Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-22
.SUNNYSIDE TO
PAY DIVIDENDS
HOUND MOUNTAIN MINING COM.
PANY WILL DECLARE IT'S
FIRST IN DECEMBER.

FIRST IN DECEMBER.
When Vice President ]. P. Lotus
of the Round Mountain Mining COM
pany went in to Goldfield last Tues
day in his new Hartford tour
ing car, he carried with him 1868
ounces of bullion, the same repre-
senting the August run of the Sunny
side mill. At the rate of $13 an
ounce the cleanup amounts to total
of $13,689. About SIS tons were
run during the month, making the
average $24 ton for the months
run. This is few dollars better
average than for the previous
months, but the average for the mill
from the start is better than $40 a
ton, Careful sampling of the tailings
has shown the ore to be absolutely
free milling and better than 81 per
cent of the values have been saved
from the start.
Superintendent James Mcdonald is
perhaps the most satisfied man in
camp. And well might he be as the
work of opening and developing the
mine has been entirely under his d.
rection.. When Mr.. Lotus was out
again Sunday he made tour of in
spection of the mine, examining
every drift, crosscut and stope. His
enthusiasm after the examination
was unbounded and he stated frank
ly that unless the unforeseen hap
pened, the payment of dividends to
holders of Round Mountain Mining
stock would begin in December.
So far nearly all the development
work has been in vein matter and
enough ore has thus been taken out
to keep the two Nissen stamps busy
with their twenty ton daily capacity.
Meantime the ore body has been
gradually blocked out and now with
the two Huntingtons trebbling the
former capacity of the mill there is
no trouble in supplying ore.
That the Sunnyside is indeed q
great mine there can be no mistak-
ing, even by the most inexperienced
layman. An opportunity of seeing
at close range the wonders of the ia
nous mine was afforded a Nugget
representative Sunday In company
with Superintendent Mcdonald the
writer was shown through all the
different levels in the entire work
ings. After going through the mine
the one fact which stood out strong
est as mute but conclusive proof of
the absolute greatness of the Sunny
side mine was that no discrifnina-
ton is being made in the ore as it is
taken from the shaft. Every car that
comes up goes into the hopper at the
mill. no matter from what level or
what particular stope or drift it may
have come. And ore is being taken
from every part of the workings.
First car from the 90-foot level in
the main shaft, where there Is from
three to four and one-half feet of
| ore, and in the west drift of which
Superintendent Mcdonald took out a
$500 pocket of specimen ore Sunday.
EThen car from the 170-foot level in
the same shaft, where the vein has
Ewidened to about Ave feet and where
high grade is the rule rather than
the exception. Then from over in
mo incline, which is now connect
ed through it's west drift with the old
Spencer lease, will come a couple OF
cars of ore, all going direct to the
mill as it comes to the surface. Ii
tthis method of mining and milling
doesn't give a fair, honest estimate
OF the values in a mine, what does?
But it was at the lowest level, the
250-foot level of the main shaft
where the happiest surprise of al
was obtained. Here the vein is strong
Ave feet wide and no hanging wal
yet in sight. The foot wall is vel
defined and the ore is of the same
character as on the upper levels, tho
values being found chiefly in thu
soft tale and oxidized iron. The wes
drift is about fifty feet and the en-
| tire surface pans coarse gold. Al
with the other levels the best evi
dence of the value of this ore is tina
It all goes direct to the mill to max,
; up the grand general average of tn,
, mine. High grade and specimen or,
has also been found on this lowe
! level and the ore body gives every in
| dication of permanency. All .thi
/ work of sampling has been to prov
beyond semblance of doubt tina
; the ore was really present in guam
[ tity and this has been done to tn
: supreme satisfaction of even tn
i most keptical. Now it is planne,