The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-09
HALF AK TO Be
OPENED DEEP
TOnopah Company Will Re-
sumo Work Aided by Mod
ern Mine Machinery.
HAS EXTENSION OF
BELMONT RESOURCE
Powerful Capital Is Interested
in Ideally Located Group
of Tonopah.
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acquired by Mr.. Keams several years ago
when the Tonopah camp was IN It's
secured tho group as the result OF his
theory that should the mineraliZed zone
of the district ever be extended TO the
east of Mt Oddie. the eastern side OF
the camp would hold the richest. deep
est and greatest mines. Subsequent de-
velopments have more than borne out
this theory and the world is, is well nn5s aSs
being made by the mines III what. at
that time, was unknown territory;
Howard s Brady will be connected with
the company, and Mr.. Macdonald says that
Brady is responsible for these new de-
velopments In the eastern part az the
district. After making a careful study OF
the faulting of the veins OF the camp,
he located immense new ore deposits in
the eastern end Of the Belmont. After
demonstrating the permanency OF the
ore bodies. he resigned as general man
sger OF the Belmont and took charge
OF the Tonopah West End company. This
proposition soon doubled In value under
his supervision and the company is now
arranging for a mill to treat the ore
bodies that are developed by him. Messrs.
Brady and Ma cdonald manage the affairs
OF the company in Tonopah.
Will Drive to Depth.
The Halifax shaft has been driven to a
depth of $50 feet and II Is the plan TO
enlarge the shaft to a three-compartment
working and to sink 90 the 1900 or 1000
"
equipment will be installed. Including
steel buildings and an electric hoist. Mr..
Brndy being in the east at the present
time getting bids on machinery.
In speaking about the plans for the
future. Mr Macdonald said yesterday.
"The strike of the ore bodies is nearly
due east and west. with northerly dip
The ore has been developed now for $500
feet along the trend and the Belmont
company is now working within about
$50 or 800 feet OF the western end line
OF the Halifax, where work still Is be-
Ing prosecuted east on the ore.
"The principal development TO the cast
is on the 1865 level. and new orc has
been encountered on the 1858 level In
covered two large veins via the new
shaft at the eastern end Of the prop
erty. but the company has only done
work on one. the south vein The north
vein was cut in sinking the new east
shaft and near the 1000 level. 1t was a
large vein and showed good values.
Riches in Belmont.
mont company. released only last week
shows that the gross earnings of the
company were s2,3l4,9o5 and the value
of the ore now developed and which was
500 900. making more than Sl3.000.000 de-
veloped in the short space OF one year
Had this been during the Comstock days,
when silver was worth Size per ounce. it
would have been world beater. With
this splendid showing on Its nearest
neighbor 10 the west the Halifax COM
pany can we'll afford To- he enthusiastic"
In speaking about the prosperity OF the
eastern Tonopah properties. Mr.. Mac
donald pointed out that the Belmont was
planning TO erect large mill near it's
new shaft The West End company is
arranging tn build q new mill and the
Montana -Tonopah company and the Tono-
pah Extension have plants in opera ton
now at Milers. The MacNamara COM
pany is another organization now talking
g concentrating plant.