Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-17
BELMONT MINE
GROWS BIGGER
EFFORTS TO FIND NEW ORE
SUCCESSFUL
TWO FEET OF GOOD STUFF IN
MlZPAH FAULT
On Several Levels Work Meets with
Encouraging Results = Sixty
Stamps Drop at COM
pany's Mill
snso,a, to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
TONOPAH, August 16.-As eaeh
week masses the Belmont mine gets Dig
ger and better. For some time thiS
nroperty has shown constant improve
ment in several of it's workings ou'
this week the improvement is more
marked than ever, and the determined
efforts of the management to ma ne"
ore bodies have borne fruit.
The Improvement noted last week In
the west drift along the north. or hang'
ing-wall side, of the Mizpah tault CON-
times. the face of the drift exposing
from one and a half to two 1eet Oh
good ore, which at presenI SHOWS .
In the underhand Slopes from this drlIt
an excellent body of ore has peen eNs
nosed. there being about four 1eet OI
rich sulphide ore, and the ore pouS
gradually gaining in strength as depth
is attained. In the east drl1t on tiiS
A vein, which is the one cut by tne
main east crosscut about fifty teel
north of the Mizpah fault, the improve
ment has been most encouraging.
Last week the face showed the eight
inch vein they were following all spht
up into stringers, but now there is e..
posed in the face over two rect Oh SONY
sulphide ore, carrying high values II
has been the opinion OF prominent mn. H.
ing experts that nothing would be
found north f the Lizpah fault, put
this theory has been exploded by the
finding of this ledge. and gives the
management every encouragement TO
keep up it's persistent efforts to pros
pect that section of the company
ground.
The finding of ore north of the Miz-
pah fault means a great deal to the
future welfare of this district, and
will tend to stimulate IT, efforts OF
others who own claims in that section.
Still another improvement is noted IN
the east and west drifts on the vein cut
by No. "a south crosscut on the 900
foot level, about eight feet back from
the face. When this vein was encoun-
tered it was somewhat broken up and
showed low milling values, but the
faces Of both drifts now expose an
average OF nearly two feet of good ore.
Ore Bodies Strengthen
On the 1OO0-foot level, as develop
ment progresses, the ore bodies are
strengthening, especially the big ledge
in the east drift from No. south cross
cut, the WinZe on which is now down
nearly fifty feet. the bottom of which
shows ore in every direction. The
workings of the property:
On the 700-foot level No. 1 raise on
the Occidental vein west of the main
south crosscut is up thirty three feet,
the top showing from four to five feet
of good milling ore, everything coming
out Of the raise going to the mill with
out sorting. East and west drifts are
being sent along some stringers, car
rying values cut about 100 feet south
of the Occidental vein. These drifts
have just been started and are each
in about six feet.
On the 800-foot level No. 1 raise on
the Occidental vein, which was started
from the top of the stope east of the
south crosscut, was advanced fifteen
feet during the past week and is now
fault material. The east drift on the
Occidental vein was sent ahead six
teen feet since last report and is out
406 feet, the face showing porphyry;
some drag quartz is appearing along
the fault, carrying low values. The
stope on the Nevada vein. west of the
south crosscut, is up tEirty-five feet,
the back showing from eight to twelve
inches of high grade ore for distance
of fifty feet the length of the stope,
with the same high-grade rock con-
tinuing in both ends.
During the past week a total of 209
feet or new ground was broken, the
most of which has been done either on
new veins or opening UP new ground.
The company's mill at Millers con-
tinues to do excellent work. an average
of f1fty-fve out of the sixty stamps
dropping continuously on ore from
their own mine and from other prop
critics.