Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-04-10
ToNoPAH MINING.

nuring the past week ~
,ao,nr company shipped to their mill
MnIers. 1850 tons of ore. The de-
a.opments in the property were con-
,.uad and the results show a mark
increase over the work of the pre-
.ealng week. The workings in the
,g,nah were extended 307h feet,
~ silver Top 1913 feet and the Red
o,nme twenty-seven feet, a total of
,s7h feet. The Mizpah shaft was
.,rt twelve feet and it is now down
denth of 1928 feet. No increase
,os been recorded in the flow Of wa
tor and the work is progressing
,moothly. Sinking in the Red Plume
.boft was discontinued for the week
owing to the work of cutting out a
station at the 500-foot point. This
vii be finished today when sinking
viii be resumed. Throughout the
mine the work has been continued
and no startling or sensational re-
ants have been recorded.
24o-foot-level, Silver Top-The
stone on the Valley View vein west of
the shaft is producing the usual
amount OF good ore and no change Is
reported In the formation.
s4O-foot level-On the Silver Top
vein east OF the shaft the stopping has
been continued with no material
change. The work to the west of the
shaft IS the same as usual and no
change IS reported.
440-foot level-Work Is being
done west OF the shaft on ore that
vas picked up beyond where the
fault cut the ledge. The face shows
from three 70 four feet of milling
ore.
540-foot leyel-The south crosscut
from the main east drift vas sent
ahead the usual number Of feet, the
face still being IN andecite. The
south crosscut from the main west
drift is also In andecite. which IS les
mldized than heretofore.
64O-foot leyel-Work has been re
mmed in the main west drift whicl
B being sent ahead on the ledge bu
10 values have been encountered a
yet,
Mizpah. 20O-foot leyel-The north
west drift under the Mizpah fault Il
the n%ortheasterly workings IS bein.
Sent ahead on from one TO two fee
Of good milling ore. a north cross
cut Is being sent out from the mai
west drift for prospecting purposes
the face showing audeeite. Ralsin
has been started on the easterly ser
Jon OF the ledge cut by the soat.
fosseat fren the main west drilt.
3G0-foot level The south crossct
nom the main west drift IS bein
sent ahead % Intercept the Gownwar
o~ntinuation Of the South ledge n th
easterly workings OF the 200-foc
level.
400-foot level The northwe'
drift under the Mizpah fault in tn
easterly workings shows spots {
good milling ore from time to tim
though no great regularity has bee
encountered IN the ore as yet.
5OO-foot level-stoping has bee
started on the ledge underneath Il
Mlzpah fault in the easterly working
Of this level, the dyke showing abol
two feet of good milling ore. In Il
Red Plume workings correspondiI
to this level. a crosscut is beii
driven east to prospect the block
ground beyond the fault, which c
on the ledge.
60O-foot level-The north crosse
from the westerly end OF the mo
vest drift Is being sent ahead
make the connection with the statl'
cut on the 500-foot level Of the h
Plume shaft. This crosscut h
about twenty feet farther to go I
fore making the connection viii
VIII be made some time this conf
week. The north crosscut from I
easterly end of the main east drift
being sent ahead for prospecting p,
poses, the face showing up rhyoli
On the various levels of both I
hizpah and Silver Top workir
Stopping is being continued with
extraction OF the usal amount of Sc