The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-20
GREAT MINES OF TONOPAH
OPEN NEW ORE RESERVES
(From The Tonopah Miner.}

(From The Tonopah Miner.}
have recently been encountered, thus
proving up and placing Gin sight" prob
ably a larger tonnage than is being ex.
tracted. During the past week the
water column for the pump has been
placed in position from the 1,200-foo
level to the surface, the station com
pleted at the 1,200-foot level, and
foundations for the pump are well un
der way. The most of the machinery
has already been lowered down the
shaft, so that when the foundations arc
completed, it will take but a short time
to put the pump in place, and unless
some unforeseen delay occurs drilling
in the bottom of the shaft will be in
progress by the LIST of March, when n,
time will be lost in sinking the three
compartment shaft down to the 1,50G
foot point.
The surface pipe to convey the water
to the Montana tailings ditch, north OF
town, has arrived and is now being put
in place. The preliminary work having
been completed, sinking was commenced
in the Red Plume shaft last Thursday,
which will be sent down 200 feet below
its present depth, which is 800 feet
From the information obtained by the
sending down Of a drill recently, the
most of the prospecting work from this
shaft will be carried on from the 600
foot station, as a good body of quartz
was encountered at that depth by the
drill.
MacNamara Dividend
At a meeting of the directors of the
MacNamara Mining company, dividend
No. ! of l cent per share was declared
on February 9th, payable March 8,
1909. The books of the company Will
close for transfer on February Gotta,
ard checks mailed to stockholders Oh
that day. The treasury is now in good
condition, and it is expected, though not
promised, that a monthly dividend Of
| cent per share will be declared, IS
long as the mine does as well as it is
doing at present. This will mean u
monthly disbursement of about $500,
which amount the mine is now earning
over and above all expenses. Sinking
was commenced yesterday and the
double compartment shaft will be sent
down bv two shifts to the S00-foot, 300
feet below its present depth, when the
work of prospecting the body OF quartz
encountered by the drill at the 7S5-foot
point will be pushed along as fast as
possible. Nothing of Importance has
taken place in the workings of the mine
since our last report, superintendent
Chandler reporting the ore bodies t.
be showing about the same strength AMI
and values as previously noted. In adj
dition to the opening up of ore bodies
at several points in the mine, consider
able prospecting work is going on, and
the ground is being opened up in .
thorough manner.
West End Consolidated
DEVELOPMENT work and extraction OF
ere continues throughout the nine an
an excellent showing is being made. On
The 150-foot level the stope under the
Porcupine upraise continues to produce
from az, to 3 feet of shipping ore. Inc
w;nze from this level has made connee-
ton with the upraise from the 20O-foo'
level, exposing a fine body of ore. They
arc now culling out to send a winzt
down on this ore from the 2o0-foo'
level. The west lateral drift on tn
!, oGO- foot level was extended 11R fee
: to the 369A-foot point, the face show
j ing full of quartz with seams OF pa.
ore. On the 400-foot level the ives
| diff from the south crosscut from No
, 9 shaft was advanced IL feet and
2 now in l49 feet, the face being In
large vein of good looking quartz wit
{ punches of pay ore. The east drift
e out 4S6 feet, an advance of 22E Zee
Tor the week, the face showing fun ,
II quartz. 1t is expected TINS drlit WI
o connect with No. / south erosscut fro'
# No. / shaft during the coming weei
The slopes east and west of No. 2 shal
:, show no change and are producing
,f good quality of ore.
b The Midway
Beyond making good progress IN II
development and prospecting work no
lc icing pushed in the company's groui
K there is nothing to report. The aci
age owned by the Midway people
k very large, and but little of it has be
a opened up, so plans have been made
Y carry on an extensive campaign OF
Ii velopment, the treasury of the co