Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-08-13
MINING NOTES
OF THE WEEK
The TOnOpah COmpany'S Ore
Shipments Increasing.
The Output Of the Camp Restricted by
insufficient Railroad Equipment
..-NewS from Other Camps.

The company has since Monday
been shipping about 20 tons per day
loaded into cars at the main shaft,
part OF this was bulk ore and part
sacked. The quantity would have
been greater but for scarcity Of cars.
The company have now purchased
their own cars and as soon as pos
sible the output will be increased to
150 tons per day. President John
Brock inspected the mine this week,
and as soon as the ore dump at the
Brougher shaft has been cleared, ore
shoots will be built and stoping and
development work in the mine will be
commenced.
Ray Consolidated.
The Ray Consolidated company is
now working two shifts and the east
drift on the 300 foot level is entering
good shipping ore, the raise from the
200 to 100 foot level is also in ship
ping ore, and the same quality of ore
is being stopped from the l60 foot level.
Active work will be started on the
Dolores turquoise mines in few days,
first consignment of fifty pounds of
stones has been sent east and fur
thcr shipment of 200 pounds will go
in few days. The gems are real
izing very remunerative figure.
At the We Hope the shaft is down
rs feet on a strong vein fully three
feet wide and carrying good values
in gold. A whim has been installed
this week.
]. V, Priest, Of the Mogul mining
company, is making preparations for
extensive work, and is building man
ayers house, boarding and bunk
houses, blacksmith's shop, etc, The
gasoline hoist is expected this week,
Jim Butler Co.
The contractors who are drifting
from the 440 foot level of the Vallly
View shaft are making good progress
but the drift must be run about an
other $50 feet before entering the
Jim Butler ground; it will then be be
low the bottom level OF the Stone
Cabin shaft. Good shipping ore il
being raised from the drift.
Montana-TOnOpah.
The company continues to make III
usual shipments as cars are no
available for any increase. 1t was in
tended to make shipments of seconC
grade ore but negotiations with tht
smelters did not result in obtaining
satisfactory rate for treatment.
Mohawk-Alpinc.
At this Lone Mountain propert,
the shaft is down S5 feet where
body OF ore has been encoun teret
three feet wide, Of which two fee
yield assay values of five per cen
copper, sixteen per cent lead ant
iifty.six ounces silver, equal to So
per ton.
TonOpah-Belcher.
According to the statement of +
II. Lathrap, general manager of thi
company, owning the General Thoma
mine at Lone Mountain, have shippe,
seven carload of first. class ore. Tn
Nevada Alpine still maintains regula
shipments of high grade ore.
TOnOpah-M Monarch.
f. N. Fletcher, the new superin
tendent, has been joined at the min
by his wife and family at Lone Noun
tain. The driving Of the main tunnC
has been resumed, cars and rails 70
this are now on the way.
Belmont
The developments in this mine ar
highly satisfactory and a fair quar
tity of shipping ore is being sacke
but will not be shipped until tn
switch to the shaft is finished.
Midway.
Good progress is being made wit
the development of this mine an
high grade milling ore is being take
from the winze from the 535 leve
which continues to show great in
provement.
Argenta.
Pending the receipt OF the whim 6
this Lone Mountain mine only surfaC
prospecting has been done, but a,
tive work will be resumed in fe
days.