The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-03-07

the raise from the 10th level, and
also in the west drift on the 18th
level. In both places the vein is
narrow, being only from Is to Is
inches wide, but carrying very ex-
cellent values.
On the 11O0-foot level a new west
drift has been started on the hang
ing-wall branch of the Belmont vein,
from stope s, on 2 feet of good ore,
and at a point about 40 feet above
this level drifting east has been
started on the hanging-wall branch
of the vein on 2 feet of very good
ore, which was opened up in a cross
cut run from the hanging-wall of
the east stope on the main Belmont
vein to the Shaft vein.
On the 14th level raise 5 from the
east drift on the Belmont vein has
now connected with the level above
in splendid grade ore, and from a
point west of the shaft north and
south cross-cuts are being run in the
vein to determine its width between
walls at this point. The raise on the
Belmont vein from the 9O0-foot level
is still being extended upward in mill
ore.
A considerable amount of develop
ment work is in progress from the
Desert Queen shaft in the western
section of the property.
TOnOpah FIX.
The east winze now being sunk
on the Murray vein from the 95O-foot
level of the new main working shaft
of the Tonopah Extension mine en-
tered a body of splendid ore this
week through which are streaks of
exceedingly rich solid black sui
phides, giving the entire OrebOdy
very high values.
This winze is being sunk on the
footwall side of the vein, and was
started in ore averaging from $25
to $50 a ton, which has shown
the present depth of so feet is be-
ing sunk on the richest shoot yet
encountered in the vein. The winZe
is 4 feet wide, and the ore shoot ex-
tends across it, and it's full width
has not yet been determined. 1t is
intended t. equip this winze with a
compressed air hoist and sink it to
a depth of at least 200 feet, and
from it west drifts will be run to
connect with the east Wine, the
sinking of which was commenced
this week.
The west winze, which is really
a double compartment shaft, will be
equipped with an electric hoist and
is bein sunk at a point about 200
feet west of the east Wine where
a fault was encountered, but this
has now been passed through, and
good ore is showing in the bottom of
the winze, which is, however, only
about s or 10 feet deep.
The work in both these wines is
of the utmost Importance inasmuch
as it is demonstrating that the Muir
ry vein is improving in values as
depth is attained. and the small
amount of about 60 tons a day now
being sent to the mill from the de-
velopment of this vein is maintain
ing a very good average grade of
milling ore.
Jim Butler
What is generally known as the
West End MacNamara vein is now
being developed by the Jim Butler
company on the seventh level of the
Wandering Boy shaft in the Curtis
claim, south of the Valley View
claim owned by the Tonopah Mining
company, in which this vein is be-
ing stopped on the 600-foot level.
This vein on it's eastern course
dips south from the Tonopah Mining
company's property into the Jim
Butler territory, the two companies
having an agreement to respect YER
tical side lines.
The vein was opened up some
weeks ago in this section of the Jim
Butler ground in a north crOss-cut,
and proved to be of great width, and
while generally low grade, showed
some StreakS or very good ore on
which a small amount of drifting
was done. 1t has now been decided
to sink from the west drift on the
vein and a raise has also been start
ed to prove the upward extension of
the vein to the south side line of
the Tonopah Mining cOmpany's
ground, and as it dips at a very fiat
angle of about Is or 20 degrees,
thus gaining about ESQ feet on it's
dip in 100 feet of vertical sinking. a
very large body will be developed in
which it is expected that some good
grade ore will he encountered.
West End
The retimbering of the main work.
ing shaft of the West End CONSOLE
dated company having now been
completed, sinking from the $500 to