Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-03-25
Belmont

during the week the machinery
which comprises the timber framer
and mill has been moved from the
Desert Queen shaft to the new Bel
mont shaft and is now in active and
successful operation. The ore sort
ing belts have also been brought to
the new shaft and placed in position
and force of men put to work sort
ing ore. Only one shift is at pres
ent employed, but another one will
be put to work in the immediate fu-
ture. When running up to capacity
for two shifts the ore sorting plant
keeps about "a or more men on the
jump, So with the other men who
are employed in various occupations
about the surface of the Belmont
the company keeps small army of
laborers engaged in service above
ground. With these and with the
number employed in the mines un-
derground workings the company
now sustains payroll reaching
pretty close to the 800 mark Ard
when is added the number that is
employed at the mill at Millers, it is
at once apparent what potent fac
tor the Belmont company is to the
wage-earners of the State.
At the company's new shaft every
thing is now running in splendid
shape and the cages are constantly
employed in the hosting of ore.
The last week 2100 tons of ore were
raised, the largest amount that has
been taken from the mine since be-
fore the disaster of a month ago,
and 500 tons more than was hoisted
at the last report.
In the mine nothing of a startling
or sensational character has devel-
oped during the week. The ore is
maintaining it's uniform width and
value, though the high-grade streaks
heretofore noted come and go as us
ual and add very materially to the
company's revenue.
On the main ledge on the 900-foot
level the hanging-wall drift is pro-
ceding through 5 feet of ore of a
splendid milling grade, while the
slopes above are furnishing a small
amount of smelling ore in addition
to their usual quota of a milling
character.
1000-foot level-The east drift on
the hanging-wall branch of the vein
at this level shows feet of quartz
in the face, though here and there
small punches of waste material are
encountered, but though this con
tains little or no value the whole
mass is broken down and shipped tc
the mill. The drift is now at point
! which corresponds vertically will
the low-grade stuff which appeared
on the 100 level, but which, whe1
it was passed through, led to con
J siderably higher values, so by tht
same token it is likely that when thu
face on the 1000 is driven a few fee
to the east the values will MATERIAL!
J increase. From the Slopes on thi
! level the usual tonnage is being Sc
} cured and it is keeping up to stand
} ard as far as values are concerned
! At the 1866 winze on this level, a
) the bottom of which the late disas
) trous fire occurred, new hoist an,
} motor of SO h. p. has been installed
} It was at first believed that the hois
} which went through the flames coul
; by a little repairing be again util
B lied, but examination proved it to
B in bad shape, so it was deemed ez
B pedient to install new one. TIL
, winze at this point and clear dow
B to the 1866 has been retimbered, an
D 1t is now in as good shape as ever.
D 110O-foot level-The face of' tn
. east drift on this level shows fee
. of low-grade ore-that is, low fC
. the Belmont-but it is not so devoi
of values that it fails to make goo
e milling product. The Slopes aboV
Il the level, both to the east and wei