The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-04-24
RIG MINES OF TONOPAH
CONTINUE GOOD SHOWINGS

| ground was broken, and 200 tons of ore
shipped to the mill for treatment.
Montana onopah.
Owing to a breakdown of the triplcx
pump, which is used to return the
water to the mill, this week consid-
crahle time was lost in the milling de
partment of the company, an average
of only 20 out of the 40 stamps drop
ping for over four days, which neees-
sarily cut down the amount of ore
treated. The trouble was caused by
the muddy condition of the water, ow-
ing to the character of some of the ore
being worked, which carries consider
able mud, caused by extreme oxidiza-
ton. by the recent installation of
additional settlers. tanks and filter
bCxes. the trouble has been PARTIAL,
overcome and the extraction is grad
ually climbing up to the point where it
was before so much of the decomposed
ore was treated, the record last week
showing an extraction of over 81 per
cent on a run of 200 tons. As things
are now running in better shape, the
coming week should see an increase in
both tonnage and savings. The usual
bi-monthly cleanup of the cyanide
precipitates and the reduction of the
same to bullion is now in progress and
will be completed some time tomorrow.
There is very little change to note in
the underground workings since our
report last week. The regular develop
ment and prospecting work has been
continued, the weekly report showing
that a total of 143 feet of new ground
was broken in the various workings.
MacNamara Looks Good.
While nothing out of the ordinary
has occurred in this property since our
report last week, the mine continues
to be in the pink of condition, with eX-
~cellent ore bodies opened up, upon
which STOPPING is in progress. Consld-
cradle development work is being done
Oh all levels, and as this work is going
on in territory heretofore proven very
rich. it is not known what the next
round of shots will expose. The one
thing which is a source of satisfaction
to the management and stockholders
is the steady production which is being
sent out every week to the smelter
and which, above everything else, is
he real barometer of the value of the
mine. During the past week the regu-
lar so ton carload of ore was sent out
svery day to the Western Ore Purchas-
ing company's sampler at Mlllers, max
ing a total of $50 tons for the week.
This is what is paying the dividends,
md as long as the company can keep
up it's shipments, just so long Will the
monthly disbursements be sent
,ut to the shareholders. The next, or
third. monthly dividend of one cent a
snare Is pdNdDlt may oth' '"
been a great deal of talk about the
big dividends being paid by mines IN
other camps, there are none of them
can touch the high mark of the
NacNamara when the amount of money
involved is taken into consideration.
The work of sending the shaft down
the S00-foot level is progressing as
-apidly as possible, "a feet having been
added to its depth during the past
week. The bottom is now down 732
'eet below the collar, or 232 feet below
he point where sinking was resumed.
any accidents, the soo-foot
point will be reached by the end OF
his month, when the work of pros
,ecting the body of quartz known to
,xist there will be taken up.