Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-07-23
MINING NEWS
FROM ALL PARTS
TOnOpah Extension Proves
the Apex of South Vein.
Surprising Development on New Eng.
land-TOnOpah GrOup--Machinery
Ordered for Several Mines.

A surprising development has this
week occurred on the south side of
Mount Butler about one and a quar-
ter miles south Of town on the group
OF claims owned by the New England
Tonopah mining company. That part
OF the camp has not been much
prospected owing to the large beds
of volcanic tuff which are exposed on
the surface between Butler and
White mountain. Just south OF this
the company sunk a double compart.
ment shaft on narrow vein which
carried good values but dipped out
OF the shaft in few feet. A depth
of l9l feet has now been reached in
a strongly mineralized formation car
rying boulders and masses of quartz
welding assays from $40 to $S5 per ton
IN golu, and small values in silver.
Another shaft on another claim was
started on the dip OF small stringer
which at depth Of 30 feet has
yidened out to vein formation strong.
ly mineralized, rapidly changing to
quartz and carrying in places values
as high as $50 per ton in gold. This
vein forma tion has a perfect hanging
wall but no footwall has yet been
reached. The company has erected
bunk and boarding houses and three
shifts are worked on both shafts. An
80 b. p. boiler and 80 b. D. hoist has
been ordered for the main shaft
which will be sunk TO the andesite
before prosecuting, there are also
two other known veins on the surface.
all having north and south course
The company, which owns l6 claims
IS not Offering any stock TO the
public
TOnopah- Extension.
The east drift on the 400 foot level
on No | ledge is now in forty feet
the whole face being in ore averaging
from $50 to 500 per ton. To deter
mine where this ledge apexes cross.
cut was run south from the 200 foot /
level and at forty feet cut the ledge,
dipping out at an angle Of 35 deg |
and an uprase has been started, the
ore being badly broken up and appar.
emily near the apex; but sufficient
has been done to demonstrate bevond
the shadow OF a doubt that the apex
OF the vein is within the boundaries
OF the Extension ground. On No. 2
ledge the west drift on the 500 foot
level is in l03 feet, the whole face on
good ore, The twelve drill compress.
sor plant has left Chicago with a man
from the Pneumatic Tool company.
Chicago.
Mr. ]. V. Priest, manager OF the
Mogul mining company, commenced
work on the property on the 18th
inst. with force Of men who have
been engaged in surface prospecting
the New Life, Reliance, Damon, w.
l. z. and ]. M. p. on all OF which
they have uncovered bodies OF lead
carbonate ore. The gasoline hoist
will be hauled to the mine next week.
North Star.
The suit to adverse the application
Tor patent by the North Star min.
ing company, was heard in the Uni.
ted States court at Carson City last
week. All the evidence was heard,
and when this is transcribed the ar
guments in the case will be submit.
ted, the 29th August being the date
set for the hearing.
Lucky Baldwin.
During the past week the drift on ;
the ninety foot level has been contin.
ued in good ore with stringers of
shipping grade. An incline on the
vein from surface is also down about !
twelve feet and nearly the whole
width is high grade ore which is now .
being sacked for shipment.
The Mill.
The ten stamp mill of the Tonopah ,
Mining Milling q Development com : !
pany is still running on ore from the h
Midway mine, with only short in /
of one day this week ON
account Of scarcity Of water, due to
The breakage of the Halifax pumps
Red Rock. !,
The shaft is now down 225 feet c
without any change in the formation. o