The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-09-29
NEWS OF TONOPAH MINES
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General Manager Mark Il. Kerr Of
the Montana-Tonopah yester-
day tina the contract for the machinery
for the 40-stamp mill to be erected by
his company has been awarded to the
Allis-Chalmers company, and that f.. L.
Bosqui, who will have charge of con-
struction. has gone to Milwaukee to SUI
pervise the foundry work. The Allis-
Chalmers company guarantees the de-
livery of the heavy machinery-the
stamps, the Abe tube mills and the
Hendryx agitators-by January LIST.
cost OF this portion of the plant will
amount to about 5000 The excava-
tion for the foundation for the batteries
was begun last Monday. and Mr.. Kerr
states IN the ground will be ready for
the masonry work by the middle of
October. The work will be pushed with
all possible celebrity, and II there are no
unexpected delays the mill will be in
commission by the first of next May.
In speaking of conditions at the mine,
Mr.. Kerr stated that the new develop
ments on the north 400 are of a very
gratifying character, the improvement
being very marked. The shaft is down
a little more than 500 feet and is being
pushed as rapidly as possible to the
9O0-foot point. where crosseuts will be
run to open up the lodges on that level.
When Mr.. Kerr's attention was called
to the current rumors relative to a pro-
posed consolidation of the Montana.
Tonopah with the Midway and North
Star, he stated that he had no Informal
ton on the subject further than that
contained in the published statements,
but suggested that on the return Of
President Knox early next month that
gentleman will probably make an official
announcement in regard to the mattes.
MCNAMARA AND WEST END
The new ore bins OF the Mcnamara
and West End at the Mcnamara dump
are practically completed, and the lay
ing of the rails of the spur track,
which is now in progress, will probably
be finished Monday. The Mcnamara
shipped about 100 tons of ore this week.
the accumulation at the old dump, send
ing the consignment to the depot by
wagon. Hereafter all shipments will
be made over the spur track. The West
End also sent out eighty-one tons, clean
ing up the dump at the mine. Hereafter
the ore will be taken to the ore bins at
the Mcnamara dump through the air
connection on the 400-foot level. Both
mines are looking well, and a largely
increased production may be looked for
GREAT WESTERN TO RESUME
The Tonopah and Great Western Min
ing mpan will resume work next
Monday on it's group of six claims lying
in the western end of the Tonopah Min
ing district and adjoining the West
Tonopah group on the west. Two en-
gineers have been at work all week,
putting the hosting machinery in shape,
and a crew of miners will be put to
work Monday morning in the shaft,
which is down 200 feet. 1t is the
intention of the management to put the
shaft down until the lode porphyry is
encountered, when crosscuts will be run
to the north and south.
THE srEINwAY
Superintendent Wilson of the Bull
from Steinway reports that the forma-
ton is improving in the north crosscut
from the 200-foot point. The face,
which is out about $50 feet from the
shaft, shows stringers of quartz and
manganese. and Mr.. Wilson is confident
that he will encounter the ledge within
the next lew Ieel- Inc SOutH CTOSSCut
is out about IT'S feet, with no chang in
the formation since last report.
THE NORTH STAR
The North Star shaft is down 1921
feet and good progress is being made
in sinking, three shifts being employed.
1t is the intention to sink to the 1,250
foot point, where a crosscut will be
started to the east. President Golden
states that he knows nothing of "a
proposition to consolidate"
ToNoPAH HOME
The shaft at the Tonopah Home is
down AIS feet and several stringers of
quartz nave been encountered during the
past week. Three shifts are employed
and good progress is being made. 1t is
the intention to begin prosecuting at
the 500-foot point.