The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-04-18

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extension of the vein encountered
last year on the 1000 and ~1,1OO-foot
levels from which one shipment of
ore was made and was encountered
within 10 feet of where it was ex-
| pected by Superintendent A. III.
Lawry. On the upper levels it oc-
Cured in eddie rhyolite formation
and the fact hat it is now in trach-
yte is much more favorable for good
ore.
The northeast drift on this level is
being extended on the contact in
which punches of quartz carrying
promising values are occasionally en-
countered.
Merger.
The west drift on the ~1,170-foot
level of the Tonopah Merger mine is
now about SO feet from where the
ore shoot was first encountered and
for the entire distance has shown a
full face of good shipping ore aver
aging from $37 to over SAL a ton,
the latter values having been main
tanned for the last three days.
The full width of this ore is not
yet known, but that it is more than
. feet, the width of the drift, is
proved by the fact that the footwall
side is also good ore of the same av-
erage grade.
1t has now been decided that this
is the eastern extension of the Muir
ray vein in the Tonopah Extension
company's new shaft and as soon as
the Wine from the 950-foot level of
those workings has reached a depth
equal to the Merger workings drift
ing east will be started to connect
with the Merger west drift, a dis
lance of about $50 feet. This will
not only prove the continuity of the
vein but will also give much needed
ventilation to both properties.
When the Merger west drift has
progressed further, raising on the
ore shoot will be commenced to de-
termine it's height above this level
and drifting east on it will be start
ed next week. A crosscut will also
be run into the footwall side to as
certain it's full width.
The north crosscut from where
the ore shoot was encountered is be-
ing extended in t~rachyte formation
and is cutting stringers of quartz.
In the winze from the 1,170-foot
level, the water was overcome on
Tuesday last but a heavier flow was
Immediately struck and this has not
yet been lowered sufficiently to per-
nit sinking to be resumed.
In the past week $50 tons of good
ore were shipped to the old Belmont
mill.
TOnOpah Elk.
The Tonopah Extension Mining
company's output of bullion for the
month of March amounted to a total
value of $61,340, from the milling of
5,OOS tons of ore, showing the excel
lent results of $12.25 a ton recovered
values.
This is the greatest output of bull
lion from the mine since March,
1910, WHcH IL dIlOuHlSu " POO,tCOy
and the tonnage treated was the
! greatest since July, 1913, when
5,O1G tons were milled for a total
bullion output of $4,000.
, In the past two months several i'm
prcvements made in the mill have ill
creased the percentage of values re-
covered and even better results are
expected in April as a very good
grade of ore is now being treated
due to the splendid ore bodies now
being developed in the Murray vein.
Preparations for increasing the ca
pacity of the mill are also nearing
completion, the concrete foundation
for the new tube mill and Adkins
classifier are in place, awaiting the
arrival of the machinery, and an
other Trent agitator has also been
! ordered together with a Trent re-
placing machine and with these in
operation the output of the mill will
be increased to 200 tons a day.
On the west side of the mill a
conveyor belt has been installed by
which the ore trammed over the cleo
trio road from the Murray shaft will
be raised to the ore bins and this
conveyor could easily supply the in
creased capacity of the mill but a
large tonnage will still be drawn
from the old workings from the No.
/ shaft.
With the mine and mill in this
excellent condition the company will
undoubtedly resume the payment of
dividends in the neal future.
Jim Butler.
Commencing next week increased
shipments of ore will be made from
the Jim Butler mine through the
opening up of two new Slopes on the
6OO-foOt level of the Desert Queen