Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-05-16
LOOMING TOWARD
A CONSOLIDATION
orcKEYE AND BELMONT EX
TENSION STOCKHOLDERS
TO CONSIDER PLAN.

,,belv TO be consolidated with the
puckeye Tonopah mine. Plans for
mo consolidation have already been
discussed and practically agreed upon
Nv the heaviest interests of both COM
NAMES. and the matter will be az
on,e put up to the stockholders for
formal action.
The Belmont Extension shaft is
down 425 feet, just to the east Of the
belmont and Rescue mines, and 40
the known trend of the Belmont s
10 the eastward, it is expected that
the Belmont Extension shaft can
omen up the continuation OF the Bel
mont veins.
The Buckeye Tonopah mine lies
inst beyond the Belmont Extension
in the same line (eastward), where
the shaft has been sunk to about 800
feet in depth, and equipped with a
44-horsepower hoist, air compressor
and Murphy and Hardscog drills.
The consolidation OF these two
mines, means active work in the east
end of the district, and the striking
of ore will extend the ore producing
belt Of Tonopah to the eastward and
viii mean much for the future of
T%onopah.
Mr.. Balliett, consulting engineer
for the Buckeye, said last evening:
The Buckeye mine started work
on theories and geological forma-
lions only, and with occasional as
says of float and from the black crop
pings on the property, running from
So to SO a ton-one piece of float
reaching $14 in its assay. The work
was done by a contract for the first
14s feet at SIC per foot COMPANY
furnishing timbers, tools, etc. IL
was thought more OF a prospect
shaft than for any other purpose, TO
see what the formations would re-
veal. to substantiate the theories.
The entire shaft is in rhyolite, but
at about 1t5 feet depth. a slip was
encountered. dipping southwark, OF
into the mountain toward the dyke
outcrop. This slip was filed with a
stringer OF stained quartz a little less
than one-half inch wide, which -
breaking separate from the rhyolite,
gave an assay of $72 per ton. There
vas not enough Of this obtainable 70
fn an ordinary water bucket, but 1t
was looked upon as a feeder or
stringer from some body of quartz
deeper in the hill. After passing
this slip, the rhyolite had many slips
in II, without the quartz appearingi
and broke very coarse, with occa-
s~ionally some iron showing up. Al
14S feet we let a new contract for
$50 feet more at $22 per foot (com-
pany furnishing tools and timbers as
before), and hoisitng with a horfa
whip, and n gravity tramway, u
counterbalance the bucket. At about
$50 feet this method of hosting be.
came too heavy and hosting ma
chlnery was ordered, also compress
sor, drills, and pipes, and a big gai-
lows frame erected. During the last
100 feet or 80. the rhyolite still con
tinued in the shaft and with frequent
slips and coarse breaking, but pos
slbly a little shade Of blush coming
into the ~coloration, bat with NJ
quartz 80 far,
we believe the ore veins of Tono'
pah run east. beyond the Belmont
and all Indications point that way
and il our theories are correct We
expect to find ore formations about
900 or 700 feet In depth (but we are
prepared to sink 1900 feet IL neces'
sary), at which depth, II the lorna
tons appear favorable, we Will ross
cut to catch the veins.
III the consolidation is made will
the Belmont Extension, | expect &
see that shaft sunk down without
stopping to the level of the Belmon'
ores and crosscut from there for the
veins, and | have not the least doubl
Of striking them in that property
as the Belmont workings are nov
well out toward the line of the Bel
mont Extension"