Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-05-11


dated, where the new campaign of
exploration and prospecting has just
been started on the 250O-foot level.
the heat has been more or less of
hndrance, but Notwithstanding two
headers have been started north
aad south from the west crnsscut
fftm the joint winze station, which
will follow the vein as opposed in
tne work of connection Of the last
shd west crosscuts. Tie north
d'ft is being pushed forward to-
wards Sierra Nevada ground. and
the south drift will open up the
country in that direction. 1t will
be recalled that some very promis-
ing stringers have been exposed
and the progress of this work will
therefore be watched with close in
terest, as the locality is full of
great possibilities, In the main
north drift from the Mexican side
an east crosscut has been started
at a point opposite the west cross
cut. On the 2,200-foot level,
preparations continue for driving
north into Union ground. and on
the 1000, the south drift from the
main east crosscut from the Union
SHAFT is being driven by thand drill
ling The face continues to be in
Vein formation. with a mixture of
porphyry and quartz in the header
The Ophir company continues to
drive ahead southwest from the east
crosscut on the $500 foot level fol-
lowing the vein. and the past few
days more quartz has been coming
in az the face the latest reports
quartz the fun width Of
thr drift. but OF low assay value.
The territory ahead is OF a highly
Interesting character in the light of
the favorable developments made in
the same vein on the 240O foot
level on the 2l00 foot level of
The mine, the west crosscut has
men discontinued for the present
and south drift has been startd
IRON west crosseut No 1. Win n is
following a quartz formation. Stop
Ing Of low grade ore continues in
tue stcpe above this level.
Con. Virginia is carrying mp the
three compartment raise from the
southwest drift on the 24OO foot
level, and the usual progress is be-
ing made with the timbering and
drive. The material continues to
be OF vein porphyry and quartz
mized and the assay value low
The west croscut from the south
drift on the shaft side is being ex-
tended through vein porphyry and
Formation. 1t is now expected that
the milling of the. accumulated ore
OF the Con. Virginia will be started
sometime next week at the Kin
kead mill.
The Mexican mill continues to
lrun as usual, with the same re-
suits and tonnage reported as for
1.-The past weeks. Further improve
ments to the process are to be
made, with the arrival of new ma
chinery for the same from the east.
4 Ia the mine, stopping continues on
the $500, 24OO and 2500 levels, and
on the latter level in the north
drift connecting with Union Con-
solidated. door has been CON
structed and a IS inch pipe put in
Ito carry air through from Union to
Mexican, thence through Ophir con-
nections to the upcast of the ophir
incline. This pipe is the outlet OF
Union air on the 2,500.
At the c. & c. shaft, most of the
week has been thus far taken VI
with changing the throat piece on
one of hydraulic elevator pumps
land during which time, little othel
work could be accomplished in the
shaft Cutting out for blower ant
transformer station continues in the
south air drift from the Mexican
miuze on the 200 foot level, beine
driyen in Bullion ground in search
of the old bulkhead constructed
years ago. is in very heavy ground
and requires driving with breas
boards. There is little likelihood
OF running into the old bulkhea(
until the ground changes in charae
ter, for it is not likely that "a bulk
head would be built in that kind o
ground. According to old maps an'
records. however. this hnlkheat
should not be far of. No work hai
been possible advancing the nortl
drainage drift on the 2450 level.