The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-08-22
Three TONOPAH COMPANIES QUIT
SHIPPING TO MILLS TEMPORARILY

AGA tons of the gross milling value
of $19S,S1O, a decrease Of 1910 tons
from last weeks production, due to
a temporary suspension of ship
ments and milling operations by the
North Star, MacNamara and Merger
mines, and Interruptions to electric
power service to the mills.
Tonopah Mining company, Tono-
pah Belmont, West End, Montana
and Jim Butler companies are selling
the gold content of their bullion pro-
duct, and storing the silver bullion
until the market reopens.
Tonopah Belmont opens up faulted
segment of the Belmont vein on the
11O0-foot level, showing a good
width of very good ore, also opens
up excellent grade ore in the Occi-
dental vein on the 1100-foot level
of the Desert Queen workings, and a
second raise to this vein up very
good grade ore.
Jim Butler company has COM
menced drifting on the Occidental
vein on the 7OO-foot level of the
Desert Queen workings and also
drifting on the South vein on the
8OO-foot level. All drifts are open
ing up very good ore.
West End Consolidated shipped
put "a bars of bullion weighing 81
4O7 ounces of the estimated value of
$23,5OO, the final cleanup of the
mill for the month of July.
Tonopah Mining company shipped
out this week 20 bars of bullion
valued at $4,000, and 80 ton of
concentrates valued at $4,000, maxi
ing a total of $4,000. The profits
for July stills.
Tonopah Extension profits for
June $28,526. The gross output for
July is estimated at $102,0 600. The
company shipped out this week 81
bars of bullion, weighing 42,049
ounces, valued at $4,000, the clean
up Of the mill for the first seven days
of August. The drifts on the Muir
ray vein on three levels continues to
show excellent grade ore, and stope
$50 in the old mine shows a width
of over 8 feet averaging 500 a ton
Montana-Tonopah has commenced
operations in the old workings in the
Midway mine.
The north crosscut on the 1900
foot level of the Tonopah Midway
encounters another stringer of very
good grade ore.
The northwest drift on the 100
foot level of the Monarch Pittsburg
property has now penetrated the
vein for a distance of Is feet, carry
ing low grade values.
The northwest crosscut on the
12OO-foot level of the Buckeye-Bel-
mont mine encountered IA feet of
quartz carrying low grade values.
MiZpah Extension commenced
prosecuting north from the face of
the east drift on the 116O-foot level.
The north crosscut on the 14OO-foot
level showing more encouraging con-
ditions.
Halifax Tonopah mine sending al
average of SO tons a day to the West
End mill from the slopes above the
1OOO-foot level.
TOnopah Merger prosecuting from
the 14SO-foot level of the Victor
shaft to cut the downward extension
of it's western ore shoot.
Tonopah Victor's south crosscut
from the cas- drift on the 14SO-foot
level in West End rhyolite formation,
showing stringers of quartz carrying
encouraging values.
The south crosscut on the 400
foot level of the Great western Con-
solidated encounters a vein 2 feet
wide carrying low grade values.
Development work at the Gypsy
Queen Rescue and Tonopah East End
is still in progress.
Boy and MacNamara have been tenn
porarily suspended.
The date for payment of all assess-
ments pending OF Tonopah stocks
has been postponed on account of ex-
listing financial conditions through
out the country.
Belmont
A faulted segment of the Belmont
vein was picked up this week on the
110O-foot level of the main Belmont
workings, showing a good width of
very good grade ore from which it
is anticipated a considerable tonnage
of good ore will be produced, when
drifting on it will be produced, when
drifting on it has proved its full *
tent. The Belmont vein on this level
of the mine was notable for the
length of it's ore shoot and it's splen-
did average values and the faulted
segment which has just been en-
countered shows that these values
are well maintained. and the width
of the orebody justifies the belief