Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-01-16
MINING RESUME
FOR THE WEEK
Montana Working In High
Grade Shipping Ore.
Midway Company Putting In New
Boiler and will Sink Shaft
200 Feet Deeper.

The shaft on this property has
reached a depth of 677 feet, progress
having been slow the past two or
three weeks because of the hardness
Of the country rock However, the
latter is now becoming softer and
the force is making more headway.
The north crosscut on the 600 level
is now in 39l feet, and the formation
indicates the proximity of the Knox
ledge, which was passed through at
286 feet north of the shaft in the 800
level. Drifting is being continued
east and west on the Mcdonald ledge
in the 900, and at forty feet both
drifts show fine face OF shipping
ore. On the Knox ledge in the 500
foot level the face Of the drift shows
eight feet of ore, an average sample
from which, taken one day this week,
showed values OF sos 10 the ton
The west drift Of the Mcdonald ledge
on the 500 is in 2l3 feet and discloses
a fine face Of high grade shipping
ore. This ledge recently faulted and
was thrown about twenty feet, but
since being picked it has become
stronger and the ore richer. A
raise is now being run from the drift,
and at height OF twenty-nine feet
six feet Of shipping ore is exposed.
Shipments of ore are forwarded reg
ularly to the smelters, and the re-
turns are highly gratifying. Mr.
Dunlap, the secretary of the com
pany, states that the announcement
made in the Salt Lake papers that
the company would pay a per cent
dividend in March and every three
months thereafter was unauthorized
in fact, the matter Of future divi
dends has not yet come before the
board Of directors
Tonopah-Belcher.
+ II Lathrop Of the above named
company arrived from Salt Lake
Monday. accompanied by Prof. A.
Lakes, a Denver geologist, and NJ
l., Efinger. On Wednesday they
visited the company's property at
Lone Mountain, and all felt highly
encouraged with the outlook. The
main shaft is now down $50 feet, and
the west drift is u 40 feet on ore
Of shipping grade. Two carloads oI
sacked ore are on the dump ready
for shipment.
Had a Gold Brick.
Charles Christman, who, with
Richard Roschl, has a lease on one
OF the claims of the Tonopah Colo
Mountain company's property al
Gold Mountain, on Thursday showed 9
BONANZA representative a twelve
ounce bar Of gold, the result Of few
tons run Of ore at the small two
stamp mill at the King Tonopah. Ii
addition 500 pounds of concentrates
were secured, which will run at thC
rate of $500 to the ton.
A Fine Prospect.
Frank and Lou Davis are opening
up property a mile west of tow
that promises great results. Th,
claim is on line with the Mizpal
and the ore now being taken from
the bottom of a twenty-foot shaft
bears wonderful resemblance t,
lut OhiulIeu uTtS VI Cuulo ulOuHbdlu
IL indications can be taken for aught
they have struck one of the Mizpal
veins.
The Midway.
On the 10th inst. the Midway com
pany began sinking its shaft from th
535 level and will prosecute matter
till a depth of 700 feet has bee
reached. This week new 80 hors
power engine is being installed at tn
shaft house, the old one, % hors
power lacking the force to carry tn
shaft down to its contemplated depth
The Gold Hin.
Good ore is being extracted fror
the east drift of the north 500 cross
cut Of the Gold Hill. The drift is no'
in seventy feet and the ledge bein
followed shows face OF considerabl
width. Much Of the ore is of a shiE
ping character.
j. D. Lothrop left for Goldfel
Tuesday. He expects to have hi
store at that place gong the comm
week.