Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-03-02
ToNoPAh AND GoLDFIELDs.
Late Changes in the Great Nye County
Camp.

Camp.
5e!mont-The development in the !
Belmont during the past week have |
been CT most sensational character |
For the past three of four weeks the
crosscut to the north from the east
drift on the S14 level has been in a
| body of high grade ore, but it had
been impossible to determine wheth.
er the crosscut was following a ledge
with north and south trend or cut
ting an east and west ledge running
| parallel with the two lodges already
cut. 1t is now quite conclusively de
! termined that the big ore body, has
now been penetrated for a distance
| of 227 feet, is in an immense east
| and west ledge of unknown width. The
! ore is Of an excellent milling grade,
| averaging from $50 to $40 ton, with
numerous rich streaks showing SAM
pies assays running from $50 to $3.50
| A number of competent mining men
| have visited the mine and examined
that it will prove to be one Of the
most important strikes ever made IA
the district. w. E. Lawson, the tray
! cling correspondent for the United
States Investor and one of the most
conservative observers in the country,
/ inspected the Belmont yesterday Mr.
| | q icl ~
the wonderful showing.
The MacNamara-Clay Peters, Pres
ident of the MacNamara. states that
work will be resumed at the mine
On the first of next month or very
soon thereafter. The company has
succeeded in placing several thousand
shares Of the treasury stock in the
east, through the effort Of Col D. r.
Jackson, the Vice-President. Colonel
Jackson is now in California where
he has been engaged in the opening
up a mine. but he is expected to ar,
rive in TOnopah next week.
AS soon as he comes arrangements
will be completed for the resumption
Of work.
The Rescue.-At Il meeting of the
: directors Of the Rescue company held
/, Friday, j. +. Brady was elected tc
5 Ill place IN the directorate. The
l. superintendent reported that the shat
o was down $50 feet, and suggested tina
V $50 feet more be sunk before cross
:. ! cutting is begun. The secretary wa:
r directed TO sell $4,000 shares of til.
= treasury stock at 10 cents per shar
It Ii order to create a fund to furthc
J. the work in the shaft Present stock
~ holders viii be given the first oppor
g tunity to purchase this stock
Y The Belmont-The drift from tn
- north crosscut. 400 feet from tn
Sl4 station. is but 200 feet to the cas-
and passing through a fine body {
II high grade ore. During the week
e crOsscut has been started through tn
II ore, but twenty feet has failed to Il
cate either wall. From all appea,
ances it is the richest and most e,
tensive body of ore opened I'D i
u Oddie mountain.
Al 1onopah Extension-The manage
n ment of the Extension this week le
"a contract to sink the main shaft fror
its present depth, 400 feet, to a dept
OF 500 feet The crosscut in tn
drift in the upper level has been ruI
to the hanging wall and shows a fac
OF high grade ore sixteen feet wide
The continuation of the drift to til,
west has been begun and will b,
pushed vigorously.
The Midway-The north and soutl
crosscuts from the 625 station Of the
Midway are out twenty feet and are
being pushed rapidly. The Wine
started in the drift from the south
cross-cut on the 535 level is down
thirty feet and shows a strong ledge
| OF substantial milling ore