Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-05-21
MINING NEWS
FROM ALL POINTS
Developments Being Pushed
al Ray and Gold Reef.
Many Promising Prospects to be More
Extensively Worked. ..- Montana.
IOHOpah Closed Down.

}. L. Makeever. prominent min.
my operator OF Chicago. who is
heavily interested in this mine
reached Tonopah on the 20th inst
This is Mr. Makeever's first visit 20
the camp, although his interests
here are quite numerous. His pres.
ent trip was induced by the very fiat.
tering reports he has received of the
Ray'Tonopah mine, which he win
visit on Saturday with Arthur Kpnze
and Judge Ray. Should the pron.
erty come up TO his anticipations ex.
tensiye developments will be com
menced Immediately.
Ton0pah-Yellow Jacket.
The superintendent reports that
work IS progressing steadily on this
property, and that be expects to cut
the west vein at ten feet more. The
east vein on which the shaft was
originally started, went out. aud thev
are AT present In wall between the
two, and in case they do not cut the
vest vein at that depth he will cross
cut to the vein. The values appear
TO be increasing with depth. and
there IS every Indication that the
ledge viii come in stronger as thev
20 down. The east vein was nine
leet wide where it went out Of the
,hait, and had good values scattered
through il. The secretary expects
TO make a good report to the stock.
holders by the end OF this month.
Tonopah Extension.
But little work is being done on
this property pending the installa-
non Of the l0-drill compressor plant
On toe 3S5-foot level the west drift
on No ! ledge is IN twenty. three feet
on the hanging wall, the whole face
p the drift being IN good ore. On
The BOO foot level the west drift ON
No. ledge is in ten feet on the hang
ng wall and similar good grade ore
S being passed through
Golden Anchor.
On the 4O0.foot level the crosscut
. the north is being pushed, as is
Ilso the south crosseut on the 800
DOT level. Stringers Of quartz are
.till being cut, and as the crosscuts
each out from the shaft they in.
rease IN size and value and Indicate
ne proximity of a big vein. The {
llne still yields about 1000 gallons !
I water per day and sinking of the
lain shaft will shortly be resumed. 9
TOnOpah-A lax.
On this property they are pros. /
ectlng at present in order to de. Z
lde which is the proper place to :
tart the new shaft This is one of :
ne good mines in Lone Mountain.
hd the owners who are principally !
zeal men, are jubiant at the pros. :
ects OF this property. Work is !
rogressing steadily and in good y
lape. d
We Hope Mining Company. n
a, +. Dart, secretary of this com. q
any, arrived from Bakersfield. Cal. d
the 10th inst with party of C
lends who are alsointerested in this {,
me at Ray. Mr.. Dart viii at once cC
~ a crew of men ON development
ork and a whim is now on the way
the mine.
Montana-TonOpah. Ii
Owing to an accident to the drum tc
% steam chest of the new hoist the m
orking force at the mine was taken V
at noon on the 10th inst. Until the T,
tent of the damage has been ascer- 70
med it Is impossible to say when til
will be resumed. Some
aVy shipments of ore have left the
ne the last few days.
T0h0pah-GOld Mountain Co. pr
The returns from the two carloads pa
ore recently shipped by this com pt
ny showed values of 1894 ounces lo'
ID and 80 ounces silver. No trace TO
$ been found Of the thirty one sacks
,len in transit The company is
Il saeking ore, five men being em- ?,
'yed, HI