Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-04-15

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49, 9l4 0 feet
765. Foot Level-On the 765 foot
level which is the depth of the pres
ent shaft the development work has
not been very active, due to poor ar
caused by having no connections with
the upper levels. A connection has
been made during the last few days
and work will now be pushed on this
level as rapidly as possible. AT
present we are drifting east and
west on the Macdonald vein and it is
only necessary to say that the grade
of ore is the same as we have IN any
other portion of the mine and the
stockholders " this company should
consider the development on this, the
bottom level Of the mine, OF the very
greatest Importance. To date no
work has been done on the south
vein on this level and no work will be
started until connection is made with
the North Star workings, which the
management Of that company has
consented to allow. | desire to say,
however, that the showing of same
where crosscut, is fully as good as
expected
600. Foot Level:-On this level the
south vein had never been located or
worked, and vas known as or called
the "lost vein. am pleased to be
able to state that same has been
found and crosscut at 80 feet below
the 500 level and also On the 500 level
and the ore is all of IA fine shipping
grade. We, therefore, have a block
Of ground from this level to the 800
on which no stopping has been done.
The Macdonald vein on this Level
shows no particular change to re
port other than our ore bodies are
proving much wider than we ex'
pected.
500 Foot Level:-Duling the early
part OF the month Of January a new
vein was crosscut which | have calleC
the Martha and which varies in widtl
as far as worked, from three to ST:
feet. Another crosscut was run a
u point 300 feet distant from tn
first one, and the same vein was en-
countered within five feet of wher
same was projected; its width a
this point is about 4 feet, and th
grade-shipping. At this point
nav mention that this same vel
has beer crosscut on the level abov
called the 400. This is the most in
portant development during th
quarter. The Macdonald aud sout
veins of this level are producing I'll
finest grade of shipping ore.
400 Foot Leyel:-On this, the tir'
level in the mlne until two week az
the development consisted OF IA shoI
drift to the east to the contact b
tween the later andesite or cappit
and the early andesite or lo'
porphyry, and o %crosscnt to Y
Macdonald vein. We are now drii
inu on the veins crosscut both in
easterly and westerly direction, a
Notwithstanding the closeness to
Gaping, the ore bodies are well q
fined and Of good grade.
In my last report mention W
made OF a new vein OH the 6G9 Ie'
which | called the A. b. X.
work has been done on it during
quarter. due to the fact that c
present equipment is taxed to
utmost capacity at present and !
vein can be developed to much b
ter advantage through our p
posed new shaft.
During the quarter we have
stalled a new 80 H. p. Boiler, a n
Ingersoll Compressor and four dri
We have suffered severe del;
through failure of our water SUPP
We are ready to begin the sink
of a new three compartment shl
which IS a necessity.
At no time during the history
the mine has il looked so well as
dav, and considering the great a
of ground which W. W north OF
shaft and which we are now deveI
ing, together with the great str
in the Midway, adjoining our v
line and which is now within 100
of the same, and the equally
portant and late strike in the Col
Anchor Doth of these strikes me
ing almost as much to Il G
pany as to their own | feel
justified in saying that U futur
exceedingly bright.
Respectfully submitted,
d. B GILLIEs.
General Manage