Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-02
WALKOVER Mine
IS LOOKING GOOD
Is PROVING ITSELF ONE OF THE
RICHEST MINES IN THE
DISTRICT.

For a place to see regular produc-
tion of ore that is of uniform char
acter and satisfactory tests all the
while, the Walkover mine is surely
worth while visiting. Not to include
it in a tour of the district would be
overlooking something that is gen.
timely good. So much is this the case
that every new visitor in the camp is
taken over there and the way the
guide goes about showing off the ore
is much the same as banker would
exhibit the contents of his well-filled
vault
At the Walkover mine they simply
go to the vein and break off chunk
of ore. With a little crushing in a
mortar and washing in pan, long
string of colors always shows up.
An examination of the ore will in
nearly every instance reveal specks
of the yellow metal, while in some
cases it can be readily seen that big
panning must result, SO much coarse
gold is seen in the piece. 1t is the
matter in fact way in which they go
about in showing off the virtues in
the ore that is impressive, and just
to make things look little more
strong the visitor generally gets a
pocketful of ore to test at home,
either with assay or pan.
In just the same assured way the
miners go about sacking the high
grade product AS each new section
is blasted out of the shaft, all the ore
in the width of the vein is shoveled
into sacks and put in the pile on the
dump. To be sure occasional pan
nings are made, but up to date there
has been no occasion when they
thought it necessary to sort the ore,
or only save a portion of it for the
sacks.
The shaft is being lowered on the
vein so that it is in constant view in
the workings. This also makes it
possible to continually add to the pile
OF high grade, and a goodly pile of
it is now standing on the dump. AS
sinking progresses the fine vein
gradually widens, which if it con-
! tinues will soon fill the shaft, as it is
now more than three feet across. A
depth of something over sixty feet is
now obtained, or about thirty feet be-
low the tunnel level. This will prob
ably crosscut the dyke at the 100-foot
point.
A little later and when prosecuting
is commenced much greater output
of the rich ores will be possible
Drifting will then be done each way
from the crosscut and large guam
| tity of ore blocked out. This opened
up stopping may be done right to the
surface outcrop. Under these con-
ditions large and frequent shipments
of ore will be possible, which action
| is the announced program of the
company.
There is not the slightest doubt
that the Walkover mine will soon be
| forwarding ore to the shelters. In
| fact there is about carload of the
rich product already on hand and
this will be hauled out in short
while, teaming arrangements having
been made. With better facilities
new equipment and more men EN-
ployed, which include the immediate
plans of the company, a greatly in
creased output will be possible, anG
shipments of ore will be continuous
The Walkover mine looks better
every day. No company could ash
for more substantial improvement
than has been made with every par
of development, and as depth ha!
gained on the edge more and more
indication is present of permanenc!
of the ore body. A lively sprinklins
of sulphides is showing, giving the
very best evidence that the big veil
will go deep and will also prove yer,
rich
1t is since sulphides have appear
ed that very high values have beef
obtained some of the ore assayin:
from $500 to $1,000 per ton in gold
The sacked ore, which includes all o
the vein. assays from SITS to $40,
per ton, and everything points t,
higher values being obtained witt
more depth. Right at the presen
time if it were desired to make
mere high assay record from tn
mine, they could certainly pick GU
some samples that would run way u
into fancy figures.
The property is certain to he'll
make fame for this great district
When shipments commence. whicl
will be done very shortly, attention
will again be brought to the distric
where mines are operating of bullion
producing worth and which are ric1
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