Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-12-09
STATEMENT SHOWING WORKINGS.

On the first level in the mine called the 1865, a vein was cut north Of the
shaft and a drift run 15 feet on the western course and 3l2 feet IN the
eastern course from the main crosscut. From this level a raise was made
100 feet on the dip of the vein and Wine sunk 25 feet; both of these drifts
raise and winze produced a fair grade ore, which varied from 2 o 5 feet in
width. On the 25h day of November the east drift was connected with the
Montana workings for the purpose of ventilation, which will allow us to
increase our force and work the mine more extensively
On the 45 level north of the shaft two veins have been entered, which
are called the Douglass and Brougher veins. On this level most all of the
development work has been confined to the Brougher vein which is I'M
doubtedly the continuation of the vein on the 1865. On the Brougher vein
a drift has been run 1913 feet on the western course and 12 feet on the
eastern course from the main crosscut. This level is connected from the
east drift with the level above by a raise of seventy feet; two wines were
sunk to the depth of IS feet and 70 feet. The ore taken from running
these drifts and sinking wines was a splendid grade and some exceedingly
high grade on the hanging wall side, the width of the orei in these drifts
varied from 5 feet to IL feet.
On the 535 foot level the Brougher vein has been entered, but has not
been developed. This level is connected with the level above by a raise
and between the two levels an intermediate drift was run for a length Of
172 feet, which produced an excellent shipping grade of ore.
South of the shaft another vein (oxdzeD has been entered, which dips
to the south. On this vein a drift has been run three hundred feet and a
raise made 40 feet on the dip Of the vein, also a Wine sunk to the depth of
45 feet. The ore taken from this drift, raise and winze is agood grade mill
ing ore. This vein varied from a to 6 feet in width.
SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY FOOT LEVEL
On this level we have been unable to do much work, which was due to
poor ventilation, but IS a connection has been made with the Montana
Tonopah Mining Companys workings it will permit IS to prospect on a
larger scale.
The vein which was entered south of the shaft N the 585 was entered on
this level and a raise made on the dip of the vein to the level above. The ore
taken from this raise was practically the same grade S that extracted
from the drifts,
The mine is looking excellent and there is a large amount of ore blocked
out. We have been shipping about 70 tons a week, which will average
average from $50 to s5 per ton. This amount of shipping ore can be in
creased at any time when thought advisable by the directors; as there has
been a advancement in the treatment charges, this increase has been defer
red, as it is our opinion from experiments so far made on this character of
ore, it can be treated at home with a much less expense to the company.
In our opinion the directors will be safe in declaring a dividend, as there
is on hand at present $110, 6O0.57 and from the condition of the mine the
present shipments can be continued for a long time to come and if neces-
sary can be increased.
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