Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-04-21
Extensive and Thorough Ac-
count of Operations for the
Past Year are Included
In the Statement.

The ninth annual report of thel
Tonopah Mining company has re-
Gently been issued from the press
and it is a work of art. Aside from
the fact that it is most exhaustive
report of the progress of the mine
it contains a number of sterling IL
Illustrations, all of which are typical
of Tonopah The report in part
follows;
To the Stockholders of the Tonopah
Mining Company of Nevada:
The board of directors submit the
following report of operation OF
your company for the fiscal year
ending February 2S, 1911, and the
condition of your property March l.,
1911.
| In March, 1910, the board of di-
reetors was of the opinion that the
|
prospecting for ore, had been prose-
| cuted to such an extent that an eX-
animation by disinterested expert
geologist was advisable, in order to
determine the best methods for
prosecuting further development. AS
a consequence, Mr.. ]. Il. Spur was
engaged to make an examination OF
the property.
The report of Mr. Spur states
! that the operations have been prose
cuted by our mine superintendent
in an efficient and economical man
ner.
The further development of the
mine, both within the known min
eralzed territory and on those
: claims on which but little work has
: been done, has been outlined by The
: superintendent, with the aid of Mr.
Spur.
For some years past the board o
: directors has been negotiating, OF
behalf of your company, for options
: upon other mining properties, witt
Y a view of enlarging and eXtendin!
: the company's operations, il th
e field for such operations can be OBJ
tanned. One large property is noN
: under option, and will be acquire
n if the results of the examinatio
(" warrant it.
: Excerpts From Report of Superin
y tendent Blackburn.
/ During the latter part of the fis
n cal year, the railway spur leadin
g to the company's ore bins, was rC
IA laid with 60-pound rails. This Nj
le done in order to avoid delays
NJ sending ore to the mill, the troubl
in many cases being due to broke
rails
An ore bin was built at the Re
II Plume shaft. duplicating the col
struction at the Silver Top shat
Is This bin was made necessary
fe reason of the long distance fro
nc the Red Plume ore bodies to IL
lie Mizpah shaft, and our desire to b
II gin shipping from this portion
Ah the mine.
eo The usual repairs to machine
AZ and buildings were made during Il
u year in order to keep them in {
p- ficent operating condition.
he Mining methods remain the san
no Our efforts have been confined
ee- increasing the efficiency of o
cit working force. The direct lab
De account for the present year is S
10 075.49 less than the direct lab
MS account for the year 1909-191
og notwithstanding an increase of c
Of to the mill of II ,571 tons, and
log increase in footage of developme
ger work of 65775 feet. These co
ate parsons exclude diamond drill
ter and shaft-sinking labor for bf
ian years.
wn The average mining costs for
year were:
on Per dry tons ore shipped to
oW mill s3.9
ne Per wet ton ore and waste
hoisted ........s...... 2.S
Per dry ton ore shipped to
mill. including cost of