The San Francisco call., 1908-11-08
TONOPAH MINING
INTERESTS ACTIVE
Total Output of District for the
Week Is 5,lOS Tons, VAL
ued at Sl29,375
Development Work in the Jim
Butler Property Is Most
Encouraging

The total output of the mines of the
Tonopah district last week amounted
to 5,1OS tons, the estimated value of
which was 1923, ,375. THE total ship
ments were made up as follows: Tono-
pah company, 1850 tons; Belmont COM
pany, 500 tons; Montana -Tonopah,. sos
tons; the Midway, 100 tons; the Mac
Namara, 500 tons: the West End. 81
tons; Jim Butler, ESQ tons.
A large amount of development work
is in progress in. the Tonopah- mines,
according to the Tonopah Miner, which
says:
Never before in the history. of the Jim
near what it is today. The constant develop
ment work being carried, on has been re-
warded with results which are most satisfac-
tory. Good bodies Of ore have been opened
up on the 100 and 200 foot levels and the
prospects on the 400 foot level are the best
Inc smart has been sent down TO the 700 foot
point and erosscuts started this week TO open
up the ground at depth. During the last
week total Of 3S1a feet of new ground
mas been broken. the work being carried on
lhrougn tne Stone Cabin shaft.
While there are no particularly rich strikes
70 report this week from the Montana mine
the regular developments throughout the prop
erty have been productive of good results and
snow the ore bodies on the several levels
10 De looking as strong as ever. The output
at the mill has been somewhat reduced dur
lns tne last TWO weeks owing TO the necessity
or refining two of the tube mills which neces-
sarlIy reduced the number Of tons treated.
Inc repairs nave been completed, and. bar
ring any mishaps. the output from now on
VIII be up TO the average. The number OF
tons treated during the last week were q66
or which $50 belonged to the MacNamara A
total OF 81 feet OF new ground was broken
since our last report, all OF which was done
IN development and prospecting work. which
- - being carried on with the usual vigOr
throughout the different workings The dia-
mona drili which is being sent down from
tne Ioo FOOT level at point in the north
crosscut about 1000 feet from the shaft has
reacned the 90 foot point the bottom show
ing ing porphyry II is the intention to send
thls nole down to a good depth in order to
ascertain the character Of the formation
STEADY Development and prospecting work is
being carried on throughout the Midway prop
erty, ana great deal Of new ground is
being opened up. Several Of the erosscuts
are IN very promising formation.
Inc total development fOOtage in this COM
pany's property during the last week was
451 feet, 2S2 being broken in the AIizpah and
hed Plume claims and 169 in Silver Top. This
is the record for the mine, it eclipses any
former weeks work, and will give an idea
OF the vast amount Of work that IS being
done. The station at the I.20O foot point in
the smart has been finished, and little cross
cutting will be done to the south at this depth
to prospect the ground while the wiring piping
ana installation Of the hoist is taking place
after which sinking viii be resumed to the
LOO foot point. At present hosting ia being
done direct from the POO foot level with the
cage
An enormous amount of work is being done
Dy the Tonopah Extension company. Since
tHC pPCH4HS UP VI lHe vein between the 5Cl
and 500 foot levels the management has beer
greatly encouraged in the work as this ore
was found in the dacite. At present the prin.
eipai operation in the prospecting line is being
carried on on the 400 and 40 foot levels
where important work is in progress Iona
erosscuts are being run north and south on
the 400 foot level to open up the ground and
while no ore bodies have been found as vet
the formation encountered is very promising
The task OF opening up the big body OF ore
on the 100 foot level Of the Belmont has
been undertaken with a vim. As stated last
week, the ledge was crOsscut from the east
drift and found to be 3S feet wide between
walls, the most OF which is milling ore The
east drift along the fOOtwan has been pusheC
ahead and will be continued with the inten
tion OF driving erosscuts the ore body
every 80 or 40 feet. 1t is the intention ais
to begin drifting east along the hanging wal
and thereby open up the ledge on both sides
The north crosscut from the bottom of th,
ore body is thought to be only segment o
the big vein, and the erosscut will ( be sen
ahead to tap the main body. Prepara ton.
are now being made to open up the old Bel
mont shaft, some 1900 feet east OF tbs
present working shaft. An east crosseut vii
be started from east drift on the A vein OF
the LOCO foot level and sent to a point yer
estimated to be 500 feet east Of the pofp
where the crosscut will be started. rails,
will be sent up from this crosseut when II
has reached the desired point and connection
made with the shaft In order to push tbi.
work along, work will be started in the hot
tom of the shaft. which is down 5S1 feet
and thus by raising from the 1000 foot leye
and sinking in the shaft at the same time
the 420 feet should be made In good time