Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-08-22
BIG CHECK FOR LOT OF
MONTANA-TONOPAH ORE
Si1ty.one Tons Bring Over Sl3,eoe at
the Salt Lake SmeIter.

The Salt Lake Tribune of the 10th
says: From a little over sixty-one
tons OF ore from the Montana Tono-
pah of Nevada, which reached the
furnaces Of the American Smelling
and Refining company at Murray
during the day, the local treasurer
for the bonanza drew down check
for $13, 073. 59-this after the cost of
transportation, working charges at
the smelter, and the ct ceteras that
are not little expensive themselves
had been deducted. The consignment
was divided into two lots, one of 34a
tons showing 426 ounces silver, with
800 ounces gold per ton; the other,
224 ounces silver, with 2.33 ounces
gold.
Each was taken out in the pros
ecution of development work, ex-
planned Adrian G. Ellis, Jr., vice.
president Of the company, whose
interests are scattered throughout
Zion. Not pound Of it, indeed, was
deliberately stopped, while two more
carloads from the same source are
now in transit.
In the fissure recently encountered
in north drift in the Montana Tono-
pah, and at point 1856 feet north of
the shaft, is now exposed, according
to a report from Manager Knox,
four feet of rock, which affords an
average of 5000 per ton, while other
portions of the bonanza, which APP
pears to be furnishing the greater
portion of the blood for Tonopah's
arteries at this time, are reported
in equally gratifying conditions. In
deed, local interests are looking for
ward to dividend the present year,
and certainly Manager Knox is doing
all in his power that expectatio
shall be realized"
THE MINES PRESENT SHAPE.
Work at the property is progress
ing favorably, and, If anything, bet
ter ore than ever is being extracted.
Development on the 400 and 512-foot
levels is being pushed on the lodges,
and the ore therefrom is running
very high in values. To winze start
ed in the west drift Of the 512, about
twenty feet from the crosscut, is
down forty feet ard at that point
shows great values and seven feet
width Of ore. The latter is of a sui
phide character, and through the
ledge pass streaks that will run up
into the thousands in gold and silver.
The crosscut on this level is now in
nearly 300 feet. The drift started
to the west at 200 feet is in about
twenty feet and has opened up
body of ore from ten to twelve feet
vide and the greater part of it is of
shipping grade. This ledge is point
ing directly to the Midway ground,
and sooner or later that company
will catch it in their north crosscut.
1t will also undoubtedly enter the
North Star ground on the east.
The crosscut to the north in the
Mon tana, at the 612 sta ton, is now in
ninety feet, and it is thought that
within forty feet it will tap the ledge
that is being worked upon in the lev
el above. And If it holds good in
value and extent, and from indica-
tions in the bottom of the winze
there appears to be no question on
that point, one Of the biggest and
richest bodies of ore in the district
will be opened up. The ship
ments of ore still continue from the
mine and the receipts are building up
a strong treasury reserve.
For the time that work has pro-
ceeded on the Montana it makes a
better showing in value than any
mine in the west, with the exception
of the Mizpah, its rival on the south.
1t is not yet year since the first
shovelful of dirt was turned over,
and in these few months more than
1000 feet of workings have been
opened up and several millions of dol
lars worth of ore exposed. The
property has been ably financed, is eco