The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09

to the fact that they are devoting mos.
of their time to the development and
prospecting of the property sad block
ing out tho ore in veins which have
thus far been uncovered.
Tonopah Company
The regular development work is go
ing on again at fun blast. the repairs
to the big compressor having beer made
and the machinery started up yester-
day. About the only development work
during the past two weeks was on the
300-foot level on the Silver Top claim
west Of the shaft. Wine work has
been started on tho Mizpah vein 200
feet east Of the shaft on the 5oo-foot
level. This work is being prosecuted
to trace the ore toward the 600-foot
level, and will probabl~ connect with
that level. Stopping continues on tho
Mizpah and Valley View veins both
east and west of tho shaft, principally
in the east on the Mizpah on the 200,
300, 400 and 500-foot levels, and west
on the Valley View on the 240, $40, 440
and 540-foot levels, the ore bodies hold
ing out and showing as large as ever.
Midway
There is no let-up in the extensive
prospecting work being lone on the
lower levels Of this property. From
present appearances, they nave sue
ceeded in going through the immense
body Of quartz first encountered on the
S35-foot level, as tho faces of both
north crosscuts, on the S35 and 1895
foot levels respectively, show andesite,
mixed with quartz carrying low values.
These crosscuts will be continued, as
it is in the andesite formation that the
ore bodies have thus far been found.
On the 300-foot level north of the
shaft the slopes on the Macdonald vein
show between 2 and 3 feet Of high
gzade ore. Tho vein has been exposed
in these workings for about 25 feet,
and the ledge shows up good on both
sides of the stope. The southeast cross
cut on this level has been advanced 20
feet during the week. Some nice
stringers of ore have been cut, but no
work done on any of them an yet, as
the management is anxious to make
connection with tho raise from the 435-
foot level in order to get a better cir
culation Of air.
Tonopah Extension
The ore bodies recently uncovered
the $50 and 600-foot levels of the
Tonopah Extension are improving right
along, both in size and values. These
veins have been opened up now for
200 feet and show a magnificent
body Of ore. No work is being donc on
the 270 and 4O0-foot levels, as the I'M.
mense ore bodies on those levels have
been developed and put in perfect con-
dition for stopping when tho proper time
The amount Of mill ore exposed
is enormous and it will take many min
ers a long time to eve rake a hole
in it.
Orc Shipments
The ore shipments over the Tonopah
and Goldfeld railroad for the week to
the Western Ore Purchasing company,
consisted of gao tons from the Tonopah
The Tonopah' company sent 1900
tons, the Belmont company $50 tons,
the Montana-Tonopah 100 tons, the
Butler 240 tons, the Midway 400
tons, the West End go ons and the
1853 tons to the mills, max
ing the total shipments for the week
1908 tons.
The total output of the Tonopah
mines was 5,063 tons, Of an estimated
value (the shipping ore being value at
$50 a ton and the milling ore at $40 a
ton) of 110,460.-Tonopah Miner.