Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-03-24
THE GREAT
SHOSHONE
A Survey Of the Underground
Workings of the Wonderful
Bullfrog Mine is Made.

THE underground development in
the Montgomery Shoshone mine, az
rreoates more than 1000 feet, fully
/ 500 feet of which are in milling ore.
The survey OF the workings, just com
pleted, demonstrates the mine to be
tbe most phenomenal in the State of
Nevada, and one of the wonders Of
the mining world.
Figuring from the lodges on the
r5o.foot level, there are fully $50, 600
tons Of high grade milling ore practi-
cally blocked out, says the Rhyolite
Herald. From the shaft at $50 feet,
a drift was run easterly, developing
length Of 1862 feet Of conglomerate
Quartz and tale, all ore of good
quality, with 60 feet of additional
ore that will run from $40 up. The
Largest crosscut on this level is 80
feet. this being u at almost right
angles to the drift. The conglomerate
ore body, as defined almost com
pletely on the north and east, has
been proven for a length of 1852 feet,
a width of 80 feet and a depth Of $50
feet. Accepting these measurements
as the maximum, although they do
not fully define the deposit, the
deposit will output at least
$50, 600 tons of high grade mill
ing ore, the average value of which
has seldom been equalled. Superin-
tendent Mat Hoveck states that all
of the ore exposed above the l5O-foot
level will u 800 to the ton. Accept
ing one.half of this estimate to apply
to the entire deposit, the value Of the
ore would be Sc, $50, 900, and accept
ing the superiutendentent's estimate,
which must be based on continued
sampling, the value of the ore above
the $50 foot level is $l3, 500, 900.
Should the same conditions prevail at
the 300 level, which viii soon be
reached, the mine will then show
more than twenty-dv millions III
commercial ore.
Work is in progress or three level:
as well as in the shaft, which has
reached go feet. AS the work con
sists OF development only, no more
men can be employed at present ant
no attempt is being made TO take on
ore, except as broken down in de6n
ing the ore body. When the shat
has reached 300 feet more levels wi
be run, There is room on the tire
levels to work 200 men IN STOPPING
The shaft went through the ore a
$40 feet and will be about 20 fee
from the ore at 800 feet. The work
ing shaft, which, is two-compartmen'
4x7, will be continued several hundre
feet, and connection will be mac
with the Polaris shaft. which is Al
feet distant. An immense quantii
Of milling ore has been exposed in tt
Polaris on the 80 and 100 foot level
The mill will probably be built at
point half way between the mine al
the town of Beatty, at which poi
a tramway will be run to convey q
ore from the mine. This point
within a few hundred feet Of the pr
posed line Of the Clark road.
While negotiations have not be
completed, it is quite certain tn
the Nevada Power Mining and M
ing company will extend its servI
to this district, the Schwab intere'
having offered the company an
teusive contract and also agreed
donate a location at Beatty for
installation of an electrical pow
plant. With the assurance OF p
roHage from many mines and the S
eral tons Of the camp, it is not
probable that this important ent
prise will shortly be assured.