The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-29

was somewhat reduced during the pas,
week, owing to the inability of the
compressors to stand the strain, hav.
ing been worked up to their full ca.
pacity for some time past. Another
compressor has been ordered. which
should be here and installed within a
month. which with the two now in use
will be capable of furnishing all the
air needed to carry on operations on
the large scale noticeable for the past
six months. The new 300 h. p. electric
motor, which has just been installed
at the Mizpah hoist, is working to per-
lection, the old one of 150-h. p. having
proven inadequate for the present ex-
tensive operations.
No work was done in the bottom of
the Mizpah shaft this week, which IS
down 1886 feet, the time being occu-
pied in sending out the north crosscut
from the 13s0-foot point and cutting
a stump at the end of the crosscut,
which is 90 feet from the shaft, for
the sinking pump which will be install
ed at that point. 1t has been demon
strated that below the l3So-foot point
the formation is dry, and the crosscut
was sent out for the purposes OF catch
inc mn the water which drains from the
wet belt above, which is 100 feet thick.
1t is proposed to circle the shaft and
nrov;de draining boards to the crosscut
from which all water will be pumped,
thus rendering the workings in the
shaft below the 13S0-foot point dry,
which will be a great advantage in the
progress of the shaft down to the 1900
foot point and which will enable the
management to make much faster lead
way, as it will do away with the con
slant handling of the sinking pump.
The Red Plume shaft having attained
the depth desired for the presen,, GOO
feet. a station is now being cut at that
point. which corresponds with tie 700
foot level of the Mizpah workings, from
which laterals will be sent out in the
near future and the block of ground
comprising the easterly holdings OF the
company will be prospected. The total
new footage for the week amounted
to POI feet, of which 149 were broken
in the Mizpah workings, l6 in Red
Plume and 126 in Silver Top. In the
older portions of the mine stopping con-
tinues on the ore bodies on the differ
ent levels, which show no particular
change, producing the usual large tom
mage of ore to keep the company's 100
stamp mill running continuously. In
the newer workings Improvements IN
the veins are noted in some OF the
faces. and the various prospecting
crosscuts are making good progress.
Tonopah Extension.
The final details for the beginning of
work on the new 30-stamp mill for the
Tonopah Extension company are fast
being worked out. Barring any unex-
pected delay, ground should be broken
next week. 1t was thought at first that
electricity would be used for power,
but it now develops that the manage
ment has finally concluded to use steam,
which will in all probability be gener-
ated by oil. While the general man
ager is positive that stamps will be
dropping by the first of the year, 1t Is
more than likely that the mill will be
in operation fully a month earlier than
that date, as all arrangements are be
ing made to push the construction work
along as fast as possible. As far thu
mine goes, everything is now in first
class shape to produce the ore, the most
of the work lone for the past eight
months being along lines with this OBJ
ject in view, the result being that an
enormous tonnage has been opened NJ
and blocked out. While some develop
ment work is now in progress, partleu
lar attention is being paid to operations
whereby the ventilation throughout tn
property will in greatly improved a
well as making connections for TN
handling of the ore at a minimum OF
expense. Good progress was made II
the several working last week, but al
none of them are on ore there rs little
change to report. The report in th'
local papers last week that the Tonopal
Extension had shipped 2l1 tons of orr
was an error, as this company has no
shipped anv ore for the past eigh
months. the entire time being devote'
to opening up the veins already dis
covered and doing the necessary wor!
to place the mine in thorough condi
tion for extraction when the mill ha
Ieen completed.
MacNamara Work.
While a great deal of new work is l
progress throughout the MacNamar
mine, that which is of most importane
and which is being watched very clos'
" is being pushed from the bottom Q
the shaft, which was recently sent dow
to the 7O0-foot point, and a station Gu
at the 770-foot point. A few feet abov
the station the shat encountered
- lodv If quartz LYING on the cul