The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-12-05

/ the mine, a total of 90 feet of new
ground having been broken, and while
nothing of a startling nature has trans
PRED the general result of the work has
been very encouraging. An improve
ment is noted in some of the ore bodies
being opened up and the Slopes are
yielding the regular tonnage. In adj.
dition to the new bodies of ore men.
toned last week, a south erosscut on
the 390-foot level this week cut a vein
of high grade sulphide ore IS inches
wide, which gives every promise of de.
veloping into a fine body of ore. The
work of the mill continues to be up to
its former standard, the records show
ing an extraction of nearly 81 per cent.
During the past week a total of 1882
tons were treated, 300 of which came
from the Mcnamara mine, the balance
being their own ore.
The Midway
There is nothing new to report from
this property this week. Regular de-
velopment work and prospecting is be-
ing carried ON on the several levels and
considerable new country is being
opened, especially in the southern por-
ton of it's territory, where the ground
looks very promising. Stopping on
tinues on the South and Brougher veins
on the different levels and a very good
grade of ore is being extracted and sent
to the mills. While the shipments from
this mine are not very heavy, averaging
about 100 tons a week, the values are
considerably higher than the ordinary
milling ore, and the net returns more
than pay the running expenses of the
mine. The treasury of the company is
in excellent shape, there being about
10000 on hand.
Jim Butler
But little progress was made in the
underground workings of the Jim But
Ter this week owing to the overhauling
and repairing of the hoist, which ne
cessitated the closing down of the mine
for three or four days. Everything is
now in first class condition and work is
going on in all parts of the property,
and the lost time will be made up with
in the next two weeks. The work in
the shaft will be finished this week and
prosecuting south started to open up
the ground on the 700-foot level. Owing
to the short week there was only about
40 feet of new ground broken.
MacNamara
Work has progressed in this prop
erty during the past week under most
favorable circumstances, and while no
important finds have been made the
workings on the ore bodies are showing
up better than ever. Especially is this
so in No. 5 stope from the 20O-foot
level where the ore body shows a face
of from 9 to 10 feet, all of which is of
good milling grade rock. This ore is
De1ug DEOhtu uoNh W
sent to the mill without sorting and
gives very good returns. The ore body
being worked on in No. 2 stope also
shows some Improvement, both as to
size and richness, and is yielding a
large tonnage of excellent ore. Six
machine drills are being used night and
day in the different workings, nearly
all of which are on ore. The recent
stoppage of hand drilling has resulted
in a big saving for the company, as the
regular output of $50 tons a week is be-
ing made by a considerably less force.
Outside of the work in the slopes not
much was accomplished last week, about
the only new work being in the raise
from the 3O0-foot level in the westerly
workings.