Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-08-27
MINING NOTES
FROM ALL PARTS
Satisfactory Developments
In Many Mines.
Lucky Baldwin and TOnOpah Union
Preparing TO Ship High Grade
Gold Ore.

uOlu UTe.
The ten stamp mill OF the Tononah
mining, milling and development com
pany is still closed down pending re.
eeipt OF the new piston rod from the
east. In the last week four oil tanks
each having a capacity of 1000 gal
Ions have been installed.
TOnopah Union.
The Tonopah Union mine at Gold
Mountain continues to open up in a
very satfactory manner. High grade
shipping ore is being raised from the
east and west drifts on the 100 foot
level and shipment will be made
shortly.
T0nopah and California.
The north crosseut from the $50
foot level is out forty five feet and
the south crosscut out thirty eight
feet. The ground is very hard but
fair progress is being made.
Golden Star.
Sinking has been resumed on this
property at Gold Mountain, owned
by VIM. Laing MacolmsoL. The
shaft now down 1l5 feet will be con.
tlnued by contract TO the 200 foot
ed.
Mcnamara.
Development work is progressing
most satisfactorily in both east and
west drifts on the $50 foot level and
~ the south crosscut from the 500 !
foot level. The vest drift is now in
sixty feet and from this point cross.
cut is being run south which is out
fifteen feet.
Gold Reef.
This company cwning four full
claims at Goldfeld has started devel.
opment work under the superintend.
ence OF Joseph Craig, and the lode
formation on the Golden Gate claim
is now being trenched to determine
the most favorable place to sink
shaft.
TOnOpah-ExtensiOn.
The big 1875 h. p. boiler has been
set on its foundations and steam con.
necti0ns with the twelve drill com.
pressor plant, which is already set up.
are now being made, and sinking will
be resumed in few days. The drifts {
On the 400 and 500 foot levels continue ;
TO show up splendid ore. {
Free Gold Mining Company.
The shaft on this mine at Gold Reef {
IS down ninety feet and assays from
samples at this depth taken yester
lay gave values from $25 to $50 per
ton IN gold. Chas Madison is con.
'tructing the gallows frame for the Q
POSTING plant which is now at the !.
iepot and will be hauled to the mine i
.omorrow.
Lucky Baldwin. =
The shaft on this mine at Gold :,
Mountain has reached depth of =
lxty feet on the vein and ore ASSAY. h
ng from $ll5 to 1920 per ton is beng :,
llned from streak varying in width 2
rom one to two feet. The whole of h
he shaft is in ore and the remainder n
ssays from $50 to $40 per ton. l.
here are nearly two car loads of =,
ore sacked on the dump. ii
Goldfield-TonOpah Mining Co.
The shaft on the Cloudy Day claim
down 20 feet and rapid progress is s
eng made, the bottom OF the shaft ii
now in ledge matter assaying as ~
Ugh as $40 per ton in gold. The n n
roperty adjoins on the west Fletcb. 4, a.
Kane q McMann's mine recently y, ~
onded for 500, 600 and on the north ~ ~
ne Red Buttes sold last week for lie
fO' oOO, both of which are working so
Ill force of men. 80 80
little TOnOpah Development Co. OF
Ihe shaft on this mine reached the &c
80 foot level on Sunday where tests qu
ere made with the instruments of at
le Tonopah Geodetic company and VIZ
ere so favorable that station has ma
sen cut and prosecuting north com te
eneed to intersect strong forma-
on heavily stained with iron and
annganese which outcrops on the al
lriace about 200 feet north of the Mi
aft. hn