Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-02-14
MINES GAINING DEPTHS.
General Reports as 10 Progress
--0re Yield mt Ray.

General Reports as To Progress
-~0re Yield at Ray.
The future of the Colehan Mining
company looks very bright at the
present time, they have disposed of
large block of the treasury stock,
and are well equipped financially.
MIR. Thomas Colehan vice president
of the company arrived from the east
last evening, and the company has
let contract for sinking their shaft
on the Eliza Jane claim to a depth of
200 feet, and are contemplating the
sinking of another shaft on the Polo
claim. Besides the two main lodges
on the Colehan ground there is a
cross ledge running through this
company's ground from the ledge on
which the late strike was made at
Gold Mountain, and this adds mate.
rally to the value of this already val
liable property.
OhiO-TOnOpah.
Well within the careful calcula tions
of one of the best mining men of To
nopah district, the Ohio Tonopah
shaft, at the depth Of 500 feet, has
penetrated the district lode bearing
porphyry peculiar to the camp
Stringers and particles of quartz
show by fire tests well proportional
values in gold and silver ores low
grade Most if not all the other
strikes made in the deeper shafts
have been preceded by the appear
ance of exactly the same formation
and mineralized ground.
Ray ~ O'Brien.
In course of drifting on the newly
uncovered ore body on the 170-level
of the Ray & O'Brien property at
Ray district, some forty sacks of ore
is extracted daily, that from one
vein assaying over $3.50 per ton.
The Selby works will get a benefit
out of this. Treasury stock of the
company is in demand at the new
price set, 80 cents per share.
Mcnamara
A large force of mechanics are lay
ing foundation for the hosting plant
at the Mcnamara shaft. Timbers
for the big gallows are nearly al
framed and ready for erection. The
engine is "a double Corliss, the works
altogether forming the largest anC
most powerful hoist so far established
in this district.
TOnOpah Union.
| Under the able management of Mr.
! A. C. Stock work is progressing will
renewed vigor at the Tonopah Union
company's mine at Gold Mountain
they are now sinking at the rate o
over two feet per day with one shift
In the shaft of this company the,
have cut a cross ledge assaying higl
in value.
TOnOpah City.
There are several car loads of new
machinery at Mound House which
will land in Tonopah in due time /
includes the complete steam hosting
plant destined for long service at tn,
Tonopah City shaft. Ere the ides o
November the concurrent whis tit
blasts of ToGopah will suffice to wax,
the seven sleepers.
) Midway.
With some interruptions occasionet
by the freezing of water pipes, tn,
Midway shaft has made good head
way during the week, having reached
the 24O foot point. This ground is s,
situated that a station may be Gu
out and profitable drifts started al
most anywhere.
Gold Hill.
The fine works continue operation
with perfect regularity, the shat
being now down very close to The
400-mark. Two shifts are beins
worked to the best possible advan
tage.
Montana-TOnOpah.
Good progress is being made il
sinking the shaft High grade or
continues to be extracted from tn
crosscuts and drifts on the differen
levels. The first shipment of or,
will be made inside of ten days.
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