Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-06-19
BELMONT.

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BELMONT.
Superintendent Brady is pushing
the development work ahead in the
Belmont at a rapid rate and the ore
bodies on the lower levels are look
ing better at the expiration OF each
shift. The interest in the workings
Is conferred at present chiefly in the
east drift on the Belmont vein sent
out from the bottom Of the 1866
winze. where the vein has widened
ont until the face now shows about
FIVE feet of high grade ore. The
winze will be sent down another 100
feet on the dip Of the vein and when
the desired point is reached crosscuts
will be sent out to prospect the terri
tory.
9O0-foot Ievel-A crosscut Is being
driven northeast from a point 800
feet east and north of the main shaft
10 Inc with a raise from stope
No. 8 west on the Belmont vein from
the 1000-foot level, which has been
put up to a point corresponding with
the 90O-foot level. This raise exposed
considerable low grade ore and the
erosscut is being sent out in order e
Prospect the vein on this level. and
also to give better ventilation in thi'
section OF the mine. Stopping con
tinues on the South vein, with ne
particular change to note, the back o
the stope exposing an average OF on
and one-half feet of good milling ore
1000-foot level-Stoping is goini
on steadily on the South vein. cas-
of the shaft, and an average of fron
three to four feet OF good milling or
Is being extracted. The vein in tn
west end Of the stope is shown
more strength than at any time ye'
j Work in the face of the west drift 0
the Occidental vein has been suspend
ed temporarily, in order 70 allo'
them to clear out the waste and pl
In timbers preparatory to startin
new Slopes The crosscut from y,
east drift on the Belmont vel
which was sent out from the 125-fot
point Of 1856 winze, shows broker
up quartz In the face, carrying son
values. The stope on this vein abo'
the east drift is being sent up at OF
end for the purpose of making co
nection with the t000-foot level,
order to get better air in the low
workings.
i100-foot level-The east drift
the Belmont vein from the bottom
1866 wlnze was advanced twenty-s
feet and is now out 235 feet from t
winze. This drift has shown I
vein to be very irregular in widt
varying from one to four feet. Dl
ing the past two weeks the vein ,
been extremely narrow and produe
but little ore, but this weeks shows
great Improvement, the face exposi
four feet of high grade ore, which
the best showing yet made in t.
ledge on this level. The west d.
from the Wine on this vein is
e~lghty-six feet, having been on
vein for the past thirty feet, VIII
shows an average width of N &
one-half feet of ore carrying s.
milling values. The raise from
west drift on the stringer cut by
north crosscut from the 1864 VIII
which was sent up at a point II
FIVE feet from the crosseut, Is
twenty-one feet above the level,
top exposing from two to three
Of good milling ore. The raise Fl
the east drift on this stringer, tn
feet east of the c%rosscut, Is up tweI
one feet and exposes a foot of '
good ore. No work has been don
the face of either the east or y
drift, In the Slopes on the Mi2
vein, east and west of 1864 wi
the ore body shows greater strel
than ever and now varies from tV
" to thrifty feet in width, every pc
Of which carries milling values.
south crosscut from the 100
station of the shaft is now out
teet, the face being In a fault tho
70 be the Stone Cabin, and expo
broken up quartz carrying some
aes. 1t is expected this crosscut
encounter the ore body to the ca
the fault.