The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-03-28

mont vein at a depth of 1910 feet.
its full width not yet determined.
The company shipped out 60 bars
of bullion weighing l47,e4O ounces of
the estimated value of $113,6S0 and
"a tons of dry concentrates.
The Tonopah Mining company's
crosscut on the 100O-foot level of the
Sand Grass claim encounters big
quartz vein. Company shipped out
20 bars of bullion valued at $4,000
and As tons of concentrates valued
at $1S,5O0, making a total of $751;
500. The profits for February, $780,
ESQ.
The Jim Butler South vein in the
Desert Queen workings shows greater
width and better values in two drifts.
The company nov increasing the
shipments of ore from the Desert
Queen shaft.
Tonopah Extension bullion ship
ments show considerable increase.
The east uinze on the Murray vein
100 feet below the 500-foot level is
in excellent ore. Company shipped
out this week 20 bars OBJ bullion,
Weighing 32,541 ounces, valued al
$25,050.
Tonopah Merger now drifting Oh.
a full face of shipping ore in the
west drift on the 1170-foot level. The
north orosscut on this level cutting
st.ingers OF quartz. Sinking of the
winze from this level making good
progress in mill ore. Company re-
sumed shipments to the old Belmont
mill this 1eek.
West End Consolidated profits for
February, $36,3SO, from the milling
of 4357 tons of ore. The mill treated
1912 tons this week, an average OF
PIG tons a day.
Tonopah Halifax company contin-
ues active development on the 1000,
100, 1900 and 140O-foot levels. A
large tonnage of payable mill ore
is exposed and shipments to the
West End mill will commence on or
before April / at the rate of SO tons
a day.
Montana-Tonopah mine earning in
creased monthly profits and the Com
m%onwealth mine also earning larger
profits every month.
MacNamara Slope on the 5OO-foot
level ,f the Lower Contact vein pro-
duced some very excellent ore in the
past week.
North Star opens up from Is to
"a inches of rich ore above the 1850
foot level in the Footwall vein.
Rescue's north cross-cut discOntin-
ued and raising in trachyte has been
commenced, and prosecuting south
has also been commenced from the
face of the west drift.
Mizpah Extension north crosscut
and west drift continuing to cut
stringers of quartz on the 1160-foot
level. The east drift on this level
encounters a small stringer of ore
assaying $95 a ton.
Midway drifting east and west OH
the 12OO-foot level on the big South
vein. Drifting still in progress on a
body of good ore on the 635-foot
level of the old workings from which
SO tons of ore are shipped.
Monarch Pittsburg encOuntering
values from the winZe below the
1OOO-foot level and installing a more
powerful plant to handle water and
continue development work.
Tonopah Victor resumes sinking
of shaft in trachyte formation.
Great Western shaft now being
sunk in what is believed to be West
End rhyolite formation.
Gypsy Queen crosscut on the 1925
foot level cutting occasional string
ers of quartz. Drifting will shortly
be commenced on the two veins re-
Gently cut in this crosscut.
Tonopah production this week H.
24S tons of the gross milling value
of $274,61O.
Belmont
The Belmont vein was this week
encountered in splendid trachyte
formation in the northeast crosscut
on the 18TH level of the mine at a
depth of 1910 feet, and its full
width has not yet been determined,
although the crosscut has now en-
tered it for a distance of several
feet, showing payable mill ore
through which are streaks of much
higher grade ore, but it is expected
that the main ore shoot will be en-
countered on the hanging-wall side
of the vein as was the case on the
levels above.
Thtc dnunInnm0n &c ono of tho
utmost Importance to the company
and also to the entire camp of To-
nopah, proving the extension of the
vein to this great depth with every
indication that as it is still in trach-
yte formation, it will continue to
still greater depth, and it's develop
ment on this level will add an enor-