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

. over ESQ feet, the vein having varied
from 2 to 5 feet in width, all of very
good grade, and in places showing
exceedingly rich ore, and It is evil
dent that the vein IS extending up
ward, the raise from this level also
showing very good ore, which varies
in width from 1k to over 8 feet.
A west drift on the vein on this level
has also exposed very good ore for
a considerable distance, but in the
past week a small normal fault was
encountered, and a raise has been
started from the western drift on
3k feet of good ore.
These workings expose a very
large tonnage of very good grade
ore on which no stopping has yet been
cone, thus largely increasing the
available ore reserves in the mine.
What may prove to be a very im>
portant development was made this
week in the Desert Queen workings
where the northeast crosscut on the
very rich ore, about IL feet wide,
which is thought to be a branch of
the Belmont vein. Drifting on this
has not yet been commenced, as the
crosscut is being continued to make
connections with other workings for
air, but when this has been done,
drifting both east and west on the
vein will be started.
Montana.
The statement made last week that
the earnings of the Montana-TOno-
pah Mining Company for the month
of March would exceed those of any
month since last July is being DEM
o%nstrated by the fact that the mill
has treated a higher grade of ore
during this month and particularly
in the past week than for any period
since July, 1913.
This is due to the opening up OF
the A. b. X. vein on different levels
where it has proved to be of uni
formly very good grade, and on the
665-foOt level this week shows an in
creased width of better grade ore
than in any other part of the mine.
A new stope on tbs vein is now
being opened up above the 69S-foot
level where the same excellent aver
age grade ore is exposed as on the
level above and a very good tonnage
of ore is still available in this vein
on the els, 665 and 69S-foot levels,
Another improvement in the mine
is on the 765-foot level where the
Slopes on the Macdonald vein are
showing great improvement both in
width of ore body and average val
ues. In the past week in what is
known as the middle stope on this
level, a body of very good ore has
been opened up in the hanging-wall
of the vein with every indication that
it will continue upward and west
ward on the curse of the ore body.
TOnOpah Elk.
The east WINE on the Murray vein
from the 95O-foot level at the TonO-
pah Extension is still being sunk in
a. body of splendid grade ore which
! is wider than the bottom of the
winze and it's full width not deter
mined. The winze is now down over
100 feet below the level and the ore
is improving in values as depth is
attained and shows very high values
in masses and streaXs through the
vein.
Drifting west from the 100-fOO
point of this winze was resumed this
v,aDlr -, unryr finn ORR an6 in tho poCf
few days masses of splendid ore have
been encountered and the drift now
shows a full face of the richest ore
yet uncovered in the e workings
and it's full width not yet known.
This drift will also prove the length
western rake.
A new and most promising devel-
opment this week is in the main west
drift on the 95O-foot level, in which
drifting was resumed, beyond tt
cline shaft station, in mill ore which
in the last few rounds has shown a
steady increase in values and the
face now exposes a width of 2 feet
of excellent grade mill ore which
widening and apparently indicates
the proximity of another great ore
shoot.
Jim Butler.
With every indication ;nat the Jim
Butler mine will develop into N of
the big properties of the camp, the
Wandering Boy shaft will now be
aouipppd with a new hOiStiDp D1anr
capable of operating the mine to
great depth.
The hoist that has been purchased
by the company is the latest pattern
don~hlo-drum with harrin qh0na pear