Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25
WEEK IN TONOPAH MINES
TALKS
OF The M'NAMARA

Ben F. Edwards, president of the
MacNamara and vice president of the
West End is in Tonopah after visit in
Southern California and San Francisco.
He speaks most enthusiastically of the
interest that is taken down there in
Tonopah and regards it as fully justi-
fed.
"The permanency of Tonopah was
settled fact long ago." said he; "but
from the amount of building going on
here, one would think that the camp
had taken on a new lease of life. Busi-
ness is fourishing in all lines and
splendid buildings are going up all over
town. The mines of course, speak for
themselves through their shipments
but there is considerable development
going on which perhaps is not heard of.
"The West End and MacNamara are
both looking fine. Mcnamara is still
working on the same ore body which is
holding it's own. Mr. Kerr who has
taken the management of Montana
Tonopah, still remains with the West
End as consulting engineer. According
to the account rendered by him to us
we have in the West End, by actual
measurement, little over 30, 200 tons
of ore blocked out, which will go over
$40 to the ton. He has drifts out on
other portions of the same vein where
the grouud looks just as well, and
which, he figures, will yield as much
tonnage if not more than we have now
blocked out.
''The proposition now is to put up
ore bins next to those on MacNamara
ground, then hoist West End ore up
through the MacNamara shaft. When
we reach that stage of development we
will be shipping from the West End at
least 1000 tons of ore a month. When
/ say 1000 tons month mean without
sorting the ore. The next thing we
will figure on will be mill. If some
company does not put one up, we will
ourselves build one.
'MacNamara, so far, is a shipping
proposition. 1t is a question whether
any saving could be accomplished by
milling. They are now in sulphide ore
and it is hard to save anything by any
process on the ground. "
Mr.. Edwards, as vice president of the
West End, was strongly in favor of the
consolidation of West End, MacNamara
and Ohio-Tonopah. Since becoming
president of the MacNamara he has not
changed his views, but says that con.
solidation is dead issue.
''There will be no consolidation ot
the three properties, the proposition
having been voted down unanimously
by the MacNamara stockholders. The
idea was to bring it about harmoniously
and when we saw it could not be done
we dropped the matter. Personally,
was in favor of consolidation, and an
yet. Even now, think it would be
good thing for all three companies.
''The apex suit between the Tonopal
Extension and MacNamara will prob
ably be settled out of court, " said he
"The matter is now being framed VI
for a compromise; in fact, plans fol
arbitration are now being gone over"
When Superintendent Fred Corkill o.
the MacNamara was seen Friday, h,
: stated that grading for the spur from
the railroad would be finished by Sun
, day and that the railroad compan,
would be able to lay the rails in thre,
, or four days more. He added that tn,
ore bins would be finished and ready fo
> use by September 6. The shaft is nov
, down 500 feet on the ledge, which dip
! at angles varying between 20 and a
degrees. A lateral drift is now beint
! driven in a westerly direction on tn
! 290-foot level, and on the same level w
; are making raise toward the east.
q "We are getting out and shipping
about 70 tons week of first-class or
o and storing an enormous amount o
a second-class ore. The mine certainly
{ looking very good" concluded Nh
Corkill.
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