Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-09-07
TAKING U ORE.
Ramsey-C omstock Has Three Shifts
Extracting Ore.

al help is being put on to keep up
the supply of high grade ore for ship
ments as well as to lower the shaft
to the next level. The ore teams are
making regular trips over to Apache
and already have the greater part of
another shipment hauled to the sta
ton. In every way the mine is un-
dergoing that sort of operation, COM
mensurate with a big, producing
property and there is no mistaking
the fact that a rich and important
bullion producer is right to the front
in this part of the state.
With three shifts employed the
shaft is being sunk in lively manner.
They have already lowered it over
half way to the fourth level and at
the present rate of progress will be
another ten days. High pressure will
be kept up until they have driven the
crosscut through to the hanging wall
of the ledge, and the rich ore veins
exposed another 100 feet deeper.
On top the ore storers have ar
ranged convenient chutes and screens
for handling the high grade product
and are keeping a big pile of sacked
ore on hand to be loaded on the
wagons. Besides the sacked ore a
great dump of high grade is hoisted
from the levels awaiting sacking and
in every direction can be seen indica-
tions of the great production ahead
from the mine.
In the lower levels a large force of
men is engaged stopping out ore and
drifting along the rich veins. Every
da: serves to increase the extent of
high grade and the mine looms up
brighter all the while as a top
notcher. While stopping has been un-
der progress for the last ten days, it
has hardly made an impression on
the great reserves blocked out. 1t is
quite evident that there is sufficient
ore in the backs to keep shipments
going out for many months.
Included in the shipments are both
the oxide and sulphide ores. Most of
the oxide product was extracted in
making an upraise from the first
level to the surface and there still re.
mains a great quantity of it between
the long drifts and the top of the biz
dyke. Most of the sulphide ore so ia,
shipped was sacked from the face O
the drifts and they are still saving al
the ore that is taken out in drifting
The ore of either character is yer,
rich and is certain to net handsom,
returns to the company.
Constant shipment is being mad,
and new equipment provided at thu
Ramsey Comstock. They are goin,
ahead in the most systematic name
and it only requires a glance to not
the permanent character of the I'M
dertaking. A big blower is under OPP
GRAFTON to keep the mine clear .
F, gases, which has greatly assisted il
the work of sinking the shaft. Som
of the drifts are quite long now an
the use of a blower is becoming yer
essential. More timber, rails, etc
are being brought in all the while
now that the mine is assuming sue
large dimensions.
The Ramsey-Comstock looks Xix
49, 81 natrna I . t. - 49,. IL IT
. the big well-mineralized dyke col
veys the impression that underneat
there is store a lot of metal. As or
prominent visitor exclaimed as l
! looked back at the dyke: How
thunder do you suppose it come
stand there so long?" and that is no
it impresses everybody. This distri
is so close to Virginia, Reno and II
main line of the railroad that it is
source of constant wonder how Il
many prospectors passed by this hi
yellowish-red outcrop without havir
l.. found the values contained on ii
i surface. Most any old piece will pa
"A SOlu anu SOllt Vi the OIG, dCIOSS u
r. feet of the north side, will not on
81 pan big, but the bright yellow specl
"a show on all sides of the piece.
~ Ever since it was discovered tn
high values obtained on the outcro
there has been constant improveme,
at the Ramsey-C omstock mine. {
the second level when the sulphi,
"a zone was reached. ore was uncover,
4, worth a dollar a pound and up, viii
~ the entire seven foot vein proved
be be shipping ore, and is being sack,
m as such. On the third level W
nd found the kind of specimens tn
make breast pins of, and to furth
assure the owners tellurium W
found to obtain in the ore, the be
or possible indication Of great perma
N. ency and high values.
~ They are digging away night a.
day on the Lucky Boy-that is t
location name-and il will not be