Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-09
DEVELOPMENT
IN TONOPAH MINES
What Has Been Accomplished in the
Lower Workings Of Our Mines.

cutting Of a station on the 1000 foot
level Of the Desert Queen workings,
ne q point directly underneath the
Belmont shaft has started, and it
is the intention to start raising on
a three compartment shaft to con-
meet with the shaft that is beng
lowered. When this connection is
made, the upper portion Of the
shaft. which is o two compartments
one, will be made into three COM
partments.
1000 foot level-Work in Wine
No. 1854 will again be resumed IN
La few days to follow up the ore.
East drift No. 2 on the Belmont
vein from the 1850 point on winze
1856. was sent ahead on a strong
vein 90 quartz carrying low values.
400 foot levei--The east drift
ON the Belmont VEIN. from this
point in the Wine, is following the
big ore body carrying high grade
milling values The drift is being
/ sent ahead with a width Of is feet,
with no wall in sight. The vein APP
pears to be more permanent and IL
running in a solid formation. A
raise Is being sent up from the west
ldrift on the Belmont vein. 40 feet
west Of the face of the drift, which
is following a foot of quartz.
1853 foot level-The station ut
this point OF the winze has been
completed and east and west drifts
are being sent out IN the big vein.
The drifts have been advanced 40
feet and both faces remain in ore.
MACNAMARA
.tnoI IL rrtnd nP work has hnaD
} under way at the MacNamara prop
erty and the workings are showing
+ up In an excellent manner. Dur
ing the week the regular shipments
: were made, while development work
underground was about the average
{ footage.
200 foot 1evel-Until a connection
Of the new upraise from the 300
: foot level is made, there will be no
l further extraction of ore from the
winze on this level. This connec-
ton will be made when about rs
feet of formation is passed through.
275 foot leveI=A strong body OF
: mill ore is being worked IN the big
4 stope for a distance of 70 feet
e This body retains its appearance as
the work proceeds and at several
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n grade.
800 foot level-Work in the No
IL Slope is being confined to the ex
e traction of ore lying against thu
It MacNamara and Extension fault
h The No. ~ stope has been sent III
If a distance of 40 feet, showing from
IS five to eight feet of high grade mill
ing ore with a two foot streak 0
al xvnesv wioI Nrn nm tho hnn0in o Wall
a. 500 foot level-Prospecting |
the only work being done at thi
le level, the lowest workings in tn
lg mine.
he WEST END
as The weeks shipment to the mi
of totaled so tons, while the new d.
ry velopment work underground is II
on ported as SO feet.
he On the second level the west dri
of has been advanced II feet and
al now in 5S6 feet from the norI
crosscut, with the face in quartz al
vein matter. No. 8 north crosscu
~ IT'S feet east of the last mentione
na workings, was extended Is feet al
~ is now in SO feet, with the face
nd low grade quartz.
On the inter-level, 20 feet abo'
the 4UU IOOL level, an upIdlSS II
ID been run 10 feet vertical from t
NO stope to connect with the secol
'op level, for the purpose of affordii
In better ventilation to this section
the mine.
400 foot level-The west DIR
he from No. A crosscut was extend
"a 20 feet during the week. 1t is M
Gin in 81 feet and shows seams of go
nv ore. The north crosscut, east
on No. l shaft, is now In a total d
lance of As feet, an advancement
IN 10 feet. During the week the ff
passed through a seam of qua
n about IA inches in width, carryi
~ low values. The development VIC
near No. 8 ~upraise continues to f
ues nish a good quantity of shipping
and is looking well.