The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01
IMPORTANT BODY
OF ORE IS FOUND
Discovery Stamps the Belmont
Mine as Exceptionally
Valuable Property
Tonopah Mining Company Is
Working in ,Mizpah, Red
Plume and Silver Top

According to the Tonopah Miner, an
important body of ore has been unl
covered in the Belmont mine on the
1,100-foot level. The discovery is said
by the Miner to be the most important
that has ever taken place in this dis
trict" The description, on the same
authority, is given as follows:
Some time ago it was predicted that the
Belmont company was opening up on the 1 900
body of ore in the district, and the Developments
of the last week on the LOO foot level have
fully justified the statement After the east
drift from the 100 foot point in the winze from
the 1000 foot level had been driven short
distance along the footwal1 of the vein it was
turned into a crosscut and sent across the ledge
to the hanging wall. This work proved the vein
to be 3s feet wide. the larger portion of which
is milling ore. sample taken across the last
six feet returning values Of S19 per ton Drifts
will be sent along the hanging wall 4 crosscut
sent out from the west side of the wlnze on
the same level, encountered the ledge within a
few feet Last evening this crosscut had pene
trated the ledge for six feet all of which is
good milling ore. with the breast full of the
same grade of The Importance of finding
3s foot ledge on the 100 foot level can NOT
be overestimated, and at once stamps the Bel
mont as a mine of great proportions.
TONOPAH MINING COMPANY
Work on the holdings of the Tonopah
mining company is reported by the
Tonopah Miner proceeding rapidly:
During the. week total of 427 feet of new
in Mizpah and Red Plume ground and 1851 in
Silver Top territory. This is an addition to
the work going on In the slopes which furnish
the big bulk of the ore sent to the mill This
work is nearly all being done to prospect
and develop the ground. and has resulted in the
opening up of several new ore bodies No
progress was made in the sinking of the Mizpab
shaft, the time being occupied in the cutting
out of station at the II foot point. where it
is proposed to install the air hoist now being
operated the 900 foot point. 1t is thought
that this work will be completed within the
next two weeks, when sinking to the 500 foot
point will be resumed. The shaft is now down
/ 1,2531a feet. The drill hole, which is being
sent down from the bottom of the Red Plume
shaft. was advanced 10 feet this week and is
now down 344 feet below the 500 foot level
Further progress has been interfered with on
account of the breaking Of the casing, which is
now being repaired. The bottom of the hole
showed change in formation, being in a soft
material carrying no values. Drilling opera
tions were started from the T4o foot level of
the Silver Top claim.
LITTLE CHANGE IN LEVELS
Throughout the workings on the several levels
from the Mizpah and Silver Top shafts there is
but little change to note. On the $40 foot level
west end of the level has encountered three
feet of ore carrying good milling values. This
crosscuS was being sent out to pick up the vein
lost by faulting. but it is not known whether
+ the ledge encountered is the same as that ex-
posed east of the fault one. The
drifts and slopes throughout the mine are
looking exceptionally well and are yielding from
3 200 TO 5 500 tons of ore per week. which is
sent to their mill at Millers for treatment.
The report from the mill for the last week
shows that average of "a out of 100 stamps
has been dropping continuously, crushing 3,0l2
tons of ore. carrying $2l to the ton The bull
lion shipment consisted of 81 bars of bullion
weighing Il pounds each, and valued at $3.50 a
bari together with % tons of concentrates
worth s350ea ton. making a total bullion pro-
duction for the week of $62 425. An average
extraction of 90 per cent is recorded.
NEW ORE BODY FOUND
A new ore body is reported by the
lTonopah Miner to have been discovered
lin the West End Consolidated during