessed of merit is indicated
by the fact that J. L. Butler, 7. L.
Oddie and other prominent Tonopah
mine owners are interested heavily
in this new camp in properties that
are near neighbors to the holdings of
the Tonopah Eastern company, while
leading Tonopah mining operators
and prominent Salt Lakers are Off
GERS of the company.
Halifax.
The Halifax shaft has gained a
depth of 500 feet, and on on account
of the unusually tough character OF
the ground is progressing slowly.
The last fifteen or twenty feet is
through heavily iron-stained por-
phyry. On reaching 600 feet the
management will start prosecuting
both north and south. 1t was al
first calculated that it would proba-
bly, be necessary to run $50 feet south
| in order TO intersect the surveyed
line of the ledge, but the character
of the formati disclosed at the bot
tom of the shaft indicates that ore
will be uncovered much nearer thar
that.
Princess Maude.
The incline shaft on the Extension
claim of the Princess Maude com
pany at Lone Mountain is now il
twenty feet. On account of the great
width of the ledge, which is sever
feet, and from the fact that all be
tween the con tact walls must be ex
tracted for safety, progress is neces
sarily slow As the dip is increasing
it is probable that at the l0O-foo,
point or before the ledge will be
found to straighten up. Manager
Hall expects soon to expedite the
development work with an increased
force of miners.
Fraction Extension.
The shaft of the Tonopah- Fraction
Extension company is 1875 feet deep
in formation of volcanic breccia
which carries considerable iron, with
quartz literally scattered through it
During the past week guides have
been put in the shaft and a cross
head is being run. Self-dumpins
buckets have been installed, al
working smoothly.
North Star.
The large new gasolide engine wa:
started in motion for the first time
yesterday, and to-day sinking wa;
resumed. 1t is expected that before
the next 125 feet of depth is attained
in the shaft the same ledge as is de
veloped in the Montana Tonopah will
be encountered.
New YOrk-TOnOpah.
Shaft is going down in yellow por
phyry, showing stringers of quartz
The north crosscut from the 525-foo
station is out 40 feet, in very prom
Using formation. Seams of decom
posed porphyry and tale show iror
stains and manganese.
Gold Hill.
To-day north and south crosscut:
were started from the 500-level L
is expected that several rich lodges
will he cut In the ground thrOnpl