The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-03-06
DEVELOPMENT IS
THE SLOGAN OF TONOPAH
(From The Tonopah Miner.)


(From The Tonopah Miner.)
taken place in the ore body exposed in
east drift No. 2 from the 125-foot point
in 1856 winze, which was sent down on
the vein encountered on the hanging
wall side of the Mizpah fault. The
vein in the face shows a width of from
6 to Z feet, all of which carries good
values, against 3 to 4 exposed last
week. There is no change to note IN
the slopes from the 1100-foot level,
which are being sent up on the big ore
these Slopes are being carried along in
directions away from the winze, thus
leaving the big block of ore between
the slopes a distance of 125 feet in
tact, and each week adding to the
proven length of the ore shoot.
The ore body exposed in the west
stope maintains an average width of IL
feet, while in the east stope the pay
streak is ) feet wide. Both raises east
and west of the Wine have been pushed
through to the 1000-foot level, exposing
a continuous ore body. For the pres
ent all development work is confined
to the 1000 and 1100-foot levels, where
a total of 143ha feet of new ground was
broken during the past week.
On the s00-foot level Stopping con
tinues along the Nevada vein, which is
producing about a foot of very good
ore. On the 900-foot level stopping dur
ing the past week has been confined -
the South ledge. These slopes are being
carried up over a length of 200 feet
and show the vein to average in width
between 2 and 3 feet. No work was
done in the Occidental slopes during the
past week, the men having been en-
gagged in important work on the lower
levels.
Montana onopah.
The report from the mill this week
shows the excellent work that it is do
ing, the average extraction being re-
corded as 81 40 per cent, which IS
certainly a remarkable showing. For
the past six months the extraction has
averaged over 80 per cent. During the
past week the mill treated "A total OF
$50 tons, ca which 739 came from the
Montana mine and 211 from the Mae
Namara. 1t is expected that shortly
after the 18th of ext month all of the
40 stamps will be dropping on ore from
the company's mine, as the contract
with the MacNamara people will ex-
pire on that date, and, as stated before,
has not been renewed. The first run
Of the new refinery plant will be ma''e
on the cleanup next week. 1t is ex-
pected this department will soon pay
for itself in the saving made on the eX-
press charges on the cyanide preeipi-
tates, which were formerly sent to
| Selby's, but which will now go out IN
the form Oh DullloH paio. bNo "s
is going along nicely in the mine and
good progress was made during the
mast week. a total of IVA feet of new
ground having been broken ON the
several levels. As work progresses the
various ore bodies are holding their
strength and values, and there is no"
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opened up and blocked out IN the mine
more ore than for many months. The
opening up of the Triangle and Mar
tina veins on the lower levels has addet
greatly to the reserves of the mine am
promises to furnish a large tonnage o.
ore in the future. There is but NTH
change to report, beyond the genera
advancement of the work on the sex
eral levels, the ore bodies Showing
about the same strength as last weeh
MacNamara Progress.
:, Good progress was made in the sha
r this week, the bottom having been los
! red % feet, and is now down 90 foe
y inGlOW the -Oo-lOOt 4tNNis
be lost in putting the shaft down I
D the soO-foot point, where the body 6
: quartz encountered by the drill WI
. be prospected. The formation e
o posed is dacite, and no change
r looked for until the contact is reaeht
s at the 765-foot point. The ore SIN
{ ments for the week consisted of h'
f ears of so tons each, which is comm
n from No. 4 and No. 6 slopes on the q
f foot level, No. 8 stope on the 200-fo
level, the east drift from No. . sto
above the 200-foot level and the q
4 foot level west, all of which workin
s. show a good face of ore. The genei
condition of the mine is excellent a
shows improvement at several pom
L.. The plan of development agreed up
As some time ago is being pushed ahe