The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01
NEWS OF THE TONOPAH DISTRICT


ruporss-s rsxf In MscHamaxs
The property Of the MsoSsnara Mn
ing company Is looking god from svery
viewpoint. and n working force has
recently been increased High grade ore
has been opened up IN two new local.
ties vest from where the former ship
menfs we're made Much development
work has been going On for n past
three weeks on the 10s-foot level. see
feet west Of the shaft ard about zes
fee. from the west endline OF the prop
srfy. An uprzise has been started and
r. now Up about 50 feet. and is IN high
grade ore al the way. The top Of the
uprafss nov shows s feet OF ore. with
hanging wall IN sight The manage
menf IS now directing It's efforts to-
wards breaking into the hanging wall
with the intention Of following the wall
up. The drills thu far shox at least
IS Inches more % ore There Is a con-
tinuous body Of ore for fully 80 feet
and the exact dimensions Of this ore
VIII not be determined until more
prospecting work is done Another raise
has been started. about IS feet east Of
the ABOVE mEHAlOL[1 81 80
level. and the second round OF holes has
exposed the same high grade ore since
the s0-foot upraise was started. the ore
removed was for q time stored IN var1-
Gus erosscuts underground. but since
the first Of the week the ore broken into.
with that which was stored. IS being
hoiste6 10 the surface and sent 10 the
ore bins. as the workings were nearly
choked with the accumulated ore. In
other portions OF the mine. also. the
showings are excellent. and before long
the MacSamara viii be in the front rank
Of shippers in his camp. Last Wednes
day another shift OF miners was put TO
work. and the mine Is now working three
machine drills and a force OF II men,
ronopah Exsension
This has been another good week for
Tonopah in the way OF development. for
besides the End in the Montana-Tonopah.
the showing in the Tonopah Extension
is getting better every day. They are
progressing with the work Of develop
ment on the 1850 level. under the dacite
intrusion, and While the management IS
not saying much for publication. IL is
known that the outlook is most encour-
aging for the discovery Of a big body
of ore under the fault in the middle
levels.
General Manager Kirchen estimated
that the ore should be reached some
time about the first OF February, n as
that time draws near. the indications of
the presence Of the ore grow better.
Rich strinzers have been encountered.
and there seems TO be no doubt that the
main body will be uncovered in the very
near future. Besides this. the physical
condition of the Tonopah Extension is
very healthy. They are taking out
enough ore in the upper levels to pay
the expense of maintenance and put by
something in the treasury each month
They are taking out this much ore and
viii be in operation
The work Of construction Of the 40
stamp mill will be commenced within
the next few weeks. and there is plenty
Of ore in sight TO keep the plant going
for several years without reference to
what might be found under the dacite-
On the upper levels IL is simply a
proposition of mining and taking out
ore; IT is the lower level that Is oc-
the ttentio of the mining en-
gineers of the Tonopah Extension
While there is ore enough above TO sat
fsfy the ordinary mining man. II a big
body of ore of commercial value be
on the 1850 level the value of the
min is past estimating.