The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-08

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The succession Of strikes recently
made in the Belmont property. and of
which this paper in its last issue gave
the first information. has been further
augmented this week by other strikes
of interest to our readers and the min
ing fraternity in general
Two more veins to the south OF the
south vein have been struck on the
eighth level. The first vein has an aver
age width of 8 inches. and the value OF
the ore runs to fully s125 a ton the
second vein is about IL inches In width
No assays have been made, as yet, from
the ore in this vein. but from appear
ances n looks as II the values would go
above s125 to the ton, the ore looking
even better than that found in the hrst
vein.
The south vein, which was the hrst
one cut on the s2e crosscut on the oc-
cidentai claim, is now opened up for a
distance of 80 feet. with an average
width of 3 to az feet. carrying values
of about $50 to the ton
The new strikes on the 10th level are
looking good, and work Is going teadi
forward. No. S crosscut. running north.
$50 feet east Of shaft on the 1000 level,
has now cut the Mizpah vein. which IL
9 feet wide. and drifting both ways on
this vein is now in progress. No. .
crosscut. running south. 700 feet east
Of shaft. has cut a vein which averages
from S to 8 feet in width. and has a con-
tinuous ore body for over 80 feet car
rying very good values. No. s crosscut'
running north. 500 feet east Of the smart
recently cut a vein in place. which IL
about Z feet wide. n carries values
above $50 to the ton
Drifting On all these new strikes 10
being pushed as fast as possible. ana
provided the veins hold good. which now
looks certain. the monthly tonnage from
these drifts alone will be very consid-
cradle.
Crosscuts are being driven into the
Occidental claim on the 7th. 9Th and 10Th
levels. the s2s crosscut being the initial
point of discovery of the new veins on
the Occidental claim Of the companys
property.
The mill has been running all the
week. from 80 to 40 stamps being In OPP
Grafton, stamping from so to 200 tons a
day. Some changes are In progress IN
the mill at the present time. which.
when completed, will make considerable
saving in the percentage of extraction.
A. III. Jones has been appointed super
intendent Of the mill. n will take full
charge on February LIST. Mr.. Jones
comes well recommended from Colorado,
where he has been in charge of several
plants, and is well known as a cyanide
expert. The mill in the near future will
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ments to that end are now being per-
,fected. In fact experiments are now be-
conducted upon 1877 tons Of ore from
that property. but the experiments are
not yet complete.
The Belmont mine never looked better
in its entire history. 115 men are con-
stantly employed. n work Is being
systematically pushed on all its levels.
The last month has Witnessed a number
of important strikes on the property.
and the credit for this state of affairs Is
due to the energy and mining
acumen Of g.. H. Brady, the new super
intendent. Mr.. Brady arrived In Tono-
pah about December 10th. on h 18th
assuming his duties as superintendent.
and all the recent strikes have been
made under his management.
l9acNAX1A1A X10K GRADE
The MacNamara property Is rapidly
forging to the front and is now In the
list Of steady shippers. The ore going
forward to the smelter from this mine
is the richest now being sent from Tono-
pah. Two carloads have been sent out
within the past week. one containing 40
tons and the other So tons. a total OF
100 tons, which will run better than
SIPS a ton. A carload will be shipped
every Jour days from now on.
During the week the main drift on the
soO-foot level was extended west IL
feet without any change in formation.
Raise No. 2 from this level was ex-
tended about 5 feet and Is now up S5
feet, every foot of which is in high
grade ore. The raise is being advanced
with a breast carried 7 feet high and IL
feet wide, all in excellent shipping ore.
The width of the vein at this point Is
unknown, because of the whole face be-
in ore without exposing either wall.
The face of No. 2 raise Is far richer
than anything yet found in that portion
Of the mine, there being large amounts
Of solid black metal, and as 1t now
shows up 1t is probably the largest
of high grade shipping ore in the
Raise No. / from this level, about 80
feet east of Raise No. 2, is now up 10
feet, having advanced ~ feet during
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