Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-07-09
MINING NEWS
OF THE WEEK
Satisfactory News Of The
Mines from All Parts.
The Belmont Sacking Good Ore...Mc.
Namara Developing WeIl...Big
Values at Gold Reef.

The old Liberty mine under the
management of w. C. Wynkoop is
rapidly developing into a big prop.
erty. The old shaft has been con
tinued to a depth of 25s feet and
drifts have been run for 200 feet
west on the 145. 200 and 258. foot
levels, the vein varying from six to
eight feet in width and averaging $50
per ton in silver chloride and from 81
to $3.50 per ton in gold. This vein
is IN lime dipping at an angle Of 43
degrees towards porpbyry and lime
contact. A main working shaft will
now be started, and steam hoist
installed and plans for mill are now
being formulated. Water is plen.
tlful in the district but crude oil will
be used for fuel. Considerable quan.
titles OF high grade ore have been
sacked from development work and
this will be shipped at an early date.
Jefferson Canyon.
Frank Naughton and associates
have bonded the jefferson Eagle
group OF three claims situated fifteen
miles northwest OF Belmont on the
western slope OF the Jefferson range.
a ledge on one claim from two to
three feet wide, viii average $55 per
ton in gold and silver and one foot of
II averages $3.50 per ton, while picked
samples have run as high as 81, 5S4. 81.
An incline shaft has been sunk on
this thirty feet and the sinking OF
this will be resumed at once There
are two other veins on the group
yielding on surface from 81 TO $22
per ton in gold and silver. Water
IS plentiful and wood only 1885, per
cord. Frank Naughton returned
to-day TO the mine to commence de. !
velopment work.
Mcnamara.
The east and west drifts on the |
vein are in thirty-tive feet and con. !
siderable Improvement in the ore is !
seen, the sinking OF the winze pro
ceeds satsfac torily. On the 50O-foot
level the south crosscut is now out |
100 feet and twenty. three men are
employed. Clay Peters and Ed.
Hirschler, directors OF the company,
inspected the property this week and
expressed great satisfaction with
the prospects.
The Mill.
The l0-stamp mill OF the Tonopah
Mining e. Development company
which has been closed down for a few
days for necessary repairs and some
improvements in the grinding pans
VIII start up again this afternoon.
Lucky Baldwin.
K. I. Brodek reports that at this
group at Gold Mountain he is now
saekmg ore assaying 504 ounces of
god and 496 ounces Of silver or ore
that will average $l06 80 per ton.
me crosscut from the bottom OF the
smart has not as yet struck the ore
shoot.
Halifax.
The shaft is nearing the 800 foot
level and about IS, 600 gallons of
water per day are being pumped
from the shaft. When the 500 foot
level is reached crosscuts north and
south will be run. There is no ma.
teral change in the formation.
Midway.
The north crosscut from the 635.
,oot level to the Mcdonald vein of the
Montana is out 300 feet and a drift is
also being run west from the bottom
d the winze on the 535 foot level of
The south vein.
North Star.
The force of miners will be largely
increased in few days and sinking
u the main shaft will be resumed
rom the 1895 level TO cut the Mac. ,
lonald ledge Of the Montana. 5