The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-08
NEWS OF THE TONOPAH DISTRICT

from which some shipping ore has been
sorted.
In other portions Of the mine little
has been done. The main drift Is
being somewhat widened in places and
Strengthened.
Ore for shipment a been drawn
from both raises and from the drifts In
which IT had been stored after extrac-
ton from raise No. 1 during the period
just following the discovery of the shoot
therein exposed.
The underground crew has been in
creased as much as conditions will per-
nit. About IL tons of ore are hoisted
daily. and this Is unusually clean and
easily sorted. No stopping has yet been
undertaken. but preparations Is grad
ually being made for this by extending
and widening the raises. When these
have beer suficiently advanced. stopping
will be undertaken on a large scale
shipments will be greatly increased.
o1E sDY1nHTD
The ore over the Tonopah
and Goldfeld railroad for the week end
ing Thursday night. as reported to the
Miner by the Western Ore Purchasing
company. consisted of IS tons from the
Tonopah Extension and so tons from the
MacNamara-
The Tonopah company sent 800 tons.
the Belmont company $40 tons. the Jim
Butler 1877 tons and the Montana-Tono-
pah LOO tons to the mills, making the
total shipments for the week b.475.
The total output Of the Tonopah mines
was 5,475 tons, of an estimated value
(the shipping ore being valued al $50 q
ton and the milling ore at $50 a toni OF
s116.22
xouoYAX EvTEH11o1
The usual amount Of stopping and de-
velopment work is being pushed on all
the levels above the 500. The manage
ment is taking out only enough ore
from the upper levels to pay the run
ming expenses Of the property. awaiting
the time when their own mill Is In
operation, when the large bodies OF ore
which are now in sight will be handled
at a great saving. Work is progressing
along the big bore on the 1850. below
the dacite, and many rich stringers have
been encountered, which convinces the
management that they are getting In
close proximity to the main ore body.
J.. c. Beidelman of New York. who Is to
have absolute charge of the construction
of the mill. is expected in Tonopah
shortly, n nothing will be done In the
matter until he arrives. The mill viii
be erected close to the mine, but the ex-
act location will not be known until Mr..
Beidelman looks over the ground. when
work will be Immediately commenced.
Donald B. Gillies, president of the COM
pany. is in Mexico and is not expected
in Tonopah for several weeks.
woHrAHA-roNoYAK
Development and prospecting work
on the second. third and
levels Of the mine. and on the
second level the Mcdonald vein, 500 feet
from the shaft. Is looking exceptionally
Drifting and prosecuting is
being actively followed on this level,
and much stopping is going on on the
third. Drifting. prosecuting and stop
work is being carried out on a large
on the fourth level. The lowest
work is being lone in a winze about 70
feet below the fourth, and a good ore
body has been opened up on the A B X
vein. The mill is in excellent running
condition, handling 1.o44 tons OF ore Tor
the week ending January 2Sth. Three
are at work in the mill. the plant
running "a hours a day. About 135 men
are on the payroll of h company.
HOArx sxA1
Much work Is going on in the North
Star, and ore which goes $40 a ton is
being taken from the 95o-foot level in
good quantities. In following a fault
$50 feet north of the shaft on the 1880
a ledge was encountered AZ to 5
feet wide. which gives ow values.
is now progressing on this
with the expectancy of strik-
ore which will give good returns.
The west crosscut which is being
about 800 feet north of the shaft
on the Rescue is out about IS feet and
In an excellent formation. The south
is out over 400 feet. while an
other crosscut from the south crosscut
about 200 feet from the shaft is being
pushed, and the formation is looking
very good. showing small punches and
stringers Of ore.
WEST END CON.
The usual amount of development
work is going on in this property. and
much ore Of good value is being taken
nut. Stopping is steadily progressing on
the 400, and much prospecting work be-
ng lone on the 200. Work on the apex
Of the big ledge is going steadily for
uord and tho mine looks good from